Thanksgiving Resolution
Life seems to just keep flying by faster than I can keep up. I always mean to sit down and write, but there just doesn’t ever seem to be time. As Thanksgiving has arrived, I
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Giving Thanks
Consider this a letter of gratitude, appreciation and thanks to everyone who has inspired me to be better, pressed me to recognize my weaknesses and push through them, who have humbled me, and who continue
...» Read More!Keeping up with Stephen Bradley Eventing
It has been quite the year for Stephen Bradley and his team! Charlotte Harris’ Lunetta and Catapult both made the successful move-up to Preliminary and the Hoffman’s Gambler’s Choice, an off-the-track Thoroughbred proved that he
...» Read More!Not Getting My Act Together
I have this persistent fantasy in which I get my act together. In which my office desk is not one great sliding pile of very important papers, in which my stack of books to read
...» Read More!Confessions: Sisterhood of the Way-Too-Tight Pants
So, I’m going to share with you, my newfound Eventing Nation buddies, something scary. You may not want to read this at work (for more than one reason) because you may gasp out loud, and
...» Read More!Product Review: Bogs Classic High Boots
It’s that time of year again. While everyone knows the four seasons by their well known given names, I’ve come up with my own (slightly) more colorful set of nombres. Starting with Fall, which I feel that I’ve appropriately
...» Read More!How To Tolerate Winter Time Chores
Boy, oh boy, are New Englanders in for a surprise this year! Winter has officially made its yearly debut and friends, neighbors, family members, and strangers are hiding out in their cocoons and preparing themselves
...» Read More!C’est La Vie: The Heartbreak of an Unsound Horse
Eventing is a sport of breathtaking highs and gut-wrenching lows, and every person involved in this sport has probably experienced each of these at least once, if not several times over. We carefully select our
...» Read More!David O’Connor Focuses on ‘Rider Responsibility’ at Equine Affaire
Katie Osborne attended David O’Connor’s demonstrations at Equine Affaire, held at the Eastern States Exposition Center in West Springfield, Mass., this past weekend, and was kind enough to send in a report and photos. Many thanks to
...» Read More!Product Review: Ovation Ainsley Country Boots
The leaves are almost down and the air is cool and crisp. While I miss those warm (and lazy feeling) days of summer, there is something exhilarating about the brisk weather of fall as it
...» Read More!Winter Quiet
So, it snowed here. In the strictest sense (i.e. my farmyard) it snowed about two inches. At my parent’s house two hours north, it snowed 20 inches. IN ONE DAY. Winter is not a new
...» Read More!The Heifer Project Continued
As many of you may recall from our Facebook page, we had a guest cow for a brief period to assist Leo in his “personal growth.” The results were brilliant. Within a few days, they
...» Read More!The Best Pony Clubbers in the Whole Wide World
I’m still trying to figure out if my pony club members are exceptional, or if I just see them that way. A year ago I stood up at the USEA Meeting in defense of my
...» Read More!Product Review: Ariat Highland Waterproof Jacket
Have you ever taken one of those random quizzes — something that is supposed to give you a “deeper insight” into your personality? Or tell you which movie character you are? They are ALL OVER
...» Read More!Money Can’t Buy You Everything
I started riding horses as a child, and I remember taking weekly riding lessons, like so many kids do, and absolutely loving it. Despite the fact that I was essentially a mute human being for
...» Read More!Can You Handle The Pressure?
I’ve always considered myself a fairly low maintenance, laid back type of person, but recently I’ve come to realize that my threshold for pressure must be much higher than the average bear, because as it
...» Read More!Product Review: Kerrits Cross Diagonal Vest
A constant struggle that I face is that of keeping warm. I really don’t know why, but I always seem to be completely freezing. Even in the heat of the summer – when you stick me inside an air-conditioned
...» Read More!2014: The Flip Side
Up until yesterday, in the two years that I’ve owned Sarah, my big grey horse, I had never been grateful that she did not have EPM. (For the Muggles: Equine Protozoal Myelitis, a very serious
...» Read More!Why Yes, My Tack Room Does Have a Chandelier
Last year Horse Nation had a post of Tack Rooms That Are Nicer Than Your House. There is very little likelihood my tack room is ever going to be featured beside such magnificence. This is what
...» Read More!Product Review: Absorbine Hooflex Magic Cushion
There’s an old saying in the horse world that rings true to this day: “No hoof, no horse.” Nothing could be closer to the truth, and when you think about the base for all of
...» Read More!Vet, Ambulance, Vet: My 2014 Eventing Season
To recap: I went down to Florida last February and discovered that Sarah had injured her right hind annular ligament. Ultrasounded it three times, spent spring doing rehab. Recovered fully. Registered to compete at River
...» Read More!Fall Ahead, Spring Back?
Every year whether we like it or not, clocks are set an hour ahead or an hour back, depending on which end of winter we are sitting on. Even though Vermont winters are not exactly
...» Read More!Product Review: Benefab Rejuvenate SmartScrim Sheet
I’m just going to throw it out there I am not a fan of being sick. Not that I really know anyone who is–it’s just that I strongly dislike sitting still for any length of
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