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Hi Eventing Nation, allow me to introduce myself. You may have seen a few posts that I’ve written floating through the Eventing Nation headlines over the last couple of days and for those of you who don’t know me, let this serve as our official introduction.
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Many people know me as Boyd Martin’s barn manager and groom. I have met many of you at events all over the place over the last two and a half years in my time working for Boyd, and I know many more of you Midwesterners from my pursuits of lower level riding in Area IV.
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Over the last several years, I have groomed at events almost every weekend and been responsible for the day to day operations at a few of the most successful eventing barns in the country. Although I am no stranger to small town eventing, I have groomed at several big time events including Rolex Kentucky, Burghley, Boekelo and the Olympic Games.
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You will begin seeing more and more posts from me here on Eventing Nation covering everything from how to keep a white tail white, to how to set up a worming schedule for your horse. Through these posts, and with the launch of my new Facebook page, “View From the Barn”, I hope to share some of the insight I’ve learned over the years in my work. I’ll share the frustrations and problems I’ve come across, the mistakes I’ve made, and the solutions that I’ve learned or created in order to manage an elite eventing stable and to care for top horses at the peak of their careers.
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While I have undoubtedly learned an immeasurable amount from my work with specific horses, I aim to provide an educational resource here, outlining techniques that cover a broad scope of horsemanship and barn management. I hope that the general information that will be shared here will help you in caring for your own horse or managing your own barn.
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As always, feel free to ask me questions, or share with me the problems you have been struggling with in caring for horses. While I don’t have all of the answers, I am here to help, bounce ideas off of, and offer my experience.
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Happy reading and horsing around!
Lindsey Taylor
