A couple of weeks ago I joined a group of inspiring women for the first dressage competition of the season. We had beautiful spring days at Otter Creek Farm in Wisconsin, graciously void of rain and bugs. I went as honorary horse show mom, driver, reader, cheerleader, and treat giver. (Diego and I will make our debut in a month.) While I had wished I was riding, it was fulfilling to assist friends and get a feel for a new year of competition as a spectator. Highs and…

The last two weeks found me drowning in work to the point where I was too breathless to even ponder writing a blog. It also brought the inspiration to wonder about the work, barn balance. It is a real teeter totter ride trying to figure out how to fit it all in at times. The emails, meetings, driving, grooming, riding, tending to nicks and dings, vet appointments, farrier hours, saddle fittings, and never-ending laundry all seem to get thrown about during the week. I often find myself exhausted,…

Keeping up with the needs of an aging horse is no easy task, (and could easily fill this blog for a couple of months). Our old guy, Henley, seems to do well for a while and then suddenly something changes with him and we notice he is losing weight. There seems to be a cumulative effect, where he is fine with a certain amount of food until all of a sudden he isn’t. He is 30 years old, and is a finicky eater. Anxiety is his main personality…

Community Spotlight: Everything Eventing When I was down in Ocala, FL to visit Liz Lund we had a conversation about how to connect people within the horse community. Liz and her friends Jessa and Kinsey Lux were looking for a good platform where people could easily search for sale horses, find equipment, ask questions, and share ideas. There isn’t really a single social platform for horse people. With such a fragmented online community, they were trying to figure out one easy place for people to join for sharing…