From Rolex to Castles: Kentucky Lovin’
This past week I spent in Lexington, Kentucky for the Rolex 3 Day International Event. I arrived at the Bluegrass Airport greeting with equestrian statues and posters everywhere reminding me that I truly was in Horse Country. The first night marked the fabulous dinner at Spindletop Hall mansion just minutes from the Kentucky Horse Park. [...]
Read More →The Polar H2O Riding Gloves From Tredstep: Style & Warmth
From downtown to the farm, I’d like to show you how you can get much more use out of your riding gloves. Tredstep just came out with these fabulous new Polar H2O gloves that are comfortable without being too bulky for the wintertime. Winter gloves are a necessity, especially in places like the northeast this [...]
Read More →Fresh Snow & Equestrian Findings From Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2012
Each year, my family and I spend a week in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. When I was little, we used to spend summers with our horses and all at a beautiful farm with rolling hay meadows. Yes, this hunter/jumper gal would be immersed in a western/cowboy culture for 3 months of the year. But, of course [...]
Read More →Chic Equestrian Apparel from O’Shaughnessey
When I was a pony kid back in the day, my friends and I always loved really cool and unique show shirts and jackets. We always were on the lookout for the trendiest monogram for our show collars, and the most unique patterned jackets. When I was first introduced to O’Shaughnessey Apparel, I immediately remembered [...]
Read More →“These Boots” Poem by Ashley Cline
These Boots By: Ashley Cline Make way for she who wears these boots For these are special fancy boots One of a Kind ‘N hard to find From day to night she wears these boots It took some time to find the pair From store to store she stopped to stare Too tall, too [...]
Read More →Introducing Easyspurs™: Functional, Flexible & Stylish Spurs For Any Rider
Growing up riding daily, I always had a pony or horse that was considered “lazy” at the barn and at the horse show. In the hunter ring, one usually prefers an elegant slower-paced “floating mover” horse. In this case, most of my ponies and horses usually required the need for spurs… as much as I [...]
Read More →Country-Chic Pretty in Pink
Pink: Some of you may know…it’s my all-time favorite color! I even still wear my light pink show shirts with my navy jackets in the horse show ring. And yes, I still use pink saddle pads on my dark bay Dutch Warmblood gelding “Walter” riding back at the barn. I’m a girlie-girl, and that [...]
Read More →Equestrian Style: Printed Ponies and Horse Bit Details
For now, I’ll give you a little bit of history about me and my personal style… I grew up riding hunter/jumpers (as many of you know), but I was always the girl who wouldn’t dare wear riding boots “out”. I thought it was silly, and that boots were made for the barn…and ONLY the barn! [...]
Read More →Sunshine and Good Times From The Charleston Cup 2012
The 19th running of the Charleston Cup was held at the Stono Ferry Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina this past Sunday on Veterans Day November 11, 2011. It couldn’t have been a more perfect day to celebrate this patriotic day out on the race course with sunshine, 78 degree weather, and good times! Nicole Wood [...]
Read More →Meeting Mr. Vogel at the Washington International Horse Show 2012
There’s something incredibly inspiring about meeting true, classic and traditional equestrian entrepreneurs. The fact of meeting an owner of a 100+ year company is even more captivating! For some of you, when you hear “Vogel” you automatically think custom riding boots. However, there are still many who have not been properly introduced to “The Vogel” [...]
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