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…
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!…
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…
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”…
What To Do With Your Equestrian Awards: Inspiration from WIHS
Growing up on the A Circuit, ribbons came in left and right each and every weekend from short stirrups to pony hunters. I still remember the time my mother taught me the art of sharing by giving some of my blue ribbons away after I had won all classes in the short stirrups division. There…
Featuring Dubarry from the Washington International Horse Show 2012
While I attended the Washington International Horse Show this week, I was pleasantly introduced to this fabulous outdoor brand called Dubarry. As I walked by, I noticed the perfectly merchandised booth in a very traditional preppy style. Of course tweed jackets and leather boots fits the equestrian style perfectly… But, I also couldn’t help but…