There’s this thing about fixer-upper farms – they need to be fixed up. And while my husband and I are enjoying the process of renovating and updating our 90 year old house, it can be a strain on the piggy bank, if you know what [...]
Ashlyn Pease founded Equine Fashionistas in 2012. A high school student who lives in Southern California, Ashlyn is addicted to coffee beans, succulents, and hedgehogs. You can usually catch her at the barn with her horse Cadence, or on her phone posting to Instagram as [...]
Spur marks. We don’t want them, we try not to inflict them upon our horses. . . and yet, all too often, they appear. If you’ve ever seen some poor soul riding around with standing wraps stuffed sideways under the girth, ostensibly creating a barrier [...]
They're not exactly scales, and they're not exactly your run-of-the-mill leather. . . but they are always, always a head-turner. Now don't go jumping to conclusions; this is not an "only in Wellington" post. However, we can put Mr. Charles Pinnell's alligator half chaps squarely into [...]
In a busy shopping center located a stone’s throw away from Stanford University and the Palo Alto horse community that surrounds it, a true equestrian style gem quietly opened its doors for the first time last September. Meet ELLA, acronym for Equestrian Lifestyle Luxury Art, [...]
San Antonio, Texas: Today, CAN Creations, LLC announced the launch of their newest product, Copper Cuffs™. Copper Cuffs™ are the first wearable product to continuously kill and prevent fungus and bacteria in horses’ hooves. Copper Cuffs™ are flexible, braided copper bands that fit on the [...]
The jumper ring works an equalizer. All that matters is that the jumps stay up and the time stays down. So when 66-year-old rider Leslie Nelson steps into the 1.20m arena - whether at Thermal, Spruce Meadows, or the Longines LA Masters - she’s not [...]
By now you've almost certainly heard that this year, everything worked out in the riders' favor at the $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix to produce blue skies, perfect footing, and a gorgeous afternoon of show jumping in a prestigious location. Go here to catch the [...]
When you take into account the sheer volume of equestrian competitions held around the globe every single week of the year, coming up with just six to highlight is no easy task. If 2014 was anything, it was the year of new and ambitious events, [...]
As if on cue, grey clouds parted at midday on Saturday, December 13th to reveal a brilliant citrine sun against a cerulean blue sky. On a lush emerald carpet of pasture grass, 19-year-old show jumper Saphir 270 was the subject of a joyful appreciation party [...]