Your input eagerly sought!
I’d like to put together a list of equestrian-related businesses for people to shop from this coming Small Business Saturday.
Do you have a favorite small equestrian business? Please comment below with its name and website, and maybe a line or two about why you love it!
Saturday’s links roundup will be entirely small business related. (Blog links will be held for the following week.)
Comment below, please!
The Audacity of a Plan from ‘Fraidy Cat Eventing
I like this. Good argument in favor of planning, lots of things for me to absorb personally.
The Hounds are Blessed from Equine Ink
Looooooove blessings of the animals. This is a nice horsey twist.
Product Review, Big Dee’s padded halter and lead from Weanie Eventer
No such thing as too many halter reviews. They get trashed so regularly that I replace them more than almost any other piece of equipment, so I always have my eye on what’s next.
How to Mount Things in Your Trailer & Product Review: The Organized Barn and Trailer HOSS System from Cob Jockey
ORGANIZE ALL THE THINGS!
GFPC Fun Show: Wyatt from The Roaming Rider
So cute. Sooooooooo cute!
Charles de Kunffy Clinic Notes from The $900 Facebook Pony
Really good notes, and some things I’m going to be thinking about for my next dressage ride.
Show Season by the Numbers from Pony Express
All the data!
DIY: How to Make a Roll Top Horse Jump from DIY Horse Ownership
I made a roll top with Pony Clubbers once. It was hugely rewarding, if a lot of work!
Gratuitous self-linkage time: here’s one of the bags from my new Etsy store! Click on the picture to go to its listing.
WPRA World Finals from The South Dakota Cowgirl
Whole ‘nother world from my usual, but so cool.
Blog Hop: My First Horse from Pony Express
The story and the pictures = ❤
My definition of a heart horse from The Jumping Percheron
This is just wonderful.
Cold Hands from The Feral Red Horse
Ah, winter gloves, the perennial thorn in my side.
An Infographic View of the Year of Photography from The House on the Hill
What a cool way to display your progress!
Registry Choices from Hand Gallop
I loved reading and thinking about this, since it’s not a problem I expect to ever personally encounter.
In memory of Andromaque from Eventing Nation
I loved her. I saw her go at Bromont. What a terrifically game little mare. I was so hoping to see more of her foals.
Day 01: When and Why You Started Riding from Fat Buckskin in a Little Suit
Super cool new blog hop from Clover Ledge Farm, and a really good post entry.
On the Injured List from PONY’TUDE
Gnarly injury photos + story ahead.
A Horse Called Bast from Guinness on Tap
We do so agonize over names!
Small Business Spotlight & Giveaway: Two Socks Designs from The $900 Facebook Pony
Some very cool products and a great giveaway – check it out!
EV114: dressing for eventing dressage from Hand Gallop
SUPER useful!
Really great assortment of reading this week!
The Lone Survivor from Not So Speedy Dressage
If you want to learn more about barns that haven’t been as fortunate in the California fires, and how you can help, read this.
The Biggest Change in My Riding from The Roaming Rider
I looooooove this. It’s something I struggle with more or less constantly. I am too reactive in the saddle.
Lauren Billys Collecting Supplies for Puerto Rico’s Horses from Eventing Nation
Puerto Rico is another of those horrible ongoing disasters. Here’s how you can help the horses there.
Yep, I’m Crazy from Cob Jockey
I…kind of love this trailer? I would never have thought I would, but! It looks awesome!
Horse Trailer Insurance from Cob Jockey
I learned things reading this, and I thought I was as obsessive as it’s possible to be about horse trailers.
Well that dream died a quick death from The Roaming Rider
As you can guess from the title this isn’t exactly a happy post – but it is informative and good to think about what happens when plans fall through.
Figuring out a Gym Schedule from A Enter Spooking
Ugh. Linking this for my own personal motivation. I’m still eating well but my exercising has been shit lately.
Printable Pony Rebrand from The Printable Pony
I’ve long admired this small business; go check out their new website!
Blog Hop: Truck and Trailer Set Up from Hand Gallop
This is so freaking cool I am speechless.
The Hexagon Leg Yield from Dotstream
Whooooooa I love this.
I’ve been slammed with work this week so this is somewhat abbreviated but some good stuff in there, including new-to-me blogs. Thanks, 2pointober!
Dream Horse from Eventing Saddlebred Style
I find these posts just fascinating. They’re really a window into all the different things people want out of horses.
Full Story: Charlie’s Surgery + Treatment
Surgical Wound Care + Bandages from ‘Fraidy Cat Eventing
You all know I’m endlessly fascinated by wound care posts, especially ones with such good detail.
More on Baybuilt from Guinness on Tap
CUTE
Let’s talk about butts from Go Big or Go Home
I love this post, on many levels. It’s useful and well-illustrated and funny.
Eventing has gotten harder – now you have to jump upright wine bottles from Riding to B
Karen O’Connor is one of my equestrian heroes, and this was a great recap of a clinic with her.
Comparing lunging and riding with Equisense from Cob Jockey
I want one of those riding trackers sooooooo bad and this post just made it worse.
Kinda short and sweet this week.
What is hot? from The Repurposed Horse
An endlessly fascinating debate for me; I have for most of my life preferred kick rides, but I’m starting to want something with more natural GO.
Frugal October from A Gift Horse
I know these feels all to well.
10 Great Things About Boarding from Oh Gingersnap
YES to all of these. I love my barn.
Gone to Ground: Hunt Recap from PONY’TUDE
siiiiiigh. Living the dream!
Buyer Beware from The $900 Facebook Pony
The equestrian version of the Craigslist rental scam…
Grooming essentials from Beyond the Shedrow
I often think I fall onto the minimalist end of this spectrum, so it’s always interesting to me to read what other people use.
Book Review: Training Strategies for Dressage Riders from Poor Woman Showing
I like the idea of this book and the positive review it got.
Shaping Energy from Zen and the Art of Baby Horse Management
I had a trainer who was very into the idea of energy use (and chakras!) while riding and I kind of hated it then, but this blog post makes a lot of sense.
Speedhumps: a baby horse story from Dotstream
I love baby horses. This was a well-told story about a training problem & solution.
Eugene’s Eventful Acres – Cross Country from DIY Horse Ownership
I love Eugene, and any post with tons of photos of him jumping gets a +1 from me. It’s also an all-around good show recap.
Millbrook Madness from Breeches and Boat Shoes
*swoon*
Levels of Pressure from A Enter Spooking
A+ for thoughtful, useful dressage content
Use This Easy Test to See if Your Knees Are Inhibiting Your Horse’s Forward Movement from Trafalgar Square Books
I…am not sure this is an easy test, but it is an intriguing one.
The Beauty of Big, Huge, Awkward Mistakes from Eventing Nation
Andrea is the actual BEST, and this is a terrific article.
Countdown to Congress, and the Impending Departure from Diary of an Overanxious Horse Owner
Quarter Horse showing is a world I know absolutely nothing about, so I found this fascinating.
Book Review: Training Strategies for Dressage Riders from Poor Woman Showing
I like the idea of this book and the positive review it got.
Shaping Energy from Zen and the Art of Baby Horse Management
I had a trainer who was very into the idea of energy use (and chakras!) while riding and I kind of hated it then, but this blog post makes a lot of sense.
Speedhumps: a baby horse story from Dotstream
I love baby horses. This was a well-told story about a training problem & solution.
Eugene’s Eventful Acres – Cross Country from DIY Horse Ownership
I love Eugene, and any post with tons of photos of him jumping gets a +1 from me. It’s also an all-around good show recap.
Millbrook Madness from Breeches and Boat Shoes
*swoon*
Levels of Pressure from A Enter Spooking
A+ for thoughtful, useful dressage content
Use This Easy Test to See if Your Knees Are Inhibiting Your Horse’s Forward Movement from Trafalgar Square Books
I…am not sure this is an easy test, but it is an intriguing one.
The Beauty of Big, Huge, Awkward Mistakes from Eventing Nation
Andrea is the actual BEST, and this is a terrific article.
Countdown to Congress, and the Impending Departure from Diary of an Overanxious Horse Owner
Quarter Horse showing is a world I know absolutely nothing about, so I found this fascinating.
Short & sweet this week as I’ve been insanely busy.
A visit to horse country from Hand Gallop
What to expect: green bean jumping edition from Beyond the Shed Row
12 ways to make your barn safer from Eventing Connect
Book Review: Unrelenting by George Morris from Viva Carlos
Facing Reality & Moving and adjusting to retirement from Guinness on Tap
Total Saddle Fit Shoulder Relieve Girth review & giveaway from DIY Horse Ownership
Blog Links
Blog Hop: Dealbreakers from The $900 Facebook Pony
I really liked the concept of this blog hop: what misbehavior makes you not even want to throw a leg over a horse?
20 answers to your questions about equine gastric ulcers from Saddle Seeks Horse
This was terrifically informative and well-written.
Easy taco salad recipe for the discerning athlete from Ambitious
I laughed until I cried.
Saddle Sales: Consignment Vs Outright Sales: What Would You Choose? from Fat Buckskin in a Little Dress
Conditioning/Competing a Quarter Horse for Endurance from In Omnia Paratus
Very cool, very informative, great story.
Show Gear: What Not to Wear Edition from Oh, Gingersnap
Yeah I act this one out on a regular basis, so, solidarity.
UGA Horse Ownership Seminar: Wounds from The Owls Approve
I’m really excited to read all the posts in this series, an in-depth day-long seminar on various horsekeeping topics. This first one is terrific.
Summer Break from The Jumping Percheron
A great template for giving a horse time off when they need it.
Child Friendly Horses from A Gift Horse
This is actually a really key thing to know about your horse.
Wrong Horse for the Job from Equestrian at Hart
Oh, this is a hard lesson, but a good one
A Week in Maine from A Series of Madcap Escapades
Gorgeous pictures, cool event. Nothing not to like here.
Installing Seat Aids from A Enter Spooking
This is exactly what I’m working through right now in my own position, so very timely!
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