Natural Horsemanship With Tim Hays An Inspiring Day of Horses & Learning I recently had the privilege of spending a glorious sunny Saturday at the beautiful Walnut Grove Farm in Dover Pennsylvania, for the Tim Hayes Natural Horsemanship Clinic. Tim teaches us how to communicate with our horses in their language, thus strengthening our relationship Read More
Interview With Courtney French Moffatt – Animal Communicator I recently had the really cool experience of hosting Animal Communicator Courtney French Moffatt at Ford Acres Stables. She explained to us how animal communication works, and gave us some great tips on how we can better communicate and understand our animals. Watch as she chats with Read More
Staying Cool As A Cucumber During The Dog Days There are a lot of great ways to stay cool during the dog days of summer! For you and your horse, staying cool (calm & collected) on the inside is just as important as staying cool on the outside! On a recent trip to Portland Oregon, Read More
Rolling Rock Hunt Hunter Pace Set in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania, the Rolling Rock Hunt recently hosted a much celebrated Hunter Pace. What is a “Hunter Pace?” For those not familiar, a Hunter Pace is a competitive event derived from foxhunting. Teams of two or three riders follow an outdoor course laid Read More
Kentucky Derby Controversy…the Drama Unfolds! The media is blowing up over what happened at the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security crosses the finish line first. Complaint filed against Maximum Security. Second place, Country House declared winner. Maximum Security, 17th place. Wow! I’d be hard pressed to believe it if I hadn’t Read More
Welcome to the Ivy Snow Mystery Series Follow Ivy, Jaycee, Sloane and Crystal as they navigate murder and mayhem without ever becoming unseated! When Ivy Snow, former Olympic Eventing hopeful moved to the charming town of Wellington to publish Equestrian Style magazine, she never dreamed that her family’s idyllic lives would be threatened by a Read More
The Horse Capital of the World I just returned from our Ocala odyssey, where we discovered a magical place… Gypsy Gold Farm. The original home of the Gypsy Vanner horse in America! I’d heard about Gypsy Gold Farm a number of years ago. My daughter, Rebecca Joy and purchased an adorable Gypsy Vanner colt, “The Pirate Read More
As you’ve probably surmised by now, I’m a major Ralph Lauren fan. My closets could easily be nicknamed “Racks of Ralph!” The designs are timeless, the quality consistently good, and there are collections priced for all ages & budgets. Many of his pieces reflect my equestrian sensibilities, both English & Western. This is the Read More
An Exceptional Equestrian Experience! How can I begin to describe the week I spent in Portugal at Valencia Equestrian with Patrick King Horsemanship ?I guess the word magical would be a great beginning. Learning the basics of Classical Dressage (which I went in knowing very little about) from world masters was the opportunity of a Read More
By the time you read this we’ll be off with Patrick King Horsemanship to Vila Franca de Xira and Lisbon, Portugal, to ride and study Classical Dressage with Master Luis Valenca and our friends at Valença Classical Riding . MASTER LUIS VALENÇA Master Luis Valenca is widely regarded as the greatest living practitioner of Classical dressage currently Read More