Presenting Our Guest Author – Karin Winegar Please join me in welcoming our guest author, Karin Winegar, author of Horse Lovers: Unpacking the Female Fascination. She writes to us about sustaining our relationship with horses and never stopping, whether it’s riding or caring for them all our lives. Karin touches on the benefits that we receive Read More
Run for The Roses… Equestrian Epicurean Style! No Louisville this year? No problem…we’ve got you covered! Share the excitement with your friends in your own back yard! Greet Your Guests With “Southern Hospitality!” And a chance to win great prizes! Exciting Party Game: Elevate your Derby Game celebration with these fun horse race scratch-off Read More
The Lore Of The Lucky Horseshoe From four-leaf clovers to rabbit’s feet, many symbols have been considered good luck charms throughout history. Among these, the lucky horseshoe stands out as a common symbol of luck and protection. It’s March, which means St. Patrick’s Day (17th), brings the Luck O’ The Irish into play, so channeling good luck Read More
The Legacy Of Equine Artist George Stubbs George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learned his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds and Gainsborough. Stubbs’ output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals. He painted some of the Read More
Ten Best Equestrian Romance Novels To Warm Your Heart Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so I thought we’d heat things up with a selection of equestrian romance novels. Light a fire, pour a hot toddy, and prepare to swoon! 🙂 (Click photos to buy) I just read this one, Read More
Help Solve The Mystery! Who Let The Hog Out? I caught him peering through the window at Little Paddocks waiting for an opportunity to slip inside and get out of the cold. But how did he happen to show up here? If you have a clue…let me know! Dreading the bad rap he’s bound Read More
Clydesdales At Christmas! Celebrating The Gentle Giants! No horse breed represents Christmas more than the Clydesdale! Maybe it’s because of the wonderful Budweiser commercials we’ve all enjoyed over the years, or their beauty as they pull wagons bearing gifts of the holiday season that delight us! All About Clydesdales The Clydesdale horse was originally developed Read More
Discover The Equus Award-Winning Ivy Snow Mystery Series! Follow Ivy, Jaycee, Sloane, and Crystal as they navigate murder mysteries 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 Read More
Madeleine Bunbury Painting Horses From Life While reaching for our series The Horse In Art, I discovered a brilliant young British equestrian painter, Madeleine de St Pieree Bunbury. Her technique is the traditional “right size”… painting life from under natural light. She uses her own hand-ground paints and hand-stretched canvases. This cool video illustrates it all! Read More
Can The 7 Horse Painting Change Your Life? The Barngoddess Chronicles is not widely referenced as a “self-help” resource, except that we all know that horses are good for our souls, and life without them is unimaginable. However…I’ve recently stumbled upon an ancient Vastu Shastra (a Hindu system of architecture) concept that might just Read More