Get Ready For Equestrian Excitement! Equine Affaire is a love affair with the horse! In our element for sure! I’ve attended many Equine Affaire events throughout the years, and have always been delighted with the experience! So much to see, do and learn with fellow horse enthusiasts, embracing all breeds and disciplines. Educational Opportunities Everywhere! There is Read More
I’m very excited to welcome so many new readers to The Barngoddess Chronicles, and thank our faithful readers for accompanying us as this equine adventure continues! Retrospective Time, being in short supply, I thought that now would be a good time to add this link that revisits some highlights of the past in one practical Read More
Horseback Riding Was Her Lifelong Passion A royal equestrian lifestyle! It all began at the tender age of two when, in the fall of 1928, when her parents took her to Naseby Hall in Northamptonshire for the hunting season. And like all passionate horse people…Lilibet was hooked! By January 1930, when she was just three Read More
Twenty Five Most Beautiful Horse Breeds I just watched an interesting YouTube video by 4 Ever Green, (19,918,163 views) that proclaimed these horse breeds as the most beautiful in the world! See if you agree! #25 The Friesian #24 The Marwari Horse #23 Lipizzan #22 Arabian Horse #21 The Knabstrupper #20 The Fjord #19 The Appaloosa #18 The Read More
5 Tips For Communicating With Animals If You Could Talk To The Animals Dr. Dolittle aside, we can all benefit from learning new communication skills! We can improve communication and strengthen our relationship with our animals using these 5 great tips from Animal Communicator Courtney French Moffatt on how you can get better communication with Read More
Valuable Lesson From Trainer Mark Rashid’s Book… “Whole Heart, Whole Horse” Coming Clean It’s not as though I never heard of cleaning a horse’s sheath before. After many years of owning geldings…of course I have! But, as it turns out, I didn’t know enough. It wasn’t until I read renowned horse trainer Mark Rashid’s Read More
And They’re OFF! Call it a Point-to-Point race, a Steeplechase, Jump Race, or a Timber Race, as far as I know, it all boils down to the same thing. A fun equestrian event where fabulous horses and daring jockeys risk it all for the silver cup. It’s been many years since I’ve been to a Read More
Get Your Horse Ready for Warmer Weather Shedding out! It’s that time of year! I started shedding out Denver and Pirate this weekend. Denver, an American Saddlebred is a pretty typical customer when it comes to shedding, but his love of rolling in the mud adds a “special” dimension! But when it comes to Pirate, Read More
The Foals Are Coming…Watch For Fairy Fingers! An Uplifting Story On The Glory of Mother Nature! I couldn’t believe my eyes! I recently saw an article featuring this picture of the bottom of a new born foal’s hooves, and I was stunned! Now, I’m not a breeder, so I haven’t had the privilege of being Read More
Tack Trunk Treasures (Click photo for more info!) My tack box is brimming over with all of the “necessities” required for proper horse care..and then some! Throughout many years of travel to various horse shows, expos, and events, I’ve been privy to see just about every type of equipment, supplement, accessory, health and beauty Read More