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
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
The Barngoddess Chronicles Tell your story! The Barngoddess Chronicles is an online publication devoted to the equestrian lifestyle…all 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
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
Elegant Upperville The charming village of Upperville Virginia plays host to our nation’s oldest horse show, established in 1853! I had the good fortune to be there celebrating the 168th anniversary of the “Horse Show of the Year” – as named by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame and the Read More
Fly Season Is Upon Us…Yikes! So, I just about got the last of the “shedding out” process completed, no small feat with Pirate… When low and behold, I spotted the real bane of my existence ….. Yup, they’re BACK! Just in time to ruin trail rides, distract from any kind of work, and Read More
Overcoming Fear…Animal Communication Adventures In case you missed the “Animal Communication Adventures” show on YouTube, here is the replay below. I had so much fun with hosts Nicole Elizabeth & Courtney French Moffatt…Animal Communicators extraordinaire! They imparted some very sage advice on what, & how to communicate…the do’s & dont’s … so that animals truly understand what Read More