With my pinto-colored gaited horses in my backyard, you may be surprised to know that I am a Thoroughbred fan. As a child/pre-teen, I rode my fair share of Half-Thoroughbreds in huntseat and jumping lessons at various barns and camps. My aunt also bred her Appaloosa mare to a Thoroughbred stallion. The resulting foal went… Continue reading Gotta Love Those OTTB’s

As we come towards the last days of August, I thought a final "Summer" themed post would be apt. Fall is my favorite time of year, and while a change of calendar does not necessarily correspond with cooler weather, the arrival of September gives me hope. Where I live, this past week has been a… Continue reading Ending August with More Products From The Great British Equinery

I call bingo with the line: Swam with a horse- Competed at a show- Took a selfie with a horse- Have shared secrets with your horse- Have canceled plans to ride your horse instead. How about you? With what line can YOU call bingo? Sidenote here- I couldn't find a named credit for the creator… Continue reading Let’s Play Bingo

I am often taking stuff from my house to my barn for re-use. Kind of easy to do if your horses are in your backyard. But even if you board your horse(s) elsewhere, most household items can still be a simple car ride away from the barn. One of my favorite items to bring to… Continue reading Barn Hack: Using Bed Sheet Cases to Organize

The first The Backyard Horse Blog contest for Summer 2020 has come to a close. I drew the winning email last night. Congratulations to the winner J.H.!!! As it turns out, J.H is international. Per the contest parameters, J.H asked that the prize box be awarded to the USA horse rescue Forever Morgans. This is… Continue reading The Backyard Horse Blog Summer 2020 Contest Winner Announced

August 13th marked my two-year anniversary with Shiloh. I was able to do a field-trip over to the local training/boarding/lesson barn to mark the occasion. The weather was a little on the hot and sunny side so I opted to ride in the indoor this visit. Got some video footage and was pleasantly surprised to… Continue reading A Foxtrotter Fox Trotting

Photo taken from the HAY PILLOW website Makers of the HAY PILLOW and Dr. Getty have teamed up to offer a contest for a free HAY PILLOW and a free book. Enter the contest here at https://www.thehaypillow.com/blog/august-2020-hay-pillow-giveaway-enter-to-win by August 31st, 2020. I have never used a HAY PILLOW, but I am a big fan of… Continue reading Check out This HAY PILLOW Contest!

This moment of equine illustrated inspiration is brought to you by The Backyard Horse Blog featuring "Night Bear". 🙂

HORSE PLAY ON AN AUGUST MORNING Crisp morning air revealing hints of Autumn before heat of late Summer day Pastured horses energized by the coolth From a complete standstill, one charges off into a section of tall grass The first laying down a path for his herdmates to follow Hooves and hearts pounding, but I… Continue reading Equine Inspired Poetry- Horse Play on An August Morning

I found another contest to enter so thought I'd spread the word here. This contest is for a year's supply of various Cowboy Magic products with three winners selected! What fun! Go to https://horseandrider.com/page/cowgirl-magic-giveaway. Last day to enter contest is August 31st, 2020. I have used Cowboy Magic products off and on throughout my horse-keeping… Continue reading Win A Cowboy Magic Prize Pack via Horse and Rider Magazine

Phew! It finally cooled off enough this week for some post-dawn rides. I kind of missed watching the sunrise from horseback during a scortching July, but what is life without a little variety, right? For our second ride of the week, I decided to ditch the roundpen and spend most of our ride wandering around… Continue reading The 100th Ride

I love to read magazines. If it is about horses, so much the better. In the last ten years, many magazines changed from a monthly to a quarterly format, went completely online or disappeared altogether. I used to subscribe to 12 different horse magazines, most of them arriving in my mail box monthly. Now, I… Continue reading Northwest Horse Source Magazine- Now with Monthly Training Column by Anna Blake

After the Great British Equinery of Indiana kindly sent Bear and Shiloh a care package last month, I gave positive reviews to the 2020 Harrison Howard Fly Masks and the Hilton Herbs Herballs treats. The final item from the package to review is the John Whitaker Training Bandages! I must say that these wraps feel… Continue reading Shiloh is all wrapped up with the John Whitaker Training Bandages