Professional’s Choice VenTECH Girth vs. SmartPak Air+ Girth | Dupes

Saving money is hard, especially in the horse world where everything seems to cost so much more. But what if you could get a similar product at half the price?

This is the classic name brand versus store brand battle. The Professional’s Choice VenTECH Girth (~$75) has been on the market for quite some time now and you can find them everywhere from the schooling ring to the “A” circuit. SmartPak released their version, the Air+ Neoprene Girth ($50), slightly more recently. But how does it hold up against the favorite?Continue reading “Professional’s Choice VenTECH Girth vs. SmartPak Air+ Girth | Dupes”

Sit and Blog | Excuses

Being someone with a public platform that people visit and view is weird sometimes. You’ve got a following of people who rely on you (to an extent) to post something consistently and when you disappear for almost a month you leave them hanging. Guilty. Every time I miss the chance to blog for a bit, I feel as though I need to apologize and give some sort of explanation, but this time I have cruddy excuses.Continue reading “Sit and Blog | Excuses”

Let’s Go to the Zoo | Photography

“Go to the zoo,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. Clearly they haven’t been to the zoo when the wind chill puts the temperature at -10°. Saturday was the start of another freezing weekend that was much too cold to ride, so instead of hibernating inside all day, José and I drove down to Rhode Island to go to the Roger Williams Park Zoo.Continue reading “Let’s Go to the Zoo | Photography”

Get out of the Way | Lesson Recap

After fighting a sleep deprivation headache for the majority of Wednesday afternoon and dragging myself to change into my riding clothes, I drove to my lesson considering canceling, stuffing my horse with carrots, and retreating to my bed at home. Hearing Ax happily nickering to me to bring him in gave my some hope…and then finding him covered in a layer of mud quickly made me want to not ride again. Twenty minutes later I was dragging my feet walking my still-dirty horse down to the indoor ten minutes past when my lesson was supposed to start.Continue reading “Get out of the Way | Lesson Recap”

Favorite Things | Winter 2017

Winter is not my favorite month—shorter days mean my time at the barn is in the dark for five out of the seven days in a week, cold temperatures limit riding, and my truck is awful in snow (who decided that an extended bed truck should be front-wheel drive?!). As drab as the colder months are and as grumpy as they make me, there are a few things I liked this winter.Continue reading “Favorite Things | Winter 2017”