After over a year and a half of unresolved lameness in my mare, I am having outstanding success in a very short time with daily Cur-OST. (Please note: I am not sponsored by, and have no business or financial ties to, Nouvelle Research or Cur-OST. I blog about products only to provide helpful information to other […]
What’s the one thing you should do more regularly but don’t? Whether it’s riding more, eating right, cursing less, exercising, cleaning tack, or writing blog posts, this simple trick will help keep you motivated. Intention+Motivation=Action I began this practice in 2012 while training for my first half-marathon. I’m using it now to track exercise in […]
Everything takes longer in winter. Us humans are putting on and taking off outerwear all day. And we’re doing the same for our horses. Once blankets get muddy, the task is even less appealing. Here’s a quick trick: Undo all straps and stand on the near side of the horse (the horse’s left side) Grab […]
Merriam-Webster defines amateur as a noun meaning “a person who does something for pleasure and not as a job.” I write and I ride for the sheer joy of it. So this post is my sincere thanks to the friends, family, and followers who join my adventures in text, and to those who nominated Capital […]
No doubt you’ve been told to “dress for the job you want, not the one you have.” But have you ever thought about dressing for the ride you want? When it comes to the career world, the saying relates to how others view you. In the context of horses, dressing for success is about confidence […]
Am I right in saying that retired horses rule the roost? They have often won our loyalty with years of faithful companionship. My retired off-the-track-thoroughbred-turned-Pony-Club-championship-novice-level-eventing horse owns my heart and I will forever love him. Remember the song “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold”? That’s my mare […]
My mare has not truly been sound in a very long time. 2013 was not a great year for us. Two ligament injuries, stall-rest, and arthritis left her quite lame. Read more about our soundness struggle here. Just before Christmas, she came down with a respiratory infection that resulted in a week of stall rest and […]
It’s a belated Christmas and Year of the Horse gift to myself! My bridle and saddle are brand new. Scratch that. The leather looks brand new. For a fraction of the price. The buckles? My bit? Reins? Stirrups? Those will have to be the subject of another post. And the tack certainly doesn’t feel brand new […]
My mare’s been sick. I’ve been sick. And it’s been brutally cold out. Here’s how the horses are holding up:
Capital Cowgirl 