Horse Bags

Gift Ideas One thing most equestrians definitely need is more bags, can we ever have enough for all of our stuff? Here are some fun & colorful duffels, totes & purses with one common theme…horses.

Whether you need to carry your keys, your wallet, your work, your groceries or even your boots, there is a bag for you here.

If there is anything horsewomen love more than shoes, it’s bags & I managed to find a whole post worth of vibrant and fun bags for the horse lovers of the world.

Each bag has a link to where it can be found on Amazon and alternative & closer looks where they were available.
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How To Pick Up Horse Hooves

Dealing with the business end of a horse can be a daunting task for beginners so it is a good idea to have a plan. Picking hooves is an essential part of every grooming routine, so it’s important you can work with your animal.

Here are a couple of videos to help get you comfortable with the process. One dealing with the front feet and the other with the hind feet.
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The Trough

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Perhaps you’ve seen the trough category and wondered what it was, the trough is where I post things that aren’t necessarily equine in nature.

Here is a collection of my favorite posts from that category, they span everything from flowers to barns to circus animals.

Photography is a powerful tool & many of these posts are full of imagery. None of them would be possible without the vision of each and every photographer.

10 Reasons I Love HDR | Creepy HDR | HDR Barns | Stables

Flower Macro Photography | Plant Macro | Flys Up Close

Paw Prints | Unusual Facts About Rare Dog Breeds | Endangered Canidae | 10 Reasons to Boycott the Circus

While I really love the flys, the Circus post is closer to my heart. Which one is your favorite?

HITS Arizona Circuit 2010

HITS Arizona is a 6 week hunter/ jumper horse show circuit held in Arizona every year. The facilities include 5 show rings and multiple schooling rings for hunter, jumper and equitation classes.

These classes range from Grand Prix to show jumping for novice and experienced riders. Spectator seating is available at every ring.

Shopping & Dining
Food and beverage options and a vender courtyard will feature equestrian equipment, apparel and jewelry.
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Saddles Around The World

Brazilian Saddle

Image from Eduardo Amorim

One of the most important elements of horsemanship has to be the saddle. Through the years and cultures shapes and sizes may change but they all fulfill the same basic need…staying on.

Through my many public domain browsing sessions I run across all kinds of fun stuff and today is no exception. Saddles from a variety of places and peoples.
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Cindy Hughes – Horse Artist Interview

Name
Cindy Hughes

Website & Places you can find my work online
My retail (shopping cart) website is horseladygifts.com
My wholesale website, which includes custom awards and non-horse themes as well, is kexbyhouse.com

Where I am
My main residence, work shop, and farm is in the rolling pastures of the Old Bellamy Plantation outside of Monticello Florida, just south of the Georgia line. It is in the heart of plantation country.
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American Thoroughbred – Breed of the Week

American Thoroughbred Horse

Image from TrombaMarina

The American Thoroughbred owes its roots to Bulle Rock, the first Thoroughbred imported to the American Colonies in 1730.

The colonists quickly took to the sport of horse racing and developed a fine appreciation for racing horses. English animals were imported and bred to local stock and the Americans slowly produced their own individual bloodlines.
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Göteborg Horse Show 2010

2019 Göteborg Horse Show - Eurohorse Three World Cup disciplines will be presented at this show, dressage, jumping and driving. There will also be dog shows, mounted games and a number of performances.

Featuring

Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping
FEI World Cup™ Dressage
FEI World Cup™ Driving
Göteborg Trophy Grand Prix
Young riders

When

February 25 – 28
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Horse Hybrids

Image from pat Henson

There is a great deal of variation within the Equidae family, much of it due to controlled cross-breeding and hybridization.

Mankind has shaped horses and asses into the animals we recognize today & most modern breeds have been developed for specific purposes.

For those of us who love horses, learning more about their family, history and evolution is of deep interest.

Today we meet some of the hybrids, the paring of animals from two different subgenus species. Often the resulting hybrid is born sterile and unable to further their line.
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Nancy D. Brown – Horse Travel Writer Interview

Nancy King Salmon fishing in Alaska
Name
Nancy D. Brown

Website & Places you can find me online
“What a Trip” www.Nancydbrown.com
Writing Horseback www.writinghorseback.com
Lodging Editor lodging.uptake.com/blog
Facebook Fan page: Writing Horseback
Follow Nancy on Twitter: @Nancydbrown and @ridinghorseback

Where I am
San Francisco Bay Area

Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I grew up outside of San Francisco, California. My first horse lived behind my house in a 100 acre pasture owned by the water company. If I wasn’t at a horse show, you could find me riding in the Oakland hills or on Mount Diablo. After Journalism school I worked in the public relations industry until I jumped the media fence and became a professional travel writer and lodging editor.
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Rose Miller – Horse Author Interview

Image from Connie Kleiman
Name
Rose Miller

Website & Places you can find me online
Website: www.rosemiller.net
Blog: rosemillerbooks.blogspot.com
Her Book: The Horse That Wouldn’t Trot

Where I am
I live in the Goshen area in northern Indiana close to Notre Dame on a 75 acre horse farm.

Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I was raised on a farm in north central Pennsylvania next to the vast, beautiful Tioga State Forest, and went to a one room country school from grade 3 to 8.
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The Horses of James Ward

James Ward started off in the family business as an engraver and was later appreciated for his English Romantic painting. He was largely influenced by his interest in engraving as well as the artwork of Paul Rubens during his career.

An Animal Lover

James became known as an animal & landscape artists and his strong appreciation for the form of animals is evident throughout his artwork. He was a driven artist and created a number of portraits, landscapes and history paintings – many of which were later engraved.

Mr. Ward’s art is thought to effortlessly reflect the grace & charm of the Romantic era through technical skill and artistry.

Sadly, this is one great artist who was not appreciated in life as he is today. He died in poverty not long after a stroke ended his work in 1855.
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