Riding Apparel and Equipment Reviews
What not to wear on a horseback riding vacation When you imagine a horseback riding vacation in your mind, you might think of horse and rider loping on the beach with the wind flying through your hair or riding horseback in a meadow filled with wild flowers bordering the trail. No one wants [...]
Jimmy Harrison cowboy hats from Darby, Montana It's been said that cowboys know how to tell where a fellow cowboy hails from by the shape of their hat and the rope on their saddle. I'm no expert on the hard and fast rope vs dally ropers, but I can tell a "flat hatter" [...]
Holiday horse When I was a little girl, I wished upon a star every night for a horse. Eventually, my wish for my own horse was granted; probably due to the fact that I wore my parents down. While not everyone is able to own a horse, there are plenty of gifts for [...]
Rebecca Ray Designs Palomino platinum bit bracelet I'm not a fancy jewelry gal. I'm more comfortable dressed in jeans, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. I even had my wedding ring designed with the diamonds flush with the gold band as I knew I would lose a diamond while horseback riding if I [...]
Who doesn't love the glitz and glamor of fast race horses and fashionable ladies dressed to the nines for the Kentucky Derby? I've often wondered where some of those fabulous hats come from and how they come to life. Read about "Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby", a 6-month online Derby [...]
The Maryann tote by Rebecca Ray Designs. I've seen Western styled purses made of hand-tooled leather, but they looked a little too country for my taste. Recently, I came across equestrian influenced accessories from USA designer Rebecca Ray. I love these horse-themed American Couture equestrian bags and totes. Rebecca Ray sporting lifestyle [...]
Riding Helmets Save Lives - Troxel Helmet Review Whether you ride English or Western, for pleasure, endurance ride or show, you know a rider must always be prepared to get dumped from her horse. In fact, as of April 1, 2013, helmets only will be the rule for all United States Equestrian Federation [...]
Show your love of horses with pewter ornament Do you have one of those bumper stickers or license plate frames that says, "my other car is a horse?" Horse owners and lovers are proud of our bond with horses. As a youngster, I drew horse heads on all of my notebooks and [...]
When you see a polo player raise his mallet or stick above his head, as it's called in polo circles, it's not necessarily to line up a shot. In fact, the raising of a mallet above the head by a polo player is actually a form of protest for a foul, also known [...]