DIY A PVC Saddle Stand For $10.00 Recently I have been bringing my own saddle to my riding lessons. And since I have been doing this, I have tried to find different makeshift saddle stands to have my saddle sitting like a saddle in my car. So far, I have not had great results. I have tried a square pail that originally held kitty litter, that didn't work at all. The size was … [Read more...]
Sharing What I Have Learned – In A Book
Sharing What I Have Leaned Sometimes I feel like Macgyver, you know, the guy who can go out into the wilderness and build you a shopping mall with a paperclip, stick of gum and some string. That guy is amazing. Granted, he is a fictional character but still, I feel like that most of the time.If you have been visiting my blog for any amount of time, you can see that I am a … [Read more...]
Building Your Own Riding Arena – Part 2
The Saga Continues - A DIY Riding Arena I can always tell when I have had a successfully busy weekend at home, because come Monday morning I am happy to go to work, so I can relax. I have not had a weekend like that in a long time, pretty much the entire winter. But as I write this on Monday morning I am gladly looking forward to going to work so I can sit down. The majority … [Read more...]
Building A Riding Arena On A Budget
Building A Riding Arena On A Budget Since I have been taking professional riding lessons for the past two months, I have decided I need to increase the size of my riding arena. So I want to share with you building a riding arena on a budget. The original space I had was too narrow, and not large enough to incorporate some jumps for schooling. And we brought in sand 2 … [Read more...]
Best Grooming Tote EVER
Searching For The Perfect Grooming Tote I have been on the hunt for a perfect grooming tote for a while now. I have tried the typical equine totes, and I have even made one. But I have not been able to find the ultimate grooming tote that I have always wanted.I mean how hard is it to make a huge grooming tote that you can put everything in that you will need to get your … [Read more...]
How To Build Horse Jump Wing Standards
Build Your Own Wing Standards For Horse Jumps If you are building your own horse jumps at home, you will eventually feel the need to build wing standards. Or, maybe it's just me. But I like to challenge myself, and see just what it is that I can build. And a jump with a pair of wings really looks like what you will encounter in the show ring. I think that is why I wanted to … [Read more...]
Building Tall Flower Boxes For Horse Jumps
Building Tall Flower Boxes I finally have found the time to get building some pretty big sets of horse jumps, and I am so excited! I have been wanting to build two complete sets of jumps, one hunter course, and one jumper course, for some time now. And I have drawn out a lot of different jumps, and bought the wood I will need, and the time is finally here when I can begin … [Read more...]
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap Another week has passed, which means I have some new videos to share with you for the weekly video recap. As it seems to be a trend for me, I only was able to get 3 videos uploaded. I filmed enough for 5 videos, but I couldn’t seem to find the time to get them all edited. Probably because I have too many other projects that I am working on, … [Read more...]
