Budget Equestrian
DIY projects for barn, tack room and even your home
Colliers Rip It Patch It Kit I think I have shared with you how destructive my horse Frisby is with his blankets and sheets. In fact, I have a sheet that Frisby wore one time, yes ONE TIME, and he destroyed it. And in case you were wondering what type of sheet this was, it …
Let’s Make Squishy Rails Have you ever seen or used squishy rails, or soft poles for your jumping? Have you ever heard of them? These things are so cool! I first learned about them from the barn I was riding at for my lessons. My trainer had me go over these squishy rails, a lot. …
Update On Making A Riding Arena On A Budget Well way back earlier in the year, I shared with you how I was planning on making a riding arena all by myself. Well, with the help of my husband. But not hiring anything done. We were doing everything by ourselves. And I thought I would …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Building A Coop For A Horse Jump A long time ago I had made a video of how I went about building a coop for a horse jump. And I had someone ask me for the instructions of the build, and I thought I could point them to my blog post about it. But after …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap Another week has flown by. It seems as summer comes to an end, the days seem to move faster. Maybe it’s because I have so much going on, or maybe it’s because I am busting my butt to try and get ready for the upcoming change of seasons. But even …
How To Repurpose A Breyer Horse This is something I have thought about doing for a very, very long time. I have watched a couple of videos on how people have updated old Breyer horse models into something else, and the idea intrigued me. Maybe it’s because I love arts and crafts, or horses, or …
Better Balance with Trotting Back to the salt mines as they say. I don’t really know what that means. If you know, leave a comment for me to enlighten me. But I digress. Today we will be back in the saddle and working on gaining better balance in the saddle with trotting. I don’t know …
Day 5: Improve Your Core-Improve Your Riding We are 5 days in to our 31 day challenge. How are you doing so far? Today might seem a little bit easier, because the exercise will only take about 4 minutes.
Day 3: Ground Work and Grooming Day 3 of becoming a better rider, and we are finally going to be working with our horses! Day 3 is ground work and grooming. To become a better rider, you need to be good with your horse on the ground first. By focusing on the ground work, you …
Keep Your Barn Clean I know, it’s hard. Keeping the barn and tack room clean can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. I have 5 easy habits for you that will help to keep your barn clean, and looking great all the time. You can keep your barn looking neat and tidy …
I have been working with Ethan about 5 times a week for the past 4 weeks. And he is doing fantastic, on the ground, when he is in his halter. But when I put a simple snaffle into his mouth, my reasonable little thoroughbred turns into an anxiety filled mess. Which is why I have …
I am feeling really humbled right now…there are now 3000 incredible people (3064 currently) who have subscribed to my YouTube channel! Wow!!! That is so difficult for me to comprehend, seriously. Can I just say, Thank you for 3000 YouTube subscribers!!!!!! Thank You For 3000 Subscribers Thank you so much to those of you who …
Equestrian Arts and Crafts I love getting creative and coming up with equestrian arts and crafts to add to my tack room or craft room decor. I love making things instead of buying them for 3 reasons:
I have always wanted a wooden grooming tote. I don’t know why, but there is just something classic about a wooden grooming box. I have looked into purchasing one, but I just can’t commit to spending around $100.00 for something I knew I could make myself. And after years of thinking about it, I finally …
There is just something magical about opening up the door to the tack room, and seeing every item in its place. And even though I would like to say that is how it is every time I walk into mine, it isn’t. I always start out organized, but then things happen, I get busy, too …
