Budget Equestrian
DIY projects and horse tack reviews for horse owners
How To Clean Horse Brushes I am not sure if you are like me, but during the summer, I am way to busy to even think about cleaning my horse brushes. There is so much to do, horses need to be worked, videos need to be made and a garden needs to be tended to. …
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 …
Getting Ready For Fall Podcast Episode 020 Hello my favorite equestrians of the internet! Can you believe this is already episode 20 of the podcast?!?! I can’t! It seems like I just started podcasting yesterday. And here we are, already at episode 20! And I don’t know about where you live, but fall is making …
Let The Challenge Begin Well here we are, day 1 of a 30 day challenge to help us all become more confident while riding our horses! And I have been working on this challenge for a while now. I have had it in my head for over a year. And I thought that maybe if …
5 Tips For Setting Achievable Goals I am a master planner. I have notebooks full of plans that I want to make happen, but most of the time those plans stay in my notebook, and they take a lot of work to make them actually happen. But recently I have been working on a method …
Full disclosure: If you try StitchFix and use my referral code, you save $20.00 on your first ‘fix’ and I also benefit via my referral link. What The Heck Is StitchFix??? Ok, I am going a little out of the realm of equestrian style posts. But I tried StitchFix for the first time last month …
Collegiate Bicton Synthetic Saddle Review About 3 months ago I bought a new saddle. I even did an unboxing video over on my YouTube channel of when I first got the saddle. And now that I have had it for a couple of months and really been able to use it, I thought I would …
Riding Lesson Hiatus This week will be my last riding lesson for a few months. I keep mentioning this, sprinkled throughout my blog posts, I will be having surgery on May 23rd. I know a lot of women have gone through this surgery, and everything has worked out just fine. I am so nervous about …
Weekly Video Recap Instead of calling this a weekly video recap, I might update it to what it really is, a bi-weekly video recap, because that is when I have had the time to go over the video’s I have uploaded. And since I have been a little in the slacker department when it comes …
Low Sugar Horse Treats Continuing on my week of reviews, I thought I would share with you a new horse treat that I got from Riding Warehouse. I love feeding my horses treats. And they love to eat them. And being able to feed a low sugar horse treat is even better!
Product Review Week – Noel Asmar Equestrian Long Sleeve Tee With the change in seasons, I find myself wanting to freshen up everything, including what I have for my horses, and my riding. And I thought it would be fun to share with you my thoughts on some of the new things I have gotten …
A Week Of Reviews – Centaur Blue Steel D Ring Bit If you are anything like me, you are always looking for the perfect piece of equipment that will work well for your horse. And this week I want to share with you some of the new items I have found for myself, and my …
It Is Time To Canter – My Weekly Riding Lesson I honestly did not think this would happen tonight, but it did, I cantered! I know that may not be a big deal to some, but for me that is a major accomplishment. And there is a reason for that. You see, way back in …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap This week it was a challenge to get all my videos out that I wanted too. I typically film on the weekends, but last weekend we helped my parents hang some dry wall, and then on Sunday I had my make up riding lesson. And with just those 2 things …
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 …
Weekly Video Recap I am back on track with 5 videos released this week! It is getting a little bit easier to get 5 videos a week out now. And I wish I could say I will be able to continue this momentum, but as the days continue to get longer and longer, I know …
Weekly Video Wrap Up It’s that time again, time for a weekly video wrap up! I was not able to get 5 videos up this week, but I did get 4. Last weekend for some reason I wasn’t feeling well. And when I should have been editing a video, I was in bed, resting. I …
My Weekly Riding Lesson Every Thursday I am lucky enough to have a professional riding lesson. And if you are new here, you probably haven’t read about my weekly riding lesson. This is something I do each week, to share with you what I learned at my lesson. And this week I learned a lot! …
Weekly Video Recap I don’t know how I was able to do it, but it happened. I completed 5 videos for my YouTube channel this week, AND a collaboration video for another YouTube channel this week. And I haven’t done a weekly video recap in a while, so I thought since this was a great …
I Wrote a Book (Again) I love to write. To me that is a pretty obvious statement. In the past 2 years I have written a few books, and over 300 blog posts, between what I have here and over on my husband’s blog. And I am passionate about horse’s and DIY projects. And when …
Last Minute Gift Ideas Well the count down to Christmas is here! It is December 19, so we have 6 days left before Christmas is here. That means if you haven’t finished (or started) your shopping, now is the time to get shopping! And to go along with this, I thought it would be fun …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap Well I was able to get 3 videos up this week, still not 4, but 3 will do. This puts my video count at 287 videos so far on my channel. So close to 300! I think I need to push myself to hit that next milestone. Maybe I will …
Giddy Up Flix is Like Netflix for Horse Owners With the shorter days of winter, I find myself looking for things to do inside, and still being horse related. But when it’s really cold, I don’t feel like going out to the garage and working on my set of horse jumps. And let’s face it, …
Get Your Horse to Drink More Water This time of year the weather in Colorado is very difficult to predict. For example, yesterday it was 73 degrees, and today the high temperature is forecasted to be 27 degrees. This makes me nervous, especially because the last time the weather did this, Frisby coliced. I do …
