Budget Equestrian
DIY projects for barn, tack room and even your home
It’s Holiday Time! While the winter in Colorado isn’t exactly great for riding, it is fantastic for connecting with family. And being busy isn’t reserved for just me. Out entire family of adult children is very busy too. But every Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are blessed that our kids and their significant others come to …
How To Take Epic Photos Of Your Horse We have all seen awesome photos of horses. But while most of use don’t have the ability to hire a professional photographer to come out and take pictures of our horses, that doesn’t mean you can’t take epic photos of your horse! If you have your own …
Online Horse Shows Hello awesome equestrians of the internet! I am happy to say that I have made it through the Confident Rider challenge. THAT was a challenge! But it is done, and I can get back to my normal schedule of 3 videos and blog posts a week. This is good, because it gives …
Lights, Camera, Action For the past 6 weeks I have been going to the Colorado Horse Park to watch the weekly Grand Prix class that they have. And while I am playing the role of a spectator, I have also been taking a lot of pictures. And capturing moments at a horse show, well a …
Always Looking For The Perfect New Home I am ALWAYS looking for a new home. Even though I love our home, and we have been making improvements over the years to make it perfect, it still isn’t quite perfect. And the biggest reason for this is I do not have a ‘real’ barn. This is …
It’s The Most Wonderful Tim Of The Year While some will argue with me that the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas time, this is my most favorite time of the year. This is the kick off week for Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park. And although I am not …
A Week Into Recovery After Surgery Last Wednesday, at this time I was getting ready to go to the hospital for my surgery. Leading up to this day, I had undergone so many tests, and exams including a nuclear stress test for my heart to make sure my heart would be strong enough for the …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap Well, every week since I have been posting my weekly video recap posts, I have been trying so hard to get all of the videos out that I have planned. But yet, something inevitably happens and I don’t get them all posted. But, at least I was able to stay …
Capturing Memories of the Year With the shorter days of the season, and the busy time of getting ready for the upcoming holidays there isn’t a lot of time for me to be riding. My riding time is now restricted to the rare days on the weekends when it is warm. Yes, I am a …
Getting Better With Photography I love taking pictures. And I love competing in online horse shows. But my skills as a photographer need to improve, and maybe you have this challenge too. So I wanted to share with you some of the things I’m doing for getting better with photography. Taking pictures is easy. You …
Ok, so most of my free time is eaten up by horsey-time. But just because I love horses doesn’t mean I eat sleep and dream them 24-7(Ok, I do, but that’s beside the point.) But like everyone else with horses, there has to be some time left over for everything else that happens on a …
