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Wentworth Hunter Pace - June 6, 2021

After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time!  most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the...

Farm Logo Swag

Last year, I had a graphic artist friend design a logo for our little farm.  I adore it but hadn't made anything with it yet, save a few stickers that I put on our buckets and one of my show trunks.  I had a local embroidery shop do a green jacket for me, but he was sort of weird about doing any (brand new, so clean!) saddle pads that I brought it.  That is fine, since he is not a horse guy, but I kinda gave up and forgot about it. Of course, now I have had a LOOOONG winter to consider ALL THE THINGS I need want with our logo.  I made an order through Cafe Press but wasn't super impressed and things were printed crookedly despite the fact on the designer it looked correct.  My husband's hooded sweatshirt and the baby's onesies were the only things that looked correct.  The shirts were a wash, but I will say, Cafe Press refunded my money for me at least! Deciding that I needed an actual human with design experience (imagine that!), I found a great...

Lund Saddlery Review

Back at the end of October 2016, I pulled the trigger on ordering a new five point breastplate because I just wasn't thrilled with the way my current breastplate fit Snappy.  It is a Stubben that I bought about six years ago, and while it is overpriced IMHO haha, I saved all that summer to purchase it,  because STUBBEN.   Stubben breastplate not a great fit I figured a five point would fit her better, yet  I wasn't crazy about the HDR or Nunn Finer versions and Stubben doesn't make a five point.   I had seen Lund Saddlery around Facebook and read a few reviews from other bloggers.  It seemed like well made tack for a decent price point, so I ordered it.   Oddly, enough, though I knew I would have a wait a bit it to arrive...it never did!  I waited...and I waited...and I waited.  Finally in December, I sent an email to Lund and the owner was super apologetic.  Somehow my order had been lost in the shuffle, so he arranged for...