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An adult amateur rider and a draft cross mare explore the sport horse world.


Enquine Insight

Equine Insights

News and Resources for Equestrians
The Equine Insights is a platform that centralizes the latest equine-related news from various sources, including articles, videos, and updates from equestrian news outlets, blogs, and social media.
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Latest News.

Aug 13, 2024

Up in Smoke

It's kind of hard to write a lot when my only goals with my horse are "have fun every day" and "enjoy what a special lad... [Read more]

May 23, 2024

#til Check Your Tack, Fam

ZB and I moved barns at the beginning of December. I was trying to juggle a lot of travel commitments around winter weat... [Read more]

May 10, 2024

Hos Gonna Ho

The problem with ZB is one of her best features—she fits in zero off the rack things so impulse buying is dead. hi P... [Read more]

Apr 12, 2024

Bet You Didn’t See This Coming

I’m still here.  I mean, not really, inasmuch as I’ve mostly adapted to short form social media and instead of chroni... [Read more]

Apr 21, 2022

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Barn

I found myself off my usual path the other day. And 3 minutes from a cowboy tack store I'd never been to. I thought I'd ... [Read more]

Mar 29, 2022

Breathe, Ride, Repeat

I don't have a lot of cool things to say right now. Some parts of life are very good and some parts are very stressful. ... [Read more]

Mar 16, 2022

On Employment

When new people at the barn meet Zoebird, they tend to ask the same question: What does she do?  Really not sure why "we... [Read more]

Dec 30, 2021

Cantering Out of 2021

I love to do an orderly, month-by-month year end wrap up post highlighting our big adventures for each year.  Buuuuuuut... [Read more]

Nov 17, 2021

Full Circle

this lady <3  A little over four years ago, I was in a bad place. I'd never met Roxie's mom, but we chatted online oc... [Read more]

Oct 15, 2021

Accomplishing Goals

aim high One of my goals from when I first brought ZB home was to canter bareback through the pasture with flowers br... [Read more]

Aug 5, 2021

Always Be a Unicorn

Photo edit by Beka When you have a Zoebird, there are certain things you can do that normal horses really can't.  One o... [Read more]

Jul 2, 2021

Faithful Friends

There are some animals that you look at.  There are others that look back at you.  Lewis was one of those. From the ti... [Read more]

Apr 14, 2021

A Little Bit Rock and Roll

I'm re-teaching myself how to train right now, and it is so much fun.  I've spent a long time in the same rut. The en... [Read more]

Jan 8, 2021

Looking for Release

I see horses as a mirror that allows me to see into my subconscious in ways that very few other things do.  What driv... [Read more]

Jan 6, 2021

2020: A Year in (Unusual) Review

My favorite part of blogging is the perspective I get from looking forward and looking back, especially at the end of th... [Read more]

Dec 22, 2020

I Pivoed Myself

Y'all have probably heard of this nifty little robot camera gadget called a Pivo. I thought it sounded cool and I bought... [Read more]

Dec 3, 2020

Everything Slides Faster on Ice

I could write about how I finally decided ZB's western saddle actually didn't fit, and then how I maniacally shopped for... [Read more]

Nov 3, 2020

A Progression in ZB

You know what we haven't done in a while?  dun dun dun A progression post!  When I met ZB, she was a loveable 4 year old... [Read more]

Oct 13, 2020

Pressure and Release

An interesting thing has started happening lately.  Right now (I've been in town for almost a month omfg!), Zoe is in... [Read more]

Oct 5, 2020

We Take a Lesson!

I've been able to ride consistently enough lately that I actually felt ok scheduling a lesson last week.  And then I th... [Read more]

Sep 30, 2020

The Long and Short

When I typed out "I've literally never had a bad ride on zb" the other day, it made me think.  What is a bad ride? W... [Read more]

Sep 28, 2020

That New Leather Smell

It's weird how our foray into learning western stuff re-energized me for all things horsey, but here we are. And like. I... [Read more]

Sep 2, 2020

Summer Fun

In the vein of "what sounds fun today", I spent a lot of time this summer in a distinctly old west style locale.  Is t... [Read more]

Aug 25, 2020

The Magical Thing About a ZB

I've been working out of town, which severely limits barn time.  But I have a ZB.  #winning So when I had 48 hours in... [Read more]

Jul 8, 2020

Taking Ownership

I drafted a blog the other day, but it bored me to write. I can't imagine trying to read it. The gist of it was that ZB ... [Read more]

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