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Blog Archives
If You Give a Gray a Bath
If you give a gray a bath, he’s going to want to roll in the mud. If he rolls in the mud, he’s going to need another bath. My horse, Indy, loves nothing more than being completely filthy, it is…
SmartPaker Danielle’s Top Tips for Riding Nerves
Riding Should Be Fun! Part Nine: SmartPaker Danielle’s time and research into the whys and hows behind riding nerves I am an extremely competitive person and have been horse-showing for as long as I can remember, starting around the young age of…
SmartPak Recipe: Low-Sugar Apple Horse Cookies
My horse, Indy, absolutely, LOVES cookies and is very food motivated. When he was diagnosed with Laminitis, it was extra hard to not give him any kind of sweet treat, but luckily, he is not at all picky, so he…
Posted in SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Horse Show Must Haves 2020
The moment I’ve waited for is finally here… HORSE SHOWS ARE COMING BACK! I know for me it’s been longer than usual since I’ve been in the show ring. Earlier this year I ended the winter circuit a week earlier than…
Living with Laminitis
I’ve had my horse Indy since 2005, when I was only twelve years old and he was six. Together we competed up and down the east coast starting at the 2’6” Baby Green Hunters and moving all the way up…
Posted in Equine Health, SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Yin & Yang – The Happy Balance of Keeping Your White Horse White and Your Black Horse Black
The majority of the time my white horse looks like a mud monster and in the summer my black horse turns into a pumpkin…but that doesn’t stop me from doing everything and anything I possibly can to keep Indy clean…
Baby Horse’s First Horse Show Road Trip
My baby horse, Loki, recently turned four! And becoming a big boy horse means having to do big boy things, like traveling to his first away horse show. For our first show, we picked a low-key show that we thought…
Picking Color Schemes for Your Hunter
I’ve been lucky enough that my two horses, Indy and Loki, are gray and black, so pretty much any color would look good on them. But that doesn’t mean that they don’t need a signature color! Growing up, my childhood…
Indy and Loki’s Holiday Wishlists
For the past 10 years, Indy has been my only horse and pretty much my whole world. His favorite things are attention and treats, and he really doesn’t like to share either of those. And he’s never really had to,…
Posted in SmartPaker Stories & Adventures
Buying All The Blankets
With summer coming to a close, it’s time to start thinking about blankets! For me this means buying ALL the blankets for my new baby horse, Loki, who due to living in the South his whole life doesn’t own any.…
Baby Steps for the Baby Horse
While bringing along a young horse can be one of the most rewarding experiences, it can also be one of the most frustrating ones. And patience is always key, because good things come to those who wait, right? I’ve been…
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Long Journey Ahead
After about almost a year of searching, I’ve finally bought a new horse! The entire process went incredibly smooth and Loki has already settled into his new home. Loki is a three-year-old Dutch Warmblood who was just started under saddle.…
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Tips for Trying Horses
I’ve been on the hunt for my next horse for quite a few months now. But it wasn’t until recently that I finally made it down to Florida to try a bunch of horses. After looking at a total of…
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