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Blog Archives
What I’m Wearing This Show Season: Keli H.
Show season, the most magical time of year! I look forward to a warm show season all winter long. Not just because I love to ride and compete with my horse but because it’s a time for our giant horse…
Braiding Tips from Team SmartPak
Have you ever wanted to learn how to braid your horse’s mane? We asked our Team SmartPak riders’ braiding experts to share their tips and tricks for hunter and dressage braids! Check out their how-to videos below to learn more…
Traveling with Your Horse: 8 Tips for a Smart & Safe Journey
Editor’s Note: Since this article was published, the ColiCare program has been upgraded to provide up to $10,000 in colic surgery reimbursement. Click here to learn more. Thinking about hitting the road with your horse this year? Whether you’re heading…
Tagged with: Horseshow Tips & Tricks, Safety, Tips, Trailer, Trailering, Travel, Traveling
Posted in Equine Health
Posted in Equine Health
Secrets to an Effective Horse Show Grooming Routine
Whether you’re attending your first schooling show or competing at the national level, you want to shine in the show ring. But with the weeks of schooling, days of packing, and hours of traveling, where will you find time to…
The Tall Boot Dilemma: Which is the Right Riding Boot for Me?
Remember when you were a little kid and you had to wear paddock boots and those crazy garter straps, and you dreamed about being old enough to wear elegant, shiny tall boots? Or maybe you were like me, and one…
How to Design an Equitation Course
As the owner of a boarding farm, I am often the one who is setting up courses. When you’re putting a course together, a lot of variables are taken into consideration, such as the ring size and the number of…
Horse Show Survival Tips from Team SmartPak Rider Deanna Searles
Jim and Deanna Searles are the proud owners and operators of Circle S Ranch, a full-service training and boarding facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. With a focus on training for All-Around events, the Searles and their clients have gone on to…
How to Design a Hunter Course
As the owner of a boarding farm, I am often the one who is setting up courses. When you’re putting a course together, a lot of variables are taken into consideration, such as the ring size and the number of…
Top 3 Things I Can’t Live Without on Show Day
Summertime and show season are two of my favorite things! Warm air, long sunny days, and no more winter coats or layers. What’s not to love about summer? Aside from finally thawing out from winter, summer also brings show season.…
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…
Adventures of a first-time Show (horse) Mom: Part 2 – Be on time, no really, we’re waiting
As we covered in Part 1, I haven’t actively participated in a horse show in decades. Even with somebody else planning every detail of our show outing, I still felt incredibly rusty. But the show must go on (see what…
Show Clip Tips from the Pros
We asked Caley Coffey and Dominique Gauthier, grooms for Team SmartPak riders Jason Martin and Charlie Cole at Highpoint Performance Horses, to share their tips for getting your Western horse show-ring ready: Clipping a horse can be stressful and messy,…
Back in the ring (or just outside of it): Adventures of a first-time Show (horse) Mom
Part 1 – Getting Back to the Ring As a kid, I was no stranger to the show ring. The cycles of wash, shine, prep, hurry, and wait were normal parts of being a part of the horse world. Life…
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…
