There comes a point in every horsewoman’s life when she finds herself standing in the pasture, squinting at her horse from the side and thinking, Was that hollow behind his withers always there? In my case, the horse was Tino. Tino is 16 now, and while he is still handsome enough to know it, his…
Archives for August 2026
The Cooling Vest I Didn’t Know I Needed — Until I Wore One
There are certain horse-show purchases that feel a little extra… right up until the moment you use them and wonder how you ever survived without them. For me, that’s a cooling vest. And after dealing with hot summer horse shows, long barn days, endless trips back and forth from the stalls, and the special kind of…

