This and That

Heads up that as of September first, poll pressure relief bridles are banned from USEF/USDF competitions. Incredibly disappointing. I’d love to know the reasoning

Turns out this was not "our" Pille-Riin: I just had an opportunity to vote in the annual FEI awards for excellence in various areas. Imagine my delight to find and vote for groom of the year for @Pille-Riin

Anyone else obsessed with riding socks? I have to match mine to every outfit! I have found PS of Sweden socks to be my absolute favorite and they hold up to my wear and tear. Slowly replacing all my socks with PS ones!!

It is not an option to clip my horse this winter and I’m wondering if anyone has tips for sweaty horses in the winter. Obviously I don’t want to turn him out wet, but I do need to work him. He’s already looking like a teddy bear 🙈

Here is my homemade, all natural fly spray that keeps all the flies, horse flies, bugs away from your horse without leaving hives/ swelling etc that other fly sprays can!

Wanted to share the journey with you all , but this site keeps saying I am using offensive language. So i will just share a couple of pics

Last night Smarty helped teach me a bit about flying changes! I’ve only ridden them on horses with auto changes, but Smarty won’t do it unless explicitly asked. We had some late changes behind but it was fun to get to try out those aids and play around with a harder movement.

I can’t recommend this product enough. My Friesian has horrible eczema due to insects. I have tried everything and this is the only thing that gives him a relief. I do have to reapply more often than the recommended two weeks but it’s so worth it. I’ve been using it for years on my previous horses and, so far, none of them has had a reaction.