My Favorite Shedding Tools
How does one horse shed so much? And how do I always manage to find said hair in places it doesn't belong: inside my shirt, my mouth, my own hair, in my paddock boots
My Favorite Barn Safety Products
We recently moved onto a new property with an old barn that needs updating. It was previously used for storage, then half was a cattle run-in shed and then storage again. Through all of those changes, some things definitely fell through the cracks. For example, multiple extension cords were used to hang extra lights but they were left hanging down
Electric Fencing 101
Most equestrians come into contact with electric fencing at least once or twice in our lives. It's one of the most popular choices for equines because it's fairly cheap compared to other methods and it's also fairly easy to install
New year, new house, new challenges!
2015 has turned out to be pretty eventful for the Allen family so far. I just got a new job as head designer at a petroleum company and now have a few days off per week! Woo hoo! Also, our landlord, who we love, unexpectedly broke her hip before Christmas and after multiple surgeries and PT, she isn't able to
Why National Velvet is still my favorite horse movie!
As a horse-loving child, I grew up watching every movie with a horse that I could get my hands on. I still get excited when I find DVDs of those classics on sale in movie bins and online. There are a handful that I just kept watching over and over and over