Feb 22, 2019 | Equestrian Life
Two years ago, Caitlyn Shiels and I were in Traverse City, Michigan, chasing indoors points for the amateur-owner hunters. I so wanted to go, and at 6, Mo was trying his heart out to get me there. We watched the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship (Kentucky)...
Feb 14, 2019 | Equestrian Life, Health and Wellness, Personal, Travel
The sum of life’s parts, how seemingly separate pieces come together to create the mosaic that is life. At 9 years old, I fell in love. He was kind of short and stocky, loved eating carrots and spending time with him was the most fun and exhilarating feeling I had...
Dec 13, 2018 | Equestrian Life
…”Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined” — from the Ode to the Horse by Ronald Duncan. These beautiful, giving,...
Nov 4, 2018 | Equestrian Life, Fashion and Beauty
Every so often, I like to stop and take in my life. For me, that also means capturing life as it looks and feels like right at that moment. This has been an extraordinary year for me. I took a leap of faith with my best friend and supported her as she launched her own...
Oct 18, 2018 | Equestrian Life, Personal
Ok friends, today has been a tough one for me for a few reasons. It is the anniversary of my Nonno Gene’s death back in 1989. And so it has always been a day where my memories of him are so close to the surface. Although I lost him so young, he has shaped my life so...
Oct 16, 2018 | Equestrian Life
I love this photo, for so many reasons. This is the morning of my wedding. Because on that morning, this was the only place I could be to start that most important day off right. Thanks to @caitlynshiels I was able to spend some beautiful time with my beloved babies...