… He’s not the best for you, says Kristin Fry from Beyond the Swipe. This little yet monumental piece of advice is one that took years for me to grasp. Today’s blog post is centered on this ideology, stemming from a recent response I received to an Instagram story that featured my boyfriend, Barrett. One of my followers graciously noted that our relationship set a role model symbol for one that was healthy and supportive. She also mentioned we reminded her of Kasey Perry-Glas

Yesterday was a big day for The Blonde & The Bay. After posting the newly coined Gelding Mantra via my Instagram on the inaugural day of January, I launched the phrase in t-shirt form! This has been a long-awaited creation, perhaps even more so for me than my followers. After the success of the Mare Mantra and Mare Person, the urge to tap into a whole new demographic was repeadtly slammed closed after countless attempts of trying to rhyme any single word to “gelding.” That’s

Over the course of the last two weeks, I’ve had an influx of messages in my inbox all with the same common topic: can I have some tips on how to build a following, and what do you think I should post more/less of? I love it when my followers reach out to me and I’m always, always, happy to help, happy to give advice, happy to give my two cents and happy to just talk. Instead of an Instagram post, I wanted to jump on the blog and dedicate a short but sweet entry to this matter

Two years ago, my Instagram-bestie and contributing blog writer, Emily, and I put together our first holiday gift guide for the stylish dressage aficionado. It was a huge hit, and we featured some great small companies within our post. We're back this holiday season, curating the ultimate guide for our followers. I use the word "ultimate" lightly, as there is no shortage of gift guides floating around social media, but what makes our guide unique to the others is how we prese

The twenty-sixth of December has got to be the most lackluster day out of the entire calendar year, especially when it falls on a Monday. Cue the Monday-est Monday that ever lived. However, while our Christmas merriment has come to an end, my heart is so full from yesterday's family festivities... Which, thanks to our traditional holiday feast, so is my stomach. I feel you, Regina. And, while my Christmas hangover may be in full commencement today, I can't help but get a bit

I’m writing this post on a bit of a whim. Usually, I have all of my topics planned ahead, strewn across a cluttered note on my iPhone, patiently waiting to be transformed into an article on the blog. Not today, though… I’m writing by the seat of my pants. Yoga pants, I should confess. For me, a typical Sunday includes a morning at the barn with Leah, followed by lounging around my house and catching up on household chores I’ve prolonged due to tiring workdays. Today, my sched

Life has been delightfully chaotic lately, which is something I don’t necessarily mind. Since moving back to Boerne, I’ve immersed myself in furthering my career both at In The Irons Tack and the blog, making up for lost time with my fabulous friends, and spending my mornings before work, and weekends, with Leah. It’s been an adjustment, reprogramming myself to full-time career life while juggling the horsey life, but any Adult Amateur can attest to that involvement. So far,

It is such a privilege to welcome Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher, Bryony Pullin, to blog this week! In addition to massage therapy and yoga, Bryony practices healing rituals such as Ortho-Bionomy and Reiki, which led me to becoming one of her clients. An avid equestrian originally based out of Ocala, Florida, Bryony's articles were found throughout the quarterly publication, Florida Sporthorse Magazine. I am blessed to have her as a friend, as her excit

Introduce one person to me within the equestrian community who claims to not possess any insecurities and I’ll immediately call their bluff. Face it; we all have them – tiny inklings that have an uncanny knack of rattling our inner self-confidence. But, the question arises; how could we not have insecurities in this sport we so passionately love? We virtually pay money to have someone judge our every move from the moment the first hoof enters at A. There is also another very

My first week of daily training with Chloe is in the books! While Leah has meshed into the program for a few months now, I officially moved to Corpus this past Monday. My brain is swimming in a wealth of newfound knowledge – literally. If every week is as fun and rewarding as this past one, then I am in for a real treat. So, with that being said, I decided to share with you my first week revelations at CEC Elite Training. It’s really, really hot. Don’t get me wrong; I am accu

How many of you have heard that catchy song, “Follow Your Arrow” by Kacey Musgraves? You know, the one that declares to “follow your arrow wherever it points, yeah, follow your arrow wherever it points…” You get the idea. Over the past few months, that song has become my living aphorism. Perhaps I have dubbed it my theme song, too. Or maybe that’s just because I’ve blared it on my Bluetooth speaker for the past handful of mornings while getting ready for work. Who knows…? Wha

They say that nothing in life is worth having or worth doing unless it involves effort or some degree of difficulty. However, if you are pursuing something you are passionate about, then you really don't work a day in your life. That is where you can find me - a dressage rider with a hankering for creativity intertwined with the love for my horse and sport. A few years ago, the concept of The Blonde & The Bay was born. Personally, I thought it was a precious "identifier" for