I get this question a lot – “why a young horse?” At first it was the answer you suspect – budget. I did not have the budget to go out and purchase a quality, finished A/O hunter without major “holes” as my second horse. I feel like shopping for horses is a three legged stool […]

So Why a Young Horse?

No adult ammy life is the same and I think that’s what makes us a cool “breed.” We have some who are in their equestrian era, some in their professional (career-wise not riding, come on now we’re amateurs) era, some in their parenting era, and some in eras in between. Yes, that was a Taylor […]

Adult Ammy Life – A Balancing Act

My name is Sarah, I’m a 31-year-old adult amateur competing in the adult amateur hunters, equitation, and some derbies with my 19-year-old Dutch warmblood, Ocelot. I rode casually as a child, competing at local shows in Woodstock, NY in the walk-trot, walk-jog and eventually walk-trot-canter, walk-jog-lope and trail classes with my Welsh/Arabian pony, Mystic Diamond […]

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