Equestrian Team Contributions HORSES Saddle Up: Saddles To Fit You And Your Horse You’ve purchased your first horse, a different horse, or want to try a new style of riding. Do you need a new saddle? Maybe. Saddles must fit both you and your horse, and be appropriate for the riding you plan to do. Think of it as above and below. Above, the seat size and contour,... COWGIRL LIFE Increase Your Riding Safety With Breakaway Stirrups It’s a risk we all take and the nightmare we hope to never have: falling off our horse, hanging a stirrup, and being stepped on or dragged by a panicked animal. To some extent, tapaderos have always reduced this risk, but they are not ideal for many riding pursuits and have largely fallen out of... HORSES Tack Trends: High Brow Headstalls Adorn your beautiful horse with a headstall that’s just as spectacular! Bling, beads, studs, silver, tassels and tooling make tacking up as fun as dressing up, but without the painful high heels! LUAN’S LEATHER (above left) Classic Cowboy headstall and tripping collar shows the detailed and original designs for which Luan’s Leather is known. luansleathers.com... HORSES Tack Trends: Fun Fringed Breast Collars The only thing cowgirls love more than their horses is fringe! Ride like the wind in super-cool coordinated bridle and breast collars in bright, happy colors and fun floral motifs. RODEO QUINCY You’ll be the sweetheart of the stable when you outfit your favorite horse in Rodeo Quincy fringed tack (pictured above). Rodeo Quincy offers a... COWGIRL LIFE Wine Country Trail Ride From the heights of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Cowgirls can see all the way to the San Francisco Bay–and even farther back into California’s winemaking history. Darley Newman takes a wine country trail ride back in history. By Darley Newman As I sauntered through an open meadow on Romer, a black-and-white Tennessee Walking horse, I thought... HORSES Do You Trust Your Horse? By Kenda LenseignePhotos By Amanda Ellis She was a new girl in a new town, and unlike anyone I had ever met before. She was kind and encouraging, and was trying to get me to jump into the water along with all of her friends. I tried to overcome my panic, then justify my fear,... HORSES 5 Therapeutic Remedies Your Horse Will Actually Wear Back on Track company has developed a revolutionary material that actually creates a soothing far infrared thermal warmth that has been proven to increase blood circulation and help your horse’s muscles recover, stay looser and become less inflamed. The material is Back on Track’s state-of-the-art Welltex fabric that is infused with ceramic powder. The ceramic... HORSES Mare Power In 2004, a palomino filly by Wimpys Little Step and out of Collena Chic Olena was born in North Carolina. Named Wimpys Little Chic (but known as “Lexie” in the barn), the foal would grow up to be a reining phenomenon. Wimpys Little Chic has become the all-time NRHA money earner—beating all the boys. Lexie... COWGIRL STYLE Roja by Ann Tobias Spring 2014 We would be lying if we didn’t tell you that Ann Tobias is one of our all time favorite designer. From a previous career in opera and her love for travel, her aesthetic fashion sense is a combination of the stage and the world’s handicrafts. With such a background comes a simplicity and beauty, which... << 1 2 >>