We’re working on the HorseGirlTV® iPhone app this week and hoping to get everything finalized and launched very soon. Of course, the app will be FREE and while it will be our beta launch it will have some fresh content, new ways to interact with the show and of course a few wallpapers too! Here’s a sample!
Equestrian Collections Giving Away FIVE Ovation Helmets!
I just heard about this and had to pass it along. It’s a total win-win-win! HorseGirlTV loves the awesome folks at Equestrian Collections (http://www.equestriancollections.com/) and they are huge with the give aways. Looks like they are giving away FIVE Ovation helmets and for a great cause to. Here’s the information…
Equestrian Collections and Ovation are pleased to present the Ovation Helmet Giveaway Contest! Nominate your favorite therapeutic riding center to win four free Ovation Protégé helmets, donated by Ovation and Equestrian Collections.
Post a link to the center’s website or Facebook Page and tell us why you think they deserve to win these helmets. The person who nominates the winning center will also win the Ovation Helmet of their choice! Check our all of the Ovation Helmets at their website, and at Equestrian Collections!
We would like to thank NARHA and HorseGirlTV for supporting this contest by getting the word out, helping us give as many therapeutic riding centers as possible the chance to win.
Did you know that every time you place an order on Equestrian Collections, you can ask us to support NARHA. We give rewards dollars to NARHA for distribution to NARHA centers. Just look for the box to click at check out. We’ll take care of the rest!
The contest begins Monday, June 21, 2010 and runs through Friday June, 25, 2010. Thank you for entering the Ovation Helmet Giveaway and for supporting your favorite therapeutic riding center!
Happy Father’s Day!
From HorseGirlTV, the farm and all our furry friends!
Moms And Picking Great Cards
My mom will occasionally send me a card for no special reason but seeing the front of this one immediately made it special! When I was a little girl, I’d gallop my Shetland pony around as fast as possible and bareback if allowed pretending I was some wild cowgirl. I dreamed of growing up and becoming a rodeo queen or famous western horse trainer.
So long story short, I guess this card summed up my childhood aspirations pretty well. The quote by Emerson “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” makes me tear up every time I hear/read it as that is what I’ve tried to do in life and especially with HorseGirlTV. I think back to starting this new media production company years ago back before there was ANY video podcasting in the horse world and I think now how there’s tons knock off HorseGirlTV’s out there and many other like sites and it’s gratifying to know to some of those I might have blazed a trail!
Enough reminiscing and on to the card. What a great picture and the girl is wearing HorseGirlTV teal too!
HorseGirlTV Toes And New Barn Cat
I’ve been trying hard to stop working most evenings by 7 and sit on the back porch to watch the horses and dogs meander while the sun goes down. Life can’t be all busy, busy production and new media work! While that’s fun it’s nice to re-boot the brain and body on the occasion.
It was a perfect afternoon as Ex was able to come home early enough to enjoy it with me. We propped up our feet in the backyard, watching the dogs run around and just sat! How nice. So please do note my toes are HorseGirlTV® teal! Yup, I do get a wild hare every once in a while and paint HorseGirlTV® colors. 😉 First time in 4 years to see me outside of breeches or jeans so for those that will ask, on the ankle is a horse of course!
Here’s another reason for the sitting outside is time to bond with the new kitty. We did adopt the full grown “Lil Dude” and he’s still hanging around but as a grown neutered cat he’s a bit independent so we also now have a kitty that will hopefully bring the Dude around a bit more as he knows her and he likes other cats. She’ll get to move out to the barn as soon as she’s spayed and adjust to the family (including Zita and Picollo). She’s not too keen on Carrara even though Carrara thoroughly enjoyed licking her back the other morning!
Horse Shoe! Who Needs A Stinking Horse Shoe?!
Okey so for equine athletes we really do need shoes and we need to take the best care of our horses feet as possible but I realized last year that when my horse threw a shoe all was not lost, training didn’t need to be sacrificed. There’s tons of boots and wraps out there and I like these Hoofwraps. I emailed with the guy who invented them and they seem like really neat people. The wrap is easy to put on, wash and re-use.
I just opened up a new wrap after I’ve been using my other one for over a year now. This is what it looks like coming out of the package.
Here’s a close up of Miss C (otherwise known as the fabulous Carrara) AFTER we trained!
Here’s one of us looking super pooped after training but HEY at least we didn’t have to stop training just because she threw a shoe. It rarely happens here but when it does happen it’s really nice to know we don’t have to stop and wait for the farrier to get out! Yeah!
Oh yes… Their website is http://hoofwraps.com/ and I talked with Bryan! You can also buy them online with my favorite online tack shop, Equestrian Collections at http://www.equestriancollections.com/