September is here, and I can’t help but feel like a kid heading back to school—one who isn’t quite ready for it. I always struggle the week after Labor Day, and this year was no different. Everything felt harder—from finding…
Rediscovering the Magic of Horse Shows as an Adult
One of my favorite things to do when I was younger was to go to horse shows as a spectator. I still love it just as much now, but life—and time—often gets in the way. This past weekend, though, the…
Memorable Moments at the Hampton Classic Horse Show
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend and isn’t too sad that summer is slowly winding down. There always seems to be a debate about when summer ends, and while it doesn’t officially end for a few more weeks, Labor…
The October Agenda
Well, we seem to have floated through September, which, if you live in New York, perhaps you’ll relate to the word choice here. It feels like from when I returned from Europe to now, we’ve had many more days of…
The September Agenda
No matter how long it’s been since my last first day of school, September always reminds me of a new school year. Except this year, the thing I was preparing for wasn’t to walk down a hallway and into new…
Opening Day at the Hampton Classic Horse Show
Yesterday, after my penultimate Forward__Space class at The Barn (insert sad face emoji here), I stopped at the Hampton Classic Horse Show for Opening Day, which was conveniently located only a block away from my workout class. It was a…
The Countdown to The Classic
It’s that time in the summer when, if you are an equestrian or equine enthusiast, you start counting down the days to the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY (or ‘The Classic,’ for those in the know). Fortunately, the…
My Day at the Old Field Farm Horse Show
Over the weekend, I went to the Old Field Farm horse show in Setauket, NY to support some of my barn mates who were competing. Candidly, I had been looking forward to going to this show all week to watch…
My Day at the Old Salem Farm Horse Show
Last week, I made the two-hour trek to Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York for the start of their spring horse show series that runs for two weeks and concludes on May 21. Even during my competitive equestrian…
Horses, Hamptons, and the Final Hurrah of Summer
It felt so good to be back at The Hampton Classic Horse Show after a two-year hiatus on my part! Early yesterday morning, I packed up my car and headed east for only my second day trip of the summer….
My Day at The 2018 Hampton Classic Horse Show
For most people, Labor Day marks the end of summer. For a former equestrian, it’s the Hampton Classic Horse Show that happens every year for one week at the end of August (and every other year when it ends on…
The Hampton Classic Horse Show 2016
I am sad to say goodbye to August today. I know that the summer is not technically over yet, but for me, the Hampton Classic Horse Show signals that the end is near. This year the horse show runs from…
