A podcast and newsletter for every horse show-tired + muck boot-wearing mama who’s trying to figure out what the hell she signed up for. You’ve got questions, Venmo receipts and way too many saddle pads. And now, you’ve got a community that gets it. Join the Broke Horse Moms newsletter for weekly behind-the-scenes extras, show season survival tips, gear recs, horse mom life hacks, and everything we wish someone told us when our kids decided to 'try' horseback riding. Join our virtual barn family!
🐎 BHM: Building Your Horse Mom Village
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Hi Reader, What if one of the most important things you could do as a horse mom had nothing to do with buying the right tack, planning your show season, or finding the perfect horse? If I’m being honest, the moments that have saved me the most in this sport have all involved other people. 👉 The mom who talked me through the rounds that looked like the Kentucky Derby (with jumps). This week on the podcast, I'm talking about something we don’t discuss nearly enough - building our horse mom village. And more importantly, I deep dive into the types of people we should make sure to include:
How to Build Your Broke Horse Mom Village 🎧 Listen on Apple🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎉 Also...fun fact!! I hired back my friend and podcast editor extraordinaire, Steve Woodward of The Podcasting Editor, and I am so excited to focus on bringing you THE BEST content and NOT how to make it sound great. Make sure you're following the show so you don't miss the next episode where I interview Beth Sheely, Head Coach of the Virginia Tech Equestrian Team. Go Hokies! 🦃 👀 BTS: On the Road to Pony Finals The path to Pony Finals is WELL underway. In the last month alone, we've booked our Airbnb (twice, actually, when I realized a week in a house with 5-6 people and ONE bathroom is likely not ideal), submitted Chloe's application for Pony Finals, attended a Pony Finals webinar 😳 and...because life wasn't busy enough...switched barns AGAIN. 🎧 Relevant Episode: Switching Barns - 'Tis the Season The trainer we'd been with all of 2025 offered up the most selfless question a few weeks ago when she realized that Chloe may benefit from training with a jumper coach and riding with her friends again. I asked Chloe if she'd want to switch, thinking for sure, she wouldn't. And, damn...if the kid who I often forget is only 16 (now!) was super excited to ride with her friends and have the eye of another coach on her and Phoebe. Now, they're busy working together to prep for the first qualifying show in April. Alright mama, that's it for this week. As always, thanks for being a part of this community. Eyes up, leg on, P.S. Love what you're hearing on the podcast and want to help keep the work we do here free? Say 'thank you' by making a small contribution here: https://buymeacoffee.com/brokehorsemoms P.P.S. Missed a newsletter? See previous posts here. |
BROKE HORSE MOMS
A podcast and newsletter for every horse show-tired + muck boot-wearing mama who’s trying to figure out what the hell she signed up for. You’ve got questions, Venmo receipts and way too many saddle pads. And now, you’ve got a community that gets it. Join the Broke Horse Moms newsletter for weekly behind-the-scenes extras, show season survival tips, gear recs, horse mom life hacks, and everything we wish someone told us when our kids decided to 'try' horseback riding. Join our virtual barn family!
Hi Reader, When The Plaid Horse shared my article about why the horse world feels so confusing for new families, one response kept coming up: Just ask questions. 🤦🏻♀️ Thanks, Suzy, for the tip. If we knew what questions to ask, we'd be asking them. Reading through hundreds of Facebook comments from horse moms, trainers, and lifelong equestrians made me realize something: we don't necessarily need more information, we need better starting points. That's exactly what this week's podcast episode...
Hi Reader, Am I the only who, when my kiddo started riding, assumed the only decisions to be made would be around things like schedules, budgets, and maybe when she got her first pair of tall boots. I had no idea that, before long, I’d be making decisions about trainers, horses, safety, horse shows, tack, and thousands of dollars in expenses in a sport I barely understood. Somewhere along the way, I had to figure out where my job as the parent ended and where my trainer’s job began. Who...
Hi Reader, A few weeks ago, I attended a webinar. Not for work.Not for a certification.Not to learn a new skill. I attended a webinar so I could LEARN HOW TO ATTEND Pony Finals. And while the webinar was super helpful, it highlighted something I’ve been thinking about for a long time: this equestrian life is incredibly difficult to understand if you didn’t grow up in it. We spend a lot of time talking about affordability and accessibility in equestrian sports, and those are important...