Blue Ribbon Braiding

On today’s episode of “The Dirty Diaries” 😏 😂
High five!

Shapley's to the rescue once again!

An ode to the power of Shapley's Oil 💪🏼

We are well into clipping season already in Kentucky, my friends. While the weather is still beautiful, if you’re bathing your horses for your clipper, dig in DEEP over the topline, knees, hocks, and cannons. Let that shampoo marinate before rinsing it off. Your clipper will thank you 🙏🏼 and won’t charge you a dirty horse fee!

The horses are already growing their winter coats despite Kentucky still thinking it’s the middle of summer 🤦🏻‍♀️
Oreo got a full body clip and mane pull last week before young rider championships!

A very busy weekend indeed! Despite the KY weather being well into the 90s for the last couple weeks, the horses are already growing their winter coats. Two full body clips yesterday and two horses braided today. I love clipping season!

And that’s a wrap on the 2026 United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) American Eventing Championships! A bigger wrap-up post to come, but I wanted to take a moment to give a HUGE shoutout to my amazing husband. He has been endlessly supportive and picked up the slack this week with kids, school, daycare, meals, etc while I braided and all while we both work full time jobs. I am so grateful for the village I have under my own roof, but also for my clients who entrusted me with their horses this whole week in the middle of the night. To bed I go…. Next up- KDA Dressage September 12/13 and Jump Start HTs September 25-27. Night night friends 🥰 thank you all for an amazing week!

Tattoos and braids on point 🤩 *chefs kiss*

Westin, a Clydesdale/Saddlebred, went down centerline in style this weekend!

It was quite a busy weekend at KDA Dressage and KY Summer Horse Trials! 🥵 16 horses, 21 sets of braids, and some very challenging manes to tame 😂 it was so great meeting so many new clients with the sweetest horses!

Next up: AECs August 25th-30th.
Call/text early to get on my list, it is already filling up quickly!
781-439-2056

Braiding available for both KDA Dressage and KY Summer HTs July 17-19! Buttons, rosettes, and running buttons. Multi-day and multi-horse discounts available. Braids are *tight* and reliable.

Please text (781) 439-2056 to get on the schedule!

What a whirlwind weekend! 2am start Saturday at MSEDA, then over to Fasig-Tipton for my favorite annual sponsored event to braid the Central Kentucky Riding for Hope horses for their Night Of The Stars!