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Showing in Ocala on a "rental," Feb. 2010

About this site.
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by. If you’re a horse person, this site is for you. If you’re financially, emotionally or otherwise supporting a horse person, this site is really for you. You have my sympathy. You are not alone.

There are lots of great horse destinations on the web. This one is different.
This is where you can find:

• Sympathy, not ridicule, for the amount of money you’re spending on this sport.
• Ideas for how to save and manage your horse money, spend wisely and places to get good deals on horse  stuff.
• A reminder of all of the good things that horses bring into your life.
• A good laugh, usually at my expense.

This is also a place where you can share, complain, vent and cry. And if anyone in our community can help, I encourage them to  speak up. This site is, in part, made possible by the generous support of The Chronicle of the Horse. The Chronicle is sort of the Newsweek of the competitive equestrian world. It’s what all the  cool kids read.

You’ll also learn:

• How to get along with your child’s trainer, the barn owner, the barn workers and all of the other horse people you’ll encounter. Look for these posts under the category “barn manners.” Hey, I work for Emily Post, the skills transfer.
• Horse health care and general welfare–why horses need vaccinations, what’s the point of supplements, what to have in an emergency first aid kit for your horse.
• About the hunter/jumper and equitation world of horses and horse shows.

You’ll also be reading posts about me, my family and our equestrian adventures and the personalities we meet along the way.

About your host.

My name is Elizabeth. Horses have been part of my life for a long time. I learned to ride from Olana Laffey, who operates EvenStride. I live north of Burlington, Vermont, and our pony Dara lives at Missy Ann Stables, conveniently located a mile and a half from our house (YES!). My daughter has been riding for almost four years. She just turned 12. I refer to her as “the girl.” Currently, we’re at the painful juncture of outgrowing a pony.

I also have a son who is 9. He loves to hang out at the barn, but he’s really a hockey and lacrosse junky. I never had a brother or a boy cousin, so “the boy” is the wild card in my life. On any given day he is on my last nerve or making me laugh so hard I practically pee. Actually he usually does both to me every day.

Although I have a fairly well paying job as the director of public relations at The Emily Post Institute, I am flat out busted. I spend every available dime on horses or hockey. I AM NOT COMPLAINING. Just trying to figure out how to get a few more dollars so we can go to more horse shows!!!! Ha, ha, ha, He, he, he. Oh, ho, ho! My father says it’s a sickness.

Services

I serve a small group of clients in equestrian-related businesses providing editorial content, marketing, business development and media relations services. For more information, visit the Services page or drop me an email: elizabeth@sheridesIpay.com

Contact
elizabeth@sheridesIpay.com