Emily Parker, Author at The Horse and Stable

Emily Parker

Emily has been around horses since she was a toddler and has spent years in stables learning how to ride and care for horses. She took to barrel racing as a child and trained hard; in 2006, she won the VA State Barrel Championship. While she loves barrel racing, she has a lot of admiration for other areas of the sports. Now Emily works as a freelance writer with a wide array of interests, but she still keeps a soft spot for horses. She loves combining these interests to help you find the information you need for yourself and your horse. Emily has been around horses since she was a toddler and has spent years in stables learning how to ride and care for horses. She took to barrel racing as a child and trained hard; in 2006, she won the VA State Barrel Championship. While she loves barrel racing, she has a lot of admiration for other areas of the sports. Now Emily works as a freelance writer with a wide array of interests, but she still keeps a soft spot for horses. She loves combining these interests to help you find the information you need for yourself and your horse. Do you have a favorite horse breed you like to work with? One of the Iberian breeds, though I’ve never owned one. Favorite memory working or riding horses? When I was 8 or 9, we had a long stretch of pasture where I could safely race any horse I was put on. Barrel racing was fine, but maybe I should have been a jockey. What is your riding style? I have the most respect for dressage and cross country, but I practiced western sports, so it would have to be my favorite. What is your favorite riding gear? A helmet! I’ve thrown away several cracked and shattered helmets; I’m hard on my noggin. For some reason, some rodeos required us to wear cowgirl hats, and it always made me uncomfortable.

Buckskin Horse Guide

Horse Breeds / By Emily Parker

No horse on the planet looks more at home on sweeping desert vistas, dry arroyos, or dusty cattle pens than a buckskin or dun. The buckskin color is an all-American symbol and conjures notions of a hardy cowboy companion when painted on a Quarter Horse or mustang. When the color displays on a Paso Fino […]

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