Well hello blog! If you follow on Instagram and/or are on the Starting Gate Open the Gate email list - you know that I made a big...

I've been debating writing this for a while. There are quite a few of these posts floating around on different blogs and editorial...

“We’re culturally trained to think in terms of milestones and markers. We’ll be happy when we graduate from a good school, get a job,...

"Hi Taylor, I have a horse here and I'm wondering if you would be willing to give him a safe home. He's had a rough go of things and...

I've been meaning to explain where the name Starting Gate came from for a long time. Way back when I still had Instagram I remember...

In high school I volunteered at a youth ranch. This place had the mission to help hurting kids heal with the gift of horses. A mentor...

In high school I was a stable hand at the horse barn I took riding lessons at and I was loving every moment I spent cleaning stalls,...

I love to write. Ever since I was a child I've been writing stories and I devour books - even with a newborn I managed to read or listen...

So we've gone through the 90's and early 2000's and here we are. I'm a high school graduate and home from college for semester break of...

We left off last time with me finishing horse day camp at a local stable. Somehow my grandmother thought it would be a good idea to let...