Fall & Holiday Reviews

We’re back at it, reviewing a wide range of gear and accessories we think will appeal to your horse riding needs and wants. Check out this season’s offerings. This list will grow, develop, and subdivide as we approach the holidays, so visit again to find […]

Patagonia Men’s WorkWear Pants Pass Muster

Editor’s Note: Best Horse Practices Summit board member Josh McElroy, who starts colts and helps with cattle work when he is not working as a horsemanship instructor at Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, reviewed Patagonia’s Men’s Iron Forge Hemp Canvas 5 Pocket Pants for us. […]

Horse Owners Can Be Part of the Solution

Maybe you’re like me: white and privileged enough to own horses. From our rural, mostly peaceful, mostly white communities, it might be easy to ignore the massive protests over systemic injustice. It might be easy to dismiss the protests as flash points soon to fade, […]

New Books in Cayuse Library

By year’s end, the Cayuse Communications library will triple in size. We’re adding children’s books and an entertaining mystery series to our offerings. Rest assured – more horse-related non-fiction volumes are in development! First, check out Where’s Hope? The Adventures of Lily Brook Farm, a […]

LL Bean Reviews, Two Thumbs Up

Read all our Spring Reviews here. Julie Kenney reviews True Shape jeans and All Day Active UPF 1/4 Zip Hoodie, both from LL Bean: In early March, when I received my LL Bean jeans and UPF long-sleeve shirt to review, I had no idea we […]

Mystery series anchored by horsewoman

Mark Stevens is the acclaimed author of the Alison Coil mystery series. The books make up a thoroughly 21st century series, with well-researched, thought-provoking themes and a firecracker protagonist in Coil. From first to last, they are titled: Antler Dust, Buried by the Roan, Trapline […]

Go gentle into that good night, gophers

I’ve worked for years to improve my pastures. It’s hard work that has involved rotational grazing, overseeding, weed mitigation, and harrowing. So this spring, when pocket gophers wreaked havoc in several spots, I started to take it personally. What to do? I’m not one for […]

Welcome Boulet Boots!

We welcome Boulet Boots, the storied, Canadian company, to the Cayuse advertising family! Boulet Boots was founded some 90 years ago in Saint Tite, Quebec. During World War II, it was the leading provider of boots for the Canadian Armed Forces, producing nearly 300 boots […]

Problem Solving from On Pasture

We love opening the weekly newsletter from our friends at On Pasture, a livestock site which translates research and experience into best practices you can use. Subscribe here. Or, listen to this Down to Earth podcast with Kathy. Here’s a recent note from publisher Kathy […]

Patagonia Provisions for Horse Camping or Care Packages

During the pandemic, we’re finding ways to send our love across the miles. Care packages are back! Last week, my nephew got a package of cupcakes delivered for his 24th birthday. That’s very yummy and quaint, but what about care packages with more substance and […]