Summer & Fall Gear Reviews

Editor’s Note: We rely on quality gear for our many hours outside, with animals, doing physical work and play, in the weather, under all sorts of conditions. We need clothing and equipment that will hold up as much as we do. Here’s a selection that […]

Daniel Dauphin offers More than a Bit

Recently, I stumbled across the wit and humor of Daniel Dauphin. The Louisiana horseman comes across as an ‘aw shucks’ kind of guy, but it takes only a few minutes to learn that he’s a bright fella with a penchant for eschewing BS and enjoying […]

BESTUVS! Our Annual Gift Buying Guide

Our Cayuse Communications team has reviewed scores of items for the holiday. Check out this year’s fall and holiday reviews. The following items and ideas popped to the top as our favorite items for gift giving. So sit back, have a cuppa and a mint […]

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 […]