JennMarie Equestrian

04/12/2025

04/01/2025

03/08/2025

Here helping Taylor Made Performance Horses at Michigan Horse Expo! Finding all the cool horse friends here!

03/08/2025

Here at Michigan Horse Expo with Taylor Made Performance Horses! We are speaking at 5pm today at seminar room A on Liberty and planning freestyles.

03/03/2025

What's the deal with mane bags? Do they really make your horse's mane longer? When to use/not use them?

I was asked a question recently about mane bags and the truth is that there are many factors on whether your horse is going to have a long mane/tail.

I've heard so many 'secrets' of horse hair care, from - leave it totally alone, to condition it every day... braids vs no braids, tail up or down, brushing vs finger detangle, silicone based shine vs protein based shine. I can tell you what I learned:

Genetics, hair color, sun/wind exposure, stress, horseplay and hormones are the biggest factors. The bags help protect the length of the surface of the hair but not the roots. We can influence exposure the most with bags which cause the most breakage from sun and catching.

My two quarterhorses both had the same hair treatment since birth, EspanaSilk Grooming Products shampoo and conditioner, sunscreen shine spray, and braided in bags. The bags and sunscreen help keep the sun off and reduce breakage. This worked great until my mare had her baby and while nursing her mane shed to 'normal', about neck length, so I keep it braided and not in bags.

Orbit's mane is quite long, I like his in bags but if he loses some at the roots, it's mostly from rubbing and horseplay with others. So I limit his access to trees, give him skin supplements to reduce itching, and hope for the best when it comes to horseplay as I don't want to keep him from good company.

My Lusitano Aurora has long mane, so does her parents, she was raised in a pasture till 3, her mane thinned from the roots in the weeks after the stress of traveling, but it is growing back fast. I will be keeping hers in bags when the sun comes out especially because it is white.

I condition, braid and knot and electric tape up all tails in the winter, as I find caked mud to be the most drying of all the elements. I like tail bags for my horses who don't lose hair easily from the roots.

The EspanaSilk Grooming Products keep the hair strong with natural proteins without the use of synthetic silicone shine which can dry the hair and cause more breakage. It's really the only product I trust for my, and my horses hair. I will continue to use mane bags on an individual bases and in keeping with the sun exposure.

03/01/2025

When considering something new, you never know what will happen if you just give it a try!

Last year I decided to try to show Orbit in Virtual Western Dressage virtual with Glass-Ed, since my regular dressage mount Vega was busy raising a baby. Orbit has never done this before, he excels at liberty so we had stuck with that for sometime. We both learned a ton through this experience and ended up virtual grand champion, we have so much to learn and are grateful for the judges kind feedback on where we can improve.

Thankful for my boyfriend Zach who filmed for me all last summer, he also was brand new learning to call out and film dressage tests at the same time! So proud of these boys who made a great team showing last year 👏🏼😍🥇

EspanaSilk Grooming Products got us clean and shiny, and Sundial Show Clothing created the Showshirts that are amazingly cool in the summer and warm in cool weather

02/24/2025

Spring is coming!! What is your equestrian goal this year?

PC Lauren Deboer

02/23/2025

Moxie gets to play at Holland Western Extreme Mountain Trail at Holland Horse Park ! Can't wait till summer!!

02/16/2025

The new sled setup is performing well, it moves smoothly through the snow. Moxie's first time pulling it. Gotta make winter fun!

01/30/2025

Luna practicing patience skills tying... she has decided to start conditioning the arena, starting with this hole 😂

01/13/2025

Anticipating Spring's arrival... Meanwhile, Winter offers a chance to relax and enjoy quality time with our magnificent horses. I've been delighting in the affectionate moments and dreaming of our upcoming adventures.

Photo by Zach Tolan

01/04/2025

Welcome Luna!! This is Nora's FULL sister and boy does she look just like her! She will be working towards pulling a cart team with Nora in the future!

01/02/2025

What a year, 2024! So many hours training client horses and showing western dressage with Orbit, getting my dream Lusitano (and consuming lots of EspanaSilk Grooming Products whitening shampoo), watching my heart horse Vega give birth to her filly Siri, and teaching driving to Perrin and the mini horses. Rich with memories, i'm ready to usher in another year of horse fun! Welcome 2025~

PC Lauren Deboer

12/27/2024

Merry Christmas from all of us!! And a Happy New Year!

PC Lauren Deboer Photography

12/09/2024

If I bear joy, peace and love, they are fruits of the Spirit of a loving God who lives in me. The horses guide me to him every day, he can be found anywhere for the temple curtain was torn by the sacrifice of Christ, and he resides in us as we ask...

I love the reality of Christ shining into us, and the Christmas meaning of the light being shown into the great darkness.

Baby Siri in the light

12/07/2024

Congratulations to you, Mickey, on the purchase of Muffin! She will be the perfect Christmas pony for your grandkids, who will surely adore her! 🎄