Indy-Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society

01/09/2025

Indy’s Basic Skills Video

01/09/2025

We’ve been working on Indy’s cantering liberty circles!

She’s been struggling with getting into the canter when I ask but I haven’t had any issues with her drifting off or anything.
After she canters on a good sized circle while staying focused I invited her back into a small trotting circle until she was calm and slow.

01/09/2025

We've assigned over 65 horses to Training Challenge applicants and have been able to take in horses from two different rescues and from a couple of donors we might not have been able to help. So that's helping more horses and plenty of horses for you to follow on Facebook and meet at the Expo!

The stressful news is that we only have a few sponsors and vendors so far.

It is Bluebonnet's 20th year of operations, and that's a huge thing! I want to celebrate that with an amazing Expo. I really love the Expo – not only are we raising money for a good cause, but there are so many educational opportunities, so much shopping, and gorgeous horses to meet. Plus, we get to see friends we haven't seen in a year or more and make new ones. It really is an amazing day, and I hope you can help us make it the best one yet.

So how can you help the horses?

The easiest thing you can do is help us spread the word. The more people who attend, the better the event we’ll have. And helping like this is free – and anyone can do it, you don’t have to be in Texas!

We also need both sponsors and donors. Sponsors help cover the cost of putting on the event so that all money raised during the event can go to helping horses, and donations are used to help care for the horses who need us. You can learn more about both sponsorship and donations at https://bluebonnethorseexpo.com/blog/sponsors/. Sponsors and donors don't need to be in Texas either, so if you can't sponsor or donate - spread the word. You never know who you might reach.
We also need vendors. Vendors are in the climate-controlled vendor hall right past the entrance: we try to funnel every attendee through the vendor hall so they’ll see your products and/or services. Vendor spaces are 10x10 and are just $75. You can learn more at https://bluebonnethorseexpo.com/blog/vendors/

If you have any questions about sponsoring, donating, being a vendor, or helping with the Expo in another way, please just let Bluebonnet know. I would love to have you join us in becoming part of the Expo community!

01/09/2025

Here is Indy leading into the trailer!

She is very very good at sending in the trailer but leading in she gets a bit claustrophobic and will try to shoot back out. We’ve been working on just standing calm while I’m in with her and calmly backing out once I ask.

29/08/2025

Mr. Lee is such a cool horse!

Mr. Lee’s basic skills demonstration for the 2025 Bluebonnet Training Challenge. He will be available for adoption on October 4th, 2025. Follow us on Faceboo...

29/08/2025

Important Notice!

Just a reminder, if you plan on coming to the Bluebonnet Horse Expo and Rescue Horse Training Challenge, Saturday October 4th at the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor, Texas, dogs ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Now we love dogs. And I want to pet All the Dogs. BUT our insurance company said no to dogs, and insurance is important, so we must ask you to leave your adorably furry friend at home. And make sure to tell them how sorry I am that I won't get to see them!

10/08/2025

Nimbus is such a cutie! 🥰
His trainer is doing so wonderful with him. ❤️

06/08/2025

Here is Indy sidepassing to me!

This is probably the hardest thing for her so far on the ground - she just gets nervous and worried that she’s giving the wrong answer and will sometimes just trot away out of frustration. She sidepasses up to the mounting block like a champ but while I’m on the ground is a bit harder for her. We’re working on staying straight and consistent with her front end and hind quarters, and not moving forward.

06/08/2025

Here is some video of Indy sidepassing away from me!

Indy came to me knowing how to sidepass but it was just very rushed and messy. We’ve been working on just slowing down and taking her time!
She stills walks forward a bit but it’s sooo much better than before!

02/08/2025

Please welcome Parker B back to the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge. She’s another one of our youth riders, and while this is her fourth Challenge with us, this is her first time competing in the Non Pro Under Saddle division.
Parker at just 13 years of age has been an amazing Bluebonnet volunteer, helping several horses find loving homes through the Challenge. She’s been riding since she was just four years old, and she and her family own four horses. She’s been training younger horses and is getting ready to start her first youngster under saddle – exciting!
Parker says, “I joined the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge to get more experience working with all types of horses. I also think this is a great way to give these rescue horses the second chance they deserve! I’m very excited to compete under-saddle this year!”

Parker’s Challenge partner this year is Indy. This is Indy’s second year in the Challenge, last year she was in the in hand division. She had been ridden before, but she needed some time off last year to build her strength and muscles. She then spent some time with another youth rider who started riding her because sending her on to Parker.

Indy is an 11 year old, 14 hh, grade mare. She came to us from a neglect case, and she had had a rough life. She was pretty leery of everyone and had scarring, that her vet believed was from some kind of burn, over her rump. Indy’s previous Challenge trainer and foster homes helped her overcome a lot of her nervousness with people and Parker is continuing their work. Indy was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in her neck last year, so she is available for light to moderate riding. This means mostly walking and trotting and no endurance, hard trails, play days or speed events, or jumping. She would love to do some easy trail riding or pleasure riding around the farm.

You can follow Parker and Indy’s journey at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560482241068

01/08/2025

Who does your challenge horse hang out with? Who have they been introduced to? Ducks, chickens, dogs, pigs, etc? Who does your horse prefer not to chill out with? Where does your challenge horse hang out when not working with you? Pasture, stall, pasture during the day but stalled at night, etc.?

Indy enjoys hanging around with our baby of the barn! She is extremely “friendly” with geldings so we don’t have her pastured with any of our geldings. She seems to more enjoy company of mares in general though.

Indy has been introduced to chickens, goats, dogs, and cats - none seem to bother her! When she is being worked with on the ground or undersaddle she sometimes will pin her ears at a chicken or dog if it got in the way but never acted upon anything!

Indy doesn’t really have a specific preference in friends but she likes someone who’s chill and doesn’t want to constant be close to her. She likes to hang out alone and graze by herself mostly but wants a buddy for some company occasionally.

If I’m not working with Indy she’s just in the pasture! We have her on pasture 24/7.

31/07/2025

We've assigned over 65 horses to Training Challenge applicants and have been able to take in horses from two different rescues and from a couple of donors we might not have been able to help. So that's helping more horses and plenty of horses for you to follow on Facebook and meet at the Expo!

The stressful news is that we only have one sponsor so far (a big thank you to Mary and Texas Ranch Specialist for being our first sponsor!). and only one vendor so far (thank you Linda and KIS Accessories for being our first vendor!).

It Bluebonnet's 20th year of operations, and that's a huge thing! I want to celebrate that with an amazing Expo. I really love the Expo – not only are we raising money for a good cause, but there are so many educational opportunities, so much shopping, and gorgeous horses to meet. Plus we get to see friends we haven't seen in a year or more and make new ones.. It really is an amazing day, and I hope you can help us make it the best one yet.

So how can you help the horses (and as a side-benefit also help stop my panic attack)?
The easiest thing you can do is help us spread the word. more people who attend, the better the event we’ll have. And helping like this is free – and anyone can do it, you don’t have to be in Texas!

We also need both sponsors and donors. Sponsors help cover the cost of putting on the event so that all money raised during the event can go to helping horses, and donations are used to help care for the horses need us. You can learn more about both sponsorship and donations at https://bluebonnethorseexpo.com/blog/sponsors/. Sponsors and donors don't need to be in Texas, either, so if you can't sponsor or donate - spread the word. You never know who you might reach.

We also need vendors. Vendors are in the climate controlled vendor hall right past the entrance: we try to funnel every attendee through the vendor hall so they’ll see your products and/or services. Vendor spaces are 10x10 and are just $75. You can learn more at https://bluebonnethorseexpo.com/blog/vendors/

If you have any questions about sponsoring, donating, being a vendor, or helping out with the Expo in another way, please just let me know. I would love to have you (yes, you!) become part of the Expo community.