Ainsley Jacobs
Lessons Learned: Reaping the Rewards
It takes a village! →
Lessons Learned: JJ’s First Beach Trip
Ainsley Jacobs and her JJ got to experience every horse lover’s dream: riding down a beach in the →
Lessons Learned: Getting to the USEA AEC, Plan B
While Ainsley Jacobs’ original goal to attend the 2017 American Eventing Championships as a competitor didn’t pan out, →
Lessons Learned: Horsey Roadtrip
Roadtrip!! Ainsley Jacobs details a mini equestrian vacation including a dressage clinic with Jamie Stevenson. →
Lessons Learned: No-Stirrup Novice
Recovering from No-Stirrup November can be tricky! →
Lessons Learned: Our First Novice CT Event!
Ainsley Jacobs and her horse JJ are slowly recuperating from a ligament injury — so she’s throwing it →
Lessons Learned: Accidentally Reserve Champion
Ainsley Jacobs and her horse JJ are slowly recuperating from a ligament injury — so she’s throwing it →
Lessons Learned: Slowly Moving Up
…all the way to Novice. →
Lessons Learned: Riding Redemption
If you and your horses have ever had a particular “nemesis” jump or obstacle, you’ll understand exactly how →
Lessons Learned: Worth the Investment
Ainsley Jacobs, our adult amateur event columnist, illustrates why well-fitting tack for both horse and rider is so →
Lessons Learned: I Survived #RK3DE… As A Vendor!
Attending Rolex as a spectator is one thing, but attending as a vendor is a whole other animal. →
Lessons Learned: Happy Tears, or Getting Back in the Game
No, that 50-cent ribbon isn’t everything compared to knowing you rode, learned and tried your best… but having →
The Rookie Rolex Survival Guide
Are you headed to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event for the first time this year? Ainsley Jacobs has →
Lessons Learned: The Hardest Part of Riding Is the Ground
Humans don’t bounce. →
Lessons Learned: ‘Perfect Practice Makes Perfect’
As George Morris says, “perfect practice makes perfect.” So why not practice showing? Ainsley Jacobs makes a case →
Lessons Learned: Riding the Struggle Bus
Ainsley Jacobs, our adult amateur eventing blogger, rewinds to May of 2015 to remind us all what happens →
Lessons Learned: Working With the Conditions
Don’t let that springtime mud get you down — Ainsley Jacobs, our amateur event blogger, rewinds to April →
Lessons Learned: My First Horse!
While amateur eventing blogger Ainsley Jacobs’ horse JJ recovers from an injury, Ainsley treats us to flashbacks from →
Lessons Learned: Eventing, Race Tracks & Slumber Parties
All a fabulous day in the life. →
Lessons Learned: Schooling Shows
The perfect step up! →
Lessons Learned: Two In a Row
While her horse JJ is healing from a ligament injury, adult amateur eventing blogger Ainsley Jacobs is throwing →
Lessons Learned: One Jump At a Time
Ainsley Jacobs zooms out on her horse life to take a realistic view of her own experiences, finding →
Lessons Learned: Try, Try Again
Ainsley Jacobs is patiently rehabbing her horse JJ from a ligament injury — in the meantime, she’s revisiting →
Lessons Learned: Everything Hurts & I’m Dying
Alternate title: No-Stirrup November claims its first casualty of the month. Columnist Ainsley Jacobs reports on her most →
Lessons Learned: Ride to the Finish
It ain’t over until you’re over that XC finish line! →