Bring on the Bling!

At a show this past October, I met up with Valerie, owner of The Dressage Pony Store. I was on the hunt for a sparkly browband for the big brown horse, but after seeing what she had to offer, I decided that Speedy needed one, too. While Valerie has many beautiful browbands in stock, she helped me custom order exactly what I wanted. Her supplier is in Europe, so it took a while for the browbands to be made and then shipped, but they finally arrived!

Valerie texted me a picture before she shipped them.

They are so pretty in person, but it's hard to get a good photo of how sparkly they are. It hasn't helped that my horses are jerks; they both refused to look happy to have new jewelry. It's also been cloudy, so I haven't been able to really see them on a sunny day. 

Izzy's are on the left, Speedy's are on the right.

If you are looking for a sparkly browband, you really need to talk to Valerie. My total bill for two custom browbands loaded with Swarovski crystals was a paltry $153.86, and that included shipping.

Speedy's done in blue.

Izzy's done in black.

I could not get either horse to pose with a decent expression on his face, but these were our best effort at showing off their new glam.

I hope that's not his opinion of the browband.

I am framing this one.

This one is a lot better.

King of the grouchy face.

I gave up trying to get him to look decent.

Now we just need to get through winter so that we can starting showing again. And if not a show, maybe some sunshine so that I can appreciate our new look. If you're looking to add some sparkle to your gray days, check out what Valerie has at The Dressage Pony Store.

Because, hey, it doesn't cost anything to look. Am I right?