I am Debbie Hastings and along with running my web design business, family activities, and the hectic schedule of two active children, I enjoy the sport of eventing. As the name implies, one of my children is an eventer. That would be my teen daughter, Emily. She currently rides Preliminary and trains with Anna Welch. We live way up here in Maine, so going to shows usually requires a road trip.

This is a blog/website about my equestrian journeys, our successes, and bumps in the road as the mother of a 3-day eventer.

The Idea

In 2007, at King Oak Farm Horse Trials, there was a car in front of us with a bumper sticker that said simply:

MOTHER MUCKER

It was perfect. And ever since then, that has sort of been my motto. It says it all, doesn’t it? After all, as the mother of an eventer, I do it all:

• clean tack
• gather and carry gear
• worry during dressage
• worry more during cross country
• drive a horse trailer that I never thought I’d own
• and of course, muck stalls

If you can relate to any of this, then please, follow along as I try to tell about what it’s like to be a Rambling Mom of a 3-day eventer. It will be fun!