Navy Vet.
Tech Nerd.
Horse Mom.
Biology Fangirl.
Currently in the barn in pajamas at 2pm with a cup of coffee… and if you see me there, mind your business.
The Short Version
Nine states. One farm in Florida where I finally had the space to do this right. My horses told me what worked. I just wrote it down and made it available.
The Philosophy
No proprietary blends. No gatekeeping. No BS. Just ingredients that work, at doses the research supports, tested by horses who had no reason to be polite about it.
The farm came first.
Everything else followed.
Two previous farms. A lifetime of barn mornings in wildly different climates. And a brain that never stops reading studies. When I finally had the land, the herd, and the moment — I stopped waiting for someone else to build what I needed and started building it myself.
This is who I am before the products. Keep scrolling for the rest of the story.
Friends. Forage.
Freedom.
I’ve owned two small farmettes before this one. But this Florida property was the first time everything aligned — the space, the resources, and fifty-plus years of accumulated knowledge — to build something truly species-appropriate from scratch. The time and the place finally came together.
The question driving every decision was simple: what does high-quality horse care look like from the horse’s perspective? The answer kept coming back to three things. Friends. Forage. Freedom. Horses in a herd. Forage available around the clock. Real access to space, movement, and choice.
So that’s what I built. Ten acres with full herd access. Multiple areas of shelter and shade. Solar-powered fan banks in each 25×40 shelter. Moguls and hills for varied terrain. Logs to walk over. Scratching posts. Diverse water stations. A pasture that asks something of them every single day.
The Water Buffet grew directly out of this. Florida heat makes hydration non-negotiable. But beyond that, I believe in giving horses genuine choices. We micromanage so much of their lives — they make so few real decisions. That matters for enrichment, for stimulation, for neurodiversity. And honestly? Wisdom comes from gathering information, making choices, and experiencing consequences. A water buffet is a place to practice exactly that.
I started with the European style — straight herbs and spices in water. Couldn’t find small US quantities to experiment with, so I started sourcing my own. That turned into grinding herbs, adding whole foods, testing every flavor profile with my herd. Each product that exists today went through them first. If my horses don’t like it, it doesn’t come to you. That’s not a tagline. That’s the filter.
Benchmark came out of frustration — products that cited science but buried the dosage, and a horse who needed real, measurable relief. I did the research myself. Built the protocol. She’s off dex now. The whole herd is more comfortable. I’m not chasing perfection. I’m chasing honesty, ethics, transparency, and utility. It has to actually work. Read the full story on the Benchmark page or in The Library.
Horses cared for across climates, feed cultures, parasite pressures, and barn conditions most people never encounter.
Whatever I focus on,
I feed.
I choose to focus on the people doing it right. The horse people who are patient, curious, and generous with what they know. The ones who show up for their animals and for each other. That’s the community I want to be part of — and the one I want to build.
Calling out
the good ones.
Good Hands is a campaign I started to spotlight horse people showing up with patience, kindness, and genuine care for their animals. Every feature is a real moment, a real person, a real horse. Follow along and you’ll see what I mean.
When it works,
they tell you.
I don’t chase testimonials. But when a horse person takes the time to share what they’re seeing — I pay attention. This is what it looks like when the philosophy lands in someone else’s barn.
Shop the Farmily Safe LineI want to be clear about something: I don’t call what I do “research.” The research is done by scientists — trained specialists who designed controlled studies and produced repeatable results. That’s not me. What I do is educate myself on that research. My brain doesn’t stop — I’m constantly absorbing new information, new studies, new frameworks. And when I find something credible, repeatable, and relevant to horses, I build products around it. I’m not a researcher. I’m a student who takes notes and then goes to the barn. The scientists did the work. I just apply it like my horse’s life depends on it — because sometimes it does.
No Gatekeeping
If I find something interesting, I’m going to tell you about it. At length. Horse owners deserve the same information I use to make decisions. Check The Library — it’s all there.
Science Is the Product
The transparency isn’t a feature. It’s the whole point. Every ingredient, every dosage, every source — visible. No proprietary blends. No obfuscation. That’s what genuine science-based horse supplements look like.
Upgrade When Supported
If a more bioavailable form exists and the research supports it, I use it. Quercetin → IsoQuercetin. MSM → OptiMSM®. The preparation matters.
You’re a Partner
You know your horse. I know the studies. Together we figure out what works. That’s the relationship I want with every person who buys from me.