Originally published in Plaid Horse
By MARLEY LIEN-GONZALEZ
The name of Ruthann Smith’s business, Lucky Braids, is endearingly derived from what clients used to call Smith’s seemingly magic effect on horses and their manes.
“People said I braided luck into the manes,” Smith says, “but really, my work was about encouraging calm and centeredness in the horse during the process of braiding. What happens in the barn establishes a horse’s worldview, which is pivotal to what happens under saddle. By teaching the horse to stand still, I am teaching it to relax.”...
Washington International Horse Show 2023's Barn Night Winner was Great Escape Stables in Bowie, Maryland. Their prize was a Top Turnout Clinic and Hands-on Braiding Workshops with me, Ruthann Smith.
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