by Kit Caelsto | Jun 12, 2026 | Horse Talk
There are many sayings that involve horses and wings and nearly all of them speak of flying, whether it is flying over a fence toward your dreams (or your goals) or flying without wings, or the customary meaning of horses in religious iconography which tends to center...
by Kit Caelsto | Jun 5, 2026 | Horse Talk
There’s been a lot of talk in horse circles lately about how to encourage younger individuals to pursue equestrian sport and how to keep people interested in the hobby. The cost of showing, of staying competitive certainly is a hot topic in those conversations,...
by Kit Caelsto | May 22, 2026 | Horse Talk, Writing With Horses, Young Adult
My young adult book, Gaits of Magic, released this week and it’s the first book in the Divine Rein Academy series, which is a YA fantasy equestrian academy series. On one hand writing YA is different. The protagonists are in high school (I tend to write starting...
by Kit Caelsto | Apr 17, 2026 | Horse Talk
When I think about the books I read growing up, the Saddle Club or the Thoroughbred series. They revolved either around English riding or thoroughbred horse racing. Though the Saddle Club had a friend (Janie, I believe her name was) who rode western on a ranch that...
by Kit Caelsto | Apr 3, 2026 | Horse Talk, model horse hobby
I admit, when Breyer first came out with their Mini Whinnies line of model horses (1:64) I thought they were a gimmick. They are micro miniatures, much smaller than stablemates, which are about 4″ high and my favorite line of model horses. (Less storage space)....
by Kit Caelsto | Feb 27, 2026 | Horse Talk, Writing With Horses
As I’m working to get my young adult fantasy equestrian academy series out (You can pre-order Gaits of Magic on my site or your favorite retailer.), and am thinking about my equestrian contemporary fiction series, and I write this blog sitting in my office...