Kit Author & Charmed Chicken

Valuing The Backyard Horse Keeper

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,...

Is There A Difference When Writing Horses In YA?

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...

Going Beyond English Riding in Young Adult Equestrian

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...

I’m Hooked on Mini Whinnies

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)....

How Can I Write So Much About Horses?

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...

What Year of the Fire Horse Means To Me

by Kit Caelsto | Feb 20, 2026 | Author Life, Horse Talk

We moved into the year of the fire horse just a few days ago, and my social media feed has been filled with posts about charging ahead, being impulsive, not being stagnant. And I can see that with the yang aspect of fire combined with the horse. I’m reminded of...

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