My name is Heather.I stepped away from horses as a teen due to anxiety and regretted it ever since. Now I’m back but things are a little different now. I’m a mother, I’m less flexible, and I’m a lot more nervous. The biggest difference? I’m following my passion despite lacking confidence. Join me as I talk about all those things we think but don’t say out loud.

I have been blogging about my personal journey on the ground and in the saddle since 2016. You can visit my latest posts here:

Prefer to Listen? I have a podcast!

Bonus: Are you ready for the Spooky Season Challenge 2023? – Adulting with Horses

Join our fall challenge to adult more with your horses! The Spooky Season Challenge 2023 is open October 1 – 31, 2023. Play on social media, use the downloadable challenge form, or a combination of both to earn your Spooky Season ribbon!CHALLENGES INCLUDE:– A surprise treat for your horse– Going to work in your barn clothes– Finding hay in unusual places– Keeping your tack where it doesn’t belong– Doing barn chores in your civilian clothesHOW TO PLAYSocial Media Play: Tag photos of your challenge entries with the Challenge Number (1-6) and either AdultingWithHorsesPodcast on Instagram, or Adulting With Horses Podcast on Facebook. Photos must be set to public so that we can see them!If you’re a private user, you can post your photos in the Adulting With Horses Podcast Clubhouse on Facebook (this is a private group). If you’re not a social media user, prefer to mix up photos and text, or simply don’t want to use social media for this, you can use the downloadable entry form to record your challenges. Form is available in PDF, Excel spreadsheet, and CSV format for your convenience.YOUR PRIZEThe Spooky Season Challenge Ribbon is a spook-tastic addition to your horse show hall of fame (or shame, we get it). Black and white streamers plus a ghost on the button set this prize apart from the usual. Put this on your horse’s stall and you’ll be the belle of the boarding stable!IMPORTANT DATESSpooky Season Challenge is open for enrollment now through Oct. 7, 2023.Spooky Season Challenge play is open now through October 31, 2023.Photos and forms can be turned in through November 4, 2023.Ribbons will begin shipping November 5, 2023.JOIN NOW!Click “Add to Cart” to join, or visit nataliekreinert.shop.

Do you love to sit down with a good book? Well, I have a few I’d love you to read.

Confessions Series by The Timid Rider

Store / Confessions Series by The Timid Rider

Heather Wallace is short, sassy, and bold on the ground but not in the saddle! She is on a personal journey as a returning adult equestrian to follow her passion despite struggling with anxiety, trying to balance motherhood, and build a small business.

Confessions of a Timid Rider (Book One)- Heather Wallace writes about confidence, overcoming self-doubt and following her passion as an adult equestrian returning to horses after more than a decade. Written in a confessional, narrative style, this book is a relatable and honest view of what it takes to get back in the saddle after a long time off.

Adulting with Horses (Book Two)- Continuing on where book one leaves off, Heather finally gets a pony of her own. With owning her own horse she now has the freedom to do things her way. If Confessions is "how it started", then Adulting With Horses is "how it's going". Don't miss how a timid rider steps out of her comfort zone and focuses on being just a little bit bold both in the saddle and out.

Taking the Reins (Book Three)- release date TBD.

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