Balancing Motherhood and Equestrian-hood with Sarah Grant

Interview with Equestrian Mama aka Sarah Grant

I’m a mom of three who’s always been involved in the horse industry in one way or another when I started having kids I was forced to put my riding dreams and goals on the side lines because I didn’t have the support I needed to do the things that I wanted to do, when that happened I started suffering from depression and anxiety and it took me a long time to realize that the horses were the answer to dealing with those problems struggles after losing my mom I started sharing a lot about.

About my journeys and my struggles and people started telling me that I was an inspiration to them and then realized that with my life experiences in education I could maybe help other people find the balance between Motherhood and Horses easier than the struggles that I had encountered myself so my dream with the horsemom life is to help mom’s find that balance to show them ways to include horses in their lives and that they are worthy of having horses in their lives. This has been something I have wanted to do for years. But I always chickened out, this year I have promised myself to not give up not chicken out and see where I am in a year.

My journey with horses after becoming a mom really struggled I really struggled to balance horses and kids in the beginning I struggled to find the support that I needed so I just kind of thought it would be easier to put the horses to the side for a while and that led to struggles mentally for me I later realize that I need to prioritize having the horses in my life even with the kids it’s definitely not an easy day today thing but it’s so worth it.

The thing that inspired me to start the horsemom life was seeing other moms struggle with balancing horses in my life just like I was hired to help those people not go through the struggles that I went through I know that there is easier ways to do things and I know that support from people that have gone through the same things is huge so I want to share my experiences with other people to help them not go through the struggles that I went through.

The biggest misconception I see about balancing horses in Motherhood is that it can’t be done that your dreams and goals need to be put on the sidelines until your children are older there’s no reason to stop doing the things that make you and make you happy there is a way to do that and be the best mom you can possibly be. My goal with the horse mom life is to show mom’s skills that will help them find a better balance such as time management and self-care helping your mental well-being finding support systems and that’s what the horsemom life is here to do is to help moms to learn the skills.

The biggest practical tips and or routines I can share with others to help them incorporate horses and also being present for your children is time management and making your time with horses like an appointment with the doctor that’s a non-negotiable it’s something that you do. I incorporate my children into the things I do with the horses as much as possible because they’re horsey kids also but if they were not horsey kids I would make sure that I designated time to do things with them that are based off of their interests.

I’m not really sure how I foster sense of community and support at this point the horse mom life is such a new thing I’m stumbling through and learning as I go for my goal is to share the struggles and the hardships that we go through and give mom is a place to share their struggles and hard chips and find support and other people going through similar or the same things.

Advice that I’d give to mothers who are struggling with guilt or so don’t when it comes to prioritizing their Their love for horses is that they are worthy of having the time to do the things that make them happy and by doing the things that make you happy you are actually giving back to your family by being present and being happy being you.

This year I am planning to attend the wrench horse show with my own horse and we’re hoping to attend any of the general performance horse shows with the girls that are don’t conflict have a conflict with any of our other schedule events this year it’s a bit of a struggle to jug of my show schedule with them wanting to show as well but it’s also really fun to get to do this with them.

The best tip I can give you for pulling yourself out of the trenches and getting back to your horses is make it a priority to do one small thing even if it’s going out and spending five minutes just brushing your horse or just being present with your horse and then think carefully how that made you feel and chase that feeling.

Photos by unknown (to be updated).

Interview in March 2025
Done by Katey Mac with Sarah Grant