Charisma's Landing LLC

10/24/2025

We’re excited to share that Natalie, Founder & CEO of Barncat, will be joining us in person at Charisma's Landing Open House!🎉

🐾 Vendor Highlight: Barncat App — Empowering Equestrians Through Data-Driven Horse Management 🐾

Created by equestrians, for equestrians, Barncat is a modern horse management app designed for those who believe that every detail matters. It brings together your horse’s health records, notes, photos, and collaboration tools into one intuitive timeline — helping you make informed decisions and better advocate for your equine partners.

✨ What makes Barncat special:

Simple, intuitive design for quick data entry — right from the barn aisle
Fully customizable — track what’s important to you and your program
Fast search — find records in seconds
Share with your vet, farrier, bodyworker, or trainer for seamless collaborative care

💬 From Natalie, Founder & CEO:
“Building Barncat has truly been a passion project, and I am so excited to share it with everyone at the Charisma's Landing Open House! I’ll be offering a free 3-month trial of our Professional (unlimited) subscription to all attendees, plus 3 individual Lifetime Pro Subscriptions and a 60-minute one-on-one consultation on how to best leverage Barncat for your program.”

📲 Learn more at BarncatApp.com
📱 Download on iOS: Barncat on the App Store
(Android version in development — stay tuned!)

We can’t wait for you to see how Barncat can help simplify recordkeeping, strengthen communication, and support your horse’s total wellbeing. 💚🐴

10/23/2025

We’re delighted to welcome Horses of Us to Charisma's Landing Open House!

Horses of Us is a heartfelt tribute to the wisdom, beauty, and spirit of the horse — expressed through stunning visual art. Each horse portrait captures the quiet, meditative presence of the horse and pairs it with a unique soul essence message, bringing forward the magic and individuality of every equine spirit. ✨🐴

From commissioned portraiture to greeting cards and unique jewelry, Horses of Us beautifully celebrates the powerful bond between horse and human — honoring the connection that inspires us all.

Come meet the artist, explore her work, and experience the magic of horse energy translated through art. 💫

👉 Discover more at www.horsesofus.com

10/23/2025

We’re so excited to welcome Christina Bailey of Sunny Side Horsemanship to Charisma's Landing Open House!

Based in Farmville, VA, Christina specializes in foundational groundwork, starting young horses under saddle, performance rehabilitation and development, and helping both horse and rider find clarity and confidence together.

At Sunny Side Horsemanship, nestled down a quiet dirt road surrounded by open fields and peaceful trails, Christina focuses on creating individualized programs that honor the unique needs of every horse and human partnership.

Her presentation, “Softness, Straightness, and Balance of the Body and Mind,” explores how cultivating harmony and understanding—both mentally and physically—builds the foundation for any discipline or level of experience. 🐴✨

Join us to learn how small shifts in awareness can create lasting changes in connection, communication, and performance. 💛

10/22/2025

We’re thrilled to welcome Melissa Isgett of Golden Mare Bodywork to Charisma's Landing Open House!

Melissa practices the Masterson Method® — an interactive form of equine bodywork where the horse is an active participant in the process. Through this gentle, intuitive approach, the horse’s responses guide each session, allowing tension to release at a deeper level while giving the horse a voice in their own wellbeing. 🐴💛

Her work beautifully complements Christina Bailey’s presentation on “Softness, Straightness, and Balance of the Body and Mind.” While Christina focuses on developing these qualities through training and communication, Melissa shows how bodywork supports those same goals by improving relaxation, suppleness, and body awareness.

Together, these approaches highlight how thoughtful training and intentional care go hand in hand — helping you and your horse achieve balance, harmony, and a stronger partnership. ✨

Discover more about the Masterson Method and how it can deepen your connection and accelerate your training progress at Melissa’s live demonstration!

10/20/2025

🌾 Vendor Highlight: Buchanan Livestock Company 🌾

We’re excited to welcome Buchanan Livestock Company to the Charisma's Landing Open House!

Based in Middlebrook, Virginia, Buchanan Livestock Company is your trusted source for premium horse feed, supplements, bedding, and hay. Family owned and operated since 2012, they proudly serve Rockbridge and Augusta Counties.

With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the equine industry, Amanda Buchanan has worked alongside equine nutritionists and veterinarians to develop customized feeding programs designed to meet your horse’s unique needs. Their equine-focused approach ensures your horse receives the best possible support for health and wellbeing.

Buchanan Livestock partners with top brands including McCauley’s Feed, Cavalor, and Easy Pellet Bedding — and they’ll be bringing feed samples and door prizes to the event! 🎁🐴

👉 Learn more about their products and services: www.buchananlivestock.com

We can’t wait to have them join us for a day full of education, community, and equine wellness! 💚

10/20/2025

We love our hoof boots and we are also so excited about the The Humble Hoof Podiatry Clinic this weekend. We have been waiting almost a year for it! There are still options for the livestream if you are interested.

Hoof Boot Use

I come to a lot of hoof rehab cases that are either in corrective shoeing, struggling with comfort even when shod, or are sore barefoot. If you've followed my page for any amount of time, you know that there are a lot of considerations that go into barefoot hoof comfort, and it's SO much more than just pulling the shoes.

That being said, many of the cases I come to have me pull shoes. We do this often after long conversations about proper diet to grow stronger hooves, good movement, and good hoofcare, to minimize the risk of soreness.

Many feet that come out of shoes aren't comfortable right away. This isn't a huge shocker.. often these hooves haven't felt the ground in quite some time. Some have a high sugar or starch diet that has been causing hoof sensitivity. Some have had issues with low copper and zinc in the diet, leading to poor wall quality, chronic thrush, or poor sole health. Some even have undiagnosed metabolic problems that are limiting their barefoot comfort. These horses typically go right into boots once I pull shoes, to limit their discomfort while we get their feet stronger.

But even more than that, MANY of these hooves are "wonky..." from years of underused, the hoof itself can struggle with a weak digital cushion, weak frog, and "less than ideal" hoof shape.

In that case, not every kind of boot will fit these odd shapes. It's important to consider the horse in front of you, their individual hooves, and often times when first going barefoot, decide to use a boot specifically designed for therapy use or a "pleasure riding" boot, which has less of a form-fit design. These boots can often accommodate the changing hoof shape throughout hoof rehab.

We are in the final stretch before our Humble Hoof Podiatry Clinic next weekend, and I wanted to once again thank Cavallo Hoof Boots for sponsoring this sold out event. Cavallo has pleasure riding boot options that can accommodate thick pads, for horses coming out of shoes in need of hoof rehab!

While our in-person attendance is sold out, there is still time to purchase the "livestream" option; a link to that will be available in the comments of this post!

10/13/2025

When the weather’s perfect and the energy’s unstoppable!

10/09/2025

Free webinar!

Join our free live equine webinar, “From Drought to Downpour” to learn how keep your horse safe, healthy, and resilient through our toughest weather conditions. Register now!

10/06/2025

Registration for Charisma's Landing Open House is live! Make sure you check out the website and the awesome line up of speakers and vendors we have.

All attendees will receive a 15% off coupon for Poseidon Animal Health USA products!

Join us for the Second Annual Charisma’s Landing Open House — a day to celebrate the horse, share knowledge, and connect with the equestrian community.

10/01/2025

Some fabulous webinars to look forward to in the coming months!