Category: Introductions

StableSecretary and ehorses announced a partnership today with a shared goal of improving the equine industry’s practice of horse management, sales, and purchasing across the globe. With decades of experience in the industry, Kate Rice Nilan created a barn management software system, StableSecretary, to assist trainers and barn managers with their equine record-keeping. The online […]

As one of the top event riders in the US, Jennie Brannigan operates Brannigan Eventing at a high-quality facility in Coatesville, PA with a winter base in Ocala, FL. Brannigan coaches, teaches clinics, produces horses and competes year-round. With such a busy schedule, she depends on her team of professionals to maintain her business and […]

Canadian dressage duo Jaimey and Tina Irwin’s system of training comes directly from the German legends of Classical Dressage. Both trained in Germany with Holger Muenstermann, the well-known World Cup competitor, who himself trained with highly respected masters: Reiner Klimke, Harry Boldt and Willi Schultheis. Tina and Jaimey work with Canadian Olympic Bronze Medalist, Evi […]

Welcome, Stable Secretary fans! We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your business, so each month, we will highlight our phenomenal customers in our blog series: Stable Secretary Success Stories. “Catherine Haddad Staller (USA) was stationed in Germany from 1993 to 2012 where she represented the United States in competitions throughout Europe […]

Welcome, Stable Secretary fans! We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your business, so each month, we will highlight our phenomenal customers in our blog series: Stable Secretary Success Stories. Husband and wife duo Kendra and Devon Bridges have been riding, training, and competing horses for decades. Together they currently own and […]

Oh, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Why? Because everyone is heading to Florida, or California, where the warm breeze and palm trees are calling their names. Or… Everyone is enjoying the snow, drinking hot cocoa, listening to holiday tunes and enjoying tack room barn parties galore.Either way, we are in good spirits […]

Welcome, Stable Secretary fans! We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your business, so each month, we will highlight our phenomenal customers in our blog series: Stable Secretary Success Stories. Molly Mussleman is a Level 1 USPA Certified Polo Instructor, who grew up as an avid polo enthusiast. “Molly eventually started teaching […]

We were so lucky to have the chance to talk to Tina Robinson of Robinson Performance Horses. She gave us some insight into how the Robinsons run their stable and care for their horses. Their attention to detail in horse care and training combined with their vast expertise and years of experience make them a […]

Welcome, Stable Secretary fans! We want you to know how much we appreciate you and your business, so each month, we will highlight our phenomenal customers in our new blog series: Stable Secretary Success Stories. 

This month, we talked to Crystal McDonald from Lewisville, North Carolina. A mother of two and an avid horse person, […]

Annie Dotoli and her husband Aster Pieters created Tibri, a successful hunter/jumper show and sales stable located in Rhode Island. Their heartfelt dedication to their students and horses, their incredible work ethic, and their kindness are inspirational. Stable Secretary is grateful for all of the suggestions and feedback Annie has given to help make Stable […]

Innovative Barn Management Solution Releases Useful Web and Mobile Features to Boost Productivity   Natick, Mass. – October 21, 2013 – Today, StableSecretary, the popular barn management software, announces the release of several new features that make barn management more efficient and cost-effective. Based on customer demand, these new features help resolve some of the […]

Why did I create Stable Secretary? I created Stable Secretary because I wanted the best of all worlds: to work in the most elite parts of the Show Horse industry; to have a little bit more free time; and to have a little bit less frustration and stress… It seems like a lot of trainers […]

Why do I have a blog? I am starting this blog for a few reasons. First, I actually enjoy writing and one of my (many) ideas for supporting-myself-while-doing-something-I-love has been to write a book.  I’ve started a few times.  Writing a book proves to be very difficult, so maybe this will be good practice for […]

  Who is Kate Rice? That’s such a tough question to answer…  But here goes!  I’m a 37 year old woman who has gone down many interesting paths in her life!  I trust that things happen for reasons.  Steve Jobs puts it eloquently in his Stanford speech, “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; […]