Have you ever watched your kiddo in the show ring, and they're riding their little hearts out with a huge smile on their face... and you notice the judge eyeing them up as well?! It's one of my favorite parts of watching Natalie show Sparkle. I love seeing the judge notice them and their hard work and seeing what an amazing team they make. However, about 2 shows ago, the judged loved them but couldn't read her number?! I could see him struggling to read it through her bows! Say hello to show mom panic!!! Her beautiful bows were playing hide and seek with her number making it difficult to decipher. Luckily, after many double takes from the judge (who thankfully didn't get frustrated and move onto the next) he finally got her number and they left both classes with a first and a second place. The thought had never crossed my mind that since she was so tiny the bows are much longer on her then they would be on a child of a more typical leadline age.
Enter Bethanie Lewis and her lovely company B&B Bows. Bethanie had contacted me early on when I first began the blog to be featured but since I started the blog with a feature on show bows, I told her I'd like to space them out a bit so both companies could have their much deserved chance to shine without sharing the spotlight!
Bethanie has traditional bows but wanted me to feature her "tail-less" show bows. I had never even heard of such a thing. She explained to me that in her travels to shows she always asked the judges what they looked for in "accessories" such as show bows. She found a lot of them were saying the same thing, bows are great, BUT they at times hide the numbers of riders who they'd like to place and can make them frustrated due to this.
That got Bethanie thinking... what if bows didn't have tails? Still all the fun of a regular show bow, but without the risk of playing hide and seek with judge and the rider's number. She started making "tail-less" show bows, and let me tell you, the detail is incredible.
We were chatting back and fourth and I mentioned that both of my girls love the movie Frozen, and within a week there was a package on my door step that had me thinking WAY outside of the box and even getting another Pink Pony Blog Alumni; BeanysBreeches, involved.
What came in my package from Bethanie were 2 sets of bows and even an extra bow for my newly pony crazy 3 year old that was the perfect size for her short bob haircut (can we say thoughtful?!).
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One set of bows were navy, light pink, baby blue and sparkly silver with a bottle cap in the middle adorned with Natalie's monogram... perfectly fitting for the show ring! The other set was what caught me off guard and got my creative thoughts going on overload. They were beautiful Frozen inspired bows. Certainly they aren't traditional enough for the rated hunter ring... but how could I make these gorgeous bows awesomely equestrian?!
The Beatles always said "I get by with a little help from my friends..." and that's exactly what I did. The first person I thought to contact was Amy Waldron, friend, fellow fun riding junkie, and owner of BeanysBreeches. I sent her a picture of all the bows Bethanie had sent, and said, "I know I should do the more traditional bows, but I really want to do the Frozen bows. How can I make them awesomely equestrian?" My answer showed up in the mail a few days later with two pairs of Frozen BeanysBreeches that were inspired by Bethanie's gorgeous bows! 
So off the store my girls went with their grandmother to go get a Frozen t-shirt to match their new bows and riding tights... for an awesomely equestrian, Frozen themed photo-shoot. (Yes, these bows
can inspire you to do just about anything... they are awesome!) add the farm,some cute kids and ponies... and you have for your viewing pleasure the photo-shoot that was born and inspired from B&B Bows with a little help from our friends at BeanysBreeches!
I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we are enjoying our B&B "tail-less" show bows! Please check them out on Facebook and get your little rider a pair of "tail-less" show bows for their next show... or just for fun!
