Unbridled TN, Gallatin, TN (2026)

09/06/2026

The rain held off just long enough for us to gather for our September Grounded in Grace. 🤍

Tonight we spent time reflecting on what it means to enter a new season with intention, to recognize what God may be asking us to carry forward, what we may need to release, and how easily we can miss what He is already doing when we're constantly looking toward what's next.

There’s something special about slowing down together, opening our Bibles, sharing a meal, and making space to notice His faithfulness in the season we're already standing in.

And a special thank you to for the beautiful arrangements this evening. They were truly beautiful and made our gathering feel even more special. 🌿

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back next month.

Grounded in Grace gathers the first Saturday of every month from 4–6 PM. 🤍

08/29/2026

🍂 Grounded in Grace is changing this fall. 🔥

As we enter into a slower, cozier season, we’re reimagining our monthly women’s devotional gatherings at UnbridledTN.

Instead of crisp mornings on the farm, we’ll gather around the bonfire in the early evening, with hot soup, warm sourdough, horses nearby, and space to simply be.

Grounded in Grace is a place for women to step away from the noise, open Scripture together, reflect on where God is leading, and set intentions for the month ahead, all while building genuine community and connection.

If you’ve been looking for somewhere to connect, we would truly love to have you.

🔥 First Saturday of every month
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
🌿 UnbridledTN
🤎 Free / donation only

Bring your Bible and a journal. We’ll have the fire, soup, sourdough, horses, and a seat waiting for you.

Come as you are and enjoy an evening of faith, fellowship, and intentionality as we enter into the cozy season together. 🍂

Register online: https://unbridledtn.com/store/p/devotional

08/19/2026

I’m excited to share that I’ll be returning to the International Liberty Horse Association's Liberty Festival in 2026 as a presenter! 🤎🐴

Last year was my first opportunity to step into this space as an educator, and being invited back again this year is such an honor.

Over the years, Liberty has become about so much more to me than what we can teach a horse to do.

It’s learning to listen before we ask.

It’s recognizing the smallest changes in body language and understanding what the horse is communicating back to us.

It’s knowing when to apply pressure, when to release it, and when to simply give space.

And maybe most importantly, it’s realizing how much we bring into the relationship, our timing, awareness, emotions, expectations, and ability to be present.

The more I teach, the more fascinated I become by the space where horsemanship and human development meet. Horses have an incredible way of revealing things about communication, leadership, boundaries, trust, regulation, and relationship that can be difficult to recognize anywhere else.

That has become such an important part of the work we’re cultivating at UnbridledTN, and I’m incredibly grateful for another opportunity to bring that conversation to the Liberty Festival.

I’ll share more about my presentations as we get closer.

For now, I’m just really excited to say...

Liberty Festival 2026, I’ll see you there.

🤎 Kelci

Tickets: https://www.libertyfestival.com/tickets

08/18/2026

The last 48 hours have been… a lot.

We woke up yesterday morning in the middle of a heat advisory to find that our road had no water after a fiber installation crew working on an AT&T project hit the water main. With 16 horses on the property, losing water isn’t just inconvenient, it becomes a pretty immediate animal-welfare concern.

Water was eventually restored and we thought we were finally in the clear.

Then the line was hit again.

Once the water came back on last night, it became a race to prepare for the possibility of losing it again. We refilled every trough we could, and my daughter stayed up until 2 AM filling our reserve water tank to make sure we had something to fall back on for the horses.

At 5 AM this morning, the water was out again.

And somewhere in the middle of all of this, we also had an oil spill on our road connected to the work being done, adding yet another concern to an already unbelievable situation.

What has probably been the most frustrating part of these last two days has been trying to figure out who is actually responsible. Our community has made an insane number of phone calls and have been given the runaround at nearly every point of contact, between AT&T, contractors, the water utility, and various agencies, while we're simply trying to protect our animals, our property, and our community.

After enough phone calls, documentation, and continued pushing for someone to take the situation seriously, an inspector finally determined that what was happening warranted coming out to the site.

At this point, this isn't about being angry over an inconvenient water outage. Infrastructure gets damaged. Accidents happen.

But when the same essential utility is repeatedly damaged during an active project, livestock are left without reliable access to water during extreme heat, an oil spill occurs on the roadway, and residents struggle to even identify who is responsible for addressing it, there needs to be accountability, oversight, and a plan to prevent it from continuing to happen.

Farm life has a way of reminding you how quickly something as ordinary as turning on a faucet can become incredibly important.

We're tired. We're frustrated. And I've gained an education in water infrastructure, utility easements, fiber installation, and government agencies that I absolutely did not ask for.

But the horses have water tonight, we've made it through another day, and we're going to keep advocating until we know this work is being done safely and responsibly.

Here's hoping tomorrow morning we turn on the faucet and WATER comes out.

08/17/2026

This heat has been no joke lately.

I woke up this morning to the heat advisory being extended… followed shortly by finding out we had a water outage on our road. Thankfully, all of the horses’ water had been filled the night before, but by noon they were already down to just below half.

And almost immediately, our community started offering to help.

Neighbors offered to bring us water. Others offered to come help me walk horses down to the creek to cool them off if it came to that. Neighbors whose property backs up to ours were willing to let us trailer in one of our older horses who doesn't tolerate the heat well, so we could get her sprayed off and cooled down.

Abundantly blessed doesn't even begin to cover it.

I think today hit me a little harder because we were already running on empty. Saturday, Robbie and I both ended up with clinical signs of heat exhaustion after spending multiple hours loading a Mustang in this heat. Then Sunday we took the kids to the state fair, the only day we could make it before it ended, and something we'd promised them we would do.

So by today, I was completely wiped out.

I remember looking toward the pasture and thinking, If I have to lead all of these horses down to the creek today, I genuinely don't know if I have it in me.

Thankfully, I wouldn't have to figure it out alone.

I'm not entirely sure what the Lord is teaching us through this particular stretch of trials. Maybe someday I'll look back and see it more clearly. But I do know that seasons like this have a way of revealing just how rich your life really is.

Not because everything is easy.

But because when things get hard, you look around and realize how many people are willing to show up with water, a trailer, an extra set of hands, or simply a “What do you need?”

Today I'm just incredibly grateful for this place we get to call home, for neighbors who have become community, and for the people the Lord has so graciously surrounded us with.

There is a lot of work here. A lot of responsibility. And some days, a whole lot of exhaustion.

But goodness, there is also so much abundance. 🤍.

Thankfully the water came on for a couple hours and the troughs filled.

08/13/2026

Brought this beautiful girl home last night. 🤍

Her 80-year-old owner could no longer care for her, and we had the honor of being entrusted with the next chapter of her life.

It was, without a doubt, one of the saddest and sweetest moments of my life as a horsewoman.

There was something incredibly sacred about watching a woman who has loved horses for a lifetime hand the reins to someone else. A passing of the mantle, in a way. Watching her stand there and watch us pull out of her driveway with her girl in our trailer brought up more emotion than I expected.

Because one day, if I'm blessed with enough years, my day will come too. One day I'll be the old horsewoman standing at the end of the driveway, trusting someone else with the horses I've poured pieces of my heart into.

What an honor it is to be on this side of that story today.

So, meet Duchess. 🤍

She's a 6-year-old mustang with a little rehabilitation ahead of her. We'll be taking our time, learning her story, getting her feet and body healthy, building her strength, and figuring out exactly what she needs.

But somehow, even after only one night, I can't shake the feeling that she was always meant to find her way here.

Welcome home, Duchess.

We're excited to share her journey and track her progress as we help this beautiful girl step into her next chapter. 🐴🤍

08/07/2026

🌿 We’re Building the Next Season of UnbridledTN, and We’d Love for You to Be Part of It.

Over the past few years, UnbridledTN has continued to grow and change as we've learned more about the needs of our community and the ways this farm can be used to serve others.

As we look toward the future, we are beginning the process of exploring nonprofit formation for UnbridledTN.

This feels like a natural next step toward creating something that can extend beyond any one person or family, a place built to serve children, families, and our community through horses, meaningful work, education, stewardship, and restorative experiences.

But we don't want to build it alone.

We're beginning to gather people who may want to be part of the conversation, whether through volunteering, sharing professional skills, connecting us with community resources, or potentially serving in a leadership or Board of Directors role as the nonprofit takes shape.

We've also created a new Volunteer page on our website because there are SO many ways to be involved here that have absolutely nothing to do with knowing how to ride a horse.

💛 Gardening and growing
💛 Construction and skilled trades
💛 Trail clearing and property cleanup
💛 Horse and animal care
💛 Children's programs and camps
💛 Family volunteer opportunities
💛 Farm projects and work days
💛 Community and professional support

Running a farm takes a village, and building what we believe this place can become will take one too.

If you've ever thought, "I'd love to help out there, but I'm not sure what I could do," this is your invitation to come take a look.

And if the nonprofit side sparks something in you, if you have experience, ideas, connections, or simply a desire to help us thoughtfully shape what comes next, we've added a Board & Nonprofit Formation Interest Form as well.

This isn't a commitment. It's an invitation into the conversation.

Come build with us. 🌿

👉 Visit our new Volunteer page to learn more, join the volunteer community, or express interest in being part of the nonprofit formation conversation:

https://unbridledtn.com/volunteer

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