Teagan and Rylee MacIntosh, began sewing masks during the pandemic with their grandmother. “We saved all of our mask money, and we bought a pony named Mango,” says Teagan, who describes her as a cute but naughty chestnut mare. “After the masks were not needed anymore, we needed to think of a new idea to keep paying for Mango, so we started making items for equestrians.”

Mango’s Magic Creations was born. The items the siblings designed and created include belts, stirrup covers, blanket tags, and other equestrian accessories. “We make the belts at home in our dining room, which my mom is not a fan of,” Teagan admits. “We have a huge table which is always covered in fabric, elastic and sewing machines.”

Their mother, Jennifer, pitches in and according to Teagan she does most of the embroidery on the items. The division of labour between the sisters consists of Teagan handling the communications and marketing while Rylee does most of the sewing. However, when there’s a lot of orders to fill, everyone pitches in with everything — including grandma!

The girls have met lots of supportive equestrians along their journey and are inspiring other young riders to become entrepreneurs.