Make Up Week So this is make up lesson week at the farm. Meaning we have a break week in between a few lesson weeks to get make ups done. That way at the end of the session we aren’t stuck trying to cram all the make up’s in. So I only had three lessons … Continue reading Monday, Monday
I Started As A Kid Since I started riding as a small kid, my perspective may seem different than an adult starting as a beginner. #1 – It’s Okay To Be Nervous As my sister-in-law always says when she describes us as adult riders, she said we are “wimp chickens” compared to what we used … Continue reading 5 Things I Wish I Would Have Known As A Beginner Rider
Why? For one I used to keep a journal of my lessons. Making notes on what we did and how the students are progressing. Prior to my TBI, I could do the lessons and then come inside and write in the journal. Now, I can’t remember by the time I get inside exactly what happened, … Continue reading Monday Lesson Report
Making Ends Meet In The Pandemic The pandemic has put a lot of financial stress on our farm. Normally this time of year of fall festivals, where we take our pony ride ponies and petting zoo animals. We had four ponies that worked the MD Renn Fest, for eight weekends. Late August through late October. … Continue reading New Farm Adventure- Getting Covid Creative!
Why Do We Need To Learn This Skill? Well, the first reason is that you should be able to control your horse’s speed within each gait. You should be able to take longer strides or shorter strides. Depending on the situation you are. Lengthening and shortening is a good skill to learn if you are … Continue reading Exercise For Lengthening And Shortening Canter Strides
What Is The Spiral Jumping Exercise This exercise is done on a 20 meter circle. On one side of the circle there is a ground pole set. On the other, there are three jumps right next to each other. With no space in between. So it’s a line of three jumps reaching from the outside … Continue reading Spiral Jumping Exercise- Demonstrated By Maggi & Finn and Amelia & Cool
Winter Time In many parts of the country, winter means no riding. Or maybe just inconsistent riding. If you were just getting into the swing of things in the fall, it is possible that some nerves might rear their ugly heads when it’s time to put a leg over your lesson horse. When Was The … Continue reading New And Returning Rider Boot Camp: How To Over Come Fears About Getting Back On After A Long Break
So I’m Reading This Book… So, yesterday I started reading this book. “Stakes Night “. It is a novel about the saddlebred horse industry. I don’t know much about saddlebreds or saddle seat riding. I did it for a few months during my short college career. Mostly because of the 60 horses in the barn, … Continue reading Start A Conversation With Your Horse…(No, I’m Not Crazy)
Post About Finn I wrote a post a few days ago about Finnigan. His soundness, behavior and how he has been since we started him on Cosequin as a joint supplement a few months ago. The day I wrote that post, I was fighting with youtube and couldn’t get the videos uploaded. Luckily, I have … Continue reading Grumpy Finnigan- Follow Up To Old Man Finny Update
Haven’t Done Much About Ruby In A While So I Figured Today’s The Day Been Working On Those Canter Transitions Canter transitions are one thing that we have been working on for a while with Ruby. As you watch the video you will see that “Anticipation” should be Ruby’s middle name. You can tell by … Continue reading Ruby & Christina Friday, March 20
