Work and Fun as a Rider, Instructor, and Trainer at Riding Right, an Equestrian Center in Cambridge, NY
Fun Friday this week: Playing the matching game. I like giving my students who color coordinate things a hard time. I think it’s out of admiration. I can hardly figure out what I’m going to wear on any given day, but to be organized enough to not only wear a nice outfit of complimentary colored [...]
Another Sunday, another show. This time we hit the road with four students for the schooling show at Stockade. The facility is so nice there. The ground is flat, there are a smattering of trees, (meaning shade is possible), and the footing in the arenas is really nice. Our rider’s did well and everyone had [...]
Seems like our cross country jumps are seeing a lot of action lately. The slightly cooler weather has opened to door for frequent trips across the stream to the jump fields…. otherwise known as our hay fields. So what if our fields have to do double duty. I know that big time hay farms would [...]
It’s full-on riding time at the farm this week. We have 8 teenage riders joining us this week for our more advanced riding camp. Getting eight horses pulled together for time out on the stadium course and the cross country course means there is some lively activity going on between the tack room and the [...]
We’re always telling our students to make sure you pick your horses feet before riding. Why does it matter so much? Take a look at this photo. This is a rock wedged in Gamine’s foot sideways. What you can’t see is that the rock is actually considerably thicker than her sole so that when she [...]