Work and Fun as a Rider, Instructor, and Trainer at Riding Right, an Equestrian Center in Cambridge, NY
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 [...]
As sure as Spring comes around each year I get requests from students here at the farm that they are interested in some barn work. Kids working on farms is as traditional and American as say baseball and apple pie. For a time this year it looked like that traditional would be against the law. [...]
Show season normally doesn’t start for us until the month of May. This past weekend we got a head start with a little in-house show geared exclusively to our kid riders. It was the first try for such an event. The idea was to give our younger riders a chance at a little competition. The [...]
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 [...]
Parade of Teams What a weekend our Youth Dressage Team had at the Dressage Festival! Exhausting for sure. Exhilarating at times. Disappointing, nerve racking, thrilling, exciting… seems like the descriptions can just keep rolling. The kids should be truly proud of themselves. The written test was the start of the weekend competition and let me [...]