Bentley's Horse Haven

06/09/2024

After some very frustrating delays and costly mistakes we are now finally seeing some exciting progress for the indoor 👏😃 the rest of the indoor and the stable complex frame should be completed by Monday then the roof is going on and the following week will be the walls 🥰

20/08/2024

Evelyn and Spice are working beautifully together 🥰 Evelyn is such a hardworking and dedicated student so wonderful to see 👏☺️

13/08/2024

Rose enjoyed her PEMF (pulsed electro magnetic therapy) session with Kelly today. PEMF improves blood flow and cell function which results in improved performance in horses and it also treats musculoskeletal injuries such as bone fractures, arthritis and soft tissue injuries.

05/08/2024

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Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

05/08/2024

Beautiful pic of Lucy, Flic and Rose 💕

02/08/2024

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01/08/2024

Gorgeous pic of Molly and Jarrah tonight 💕

31/07/2024

Loving the sunset pics with our lovely students! 🤍

27/07/2024

Our dedicated student Paris did a super job in her lesson with Zar this week. She’s also been fortunate enough to have lessons on some of our other amazing horses Rose, Spice and Saki. Being able to ride a variety of horses has so many benefits 👏💕

25/07/2024

Our lovely student Helen is coming along in leaps and bounds in her lessons starting to develop her feel and timing to work in harmony with the horse. Well done Helen 👏💕

04/07/2024

Mia did a fantastic job on Zar today! Really putting him together and making him work properly. Well done Mia! 🙌🏻👏🏻🦄

27/06/2024

Our gorgeous student Emma put together a school presentation for her class about how Bentley’s Horse Haven is a community 🥰♥️ What a beautiful gift for us to hear such glowing recommendations first hand Thank you Emma and what a great job you’ve done! 🤗💕🥰

24/06/2024

Just a quick one to let everyone know we are still running weekly lessons as per normal during the school holidays. If you would like to schedule your lessons earlier in the day there is some availability. Also a reminder of our cancellation policy that if notice is less than 24 hours we do still require payment for your lesson as our spots are in high demand we have people on waiting lists and cancellation lists so with adequate notice we can fill them. Thanks for your understanding happy riding everyone 🤗💕

24/06/2024

Our Monday lessons doing a great job all round! Flic and Lucy improving in leaps and bounds! Amy is doing a fantastic job on Zar as well, rising to the big trot beautifully! 👏🏻🙌🏻💕

18/06/2024

Hope has been making excellent progress in her riding 🤩👏💕

11/06/2024

Ollie did a fantastic job riding Zar tonight! Improving out of sight 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻