Maybelle Farm Equestrian Centre

06/09/2024

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

We have a vacancy for shared (2 horses per paddock)full board, or private full board.
Excellent care & facilities. Very calm place with lovely clientele.
We practice the FEI’s 3F’s of horse welfare! Friends, forage & freedom !
🐴🐴🤗

31/08/2024

Love these articles from Ritter Dressage

Allowing the horse’s back to lift and his hind legs to engage through the dynamic use of the seat is one aspect of a swinging back.

The other part of the equation is that the horse needs to support himself well with one hind leg while the opposite one is in the air. The more the grounded hind leg flexes first, the more forward-upward it can propel the other hind leg when it is pushing against the ground during the extension phase of its joints.

Horses that are not well connected to the ground and the weight typically don’t use the full range of motion of their hind leg joints, and they usually don’t move through their back. They feel more or less stiff and uncomfortable.

Connecting the horse’s legs to the ground and allowing the back and withers to lift results in a horse that is very active, very round, and moving properly through his back.

This dynamic, flexible use of the seat can be augmented by other aids. For instance, you could apply a driving leg aid as your seat is swinging up, which will then increase the engagement of the hind leg on this side as well as the lifting of the back. If you consistently lighten your seat slightly when you drive with your leg, the horse will connect the dots and may end up becoming more active when you lighten the seat without a driving leg aid because he associates the upswing of your seat with the driving leg aid.

While you’re emphasizing the downswing of the horse’s body you can apply a half halt and/or a stirrup pressure. That is the moment one of the hind legs is touching down and starting to flex its joints. Accentuating the flexion phase of the grounded hind leg can lead to deeper flexion, shorter and higher strides, or a slower tempo, depending on what you want to achieve.

29/08/2024

I’ve actually coached SUI a couple of times at the EPA Clinics. She is one of the toughest little riders ever. Seriously determined and dedicated. Her regular coach Nell Marshman has done a great job with her. They are a cool team!

23/08/2024

In full agreement here

Do you need a thick ski jacket today? Then why do you think your horses do?
We are seeing a huge number of horses that are overheating due to wearing rugs all day. We are also noticing horses that have lost weight or developed skin diseases that has gone undetected due to having had rugs on for months.

Rugs need to be taken off every day, and if you are not able to do this it is best to leave them off completely.
In all my years in equine practice, I have never seen a horse become sick from the cold, but I see issues from rugs and over heating almost daily

22/08/2024

Support the people who support you and your kids …

16/08/2024

Repurposing 2 table stands that were going to be thrown out. I think they’ll make good plant pots on the arena but can’t decide what to put in them. Should I go fake or can anyone suggest some sort of plant that is pretty tough and hardy. It’s unlikely they’ll get a lot of water and attention. Although I could just make an effort!

25/07/2024

No other words necessary

On the eve of the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, members are invited to read a personal message shared this evening from our Chief Executive Jason Brautigam, reflecting on what this week’s challenges mean for us and the future of our sport.

Read online: https://bit.ly/BD-CEOopenletter

24/07/2024

Bit late posting these but it’s been a very busy month…all will be revealed!
It started with a great clinic in Rocky with the Waroula Equestrian Club. Thanks to all who helped make this so much fun! I get to teach dressage, jumping and xc all of which I LOVE, meet new riders and horses every time and see regulars and how they’ve improved every time too. It’s a great enthusiastic group and the social life is pretty good too. I love my job!
See you all again in November!

26/06/2024

Uni course now done and dusted for the EA Level 3 coaching course. Got a Credit Pass in this semester and a Distinction in the first one. Phew! I forgot what study was all about! I wasn’t much good at it when I was school age, let alone now. I blame the parents 🤣🤣🤣🤪

24/06/2024

The Hawkesbury Dressage Festival ended yesterday and after a massive clean up session I was home too late and too tired to post about our own personal achievements. I want to say a massive THANK YOU to Maybelle’s wonderful team that made all this possible. Chris Brunton our groom and personal fitness trainer to Ben & Mario. Justin Worthy their rider and trainer who has achieved so much with my beautiful horses, allows me to compete vicariously 😊 and goes above and beyond to help me always ❤️ Ben & Mario who do their best for him and their humans and do us proud ❤️❤️and to Lucy Cochrane who wrote our freestyle test and mixed our music for us. 🥰
This week Mario did his first freestyle (a particular dream of mine and he won!)and his first Inter 1 tests. Their results:
MAYBELLE NEGRONI (Mario)
PSG x 2 - 3rd & 5th
Inter. 1 x2 2nd & 5th
FEI Int Freestyle - 1st 🥇
Overall 3rd in Championship
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (Ben)
Medium x 4 - 10th (he was a hooligan!), 3rd ( he was awesome!), 10th (again) 5th (awesome again with a 70% from one judge🎉)
Overall 7th in Championship
Justin also won the Mulawa Harmony Award for outstanding horsemanship and sportsmanship with Mario which I am super proud of 🥰
Super Student and reformed showjumper 😎 Rebecca Nicholls and Diamond B BIG SHOT
AOR Novice x 4 - 7th, 8th, 8th, 7th
Consistent! First ever attempts at Novice in a big, competitive field and all 60% + scores 🥰
Big thanks to sponsors and all involved in running this massive Festival. What a great week!!

15/06/2024

I am so proud of this club and its people. The first day is done and dusted and the atmosphere is amazing. A little bit of rain didn’t dampen any spirits today and the rest of the week is set for better weather and even more fun and good times with beloved equines ❤️

06/06/2024

Good article 👌

Multi-medal winning event rider, William Fox-Pitt on training, and it’s for all riders!
“The warm up is so important, there’s a lot of muscle bulk in a horse, they need to be warmed and stretched before you start to put the hard work in. Start to do a bit of counter canter, a few lateral movements, and I always start with the young horses, once he’s trotting around nicely, a leg yield. It’s very simple, quite rewarding, and a very productive exercise that doesn’t require a lot of training.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2024/06/eventing-with-william-fox-pitt-part-two/

05/06/2024

Another great day at Hawkesbury Riding Club.

04/06/2024

Register here : https://events.humanitix.com/coaching-nsw-coach-development-day-2024
Come and join us for the 2024 Coach Development Day. This annual event is held in conjunction with the Hawkesbury Dressage Festival at Sydney International Equestrian Centre on Wednesday 19 June 2024. The day will run from 9am - 4.45pm and will showcase the discipline of DRIVING and offer a free coach update which coaches can use for their Equestrian Australia registration.

Bring your helmet if you want to put your hat in the ring to win a backstepper experience and feel the wind in your hair whilst sitting on the back of the carriage.

03/06/2024

Road work time! Beautiful Autumn days 😊

23/05/2024

Holly Lewis’ HP Romeo and our own Benjamin Britten get their annual clipping job from the fabulous Galloping Groom, Sharon Beahan. She does such an amazing job!

22/05/2024

Love this time of year! Beautiful autumn days when all the horses can be naked! No fly veils or fly rugs needed. Just nude..even the clipped ones!