Long- Spot Equestrian

10/17/2025

If I had 80k idk if I’d spend it on one horse but these are always fun! I’ll be asking my students this💕

I vote 3,9, 11

$80K. One perfect partner. No pressure.
Pick your dream traits. Sound, Scopey, Sweet? There’s thousands of perfect ponies to be made, who’s yours?

Our team picks:
Taylor: 6,9,12,7
McKenna: 10, 11, 13
Maddie: 6,7,8,11
Rebecca: 1,6

10/11/2025

Who else feels this one? 😂😅

10/07/2025

I can’t believe it’s been four months since I posted last… It’s been a busy but fulfilling summer for us. Team Long-Spot attended a local show almost every weekend from May-September, plus a few clinics thrown into the mix. An at home fun show or two. At least one camp day each week of July/August including an end of summer campfire girls night. Two birthday parties, some pony rides/farm play and we welcomed many new riders to the team over the last few months. We are already missing the summer season but are excited for all things fall🌾💕

05/21/2025

Cheers to all the horse show dads out there! Again we feel fortunate to have a few super cool horse dads as a part of our team💕

05/21/2025

Here’s to all the horse moms out there💕 I know our team is so lucky to have so many amazing horse moms and gramas💖

01/19/2025

It’s all about physics… Your saddle (or saddle fitter) is not a miracle worker. If your horse is a barrel, and there is a bit of wonkiness somewhere (you or the horse) and your saddle slips to the side… your saddle isn’t necessarily to blame. Instead, get it checked and if it’s ok, work on making the horse less of a barrel shape… and straightening them (and yourself!) up so there is less unevenness.

If your horse has big wide ribs and an itty bitty shoulder… or a girth groove that’s inches in front of the girth line… maybe your saddle slips forward. That’s physics. Your girth will always pull into the narrowest place. Sometimes changing your girth or the girthing on the saddle can help.

If your horse has massive shoulders, and hoiks them up into the air when they jump… those massive shoulders can push the saddle back. That’s physics. Again sometimes girths and girthing can help. But saddles can’t defy the laws of physics.

If you or your horse is uneven then yes we can pad/flock/shim saddles to help. But… working on evening them up is much more beneficial.

Sometimes, in an attempt to hold a saddle still, to fight against the laws of physics (and often to keep the rider happy), we can end up clamping a saddle too much. Personally I would rather see a saddle shunt forward/to the side/backwards a little bit if the alternative is to clamp it too much the other way.

What do you think?

12/31/2024

I am so thankful to have a program full of kids that remind me daily of exactly this💕

Don’t over complicate it.

There was a time when you were just happy to ride, happy to be in the company of horses. It didn’t matter if you could execute a perfect shoulder in, or jump double clear round 1.20 tracks. You were just happy to have two feet in the stirrups and ears leading the way.

You didn’t care about having the best tack, or the newest hi-tech breeches. An old jumper, your favourite, well worn jods and colourful half chaps did the job just fine.

You didn’t spend the days between Christmas and New Year planning a heavy schedule of training sessions, clinics and competitions. You threw tinsel round your pony’s neck and went hacking with friends. The new year was just another 365 days to go riding.

Don’t forget that you started this sport because you loved the animal. You loved the rush of galloping across open fields and the serenity of watching a horse quietly graze in the sun. You do this because there is nothing on this earth that makes you feel more alive than being on the back of a horse, so don’t overcomplicate it.

Enjoy the little things, because one day you’ll look back and realise, they weren’t little at all.

12/29/2024

In the confusing days between holidays I’m taking a moment to appreciate a great year. This year would not have been possible without the best group of clients, employees (two and four legged!), friends and family. Thank you to everyone who is a part of this crazy life I get to call my own💕

I’ll have to post some footage of the “before” and of course better yet; the journey, but I’m wrapping up 2024 with my favourite project finally getting a completed “after” (if that’s even possible in a world of constant improvements and projects!)

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and wish everyone a happy and safe New Year’s Eve!

12/21/2024

Lighter days are coming my friends💕💖❤️

Thank you for this reminder Annie F. Downs ❤

12/01/2024

Our duck friends don’t seem to mind the change of season💕 As long as someone breaks some ice so they can keep playing they’re all still happy quackin and splashin🥰