Beaverwood Farm

10/30/2024

Fall “ power wash” the barn is all ready for winter.

10/21/2024

This is well written, parents take note😊

How to be a great lesson parent!
1.) WATCH YOUR KID RIDE! I can’t believe how many dads (sorry, but in my experience it’s always the dads) sit in the car and don’t watch EVER. Your kid absolutely wants to know that you are watching. Please make your child feel important and come sit ring side.
2.) Do NOT coach! Are you an accomplished equestrian? No? Shush. Yes? Then you give the lesson.
3.) Take video. It’s helpful. A few barns have rules against video but most love when you not only video, but send us instructors good clips!
4.) If you see something, say something TO THE INSTRUCTOR. Is your kid’s outside foot the whole way deep into the stirrup and the instructor is on the inside of their circle and can’t see it? It’s okay to tattle. 🤣 But if you talk to your child directly it’s distracting. (if nothing else, it’s hard to take instructions from two people at the same time.) occasionally a parent will point something out to me, and I’ll say, “Yep, good eye. But I’m not worried about that right now.”  sometimes we have to let something slide while we work on something else. But we’re also not perfect and we do miss things occasionally.
5.) Understand that giving the same instruction over and over is normal. It happens with adults too.  If I tell them to step into their right stirrup a little more, I’m usually happy if they maintain it for 30 seconds on their own… seriously. Unless the entire exercise is about fixing one body part, it’s very common for riders to make a fix, just for it to slide back out of place almost immediately.
I bring this up because I see parents sometimes get embarrassed or frustrated when I have to tell their kids to put their hands down on repeat. The parent looks ready to jump up and down screaming, “Just Keep your Freaking Hands Down Already!!!!!” I promise you it’s not that easy!
6.) Politely discourage your child from talking to you. If twice during a lesson, your child looks over and asks you to video or if they ask you to hand them a water bottle during a break, that stuff is totally fine. But if your child’s interaction with you is constant or if they clearly have more attention on you than the instructor, just say, “Pease pay attention to Miss Danee and not me.”
7.) If your child is anxiously attached to you, use this opportunity to wean them off of you slowly, and not traumatically. Don’t just dump them off at the lesson and hop in your car and leave, but maybe tell them you are going to walk outside and make a phone call while they tack up/ warm up, but that you’ll be back in time to watch the majority of the lesson. Or if the lesson is in an outdoor arena, just pull your chair a little further away instead of sitting right next to the arena. 

Basically it all comes down to middle ground- show interest in your kid’s progress, but also encourage independence.
The barn is a great place to develop secure attachment styles, independence, and a love for learning!
Allow us riding instructors to work our magic, but also be around to witness it, and praise your child for their progress.

Wanna make it even better? On the drive home ask your kid what their favorite part was, or what they thought they did well, and which parts were hard or easy. Don’t grill them about it, but show interest and get them thinking about their progress.


10/15/2024

Packer small pony gelding available for sale,17yrs,12.1, Registered welsh B . Previous miles on the A’s , Beaverwoods kingfisher is ready to take your littles to cross rails & S/S , located in Erin Ontario, low🤚’s, vides in comments

10/08/2024

Whos looking for a packer small? Registered welsh gelding.

09/22/2024

A great show at the Great northern exhibition fair on Friday, it was both A sport pony qualifying and welsh show. There were more than 60 ponies participating in a lot of classes. I am very proud to say the following ponies are all offspring from our stallion Beaverwoods mystique. Grand champion over all sport pony, Beaverwoods Minto(Shelley McQuestion), as well as Dressage suitably. Hunter U/S suitably was won by Beaverwoods Trident(Tess Mauro Waxman) , 1/2 welsh 2 and under was won by Beaverwoods Triscuit (Brooke Redmond) and overall jr champion. Second was Beaverwoods Petunia, best foal was Beech Grove’s Confetti Pop (Erin Price) Thank you to Alyssa, Nolan and Calista for all your help, congratulations to all the owners of these special ponies

09/16/2024

Happy to announce that Miss Starlight is off on another adventure. We wish Howard all the best with his new pony. Thank you Vanessa Junkin for leasing a Beaverwoodfarm pony.

09/05/2024

Another busy day, 21 absolutely beautiful round bales of second cut off our new seeded feild, It really does make a huge difference to take the time to plow up ,reseed and fertilize the feilds (a 2 yr endeavor,)every few yrs. Of course in this hot dry spell ,the horses are enjoying there new water posts from @ Grand Maintenance🌟

09/05/2024

🌟🌟🌟🌟update September 2024 pony is leased until September 2025🌟🌟🌟🌟Through no fault of her own starlight is available for lease.a wonderful kind first pony to teach beginners to walk / trot, she has many miles at PPG, parades, carriage driving, and trail rides. Contact me for more videos and details.$1600/ yr https://youtu.be/NEwDS6A56Zs?si=no3-MKWvuQIvZIFZ

09/05/2024

This little dude is headed to his new new home in Quebec, congratulations to his new owner he will be a performance pony with a future as a herd stallion.🌟🌟Beaverwoods Sequoia🌟🌟( Cwmfelen Travellor X Beaverwoods kauri) wishing him all the best🌟

09/05/2024

2024 section c c**t

08/17/2024

Exciting news, Beaverwoods Triscuit ( Beaverwoods mystique x Beaverwoods Morning dove)will be joining his new family all the way in New Brunswick, However not before he shows at the Royal winter fair in November.

08/10/2024

A busy week ending in style😊, Kilby and and her 2 babies were Reserve champion in both division’s. Beaverwoods Charmoné even won an over fences class, this was her first A show 2’6 jr/Amateur ❤️Soiree and Kilby had a win over fences and won undersaddle in the the 3 foot amature owners. Thank you always to Shara Cydney Pavan for all her help🌟To Lucinda Perrett a big thank you for all your help❤️

08/10/2024

Exciting things happening here at The farm…

08/09/2024

A little more photos and videos from our fun time last week at the Great Lakes Driving show,Lucinda Perrett visiting all tye way from England,did a great job with baby Beaverwoods Honeybee and Kilby with Barkway topaz won the cones class,I had a chance to show also for the first time in many years. Thanks girls for all the help❤️😊Elizabeth Hoyle made beautiful lunches and was so helpful 🌟

08/09/2024

https://youtu.be/NEwDS6A56Zs?si=K9YGJIMY0e7-kBs0 starlight is coming available to lease, a wonderful first childrens pony.

Super children's pony, owned by beaverwood farm

08/08/2024

Little starlight is available for leadline/ walktrot job, she’s currently on lease on nova Scotia so a great opportunity for someone who needs a pony on east coast.

Super children's pony, owned by beaverwood farm

08/03/2024

08/03/2024

Hope everyone enjoys there long weekend, stay safe and have a good time.🇨🇦🌟🇨🇦🌟

07/27/2024

Calista Carol, Beaverwoods Jasper

We are excited to have stabling available for Welsh exhibitors at the Canadian All Welsh Championship through Ten Sixty Stables! Please contact Ten Sixty directly to book and manage any stabling needs.

07/19/2024

07/19/2024

2024, large pony prospect.( Beaverwoods Mystique Beaverwoods foxfire) will be registered 1/2 welsh. This little fellow has a wonderful personality, ties & trailers, has had feet trimmed and regular deworming,located in Erin,🌟4️⃣’s🌟

07/06/2024

🌟Happy dance🌟, Congratulations to Kilby and Beaverwoods Soirée in the championship in the 3 foot hunter today at 1060 Stables, Thank you to Shara Cydney Pavan for the continued support.🌟