JEM Equine

01/30/2025

Look at this handsome guy I got to teach today. Froggy has gotten so white in the last year! Love seeing him take care of his young rider 💜

01/15/2025

Dressage day at the USEA coaching symposium! Such a great day of learning from top US coaches!

10/21/2024

We have some lesson Openings for adults tuesday at 7 pm and beginners tuesday at 5 pm

06/03/2024

What a great weekend coaching at Beaumont Horse Trials. Emma, Katie and Jessica all got a beautiful pink ribbon. What a great way to start the season!

12/20/2023

Spoiled by my students! Farm raised chicken, tea and goodies. So thoughtful and so blessed 💜

03/09/2023

Dates for Rosebush Summer Camps 😁

02/11/2023

Lesson horses getting back into shape today 😁

02/06/2023

Camp Registration is open for Wilderness Village Camps

01/17/2023

2023 Camp information for Wilderness Village on the website jkltrailrides.com

12/31/2022

08/05/2022

Another Wildhorse Camp in the books

07/25/2022

Paul is enjoying Horse Camps. Although he was tired of doing the obstacles 🤠

07/13/2022

Looking for a motivated person who enjoys teaching, children and sharing their passion for horses during summer riding camps.

August 8-12 from 9am-1 pm
August 15-19 from 9am- 1 pm
Camp is located in Red Deer

The ideal candidate will be good with children (experience working with children a bonus)
Must have horse experience

Previous teaching and camp leader experience would be considered an asset.

Please dm or email
[email protected]

07/07/2022

Great start to kid camps 💜

05/06/2022

By Nicole Fava Depending on where you live and where you chose to learn your riding skills, western riding might be less accessible than English riding, and vice versa. Accessibility has a big influence on the direction our riding careers are headed. But if you have options like I did, I highly reco...

03/07/2022

Cant wait for summer!

02/17/2022

In German, there is a saying: “Reiten lernt man nur durch Fegen”, which translates as “Riding is only learned by sweeping”. I have often thought about this saying.

Wherever there are horses, there is a lot of work to be done: Cleaning, sweeping, brushing, feeding, repairing…It’s not only the fun sides of pushing yourself off the ground and into the saddle. Learning to ride takes commitment and discipline, and we might have to do a lot of things which are not very glorious. Sweeping teaches us humility and keeps us grounded.

For me, this saying is also about apprenticeship. You start at the bottom, you sweep, you get off your high horse and you become open to learn. You admit to yourself that you don’t know everything. Sweeping is good for our ego. If you are an apprentice, the master can afford be honest to you. You don’t pay for lessons and s/he has nothing to loose if s/he scares you off. And that kind of honesty we need if we want to develop.

When we do chores around the barn, we also have the chance to develop a more natural kind of relationship with our horses, or with horses in general. We are not directly focused on them and can observe how they interact and what they are doing.

Sweeping is also my zen practice. Whatever my troubles are, I usually feel better after the morning chores at the barn are done.