AMB Stables

AMB Stables Certified Equine Assisted Personal Development Coach; Riding Lessons, Horse Training; Horse shoe art. At AMB Stables we offer a variety of equine services.
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With over 25 years experience with horses and 15+ years teaching riding lessons to clients of all ages, you can expect to feel calm and welcome taking riding lessons from us. A certified EAPD (Equine Assisted Personal Development) Coach is on-site and taking a limited number of new clients. We specialize and offer English riding lessons with some exceptions to western riders. Periodically througho

ut the year we offer horse camps to all ages. We will be offering horse boarding to a limited number of clients. Professional horse training. Our kind, gentle and fair approach to training horses can give you piece of mind that we will train your horse without breaking them. We have much experience training horses who have no training, have had bad experiences, horses who are scared, need tune ups, behavioral problems etc. We can start horses of any age. We specialize in English riding, we can start your horse over jumps. In western we offer trail riding, starting and behavioral training. AMB Stables has an indoor riding arena which allows us to teach lessons and offer camps anytime of year. We also make horse shoe art. We have a variety of stock at any given time and take custom orders.

08/05/2024

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

It is NOT normal. It’s never normal. Please, listen. If you’re unsure how to listen, try and find someone who does know ...
07/17/2024

It is NOT normal. It’s never normal. Please, listen.

If you’re unsure how to listen, try and find someone who does know or even search online from a reliable source, for your horse’s sake.

Sometimes in my practice I come across an owner who wants to normalize something that isn’t normal.

This sounds like:

❌ My horse works out of the stiffness/lameness after 15 minutes under saddle.
❌ He always crow hops after a bigger jump.
❌She throws her head around in the arena but not on the trail (or vise versa).
❌He always makes a face when I do the girth up.
❌It usually takes me 15 minutes to catch her and I need food to do it.
❌The left lead is always harder to get.
❌She’s always weaved in her stall.

These kinds of statements are usually followed by “that’s just the way he/she is.”

This is your horse speaking to you, over and over and over again. Please listen, before they have to get louder. Stop and think about what behaviors your horse demonstrates that maybe don’t seem totally right to you but you’ve just accepted them as “normal”.

This is a question very much worth asking of yourself, then your horse, then work with your trainer/horse care professionals to get to the bottom of it.

Answer the question as best you can, and you build a deeper, more solid partnership with your horse. Why? Because you listened. And then you did something about it. And your horse knows it.

So beautiful!
07/01/2024

So beautiful!

I have never seen the sky coloured the way it happens here. Beyond beautiful!
07/01/2024

I have never seen the sky coloured the way it happens here. Beyond beautiful!

We can’t wait for R&R’s strawberry u-pick!!
06/24/2024

We can’t wait for R&R’s strawberry u-pick!!

Our strawberry u-pick will be opening Tuesday, June 25 at 8am!
Bring your own bowls or purchase green fibre quarts for $0.25 each.
Berries are $2.50/ lb. We accept cash and credit/debit.
Watch this page for updates on picking conditions and potential early closures. We will stay open until 8 pm if there are still berries! 🍓
See you Tuesday! Remember your sunscreen, water and bug spray 💦☀️

Located at 66 North Napan Road.

Our big, beautiful boy, Dallas. He is our 19hh Percheron gelding and has been a beloved part of our family for more than...
06/03/2024

Our big, beautiful boy, Dallas. He is our 19hh Percheron gelding and has been a beloved part of our family for more than 10 years now. We are very much looking forward to the next 10 years with him. Our snuggly gentle giant 💙

Slowly but surely, we are getting our fields cleaned up. I am loving all the green! ✅
06/03/2024

Slowly but surely, we are getting our fields cleaned up. I am loving all the green! ✅

Absolutely!
05/30/2024

Absolutely!

➡️ As much turnout as you can. Seriously. As much as you can. Yes, there are horses who can’t eat grass. And yes, there are horses who hate the bugs and the heat. But seriously, as much turnout as you can. Turnout cures or improves so much: their bodies, their minds, their energy levels, their outlook on life. Invest in good bell boots, fly mask and Bow Horse USA fly sheet, and let them go out. Can they get hurt in turnout? Sure. But they can get hurt in their stalls too. And for me, the risk versus reward is a no brainer. Out they go.

05/30/2024

*** Important!***

Please be mindful of the rules and have fun 🐎

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05/28/2024

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We are VERY pleased to announce Woodstock Veterinary Clinic has joined in partnership with the New Brunswick SPCA to bring low cost spay/neuter services for cats for families who are low/fixed income to the Woodstock area!

Please contact us at 506-446-4107 or at [email protected] to access the application. We will also require proof of yearly family income with the completed application.

We are grateful to the NBSPCA and to all of the veterinary clinics who are joining this initiative throughout NB. Helping people and their pets in NB is a team effort.
If you are part of a veterinary clinic in NB who would like to help in any way, please contact Tracy at [email protected]

05/28/2024

Interesting I never knew this. Now I feel differently about them.

“My friend grew up in New England where they have pigeons. Apparently they also hate them. He was always saying bad things about pigeons until I pointed something out that he never thought of before.”

“We domesticated pigeons. They are (nearly) all over the world because HUMANS BROUGHT THEM THERE. And, they were more than pets. They carried messages. People raced them. They lived spoiled lives as honored human companions for centuries.

Then we got telephones and we threw them out like trash.

Literally, we threw them away.

Their species had already been fully domesticated and they could not survive in the wild; they lost all their survival instincts during the centuries that they lived caged by people.

That is why they live in cities with people instead of in a forest somewhere. It’s OUR fault. And not only did we throw them away, but now humans curse them as “winged rats;” casting them as pests.

But they don’t know how to live without us, and their instincts tell us that they should trust us. So, they continue to come up to humans and beg for food, because it’s the only survival skill left in their genes.

They love us because they were bred by us to feel that way, and yet we hate them.”

-I love this post.
Credit:GN

05/26/2024
Such a great idea!! We can’t wait to go!
05/24/2024

Such a great idea!! We can’t wait to go!

Our tulip u-pick will be open Saturday May 25 from 9 am to 2 pm!

🌷we have limited scissors/clippers on hand as well as some buckets, but feel free to bring your own.
🌷we are currently cash only and stems are $2 each.
🌷the field is almost all blooming so it’s a perfect chance to get out with your family, snap some photos and bring home a beautiful local tulip bouquet!
🌷we are restocked in floral paper to wrap up your flowers for the ride home if you’d like😊

Hope to see you Saturday!💐

05/22/2024

ATTN clients: All lessons are cancelled this evening, Wednesday, May 22 2024. Our apologies to everyone this affects. Amanda will be in touch with those scheduled for this evening with a make-up lesson day/time. Thank you so much for your understanding.

05/18/2024

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05/17/2024

Too precious not to share 🥹

05/09/2024

Hi everyone—we've noticed an increase of fraudulent and scam pages bugging our amazing fans on Facebook. Please do not accept any friend requests or invites to other pages, we only operate this official page and SHOP. at Spruce Meadows!

The only source of all things Spruce Meadows is our social media accounts (all are verified; X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest).

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Have any questions? Comment below. If you could help report and block these annoying pages, you will be greatly helping protect everyone from scams!

05/09/2024

Check out this visual of a foal as he, she lays in the womb.

One of the sweetest ponies in the whole world. Finny Boo 💙
05/04/2024

One of the sweetest ponies in the whole world. Finny Boo 💙

These two awesome little humans of AMB Stables have our newest pet to present to everyone! This is Charley’s new friend ...
05/03/2024

These two awesome little humans of AMB Stables have our newest pet to present to everyone! This is Charley’s new friend and sister, Charlotte 🥰🐷

05/01/2024

Hi everyone! Are there any local business that sell any of the following young trees:

-Weeping willow
-Golden weeping willow
-Birch weeping willow
-Scarlet willow tree

Thanks guys!

05/01/2024

Happy May 1st!

This year we are trying a tulip u-pick. If the weather cooperates, we may have some openings for Mother's Day weekend, where you can pick some fresh, local tulips!

Our tulip field features a variety of early, mid and late blooms, single and double flowers, and all sorts of colours!

We can't wait to welcome you for a fun tulip experience. Opening details and pricing will be available as we get closer- watch for our signs and social media posts.

Peanut would like to wish everyone a happy, sunny day! ☀️
04/30/2024

Peanut would like to wish everyone a happy, sunny day! ☀️

Hi everyone! I hope that Spring has been treating you well so far. I am sending out a final reminder to please send me p...
04/18/2024

Hi everyone! I hope that Spring has been treating you well so far.

I am sending out a final reminder to please send me proof of NBEA insurance before your next lesson for the few clients who have yet to do this. Riders will not be able to continue with lessons without their current NBEA memberships starting immediately.

Also, I will be working to take new clients for lessons off my wait-list this week and weekend. If you’d like to be added to our wait list, please contact with the rider’s name, age and weight. Anyone aged 5 and above are welcome for our services.

I will also be accepting new EAL clients. Please contact for more info.

We hope you all have a wonderful day!

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04/15/2024

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You get out of the horse what you put in — the way you put it in. ✍️Ray Hunt

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