Mountain Spring Farm

12/20/2024

A proper Intro for our newest Sport Pony Nov. 30, 2024! Mountain Springs' Ava!

12/09/2024

Mountain Springs' Ava, Day 9, Life is all about learning..and she sure is!!

12/05/2024

Rain expected to end in the next few hours??? Like for 1 hour? And then rain again all night? Yep!

12/04/2024

Foal's first day out to learn lots from Fayte. 🥰

12/02/2024

I Love sleeping babies! ❤️

12/02/2024

First trip out in the Aisle..

12/01/2024

Lisa Pond sent me these of Araban & Fayte's first painted baby..Aerious!
❤️ these!!

12/01/2024

12/01/2024

What a strong baby girl! Over 1 year gestation! She was up and nursing in no time! Araban sires very vigorous foals! All went according to plan!

12/01/2024

Finally! Last night! Painted MSF
Filly!!!
Congrats to
Araban &Fayte!

11/17/2024

Congrats to Kim Myers...her hard work has led to a dream coming true. Vala and Misha met on my trailer..and decided to be pals straight away! So nice! Si very happy for you, Kim!!😊

11/13/2024

"No. 1. Get your tack and equipment just right, and then forget about it and concentrate on the horse.

No. 2. The horse is bigger than you are, and it should carry you. The quieter you sit, the easier this will be for the horse.

No. 3. The horse's engine is in the rear. Thus, you must ride your horse from behind, and not focus on the forehand simply because you can see it.

No. 4. It takes two to pull. Don't pull. Push.

No. 5. For your horse to be keen but submissive, it must be calm, straight and forward.

No. 6. When the horse isn`t straight, the hollow side is the difficult side.

No. 7. The inside rein controls the bending, the outside rein controls the speed.

No. 8. Never rest your hands on the horse's mouth. You make a contract with it: "You carry your head and I'll carry my hands."

No. 9. If the horse can't learn to accept what you're doing, what you’re doing isn't any good.

No. 10. Once you've used an aid, put it back.

No. 11. You can exaggerate every virtue into a defect.

No. 12. Always carry a stick, then you will seldom need it.

No. 13. If you`ve given something a fair trial, and it still doesn't work, try something else—even the opposite.

No. 14. Know when to start and when to stop. Know when to resist and when to reward.

No. 15. If you're going to have a fight, you pick the time and place.

No. 16. What you can't accomplish in an hour should usually be put off until tomorrow.

No. 17. You can think your way out of many problems faster than you can ride your way out of them.

No. 18. When the horse jumps, you go with it, not the other way around.

No. 19. Don`t let over-jumping or dull routine erode the horse's desire to jump cleanly. It's hard to jump clear rounds if the horse isn't trying.

No. 20. Never give up until the rail hits the ground.

No. 21. Young horses are like children—give them a lot of love, but don't let them get away with anything.

No. 22. In practice, do things as perfectly as you can; in competition, do what you have to do.

No. 23. Never fight the oats.

No. 24. The harder you work, the luckier you get."

~Bill Steinkraus

📸 Sister

11/12/2024

Impressive...but OMG! Neglect!!

11/04/2024

Freya had a week off..so decided we needed to get out for a short drive!! Pretty sure we both had fun! ❤️ this yellow gal!

11/04/2024

Just a girl and her horse.
Congrats to the Alban Héry Clan!

10/31/2024

Ughh! 😬🙄😪