On the Forest Boarding - Horseback Riding, Lessons and Trails

11/09/2023

Another super fun year at the Royal!! Dressage night is always so fun and love getting to spend it with our wonderful crew ❣️

10/31/2023

Cara - as Hernando the Parrot sitting on a pirate's shoulder - is our winner 🥳🥳 Great job to everyone who worked so hard on their costumes - already looking forward to next year 🤩

10/30/2023

Some more randoms from Saturday!!!

10/29/2023

Let the voting begin!! Our annual costume contest winner will be announced Halloween morning at 10am! The costume with the most likes wins a private session with Ev 🥳

Stay tuned for more pics and vids from this super fun day!!

09/06/2023

For the first time in years we have 2 spots available for boarding!!! ~ outdoor in a gelding paddock only at the moment (but will consider a mare who lives well with rowdy boys). Available paddock includes access to grass pasture.. please visit our website for details or to fill out an application https://ridebalanced.wixsite.com/ontheforestboarding/boarding.

Virtual Tour available here >> https://youtu.be/FEIbhswX428

09/06/2023

Hack of the day 😍

09/05/2023

08/16/2023

The barn really is a magical place 🌈

07/03/2023

Looking for something to do this summer while the kids are away at camp?? We currently have some weekday riding slots still available! Join our amazing community of students who love a mix of serious learning with adult pony club vibes... visit https://ridebalanced.wixsite.com/ontheforestboarding/lessons or email us at [email protected] for more info!

06/30/2023

Huge thanks to and for this amazing opportunity! Some participants even called it life changing. If anyone is feeling stuck in their riding, this seminar is a must. Can’t wait to run another one soon.

06/03/2023

There must be something in the water when all of your senior OTTBs look this good at 19, 17 and 18 🤩🤩 the care and training may have something to do with it as well ❣️

05/21/2023

What a perfect day for this!!

05/08/2023

Not a joke...

Have you ever wondered why you can have a 15 acre field and part of it is chewed down to nubs and the other part has grass a hand high, But your horse is constantly grazing in the chewed down part?

Grass 6 inches and taller has less sugars than grass under 6 inches.

For every inch drop below 6 inches, the fructan (sugar) content rises.

Grass under 6 inches is stressed like it's a Monday morning with a project deadline. It uses sugar to repair itself.

Stop mowing your fields short.

Stop grazing your chubbys on chewed down grass. (this is why grazing muzzles are so touted...they keep the horse from being able to get much short grass)

(We aren't saying let your fields be 3 feet tall, by the way. The optimal thing to do is keep them 6-8 inches tall and graze them in small areas there)

04/09/2023

Season opener of riding /lessoning in the sandbox!!

03/02/2023

Epic is currently available Monday to Friday for part-lease and/or lessons! All details below or on our website at https://ridebalanced.wixsite.com/ontheforestboarding

02/20/2023

We are so proud of one of our coaches/instructors for achieving her silver dressage medal on her personal horses she started and brought up the levels!!

Ev still has a few spots available for riders looking to improve their dressage riding skills or interested in virtual showing. Email [email protected] for more information

02/11/2023

The early spring weather will hopefully dry up the trails quickly but we still have a few spots for lessons available too! Check out our website for more details 🌸🌼🌷

You can also now find us in the Discover Stouffville directory at https://tourism.discoverstouffville.ca/listing/on-the-forest-boarding/

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01/14/2023

It’s a bit chilly but definitely worth getting outside today!!

01/12/2023

Such a magical day! For anyone who missed the performance, head over to our page or YouTube for the video!! Thank you so much to all of our amazing riders/performers …. Your hard work and dedication really payed off!

01/12/2023

Thank you so much to our riders and wonderful ponies for such a fun and successful performance on Sunday!! In case you missed it, here is the video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebiJhJKiz-s&t=2s

This year's holiday showcase was delayed but didn't disappoint!! Check out all of our amazing riders and horses : )

12/31/2022

12/31/2022

11/15/2022

Wouldn’t be Halloween without some pumpkin jumping!!

11/07/2022

From the forest to the showring, we have well rounded horses that do it all! OFB has a few horses / hybrid lesson-trail riding spots available for beginner to advanced riders heading into fall 2023!

Most of our horses are retired from competition in jumping and dressage but still have lots of miles left to go and are ready to spend their time teaching new riders at our world class facility just north of the GTA. Please see our website for details on how our programs work, prices and how to apply (https://ridebalanced.wixsite.com/ontheforestboarding). Please email [email protected] with your info and questions, thanks!

10/30/2022

And the winners are:
1. Christine A and Phoenix 🥇
2.Paul and Bandit 🥈
3. Daila and Rev 🥉

Congratulations!! I will message you with your prize options!

Let the voting begin!!! Voting will be open until 9am Monday morning. The costume with the most likes win so vote for as many as you like and share with your friends. So many amazing costumes this year!!

(Fine print: Ev and Margot are not in contention for the costume contest)