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Specially Designed Stables LLC

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Specially Designed Stables LLC

Home of SDS Riding Academy, a curriculum based program for riders of all ages and experience levels.

11/19/2024

Some fun pattern practice this week 🚧

Students: make sure to check the SDS Clients Only page for instructions and do your homework 🤓

11/15/2024

Full 🏠 and 🌕 for Friday evening lessons.

Off to UNH tomorrow for the Nor’easters final show of the fall semester ⚡️⚡️⚡️

11/11/2024

The SDS herd were the ⭐️ in a Stud Muffins photoshoot earlier this year and they ❤️ their “special” treats!

If you’re looking for some stocking stuffers for your horse this Christmas and supporting a small business give them a try! Stella highly recommends them 😋
https://www.amazon.com/stores/StudMuffins/page/46A32618-6C88-476E-9AA4-D72D20338848?ref_=ast_bln

11/05/2024

*hears sleigh bells*

10/22/2024

Another 10 years together for the best behaved boy on this planet.
Happy gotcha day SBR Celtic. Don't know what we would do without you ❤
Saddlebred Rescue
J.Klein Photos

10/20/2024

Remembering this classic moment from 5 years ago. Miss you Laura Barron

10/17/2024

10 years together.
Happy gotcha day SBR Hokie Pokie.
Saddlebred Rescue
J.Klein Photos

10/06/2024

Anyone local interested in splitting a pallet of MAG flakes for arena dust control?

We’ve just leveled and treated the arenas for the winter and used up the rest of what we had stored. I’ve had people ask about where we get them in the past and have only been able to get a whole pallet which is much more than what we need. DM if interested 🤠

10/04/2024

10 years ago, October 4, 2014, Specially Designed Stables officially opened its doors 🐴 🎉

What an unbelievable journey it has been. Many people told us not to do it. Many said we couldn’t do it. Many times, we’ve felt like they may have been right. Yet, a decade later, here we are. We do our best every day and put everything we have into creating and maintaining this special place for so many people to enjoy. There have been many highs and lows, but the good times, the fulfillment, the pride, and the community we’ve created have always outweighed the bad.

This beautiful 45-acre farm is full of happy people and happy horses every day. When we started this business, that was all we could have hoped for. To the hundreds of people who have supported us over the past 10 years, we thank you and hope we’ve served you well.

The journey doesn't stop here. Cheers to 10 years🥂

09/24/2024

Sometimes learning requires observing.

Today half of the herd got some very well deserved chiropractic treatment, as they do every 8-12 weeks. We always give the horses the day off after adjustments to relax. That means we had less horses to work with but the same amount of students as any other Tuesday.

Horses are not machines. Sometimes these unmounted lessons can be planned ahead of time and sometimes they can happen with no notice because you go to the paddock and see that one of them pulled a shoe. When you have a large lesson program some of these things are planned and necessary and sometimes out of your control.

While this doesn’t happen frequently, today some of our riders didn’t have a mount. In the past I’ve had students or parents ask why they should pay for a lesson if they’re not riding the horse, and I always struggle with how to respectfully answer that question. There is so much that goes into preparing that horse for your weekly ride and that in itself is perhaps the most important lesson of all.

In these infrequent situations we always focus on other aspects of horsemanship that unfortunately do not get the respect they deserve. Sometimes it is explaining nutrition, tack, or equine anatomy. Sometimes it’s lunging lessons, groundwork, grooming, long lining, or riding demonstration.

I’ve found that some of the most significant breakthroughs my students experience is from observation. That can come from watching a more experienced rider demonstrate a skill that they’ve yet to grasp, getting inspired by a rider with similar skill set achieve a result that they’ve yet to achieve, or observing a horse respond to a specific cue that they’ve struggled with.

I expect my students, whether they are 7 or 70, to come here prepared to learn and be humble every lesson just as I do every day. Any time spent with a horse, whether in the saddle or on the ground, is an opportunity to learn something and be grateful.

09/20/2024

Sweet Obi-Wan has been with us for about 5 weeks now. After some DNA testing we were lucky enough to find out that Obi is a 14 year old Morgan gelding, registered name NEF The Dark Knight. We love this adorable guy already and are happy he is fitting right into our lesson program🩶

09/16/2024

Spooky Season coming soon 🎃👻🌕

08/31/2024

Late summer evening lessons👌🏼

08/28/2024

Breakfast buffet

08/27/2024

Hey Simon😝
Anyone else have a fat barn cat?

08/26/2024

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08/24/2024

Buddy is a happy happy happy guy 🤪

Address

30 Equestrian Way
Arundel, ME
04046

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12074237184

Website

http://www.speciallydesignedstables.com/

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