Sandpiper Farm

09/15/2025

Hold the date! Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace at Sandpiper Farm--November 15

09/14/2025

Save the date! NOV 15, 2025 Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace hosted by Dr. Laurie Landeau at Sandpiper Farm in Asharoken.

09/14/2025

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09/10/2025

Our friends at the Smithtown Hunt have their registration forms for upcoming hunter paces. Early registration is encouraged. We look forward to hosting their pace at Sandpiper Farm on November 15, 2025. For forms and information: https://smithtownhunt.com/hunter-paces

09/08/2025

Save the date--Novemeber 15-- because there is no place else you'd rather be that at the Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace hosted by Dr. Laurie Landeau at beautiful Sandpiper Farm! Early registration is encouraged and the forms are on the Smithtown Hunt's webpage.

08/21/2025

You don't have to dress up to participate in the November 15, 2025 Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace at Sandpiper Farm but why not? Put the date on your calendar for this not-to-be-missed event.

08/21/2025

Mark your calendars! The Smithtown Hunt will hold a Hunter Pace at beautiful Sandpiper Farm on November 15, 2025. Details and forms are on the Smithown Hunt's website. Early registration is encouraged. Sandpiper Horses are already leased so plan ahead to organize your teams.

08/21/2025

Some important dates for your calendar!

Please save the dates for these exciting upcoming events. We can't wait to see you all there!

08/17/2025

Proud of this datura, planted from saved seeds, deer resistant. Soon the blue morning glories also planted from seed will be blooming.

08/12/2025

08/10/2025

Ride Outside the Ring at Sandpiper Farm is open to experienced riders to lease our horses as well as riders who want to bring their own horses! Our staff accompany all riders. Reservations, logistics etc are managed through our office at 631 754 2355.

08/03/2025

Go spend time watching various riders and look for balance and a sort of meshing ease with the horse. Many riders lack this one-ness with the horse. And while becoming part of the motion CAN be learned, to do so takes as much time as it takes.

I think it’s easier for younger kids to learn. Their bodies and minds are more plastic---They are more able to slither around and they are less likely to over-think.

Older riders have an easier time if they are fit and strong. Probably the riders who have the hardest challenge are older riders who are also not in very good physical condition, because their bodies don’t do what they are told!

So if that is YOU, older and not in the best of shape, there are several ways to improve. One---Try hard to ride a horse on whose back you feel CONFIDENT. It’s hard enough to retrain and remodel your body when you are in a good state of mind. Much tougher if you are nervous.

Two---Start by doing plenty of walking, until just being on a horse begins to seem familiar, starts to make sense.

Then add some moments of trotting, learn your diagonals, basics like that.

Now also do some walking OFF a horse for your OWN sake. Maybe help around the barn, sweep the aisle, lug some hay bales, push a wheel barrow. It all adds up, and in a couple of months, give or take, you will notice the difference.

Be OK with what may seem in the beginning as a snail’s pace. It’s called creating a base, and once that is installed, things will go faster. But first, just get used to being a small creature on a big creature, and once that happens, little tiny nubbins of wings will start to sprout.