At Reeme Acres, we break, start and train colts for general riding as well as starting, finishing, tuning and fixing barrel horses, we also condition.
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So it's been too long and I'm missing it ..
Who would like a riding lesson tomorrow at 3 pm?! I will offer two openings at $45 each.
Thinking about offering a few each Sunday! Possibly Saturdays. (Depending on weather)
Will be at Reeme Acres in Athens La
Any age from 3 up!
Please bundle, the high will be 55 but the wind will be at 10-15 mph and chilly
Send me a message š
Did you know that horses do not have muscles below their knees?
Auction time!!!!
As many of you know we had a bake sale this past weekend and we have quite a few things that did not sell that we would love to have an option on today!
I'm fixing to get everything posted and the auction will end at 6:00 p.m.!!
Please bid in $1 increments
I will have everything with me at Minden animal clinic tomorrow for pickup.
There are descriptions on each picture!
Make sure to read description to see how many you are getting or how many are available.
For instance, the chocolate on chocolate cake have three available so if you win the highest bid you may pay the highest bid (example $5) x three and get all three cakes for (example $15)
Good luck, happy bidding and thank you so very much for supporting us!
EDIT!!! THE WINNER IS Kena Waggoner !!! video posted on our main page
Raffle time!!!
This is one heck of a deal!
1$ each or 6 for $5
All proceeds benefit the Reeme Acres Team in their 2022 adventures! We plan on hitting the NBHA LA State Championships, NBHA Youth World Championships and Better Barrel Races World Championships just to name a few!
We will be drawing on December 20th
In this Christmas Basket you will find the following:
Cozy fuzzy socks
Thick Victoria Secret Mittens
Victoria Secret Wonderland Woods Lotion and Mist
Hickory Farms Snow Mints
BELLAME travel set that includes a loofa, a headband, Body Wash, Moisturizer, Hydrating Cleanser, Hydrating Serum, Hydrating Moisturizer, Hydrating Eye Cream and a towelette.
We can take cash, check, Cash App or Venmo! As long as you do not put anything in the notes on the apps.
Please text 318-464-7431 or message on Facebook with your name and number for the tickets!
Please share!!! Tag your friends and family!
Unlike humans, horses are designed to run on a full stomach. Feeding your horse 2-3L of chaff or a biscuit of hay prior to exercise has two benefits :
1ļøā£ The chaff will form a ball of feed in the stomach, which will help prevent acid from splashing up from the lower part of the stomach to cause gastric ulcers.
2ļøā£ Blood is normally diverted away from the stomach during exercise, which reduces some of its normal protective mechanisms. Research has shown that feeding your horse before exercise actually reduces the amount of blood that is shunted away from the stomach and also increases the amount of blood delivered to the skeletal muscles and muscles of the chest. So not only are you helping to protect the stomach, you also might be improving your horseās performance.
For more information : http://ow.ly/CfYy50Dmwnh
This is the neatest explanation I've seen yet!
Benefit for Nick Roath!
I'm so glad my kids are being goofy and having fun! I hate the saying you're only Young once, this is false! Stay young forever!
Avery loves her Frenchie
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Hunt and Dana Powell for sponsoring our riders!!!! We cannot thank you enough!!
We see a lot of information on trailer loading but judging by how the parents were pulling in to the parking lot for a 4H clinic I was teaching, I got to wondering if there shouldnāt be a discussion on how to haul? The dust was flying, trailers were rattling and you could hear horses scrambling as they pulled up. Clearly, this called for drastic measures!
Despite reading and being told, thereās nothing like ālearning to do by doingā ā and pulling a trailer is no exception.
Before getting underway, I suggested they all tie their horses someplace safe before climbing in my trailer for a free ride. The arena was on a quiet country road and the locale made it possible for us to have a short, albeit illegal, journey. I asked the parents to stand in the slant haul without hanging on, just bracing themselves to take whatever came their way. Easy, right?
When we pulled back into the yard, they were horrified! First, the trailer, while a good make and recent model, was dusty on the gravel when the windows were open; it was also surprisingly noisy. They could hardly talk amongst each other, let alone think. When I accelerated, they were thrown backwards. Braking had them hitting the front dividers. Then, I purposefully braked while negotiating a curve. Chaos ā and all the while, Iād not exceeded 50 kilometres (or 30 miles) per hour!
Back at the arena, I had the parents climb into one of their own stock trailers. This was worse, because it was windy, rattly and a bit rank, as it hadnāt been cleaned out in eons. The fumes of the built up manure gave them watery eyes. In the roomy stock trailer, whenever they lost their balance, they staggered in a pile on top of themselves. Clearly, there was more to this hauling than theyād bargained on.
We agreed the miracle is that so many horses load willingly when their owners have so little regard for what hauling entails.
So, where to begin? First, make sure the tail isnāt wagging the dog. Being able to accelerate with a full load doesnāt mean that your truck will be able to stop! Reckoning the weight of the trailer must also include the maximum number of horses, along with all that youāve got in your tack room.
Do you know where to put your horses for the safest hauling? When asked, few drivers seem aware that the load goes at the front of the trailer, not balanced over the axles or behind them. By putting the weight on the towing vehicle, it greatly reduces a trailer's tendency to fish-tail, even in high winds. The lighter horses will be loaded after the heavier ones to stabilize the load.
With so many highways allowing speeds in excess of 110 kilometres (about 70 miles) per hour, you'll need to keep a lot of room in front to stay out of trouble. Are your mirrors adequate to see around your vehicle with a minimum of blind spots? Do you even know where your blind spots are? Have you adjusted your trailer brakes to help stop your load?
Do you perform a visual inspection of running lights, brake lights, turning signals and emergency flashers before you hit the highway? Have you made sure your trailer is towing level from front to back? When was your trailer last booked in for maintenance of the wiring, floorboards, tire wear and bearings?
Do you clean out your trailer after every single haul?
Now, practice pulling the unit with a handful of change thrown on the truck dash. You should be able to accelerate, turn and slow down to a stop without the coins sliding around. Deceleration is made smoother with the truck engine helping to brake the load, either with the transmission set to tow/haul, or by manually shifting (yes, even an automatic) down to reduce the forward momentum. This takes practice and knowing your vehicle.
Slow down before and not during turns; wait until your trailer has made the turn before smoothly speeding up. If your horses are scrambling, if you feel them moving around back there, youāre being too abrupt. Letting the greater pressure off the brake pedal a snick after youāve stopped will absorb much of the force of stopping.
Learn how to back your trailer!
When I was a teenager, so keen to haul myself to shows, my father forbade me to go on my own until I could prove that I could handle it. This meant being able to back into any place that I could pull into (and yes, you can back into a lot of places you canāt make a forward turn). It always surprises me, the number of people hauling to weekend shows who need help parking their trailers.
Looking back, Iāve never had a horse that was hard to load. Iāve bought a few that came that way but with love and rules, along with good riding, they very quickly got better. I like to think that keeping my trailer clean and my driving mindful have had a lot to do with this.
Hereās to a long, safe summer for all of us... with only nice, smooth trips!
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I would love to give a big shout out to Hunter's body shop here in Minden!! They have been a proud supporter of our girls on their journey this year and I cannot wait to post their new sponsorship vinyl on the side of our trailer!!
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Judy's Oopsie Express
9 yr old AQHA mare
Since I have stopped giving general riding lessons we have decided to let Miss Oopsie go to a new home.
She is wonderful with kids, they can crawl all over, under and around her.
She neck reins, side passes, backs, knows barrels, poles, speed, quads, flags and stakes but will never be a competitive runner.
Rides in a Sherry Cervi short Shank
She absolutely will not go fast not even for an adult unless you have a whip. Most of my kids cannot get her out of a trot. My bigger kids and her regular rider can barely get her to lope.
We trail ride mostly, 3-5 days a week and she goes to barrel races every weekend.
She stays at the back of the pack on trail rides, not a fighting to the front leader. She crosses creeks, will go up very steep terrain and will slide down inclines without any prompting.
She ponies off of another horse very well and you can pony anyone off of her
Her riders ages vary from 2-28 but are all beginners.
I am Not listing her as bomb proof because if you do not haul her consistently she tends to look around at everything instead of do her job. She does not get "boogery" you simply loose her attention.
She is an easy keeper that gets free choice hay, pasture and 4 lbs of impact professional performance daily.
She is right at 15.3 HH
Weighs in at 1275
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**ATTENTION**
I have been given a wonderful opportunity and an offer I cannot refuse. I am officially working at Minden Animal Clinic again!
This being said I will no longer be able to give outside riding lessons but will continue to teach my group of barrel racing kids. At this point I do not have any openings for any new Barrel racers but I will let you know as those openings come available.
If you have gift certificates to use with me you will have 2 months to do so.
I will be offering riding lessons at 6:00 p.m. weekdays to help get these gift certificates finished out.
I have quite a few people who are needing local riding instructors to go to! Please let me know if you have openings to take kids.
We are busy busy getting set up!
Give us an hour or two and come shop!
Yall we have enough bake sale goodies to fill up two table so come buy some amazing baked goods!
We have saddle stands lots of leather cleaner, needs foot oil 100% pure we do not use compound! Bring your saddles and tack before 12:00 and we will have it done before 4:00!
1651 Sherrill Road
Athens, LA
71003
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