Scissortail Hill Equestrian

Scissortail Hill Equestrian Scissortail Hill Equestrian is a riding academy located in Austin, TX. All of this is located conveniently off of 130, 45, & 183.
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Just minutes from Austin this beautiful location offers top notch first timer, Hunter/Jumper, Event, and pleasure instruction along with quality horse training. Scissortail Hill specializes in forming strong capable confident riders in multiple disciplines, focusing on the sports of Eventing and Hunter/Jumpers. The lesson and horse training programs cater to everyone from competition riders to lei

surely weekenders, and everything in between. Our gorgeous facility provides top quality boarding options with varied riding areas, including a large jump pasture, covered arena, Dressage arena, and miles of trails. Just 20 minutes south of downtown Austin, right by the airport.

SCHOOLING DAY SPECIAL! This Thursday and Sunday only! $10 per rider only! Come out and school our wonderful faculty for ...
03/19/2025

SCHOOLING DAY SPECIAL!

This Thursday and Sunday only!

$10 per rider only! Come out and school our wonderful faculty for a special discounted Spring Break price. Schedule your trip today by contacting us!

03/18/2025

Our shows are known for being friendly, forgiving, and are a pleasure to provide for our community. It makes us so happy to get such wonderful feedback and praise from our riders.

Help us spread the word about our wonderful shows and send your entries in for this weekend's event today!

Get those entries in for this weekend schooling show Scissortail Hill. Dressage, Jumpers, and more! The courses are beau...
03/17/2025

Get those entries in for this weekend schooling show Scissortail Hill. Dressage, Jumpers, and more! The courses are beautiful and the weather forecast is looking lovely.

Obstacle Trail Judge: Catherine Campbell from Cedar Creek Saddle Club

Dressage Judge: Crystal Forsell from Crystal Forsell Dressage

All info: scissortailhillequestrian.com

Such a fun and exhausting day yesterday at the Ranch Show with this lovely group of ladies.
03/16/2025

Such a fun and exhausting day yesterday at the Ranch Show with this lovely group of ladies.

First two or three classes done for all of our riders at the Ranch Show at Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center . ...
03/15/2025

First two or three classes done for all of our riders at the Ranch Show at Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center .

Daelynn and Java had a very commendable performance against a bunch of seasoned amateurs and fancy Western horses getting a third place in her Trail pattern.

Loretta and Goldie made huge improvements since the last show and had fun doing it.

Brandy and Rodeo are learning a lot about each other at their first horse show away from home (and only their second ever) and had a beautiful showing at In Hand warming themselves a fourth place.

Michelle and Rory, also at their first away show, looked deep dead gorgeous during their classes and successful riders as well.

Today we have a group of adult riders at Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center for the Ranch Show. Some practice co...
03/15/2025

Today we have a group of adult riders at Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center for the Ranch Show. Some practice coming to fruition for the students and trainer Paulina taking our little Mustang to work on her speaker anxiety. (Pictured below, finishing their first class with no anxiety!)

Take advantage of this beautiful weather by scheduling your schooling trip to play on our equine playground. Grass jump ...
03/12/2025

Take advantage of this beautiful weather by scheduling your schooling trip to play on our equine playground. Grass jump arena with jumps set all year round, cross country field full of jumps, relaxing trails, obstacle course with various challenges, sand Dressage arena, and more always open by appointment.

Also start sending in those entries for our next Scissortail show in two weeks on March 22nd.

Congratulations to Sophie and Sarah for their stellar performances earning them a second and fourth place finish in the ...
03/09/2025

Congratulations to Sophie and Sarah for their stellar performances earning them a second and fourth place finish in the Hunt N' Go Derby at the CTSSA show yesterday.

A mix of Equitation challenges, Hunter form, Eventing bravery, with a sprinkle of stamina, this Derby was a long and challenging course on grass.

Great job to the girls and their mounts.

A super fun and successful day of showing at two different facilities today! Sophie, Sarah, Gabriella, and Ginger did so...
03/08/2025

A super fun and successful day of showing at two different facilities today!

Sophie, Sarah, Gabriella, and Ginger did some low-level Hunters and Jumpers at Idylwood Stables while Daelynn went to represent at DSRP.

All horses and riders had productive and successful days of jumping over colorful sticks in sand.

Xena watching and making sure everybody uses their corners wisely! We have been doing so many exercises not only to prac...
03/07/2025

Xena watching and making sure everybody uses their corners wisely! We have been doing so many exercises not only to practice what good corners should feel like, but lots of discussions and demonstrations of how a good and a bad corner can influence your horse's ability to perform over jumps, execute lead changes, and set the overall tone for whatever pattern you may be doing.

What a difference a year makes. Thinking about what this time last year was like it's such a blessing to be able to enjo...
03/06/2025

What a difference a year makes. Thinking about what this time last year was like it's such a blessing to be able to enjoy a beautiful spring with our horses and getting to participate in the spring show season. Time will always keep going, and with it everything will pass, for better or worse.

Purposeful practice makes progress.
03/04/2025

Purposeful practice makes progress.

Start planning and sending those entries in for our next Scissortail Schooling Show on March 22nd. The weather is sure t...
02/27/2025

Start planning and sending those entries in for our next Scissortail Schooling Show on March 22nd. The weather is sure to be absolutely perfect as we hit peak spring.

Beautiful sunset over Central Texas tonight.
02/27/2025

Beautiful sunset over Central Texas tonight.

We may be stuck in the covered arena but we had sun and warm temperatures today! How much hair were you able to get off ...
02/23/2025

We may be stuck in the covered arena but we had sun and warm temperatures today! How much hair were you able to get off of your horse today?

CTSSA SHOW CANCELLED - February 22ndEven though we are super disappointed to cancel the show tomorrow, at least the fore...
02/21/2025

CTSSA SHOW CANCELLED - February 22nd

Even though we are super disappointed to cancel the show tomorrow, at least the forecast has continued to show that tomorrow will be a thoroughly unpleasant day to be outside. We will be receiving showers throughout the day mixed in with the high 30s temperatures. Just warm enough not to turn it into ice or snow, and just warm enough to make it absolutely miserable.

CTSSA Show @ Scissortail CancelledWe were hoping the forecast would start to trend towards the cold rain coming thru ear...
02/20/2025

CTSSA Show @ Scissortail Cancelled

We were hoping the forecast would start to trend towards the cold rain coming thru earlier (just like the cold front did) and that the predicted Sunday temperatures (high 50s) would shift to Saturday.

Alas at this point it does not look like the case.

With the lack of riding weather this week combined with the possibility of having to ride wet and cold plus the risk of dangerous commuting conditions on the way to the show in the morning, we think it's safest for everybody to postpone this event until our makeup date. The plan is for this is to be in June, but we will be looking at calendars closely and announcing that date as soon as we can.

We were looking forward to a fun first show of the season with freshly painted poles and some fun competitors, but we hope instead everyone gets a little bit more practice and and all of the horse and barn caretakers rest after All of the hard work they put in during this freeze.

The first CTSSA show is now Idylwood on March 8th.

Nothing like sharing a warm drink on a cold day with a friend.
02/20/2025

Nothing like sharing a warm drink on a cold day with a friend.

Address

9513 South Highway 183
Austin, TX
78747

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+15122432323

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Our shows are known for being friendly, forgiving, and are a pleasure to provide for our community. It makes us so happy to get such wonderful feedback and praise from our riders. Help us spread the word about our wonderful shows and send your entries in for this weekend's event today!

Our next show is March 22nd! Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather and put in some good practice. Meaghan Carr Photography - Central TX Equine Photographer #horses #horseshow #DoverSaddlery

Throughout the holiday season we like to bring out various holiday themed pole setups. This year we had two different styles of Christmas trees, a wrapped present, and a menorah. Each setup provides endless opportunities for creative pattern and pole work. Here is a fun video of just a few.

Nice lesson last night while the storm brewed in the West. Some great lightning over the barn. It's been a long time since we've seen lightning.

Sometimes it's good to be different. It can end up being pretty fun 🙂 our steeplechase contingency plan is working out quite nicely this morning.

IMPORTANT SHOW INFORMATION! Please read below and watch the video. Please watch the video for clear information about parking, warm up areas, and procedures for tomorrow's event! It's easier to show y'all than to write it in words🙂 We do not have our beloved barbecue trailer tomorrow but we will be selling tacos, snacks and drinks in the office. We are happy to have our photographer Meaghan Carr Photography - Central TX Equine Photographer out tomorrow taking photos! We had no rain today and expect that our footing will happily take up some precipitation overnight if we do get it. Rain chances for tomorrow have significantly dropped in percentage and are expected later in the morning. Please make sure to watch the video and read your ride times in detail to know where and when you have warm up availability.

There's something for every rider at October 12th LOPE Texas ("LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers") fundraiser show at Scissortail Hill Equestrian

LOPE Texas ("LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers") Benefit Show! Check out all the fun to be had!! Sign up today! scissortailhillequestrian.com

A nice fast forward of one of our Novice riders breeze thru the Obstacle Phase of today's competition.

Trail-A-Thlon Phase 3 Technical pattern walkthrough. The Technical pattern is our most challenging pattern for this weekend's event. Here is a virtual walkthrough that you can watch for the next 2 days to feel more familiar with the spacing. Decorations are to come. Schooling will be open prior to the start of ride times. Ride times will be released this evening.

Hope everybody had a safe holiday yesterday and is taking advantage of the long weekend to video virtual patterns for next weekend's Trail-A-Thlon. Here is a great example of where your video should be filmed from and about how much horse and Rider you would like to keep in the frame so that the judge can clearly see what's going on. Make sure to announce your Rider at the beginning of the pattern either with speech or text overlay. Then upload your video to the Google drive file that you have received a link to in the confirmation email. If you have any trouble uploading your videos, please let us know! Tomorrow we will be releasing technical patterns so people can have a heads up of what to expect for their Phase.3. we will also release a basic list of obstacles that will be seen in the Obstacle phase.

Everyone in Texas can relate, especially those on the black clay.

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