Dry Creek Barn

09/08/2024

Dry Creek barn made their presence known at Pine Hill today !! Sonny and Sam brought home some Sunshine ☀️ 3rd place !! We are so proud of this team !! Congratulations Sam and Sonny ! Keep up the good work ! Thank you Xavier for all the support and coaching !! We couldn't do it without you ! 💙

09/08/2024

❤️More kids falling in love with Duke❤️
Thank you Ella and Camryn for giving Guapo a spa day !! His owner is so grateful !! He looks amazing 🤩

09/06/2024

Fall camp dates are set !!
Monday Nov 25 and Tuesday Nov 26
Wednesday Nov 27 will be reserved for helpers only !!
Both camps are day camps 8am -12pm
The cost is $80 each day . Not required to attend both days but more than happy to have you sign up for both ! 🤗please send me a text with dates and child's name via text ! Comments are hard for me to keep up with . Thanks !! 979-885-8520

09/05/2024

Mother and daughter having fun! English and western style but it all come down to the same root of basic riding ( good seat, good balance, rhythm and soft hands) 🏇🏻❤️

09/05/2024

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08/31/2024

Duke and Layla had their first lesson together and both did such a great job ! We are so excited to have Duke at Dry Creek !! 😍

08/30/2024

Training speed 🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻

08/30/2024

What a gift I received today !! My friend Einat came by for a visit and look what she brought me !!! 🤗 💚💚💚

08/29/2024

💙💙💙It's all about Emmie!! 💙💙💙favorite color is blue 💙her favorite candy....smarties ...favorite movie "Wreck Ralph breaks the Internet" ...fav song " You look like you Love Me" ....favorite subject in school ...Math....favorite person Mom ❤️and Emmie wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up !! 🐎 Thanks for sharing with us !!

08/28/2024

********MEET DUKE ********
This boy has joined the team and will be in the line up soon !! We already love his sweet personality ! Don't forget to stop by his paddock and say hi and bring him some treats 😍

08/25/2024

Do you have a horse that doesn't have a job ? We can help !! Let him be a part of our lesson program and he will get the best of care , trained , loved on and lots of treats !! You will have a better horse when it's all said and done !! We are looking to add three to four horses to our growing lesson program so give me a call !! 979-885-8520 !!

08/24/2024

It's good for them to carry their own tack !

08/24/2024

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

08/24/2024

Building a bond with your horse is more than time in the saddle ....it's this 🩷

08/23/2024

Congratulations Molly !!
We are so proud of this girl ! She competed in Arabian Sport Horse 10 & Under. At Youth Nationals in Oklahoma City last month and won First place !!
That horse is named Minya and her grandma owns her.
Molly is a student at Dry creek Barn and is having fun and doing a great job in jumpers !!

08/20/2024

08/19/2024

❤️🏇🏻🐎Horseback riding can help children build socializing skills and improve their state of mind. A 2009 study found that children who rode horses as therapy for 12 weeks showed improvements in social skills, such as sensory sensitivity and motivation.

Children learn responsibility by caring for the horse, including feeding, handling, grooming, and washing it.

08/15/2024

Horseback riding can help children build confidence, gain a sense of accomplishment and responsibility, and improve their state of mind. It can also help children learn to communicate with and control large animals, which can give them a calm inner strength that they can apply to other aspects of life. Horseback riding can also help children develop self-discipline by teaching them to listen to the horse and be in rhythm with it.🐎❤️🏇🏻

08/15/2024

Emmie is student of the month at Dry Creek Barn! This girl knows how to have fun and brings out all the giggles and chatter with her riding group !! 🥰 so fun !
She is 9 yrs old and has 3 big brothers !! She has been riding for about one year, her favorite horse is Pearl.

08/13/2024

LOVE IS IN THE BARN!! ❤️Best friends ❤️🐶❤️🐯!

08/11/2024

Best way to learn ❤️❤️🐎🏇🏻🏇🏻

08/10/2024

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