Chaslin Farms

07/26/2024

What a beautiful picture of Blue and Sara in the new arena at Chaslin !

03/22/2024

03/18/2024

Great read and Oh so very true!!!

One of my favorite things about horses and our sport is that it is like a mirror of life! It will show us responsibility, love, passion, caring, accountability, honesty, humbleness, discipline and respect!

Enjoy! ❤️💯🙌🏻🦄🔝🔥

From the Plaid Horse....

"If a horse says no, you either asked the wrong question or asked the question wrong.
An average hunter course has 100 strides. Only 8 of them are jumps. Don’t sacrifice the 92 for the 8.
On approaching a fence: good riders wait until it’s time to go. Great riders go until it’s time to wait.
Don’t squat with your spurs on.
It is NEVER the horse’s fault. Yes, sometimes a horse may take advantage of a situation, but there is ALWAYS something the rider could do differently to change the situation.
Pass left hand to left hand.
You can only lie to your horse so many times before they call your bluff.
Horses do no know what they are worth. They do not know, or care, what they are capable of. They only care about the way you treat them.
Injuries and colic happen almost exclusively at 10:00 pm on a Saturday.
Shoes get lost almost exclusively when preparing to leave for a show.
If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, your efforts will not go unnoticed. And you will be rewarded with opportunities when you least expect it.
If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, you will still fail sometimes.
Video doesn’t lie – after being told repeatedly that I was lifting my right hand before every fence, and swearing up and down that I was certainly NOT lifting my right hand before every fence… I was—in fact—lifting my right hand before every fence. Sometimes your brain lies to you. Video does not.
On being nervous going into the show ring: you’re just not that big of a deal. No one at the show is watching you close enough to know every mistake you might make, except for the judge and your trainer, and you are paying them to watch.
Be patient – there are no shortcuts. Any shortcut you may try, will actually be the long way.
Check your personal issues and emotions at the door. Your horse will know. It usually does not go well.
If your horse is in front of your leg, you have options.
We never lose. We either win or we learn.
Ride like a winner. You cannot act like flip flops and expect to be treated like Louboutins.
If you have to pick only two things to think about during a course, pace and track are the two you should choose. The rest cannot happen without pace and track.
Give yourself and your horse brain breaks. Go have fun, go hack out in the woods, go swimming ba****ck, read a book in the paddock, whatever. Just allow yourself time to have fun.
At home there’s no reason to jump as big as you show every time. The basics are the basics regardless of the jump height. Save your horses legs.
The horse world is very small. Remember this and don’t burn your bridges and be mindful of your words.
Clean your tack. Groom your horse. Properly. Every day. If you can control nothing else, you can control your turn out. There is no excuse to not do the minimum effort.
No matter what the problem is, the solution is almost always add more leg.
Ride the horse you have today. Not the one you had yesterday. Not the one you want to have. The horse under you at this moment is the only one that matters.
You go where you look. The human head weighs 10 pounds. Unless you would like to end up on the ground, do not look down.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. " - advice excerpts from the Plaid Horse

12/21/2023

Decking the halls and stocking the holiday gift supplies. Come see us for all your horsey decor and gift ideas

09/25/2023

I am so blessed that these special girls were sent to be my daughters… each one so different… each one so beautiful…each one loved to the deepest part of my being. Thank you for growing up from my little babies in my arms to becoming woman that I am so proud to call….”my daughters”

06/11/2023

Summer Camp was fun!

04/14/2023

Quite regularly, someone seems to say to me "Oh but doesn't that farm and all those animals really tie you down?"
Why yes, yes they do.
They tie me to starting my day when the sun rises and ending it well after the sun sets.. but it means I always get to see them both.
They tie me to the rhythm of the seasons... the might of the winter blizzard, the first spring breeze carrying the scent of rain, the towering glory of a summer thunderhead and the fall of leaves from the poplar trees.
They tie me to concentrating on the chores that need to be done right now..not the regrets of yesterday nor the worries for tomorrow.
This farm and all these animals keep me tied down to earth when the rest of of the universe tries to flip me upside down.
And so I would much rather be tied down here than set adrift in the tumultuous sea I see so many others in. I find this mooring rather to my liking. ❤️

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03/28/2023

Reserve your child’s spot for one of our camp weeks!

*June 5th to June 9th or

*July 10 to July 14

9am to 1pm Monday-Friday bring your own lunch.

Contact Miss Jennifer through FB messenger for more info

Note: Must be at least 7 years old

03/25/2023

The girl who has… everything.

03/05/2023

The new hired hand

01/21/2023

Ahhhh… it was an awesome time….

01/18/2023

But that is worth everything 🥰
credits: Circle The Field

01/17/2023

Chaslin Farms has 2 full board stalls available for students and their horses.

We also have 2 retirement pens with shade and cover.

Lakewood Ranch area off of upper manatee river rd.

Please contact for more info and pricing

11/25/2022

Looking for that Christmas gift?

Chaslin farms is offering 3 horses on site half lease.

Contact us for more info on lease agreements and compatibility

Chief 16.2 hand gelding

11/25/2022

Looking for that Christmas gift?

Chaslin Farms is offering 3 horses for half lease on site.
Contact us for more info on lease agreements and compatibility

Willow 14.1 mare

11/25/2022

Looking for that Christmas gift?

Chaslin Farms is offering 3 horses for half lease on site.
Contact us for more info on lease agreements and compatibility

Coco. 13.2 hand mare.

10/07/2022

Help us rebuild our cponies rescue facility. With winds over 120mph we lost part of our … Carmen Hanson needs your support for Cponies hurricane relief fund

06/04/2022

One of the most important things that you can teach yourself about riding horses is the things in this article.

https://www.horsejournals.com/horse-care/illness-injury/prevention/equine-symptomatic-lameness