Riding Right Farm

10/20/2025

Wrapping up 2025 with our Fall Dressage Show and it doesn't get much better than this. Sunshine, 70 degrees and a perfect day to get the babies out to their first show and help others find confidence and new experiences in the show ring. From Intro A to Fourth level, Working Equitation and Western Dressage. Congrats to Heather Waite for bringing home high score of the day with 71%! A huge shout out to the volunteer crew who did arena set-up/break-down, scoring, scribing and everything in between.

10/08/2025

With autumn definitely in the air today a reminder that our Fall Schooling Show closing date for entries is one week from today. Low key and welcoming to horses and riders at all levels. Entry form and information at www.ridingfarm.com in upcoming events.

10/06/2025

This weekend we wrapped up our last rated show of the season with some sweet highs. The big win at GMHA-Ciara Wardwell on her new (super talented but super challenging) mount Winston. She won overall Training Level Champion (JR/YR) with a score of 71.2%. Her first real show with this guy. Wow!! For us it was a sea of stunning chestnuts (hard to believe we could bring 8 chestnuts to a show!), and thank goodness one black beauty just to give us a color break. Great scores, great rides. Lots of smiles. What a way to wrap up the show season.

09/29/2025

A bit of a homecoming this weekend. For folks who remember the old farms of the area, the Goodrich Farm was on the forefront of the Quarter Horse breeding world some 60 years ago. That farm is now this farm! And we had the pleasure to welcome back none-other than Pam Goodrich to the farm for a knockout clinic. She's a standout leader in dressage, bringing a wealth of insightful and powerful training ideas. It was an amazing learning opportunity and it might take a few days to recover!

08/29/2025

08/26/2025

It's official- we've scheduled a Fall Schooling Show! Join us on Sunday October 19th for a low-key, fun day. It's a great opportunity, whether it's to get a young horse out who needs some mileage or bump a horse up to a new level. Welcoming USEF, USEA, Western Dressage, and Working EQ. Entry form and class list available at www.ridingfarm.com in Upcoming Events.

08/18/2025

08/11/2025

Get ready for a big one: The farm's Youth Dressage Team is reveling in the feeling of how hard work and perseverance can pay off in a huge way.
Results from the 26th Annual D4K Youth Dressage Festival- Overall Champion Team: Maya Ryan, Petra Sederstrom, Valentina Culnen, Bella Perkins. Take note, this is the 3rd year in a row for this amazing win.
Individual Reserve Champion- Bella Perkins. Riding at 4th Level she also brought home the Stable Management Award for a record 3rd time in a row, Big Ben Award for highest written test score (99%) and so many others she couldn't hold all the trophies at once! Anyone who knows Bella knows she deserves it all. The entire team looks to her for guidance and inspiration and she delivers every time.
Blue Ribbon Team (3rd overall) Helena McGowan, Ciara Wardwell and Priya Roopnarine (who also won her division).
We'll let pictures tell the rest of the story.

07/28/2025

It's true that "experience"(whether good or less than ideal) leads to more confidence and that was very evident this weekend at the GMHA Summer Show. Seven riders from the farm made a strong showing and the difference between June and July is notable. Higher scores, more smiles, and more understanding that this is one tough sport. Congrats to all and a special shout out to Ciara Wardwell for getting her final qualifying score for Regional Championships.

07/12/2025

We had one hot, steamy day at the HITS Dressage Show filled with all of the challenges of this crazy sport that we do.
The high light- Ciara Wardwell and Phoenix got a qualifying score for regionals. There's a saying that "Success is sweetest to those who never succeed," and for months now success seemed pretty elusive, but the stars aligned! Bella Perkins and Rhapsody took on 4th level even as the sprinkles turned into a blast of torrential, pelting rain. To say we all got soaked is an understatement. And Pam Balmer's 6 year old Morgan Kaleb showed that he could play with the big boys too and pulled in super respectable scores in his first HITS outing. Congrats to all for pulling it off.