3 Neener Farm

05/21/2020

04/02/2020

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01/25/2020

01/05/2020

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There are quite a few folks out there who use the "I am too old" excuse for not doing whatever it is that they don't do.

And that may well be true for some. Or too injured. Or too ill. All totally valid reasons.

But for others, they say "too old" when maybe they should say things like "too unfit," or "too afraid," or "too unmotivated," or "too unwilling to work at it."

Walt Gervais, patting Timmy after a clear round over a big preliminary cross country course at Groton House, was either 80, or pretty close to it.

Too old? Walt didn't think so-----

01/01/2020

This is Marla. Marla is going to say it.
Marla fu***ng hates new year. She hates people trying to schedule ‘fun’, she hates the competitiveness of looking back at how much she might have (or not achieved), she hates the weight of expectation that somehow what she has done already wasn’t enough & this year she needs to ‘step it up’ & smash 2020.

Because the thing is, Marla might not have glittering results, frillies, championship qualifications & eleventy billion sponsorship deals but Marla knows this. She did her fu***ng best.
Yes, sometimes that felt like it fell majorly short. There were still dressage tests that were twatlaps of chaos, show jumping rounds where she couldn’t see a stride even if there had been a massive flashing sign saying ‘Oi Twatchops THIS is the spot you want’ & Cross country rounds where her f**k ups picked up faults & even going training there were visits from The F**kening that left her doubting whether she should even still be riding, let alone attempting to event. But Marla knows this every time she went out & put a saddle & bridle on her horse, she wanted to do her best. And you can’t apply a shiny social media filter to & a hashtag to that...because, quite frankly, that is enough.

Marla has learnt that not everyone is going to like her & she can’t change that ( she also gets it because quite often she doesn’t like herself either) but she has a crew of people who, despite her loud, brashness & potty mouth, quite like having her around. They are the people cheering with her when she’s happy, sending her messages when she might be feeling low & inspiring her with a year planner filled in with what she should be aiming for. These are the people that matter, because to these she is enough.

Marla loves her horses. She appreciates the privilege of having them in her life. This last year she has realised that having that beautiful head looking over a stable door happy & healthy means more than any competition result, that doing your best for the horse in your life is more than any frilly. It is enough.

So if any wants Marla she is saying this. She is tiptoeing forward to 2020, with more wrinkles & grey hair, a slightly fatter arse (by the next decade that f**ker is going to have its own postcode) but with a dream, a passion & the knowledge that she is enough.

12/28/2019

Never turning pro? Zero ambition to upgrade your horse, fancify your tack and/or move up a division? Aiming for inches? Ammy and you know it! These are 10 signs you know you’re as amateur as they come…and proud of it. 1. You proudly display your second-place ribbon, even though there were only t...

12/26/2019

12/21/2019

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To confirm that your horse is on the vertical …

"Imagine he is a unicorn and has a spiral horn coming straight out of his forehead. If you can see the tip of that horn between his ears, you have perfect in-front-of-the-vertical placement. If his nose is behind the vertical, the horn will not be visible." —Endel Ots

🎨 Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz

12/06/2019

“You just have to take lessons from him! He’s THE expert!” said a friend. Simply nobody else would do. As a young teen, dressed in jeans and riding in an ancient Stübben saddle, I’d spent the last couple months recklessly jumping my gelding over anything I could find. A complete lack of kno...

12/06/2019

Horse Show
December 28

12/04/2019

NEW DATE! January 19, 2020- Start your new year off on the correct lead!

Don't let the cold weather keep you from Dressag-ing this winter! ❄️☃️
Sunday, January 19, HIPICO Santa Fe & Hell Canyon Farm are hosting an Indoor Dressage Schooling Show in our spacious and insulated indoor arena. All riding levels are welcome to participate in both Classical & Western Dressage classes, judged by Karin Lencyk "R."

This Dressage Schooling day includes:
🐎USEF/USDF Dressage Tests ($20 per class)
❄️Group Classes ($10 per class)
🐎Trailer-Ins & Opt in Stalls

A special thanks to Maureen Mestas for expertly organizing this event⁠—for more information, contact Maureen 505.310.1050 or [email protected]

See the link below to download the entry form:
https://www.hipicosantafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019DRESSAGESCHOOLINGSHOWENTRYFORM-Rev11-04-2019.pdf

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11/29/2019

Spot on. :)

I feel like we’ve all heard this !!

11/18/2019

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11/11/2019

11/09/2019

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"Четыре лошади"

Персия, начало XVII века

10/29/2019

Pumpkin carving party Wed afternoon anyone?

10/29/2019

"𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 + 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥..."

Spotted a rare black Pegasus on the beach in Oregon. Really rare and easily spooked... was excited I caught this shot of him! 😉

Xander Fan Ramaker // Ashley Morgan Rhodes
>> Heart Of A Cowgirl Photography

10/27/2019

Anyone want to have a carving party? 🔪🎃🔪

BlogsBarn Lounge 21 Horse Halloween Pumpkins You’ll Wish Were On Your Front Porch October 24, 2018 BY LAUREN MAULDIN Last week, we shared some hunter/jumper Halloween carving patterns so you could decorate your front porch with some equestrian flair! If you’re looking for more inspiration, check...

10/22/2019

This is true!

Photo Credit: Muddy Mayhem

10/03/2019

There’s this thing about working with horses… it’s one of those things that is responsible for making working with horses difficult, soul-shattering hard work. And I don’t want to be Debbie Downer …

09/30/2019

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09/28/2019

09/09/2019

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BlogsBarn Lounge 30 Tack Rooms That May Be Nicer Than Your House September 9, 2019 Tack rooms. It’s where we throw our piles of tack and stacked up saddle pads that need washing. There’s usually a barn cat or a corgi curled up by the window, and at least one pair of muddy boots by the door and a...

08/30/2019

08/26/2019

Perfect footing anyone? It feels like walking on fresh snow 💜

08/24/2019

Sounds about right. :)

08/17/2019

Live stream of jumping in Santa Fe today. Enjoy!

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08/16/2019

BlogsOutside the Ring25 Horse Tattoos Like You’ve Never Seen Before August 14, 2019 BY LAUREN MAULDIN While I spend a lot of time in pretty, traditional equestrian clothing, I still love tattoos. I’ve got a small collection of animal and literary inspired ink, but recently added a new piece of a...

08/06/2019

Hey guys, if you look at the latest Googlemaps satelite image of the barn you can see some weirdo riding his horse in the dressage arena. :)

8251 Bosque Rd, Canutillo, TX 79835

07/31/2019

07/19/2019

Today's chuckle - thanks to theideaoforder.com

07/05/2019

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Just nine months into legalizing cannabis across the country, the Canadian federal government has greenlit the first pot shop marketed specifically to horses and their owners. The Grass Is Always Greener opened over the Canada Day long weekend in Caledon, Ont., a small city northwest of Toronto that...

06/20/2019

Love this:
From Chronicle of The Horse
Lauren Spreiser

06/18/2019

Anyone?