Livin A Dream Farm LLC

There are only a few shows left this season for Livin A Dream Farm 💜💙 Aug 24-25 Lamplight Dressage Aug 31-Sep 1 Silverwood Dressage Sep 13-15 USDF Regional Dressage Championship Sep 29 Winsom Farm Triple Show Lady is gearing up for her second level debut at Silverwood Dressage, and then it's off to Kentucky for the championships!

Wilson, a five year old sport pony owned by Marie Gladu, learning how to do flying changes for the first time! I'm so proud of how far this little guy has come and how hard Marie works every week in her lessons as she continues developing him up the levels. This cutie is going places! ⭐️ I love my job ⭐️

At Livin A Dream Farm, one of our mantras is "start em young!" Whether it's our young horses, or young students, we take pride in educating the basics and building a sturdy foundation. Here is Ophelia, my homebred yearling, calmly standing for the farrier after he asked me to take a video to show a buddy of his because "if a yearling can stand this well, then his two year olds should, too!" 😂 Interested in lessons for you or your kids? Have a young horse that needs some schooling? Need a tune up for your more experienced horse? Come join the team!

Apparently it's "National Goof Off Day" I think Gilligan got the message!

🐞 Lady 🐞 is working hard over poles! Pole work is great to develop more reach from the front, more hock articulation, and more pushing power for dressage. Lady also looks stunning in her grey embroidered saddle pad and our beautiful custom Makila Harmonie dressage saddle courtesy of our sponsor, Devoucoux !

⭐️ Roxy (client owned) will be joining the team as a schooling pony real soon! She stands close to 14hh and is a real sweetheart to work with. Hopefully with a few more weeks of training, she'll be ready for her first lesson with a student! ⭐️

🤍 Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Salty has good days, and bad days with his injury. Today was a good day! Grateful to end 2023 with a ride on my most special unicorn 🤍

🎅 Christmas came early 🎅 I am so incredibly thankful to all of my supporters, clients, students, and family - without you, this wouldn't be possible. My very own custom Devoucoux saddle, courtesy of my sponsor, has just arrived and I feel like a kid on Christmas morning! I cannot wait to ride in it!

🥳SOLD🥳 Here is a full sale video for 🍀Clover🍀 - including mounting, some shenanigans, and w/t/c both ways! **Original Sale ad below*** Meet 🍀Clover🍀 a 15.1hh 14 yo Belgian draft/haflinger cross mare looking for a new zip code. Currently being shareboarded by a young amateur rider in my lesson program at Livin A Dream Farm LLC (livinadreamfarmllc.com) SAFE SAFE SAFE, stands for the farrier, vet, baths, and being clipped. Barefoot, loads in the trailer like a champ, rides out alone or in a group. Would make the perfect trail horse packer or husband horse. Got her from an auction this past summer in hopes she'd make a good schooling horse, but she's proven to be on the lazier side (hard for a small kid to get going). Asking 6,🥕🥕🥕 located in Chebanse, IL

☀️ Happy Friday!! We discovered a red apple tree behind the barn, so everyone has been enjoying their treats ☀️

🐞 Progress 🐞

Who's ready to party on Saturday?! 💦

To say I'm excited about this mare would be an understatement! 😍

I am thrilled for this pair for receiving their final qualifying score of a 69.2% at training level for the regional finals! Marie and Wilson grabbed their floaties and laid down a beautiful test in the pouring rain - Lamplight; we will be back at the end of September!! 🥳

🦄 We all had such a fun and educational day on June 11th at our first Farm Fun Day! We did arts and crafts, races, quizzes, and rode miss Mable bareback. Mark your calendars for the next Farm Fun Day on Saturday August 19th!! Thank you Liz Franco for the amazing montage and capturing our day so well ☀️

Amelia volunteered as guinea pig for Clover's very first lesson as a schooling pony! They did an amazing job: riding at the walk, trot and canter, AND they did some pole work. This mare is so sweet, forgiving and LAZY! That's a good combination for a schooling pony if you ask me 🍀

Welcome to the family 🍀 Clover 🍀 She is a 14 yo, 15.1hh Belgian draft x haflinger cross! With business booming, we decided it would be smart to invest in a second schooling pony. When she popped up on Facebook, I just had to jump at the opportunity to make her a part of my program!

☀️ Never stop wanting to get better folks! ☀️ As a young professional in this industry, I believe it is incredibly important to improve your own riding education if you want to be successful as a trainer long term. I have so many goals and dreams in my own riding career: training my personal horses, lessoning with my coach, and attending recognized horse shows are ways to achieve my personal goals, yes, but they are also ways to further my own knowledge to help become a better trainer for my students and clients. Video of me and Salty lessoning this week with our trainer Ken Borden Jr.

Baby horse grooming sessions! (Video sped up)

☀️ SOLD ☀️Ralphie is a 10 year old 16.2hh quarter horse gelding with a BIG personality. He's sweet, funny, charismatic and most of all SAFE. Unfortunately, he is too big to stay with me as a lesson pony, so it is time for him to find his next home. He hacks out alone on busy roads or quiet trails, he has shown training level in dressage (scoring in the upper 60s) and has done some low level jumping. He doesn't shine in the jumper ring but is very content packing amateurs around the arena. He has been out of consistent work for over 6 months due to my crazy schedule, but even after sitting for so long he's easy to tune back up! His favorite activities include eating grass and standing in the middle of the arena to socialize while other horses get to work. Please text/call 708-846-0974 for more info or to schedule a time to meet him!