Blue Royal Ltd

01/21/2025

Saturday Lessons that Inspire and Motivate!

12/13/2024

Happy National Day of The Horse !

12/12/2024

With a heavy heart 💔 and tears 😢 in my eyes, nothing is more painful than trying to smile and remain positive, but after many tests, being poked and prodded, chemo and radiation, the person physically changes and they can suffer with sadness. I know many of you do not give a crap about this message because, the cancer has not affected you. You do not know what it's like to have fought the fight, or have a loved one who leads or has lead a battle against cancer. 💛💗
I ask you a small favor- I know only some of you will do it. If you know someone who has led a battle against cancer, still struggling, or who passed, please make this your status to support, respect, and remember. 💛💗💜💚💛🧡❤️🤎🖤🤍 💙
** I have faith that many of my friends and family will copy and past to their news feed. Just wanted to say, I despise CANCER!!!
I'm going to make a bet, that out of my family & friends, less than 7 will take the time to put this on their page.
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💕Who Are My 7💕
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️💗o

12/07/2024

Written by Amy Skinner "When you pay for a lesson or training, you aren’t buying an hour of my time. You’re paying for thousands of hours of sweat, struggle, success and tears. You’re buying injuries, mistakes, and revelations. You’re buying nights awake thinking about a horse or student I need to help more, thinking about what could be bothering a certain horse. Searching on the internet about possible medical causes for certain behaviours. You’re paying for the time i spend updating owners late at night about how their horse is doing. For the emotional toll it sometimes takes on a trainer when an owner is dealing with big emotions. You’re buying hours of hauling hay, mucking stalls and grooming, of carefully checking your horse over like It was my own. You’re paying for my further education, because i still take lessons as frequently as possible. You’re paying for my care, concern, over dinner conversation, and you inevitably become a central part of my life.
You can’t put a price on education, or personal development, or the bliss of finally being “with” a horse. Thank you for sharing with me, teaching me, and letting me teach you, while I put food on my table and hay in my barn with the most fulfilling job ever. "❤️

11/10/2024

A Balancing Act

• Know that you as the rider are indeed the problem …and also the solution!
• Be happy with your horse, just as he is, while also striving to help him be better.
• Love and appreciate yourself just as you are, while also working to improve your habits, and be your best self.
• Understand simultaneously that your goals do not have an expiration date, but yet life is short so you need to get on it!
• Be firm and clear with your aids, but also soft and kind and forgiving.
• Work on basics, yet try new things.

It’s all a balancing act. Breathe. You’ve got this.


10/26/2024

The 2024 US Nationals have concluded, and I'm overflowing with pride for Horse Major Metallic V and his extraordinary owner, Debbie York. Her exemplary dedication and perseverance demonstrate that achieving excellence requires hard work, self-discipline, and accountability. Debbie, you're a shining role model! I extend my heartfelt appreciation to my talented daughter, Savanna, for her impressive display with this magnificent horse. The future holds immense promise. Safe travels to all participants. Tulsa, I bid you farewell until next year!

10/19/2024

I hope your trainer doesn't give you what you want.

I DO hope your trainer gives you what you need, more importantly...what your horse needs.

There will always be someone willing to do it faster and flashier. There will always be someone willing to get you into the show ring on your time line instead of your horses. There will always be someone who will tell you only the things you want to hear. For the right price, there will always be someone.

I don't want that kind of someone...not for me and not for you all either.

So, choose your someone carefully.

Choose someone who values their process enough that they can't be swayed from it by demands and dollars. They know where they've been, where they're going and all of the things they've learned between. They put your horse first and show you the value in work that is centered around what the horse needs. They are your biggest supporter while remaining honest and realistic about what it takes to achieve your goals. The only promise they make, is that your horse will get better...and you will too. You pay them but at the same time, who they are at their core can't be bought. They live their truth each day, honest and humble.

That type of someone is priceless...

- Unknown

09/16/2024

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.
Credit Goes To The Respective Owner

09/08/2024

Sunday Fun Day Riding Horses with Cathy

09/08/2024

Fun Day Sat. Lessons

08/30/2024