Gypsy's Gait Stables

12/05/2024

Eloise had a ball meeting her new friends at Thrive! This group had been learning about ungulates and mammals. We love sharing our odd and even toed friends. Reach out to schedule your school visit!

11/26/2024

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11/22/2024

We had a fun busy week filled with school trips! Tuesday Milkshake and Pumpkin went to Harold C. Johnson Elementary to teach about the world of showing dairy goats. Wednesday our two piggie friends went to Grigg’s Road Elementary to meet the 4-H kids there. A big thank you to Megan Hilliard at Happy Hooves and Feathers for letting us borrow these sweet guys! Today Kiwi went to Thrive to help with a class learning about mammals.
We love working with schools to help our friends learn all about the wonderful world of Ag! Lani has a good time helping teach and practicing her leadership skills. All in all it’s one of our favorite things to do ♥️

11/17/2024

Travel show team finished their Spartanburg Horseman’s Association show series strong with a lovely day. The growth we witnessed this season is just every trainers dream! These riders have put in the work to make sure they can be competitive in the ring. They are becoming smart riders in their patterns as they fine tune their skills. I see the love they have for their ponies and their team. It really has been a pleasure working with them this year. Thank you parents for a lovely season, it’s been fun. You have fantastic riders and should be so proud! I know I sure am!

11/09/2024

11/09/2024

Wow what an amazing show day! Thank you to the wonderful Jan Bellows for really making this a fun show! Our riders have really improved their game from the beginning of the year and I am so proud of the progress. I can’t believe our 2024 series is over but we look forward for the 2025 season knowing our riders are smarter and more professional. Be on the lookout for our awards banquet where we will recognize our high point riders! Thank you so much to all of our wonderful sponsors we couldn’t do this without you. Thank you to our amazing vendors we would have a riot if you weren’t there to feed us. Thank you parents for bringing your kids and learning how to be show team. Thank you volunteers it takes a village and ours is the best. Thank you big girls for being my shining light and helping bring our younger riders along. Thank you to the lovely Nancy and Clark Curry for the most spectacular venue and hospitality. Thank you riders for learning and being smart little cookies. I am so blessed to have such a good group of people and horses and I can’t wait to show with you again!

10/27/2024

Our last show for the season is November 9th! We can't wait to show with you. Preregister with the form below.

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10/13/2024

Another wonderful Croft show in the books. These little riders sure worked hard and stuck to the rail like glue! They have obviously been working on their showmanship skills along with their riding. I love hearing their sweet words of encouragement, seeing them work together with their ponies, and enjoying their well earned success. Way to go parents you are really getting this show thing down to a science. Thank you for being amazing and loving on my kiddo! Thank you riders for putting our lessons into practice. It’s a beautiful thing to get to spend the show day laughing and having a good time. ♥️

09/22/2024

So much growth for the travel show team this month!!! I am seeing their hard work in lessons translate into beautiful rides in the show ring. We hear their support and love for their fellow riders. We know they love this tag tag team of ponies with such a sweet passion. These kids are blooming into such amazing equestrians!
I am such a proud trainer and I won’t lie I had a few tear moments today. They just exceed all of our expectations and it’s so much fun to watch. They deserved every ribbon today. Thank you so much to the Spartanburg Horsemans Association for an amazing show as always. We really love the atmosphere you have created. Thank you parents for all of your hard working making sure these kiddos can shine. Thank you kiddos for making me so over the moon proud of each and every one of you. For loving each other and riding like you stole it. It was a long day but honestly so worth it!

08/18/2024

What a great day at the SHA horse show! I cannot believe the progress these girls have made. I always love to see them pushing for their goals and riding them out in the pen. I want to take time to highlight this show of firsts because it’s not everyday all of my riders rock a new skill!

Starting off we had our little Amelia. She tried a new horse at the show and asked for a trot by herself. After she lined up she told me I only almost fell off a little bit. She was all smiles and not afraid. The ring steward fell in love with her sweet comments and she was fun to watch!

Lani competed in her first ever canter class and the first times she has ever cantered that many circles in a row. Her absolute saint of a horse got both leads and sailed around like they have been doing this for years. Coming out with a 3rd place out of 7 wasn’t too bad either!

Emma and Shay got to canter for their show too! Emma has cantered other horses in shows but she has been diligently working with Mckenna on getting Shay ready to canter. They walked out with all smiles and blue ribbons. Of course the pair looked so beautiful gliding around together. I’m super excited to hear things like I didn’t stick my pivot and I needed to extend more in a positive way. She is always congratulating her teammates and putting a happy spin on things. She recognizes she can work to get even better while being happy with her currently abilities!

Addie decided to bring a new horse to shows and see how it went. By the end of the day she remarked well she’s doing much better than I thought! She is working on getting this pony into show shape including the dreaded showmanship arena. I am very proud of her for being able to vocalize what they need to work on to be more competitive. She never blames the horse and always makes sure they have exactly what they need. She follows rules to a T and she is making quite the equestrian!

Audri and Vice have been working so hard at home. They have put in the showmanship hours, saddle time, and relaxing trails. It really paid off for them yesterday! For anyone who has ever loved a OTTB your first event where is clicks for rider and horse is a huge accomplishment. Audri and Vice gelled in their riding classes and floated around the arena for a well deserved 3rd in a canter class(she didn’t miss a lead!) She stood like an angel in showmanship as Audri worked her through a lovely pattern. They even did their personal best horsemanship pattern and walked calmly out of the arena.

I am so proud of our hard working ladies and super wonderful team of ponies. They make a day in the sun worth it for everyone.

Of course I couldn’t do it without our villiage. Thank you dads for driving trailers, setting up tents, and reminding the kids they are perfect.
Thank you mommas for making sure we were fed, getting the kids everything they needed, and rocking babies to sleep.
Thank you SHA for another great show with a positive atmosphere.
We can’t wait for the next show!

08/05/2024

Our fun photoshoot with the OG crew was a blast! Im so glad Lani gets to have these ladies as role models❤️

08/05/2024

My precious 24 year old girl sure does look good❤️

08/04/2024

Come join us for farm camp in October! Follow the link below to sign up. Must be registered by October 4th to attend. Spots are limited. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
https://gypsysgait.com/horse-camp/

07/12/2024

Horsemanship camp has to be our favorite camp yet!!! Our riders started the week with a budget, a horse, and a halter. They then had to navigate riding, the vet and farrier, lessons, emergancy scenarios, loosing tack, and trying to save for vacation at the end of the week. They were responsible for buying the tack they wanted to use, caring for their horse, and working jobs to make sure they didn’t have to sell their horse. They learned all about hooves and vaccinations in order to make sure the farrier/vet didn’t try to scam them out of money. They paid for their daily lessons and learned the fun way it’s worth it sometimes to buy the saddle! They worked hard in lessons and were able to jump, canter, and learn the barrel pattern. They kept us laughing with their quick smarts and funny outlook. Thank you parents for letting me enjoy your kids this week. I’m so proud no one had to sell their horse and everyone got to go on “vacation”!