Dusty Britches Equestrian

04/08/2025

🤣🙈

I LOVE HORSES 🥲

04/04/2025

We have an open weekend 4/19 and 4/20 for a clinic

What do you want to see?
Gymkhana Clinic?
Horsemanship?
Intro to Western? 🤔

04/02/2025

Just a couple more days to sign up for our events this weekend!

Saturday - Groundwork Clinic
Learn to communicate from the ground up and develop a respectful and safe partnership with your horse. $125 per person, 3hr clinic. 1pm-4pm

https://www.dusty-britches-equestrian.com/service-page/solving-problems-on-the-ground

Sunday - Youth/Teen Barn Day
Get the kids out of the house for some pizza and ponies! Decorate a shirt to take home, play games, ride, and have lunch with us at the barn! $60 per child, 11am-1pm.

https://www.dusty-britches-equestrian.com/service-page/youth-teen-saddle-club

03/30/2025

🌟 **Thank You for an Incredible Horse Show Series!** 🌟

As our Ugly Sweater series comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who made our first gymkhana series so memorable, successful, and fun! Whether you competed, volunteered, supported from the sidelines, or cheered on your favorite riders, your energy and passion made all the difference.

Thank you first and foremost to our Dusty Britches Crew. Our instructors, students, parents, friends, and family volunteered so much time and energy to make this all happen and we could not have done it without all of them! ❤️

Thank you to our amazing sponsorship team who helped us provide some fantastic prizes through their contributions. Mark Williams Auto Group The Healing Cowgirl Allied Services, Inc. Isaacs Trucking State Senator Kyle Koehler Marge P. Barge Crisp & Company Insurance Craving Crusher Concessions The Hambly Family Shalom Equus Bob Wells Horse Equipment SmartPak ChickSaddlery.com Meixnerbuilders Adina ABA

Thank you to our competitors who SHOWED UP AND SHOWED OUT! We had another average of over 100 riders at the shows and almost 150 for the finale! Not only did we have some very skilled riders but also ones that displayed great horsemanship, sportsmanship, and respect for the sport, our amazing facilities at Bullen Equestrian Center, and their fellow competitors.

Thanks to the crew at Bullen and Preble County Fair for making every show super easy and spoiling us! We'll miss being there for the summer, but don't worry - we're already in the works to come back for another Winter series 😉

A huge congratulations to our winners, who showcased incredible skill, dedication, and heart throughout the series. You all gave us unforgettable performances, and we couldn't be prouder of your achievements!

YOUTH
Champion Khloe Hart & Fidget
Reserve Champion Bailey Foster & Penny
3rd Sophia Schoen & Donatello
4th Lee Dixon & Jasper
5th Regan Hambly & Curlie Jo

TEEN
Champion Eternity Jones & Buckshot
Reserve Champion Emylee Springer & Stix
3rd Allison Pierron & LB
4th Madelyn Ware & Reese
5th Madelyn Ware & Sapphire

ADULT
Champion Lauren Porter & J
Reserve Champion Gracie Ware & Gears
3rd Ashleigh Shepherd & Dancer
4th Tie - Heather Snyder & Q
Dakota Thacker & Bullet

MASTERS
Champion Kyle Koehler & Lightning
Reserve Champion Mandy Randall & Dally
3rd Kristin Hoelscher & Louie
4th Mandy Randall & Retro
5th Elaine Dunn & Sky

To everyone who participated, thank you for making this season a success. We can't wait to see you all again this summer for our Farmer's Tan Gymkhana and another round of amazing competition. 🏇✨

03/26/2025

Raise Her in the Barn

Put your daughter in the barn, where the air smells of hay and hard work, where the lessons are unspoken but will be deeply understood.

Let her find her footing in the dust and dirt,
learning that balance isn’t just for the saddle but for life itself.

Watch as she earns trust from something bigger than herself, as she discovers that patience isn’t passive...it’s the quiet persistence of trying again and again.

Let her feel the weight of responsibility
with every flake of hay she tosses, every bucket she fills, every wound she tends with her tiny gentle hands.

Put your daughter in the barn, where she’ll learn that effort matters more than luck, that showing up every day builds more than muscle...it builds character.

Let her see that respect is earned, not demanded, that failure isn’t final, and that sometimes the best lessons come from falling off and getting back on.

Give her a place where she can be strong and soft, bold and kind, independent yet deeply connected.

Let the barn shape her, and when the world calls her forward, you’ll see a woman who knows who she is, because she was raised in the barn.

Credit to ~
💕 Michelle Knutson
Born in the Barn

03/25/2025

Damn right 😎 We work hard to make sure our equine partners are cared for like the athletes they are.

03/22/2025

The original Britches crew hit Circle G's winter series this morning and we all had nice clean runs! We'll see how the placings shake out.

Now onto the last Ugly Sweater show next weekend!

03/21/2025

Y'all guessed it! We're hosting a summer series!

Get those 💪 ready for the Farmer's Tan Gymkhana 😎

We are finalizing details with Miami County Fairgrounds for this series, but tentative details are below.

03/21/2025

As we come up to the end of our Ugly Sweater Gymkhana Series, there are more big things coming up soon. 👀

April 5th is our Groundwork Clinic , and spots are starting to fill quickly!

April 6th is our Youth/Teen Barn Day with pizza and riding at the barn.

And we have another BIG announcement coming soon too. Any guesses what it might be?

03/20/2025

BE DELUSIONAL!

Believe you can make it work no matter what...

Believe that regardless of what happens, it'll
all work out in the end...

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES!

Anything and everything else leads to self-
sabotage and failure.

If you don't believe you have what it takes
then your subconscious will do everything it
can to prove that you're right.

You don't need to be special or talented, you
don't need all the support in the world.

All you need is to believe with every ounce of
your being that you can make it work.

And sooner or later, it will work...

YOU WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN!

You don't have to be the most talented, have the nicest horses, or the most money...

You just need a BIG work ethic, a "NEVER QUIT" mentality, and a strong passion for what you are doing.

Hard work will beat talent every time when talent isn't willing to work.

DO WHAT YOU LOVE...

BE ALL-IN...

THIS IS YOUR LIFE...

OWN IT!

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03/18/2025

One of the many things we cover and practice in our upcoming Groundwork Clinic is proper tying of both the horse on lead and a rope halter! Knowing how to properly tie, and when to hard tie vs. soft tie, can make a huge difference in your horsemanship and how your horse understands giving to pressure.

One of our biggest pet peeves!

Tying your halter on correctly can help prevent needing to cut it off when a set back occurs! It’s also a prettier look 😉.

Happy Sunday! We are working on customs today while getting ready for the fresh week!

03/14/2025

January 5th we brought home two ponies for training. 60 days in they have shown SO much improvement. Beans (the palomino) has been a regular in our Saddle Tots program and the kids LOVE her. She showed us very early that while she was young, she had a great mind

Kasida (the gray) was much more green and had a little slower start but she's doing well in lessons with our more advanced kids.

03/14/2025

Remember those lesson horses who carry you safely while you learn, and those who challenge you to grow. They are the ones who first helped you to fly.