Grand Oaks Farm

08/20/2024

These girls were all smiles at horse camp this week! ☀️

08/18/2024

Fun weekend at the State Fair with Jack! 🎡

07/14/2024

Congratulations to Alexa on the half lease of Just Jack! 🎉 They were champion of the 1’6 at their first show together this weekend!

06/15/2024

Summer Breeze 💛

06/03/2024

Happy 16th birthday to our favorite spotted pony! 🎉
We ❤️ you Franklin!

05/15/2024

We had a great day at the Carriage House Red Pines Show!
✨Mair & Romeo were champion of the Limit Crossrails
✨Gloria & Trio had a great second show together
✨Edie & Franklin had a successful day in the walk trot poles
✨Jamie & Breeze made their 2’ debut and celebrated Breeze’s birthday!
✨ Sylvia & Loaf had great rounds in the younger 2’ hunter division

04/30/2024

Stonegate Spring Classic! 🌷
So proud of these horses and riders, so much learned and great memories made!

04/18/2024

These girls had an awesome lesson this afternoon! ✨

02/27/2024

02/14/2024

Remember to hug your pony this Valentine’s Day! ❤️

01/09/2024

Feeling like winter ❄️

12/23/2023

Christmas Eve Eve lesson with Trio, Romeo & Franklin🎄

11/28/2023

Congratulations to Jamie on her new horse, Lone Ranger! We can’t wait to see these two in the show ring 🎉

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our horses, clients and horse care team that make this all possible. 🦃🧡 Shelley Paulson Photography

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

10/18/2023

Years ago, a friend took a photo like this with her cell phone, and every year when she would share it, I would ache to create an image like that.

So yesterday, when I was at Grand Oaks Farm to photograph some youth riding lessons with Rising Stars Equestrian for my Equine Stock Library, I saw a similar setup and knew exactly what I wanted to do!

While I'm not a proponent of directly copying other people's work, it is important to find inspiration regularly and tuck creative ideas into your heart for you to draw from when the time is right. 😊

Canon R5, RF 24-70 at 33mm, ISO: 200, f3.2, 1/2000

10/18/2023

Beautiful night at the farm 🌅

09/18/2023

Pom Pom ponies 💙💜

08/26/2023

Friday afternoon Mother/Daughter lesson with Gio & Franklin💙

08/22/2023

Katherine & Jack had great rounds in the master hunters and did their first classic last weekend ! 💛

07/13/2023

Fun was had by all at horse camp this week, we had a great group of campers and helpers!

06/24/2023

All smiles for Mair’s first horse show! 🎉

06/23/2023

Congratulations to Katherine & Jack on a successful first show together! 🙌🏻

06/21/2023

Congratulations to the Case family on the lease of Loaf! 🍞
Big thank you to for sharing this special little guy with us!

05/21/2023

Welcome to the Grand Oaks family Jack!
Thank you for finding this wonderful horse 🦄

05/04/2023

We’re back outside 🎉

04/12/2023

Charlie & Franklin enjoying the sunshine ☀️

03/26/2023

Introducing Charlie! 🐴
We are so excited to add this sweet pony to our lesson program.

03/04/2023

📣 MHJA and Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital are excited to host an educational clinic focused on emergency ⛑️ first aid. This clinic will start in a classroom setting 📚and end with a hands-on learning portion where attendees will be able to utilize their classroom skills! 🐴

CLINIC TOPICS:
Recognizing colic symptoms, Lacerations, Puncture Wounds, Infections, Choke, and what to do until the vet arrives.

🆓 This is a FREE event for MHJA members! Your membership also qualifies you for a FREE emergency 🚨 kit and other door prizes! (The kits will be available to the first 30 MHJA members who arrive.)

🍿A snack will be offered to all attendees.

💲Event is available to non-MHJA members for $20 cash at the door.
**Non-members are not eligible for veterinary kit or door prizes.

📩 RSVP at link in bio! https://mhjafirstaidclinic.rsvpify.com

02/24/2023

Congratulations to the new owners of Hocus Pocus “Max”! 🎉
Moonlight Dressage