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Lytle Family Horseback Riding

A family-run barn for riders of all disciplines. Boarding, leasing, shows and trailer-in lessons.

09/06/2024

Are you hitting a wall (not literally) in reaching your showing goals? Struggling with a stubborn issue? Is your trainer a little exasperated with you? Maybe the fix is a session with renowned trainer and former Olympian Joe Fargis! He’ll be at Otasaga Farm in Dickerson on Oct. 12th. Bring your trainer as your free auditor. Classes run from cross rails to 3’6”. Cost is $165. See the posted registration form. Deadline is Sept. 25. Email questions to: [email protected].

09/02/2024

We celebrated the unofficial end of summer with a group trail ride! We ride right off the farm through fields and woods thanks to generous land owners. Our Cindy Lytle has a philosophy that you gain the skills in the ring you need so you ride out of the ring! Our horses appreciate that philosophy!

08/29/2024

We, at Otasaga Farm, heartily endorse Leia’s approach to the return of hot weather!

08/24/2024

Save the date! Joe Fargis is coming back to Otasaga Farm on Saturday, Oct. 12th. Joe is a highly sought-after and kind teacher (oh and Olympian). Classes range from cross rails to 3’6” and all entries include an auditor. Check out the details on the registration form.

08/22/2024

It was a story right out of a movie. A beautiful evening at Loch Moy Farm and a young rider at her first starter combined test being shown the ropes by an experienced 24-year-old schoolmaster! Great job to Ella, who joined our team from Potomac Horse Center, and Trooper, who ended on their dressage score of 36.3!

08/18/2024

The smiles say it all. The ribbons are a bonus! Congrats to Barbara Guido, Aimee May, Molly Doyle Hess and super kid Hallie, who made coach Cindy Lytle proud at this weekend’s BEST Horse Shows!

08/16/2024

The calm before the storm! The Lytle team was packing up for a weekend of showing at BEST Horse Shows, with feline assistance from Princess Leia. ❤️ Have a great show!

08/08/2024

Oakie may not be enjoying it, but we’re happy it’s raining! Good riddance to the drought!

08/04/2024

That’s our girl! Hallie on Brinkley (owned by Cindy Lytle) are the 2’6” jumper champs today at BEST Horse Shows!

07/29/2024

In honor of the Olympics, we’re highlighting our two Gold Medal babies! On The Brink (a pony) and Nicholas (both owned by Cindy Lytle) are by The Delegate, a grandson of the great Abdullah. You might remember him and Conrad Homfeld helping the USA team win gold in show jumping and an individual silver in the 1984 games. Show us your horses with Olympic pedigrees! 🇺🇸 www.williamsburgfarm.com

07/26/2024

JR’s ditch “jumping” technique is not exactly Olympic quality! 😆 Loch Moy Farm

07/22/2024

Is there anything better than a summer sunset? We don’t think so. (Except maybe for rain.)

07/16/2024

Sometimes, the best moment of a horse show is quietly sharing your breakfast with your best boy! (Aimee May with Cindy Lytle’s Marvin Bay aka Moe at BEST last weekend.)

07/11/2024

We thought this might hit the spot today with Cindy Lytle on a client’s horse four years ago at Bittersweet Field. Doesn’t the water look inviting??

07/08/2024

OMG! It’s hot! How are you and your animals staying cool-ish??

07/04/2024

Happy July 4th!

07/01/2024

It was a hot but successful weekend at BEST for Barbara Guido, Aimee May and Molly Doyle Hess with Cindy Lytle coaching. But today we’re focusing on the newbies — Barbara and Cali, who did their first show together with ribbons in two under saddle classes! Congrats!

06/25/2024

A hot week when we’re not riding as much can be a good time to learn something while sitting in the AC! Our USEF Judge Cindy Lytle offers this critique from “The Judge’s Perspective” of Aimee May (who graciously agreed to be judged!) So what does Cindy see? To start — a well-turned out pair with a good first impression. Aimee has a secure leg with her heel under her hip, eyes up and both looking focused on the task. What could be improved? Cindy noted her hip angle is a bit too closed with her shoulder closer to Moe’s neck than her seat to the saddle. Aimee’s arm from shoulder to elbow is good but Cindy would like to see her forearm stretched more forward with some loop in the rein. Cindy also noted Moe is a little long and flat so Aimee needs a take-off spot closer to the jump. All in all, though, we agree they made a nice pair!

06/20/2024

We’re celebrating a Happy Birthday to our Cindy Lytle with a mini look at the early start of her awesome career! We wish her a happy day and many more candles in the future!! 🎂 🎈🍾

06/19/2024

On a hot day we ride early and make a XC course in the field!

06/16/2024

When twins are both riding plain bays and wearing matching jackets, it takes a minute to sort out. But congrats to Molly Doyle Hess on the left and Aimee May on the right!

06/11/2024

It was a great weekend for Mountain Man (Manny) aka our favorite Haflinger, owned by Laurie A. Dove and ridden by Allison Rosenstock. They got good ribbons at the Hunter show held at the Lehigh Riding Club in Westminster. Manny trailers in for lessons — to our great delight! He elicits a lot of gawking! 😆

06/09/2024

It was a barn field trip to the Upperville Grand Prix today. Decent weather, a little rain, some very nice horses. Cindy even got a break to join us for a bit! Jumps were a tad bigger than at home!

06/07/2024

Yes, that’s our Cindy Lytle, a USEF-recognized R judge, doing her thing at the jumper ring at Upperville C**t & Horse Show. Good luck to all the competitors. If you’ve got time, head on out to watch! https://www.upperville.com/

06/05/2024

We’re all about celebrating birthdays! So Happy 5th Birthday to Monty (owned by Molly Doyle Hess). And those goodies are only, alas, for the horses!

06/02/2024

We’re so fortunate to be able to trail ride right off the farm all the way to the Monocacy River. It’s beautiful countryside. But in the years ahead we’ll be riding in a shady forest thanks to landowners and a state/county re-leaf program reforesting farmland near waterways. Some 33,000 trees have been planted along our route, including redbuds, black walnut, persimmon and other native trees. We applaud this awesome program and the generous landowners! Maryland Department of Natural Resources Montgomery Countryside Alliance

05/28/2024

We were at Loch Moy’s horse trial this weekend with Caitlyn Felkoski and junior rider Hallie H. Both got ribbons, learned a lot and had fun under the watchful eye of our Cindy Lytle. But we wanted to put the focus on their mounts. JR is owned by Cathy Hare and white pony Brinkley is a Lytle mount. Both did a great job and we are grateful to them and all the horses there this weekend doing their best! ❤️

05/25/2024

Our horses were very curious about the goodies baked by Liz Zander, a great friend and an avid supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Liz has been raising money through baking for several years now, setting up her tent along our farm on Mouth of Monocacy. We can attest to her baking skills! Next up for Liz is participating in the upcoming Xtreme Hike to benefit the foundation and her friend, young rider Brynn. To learn more about the foundation and how you can help, go here: https://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=10079

05/22/2024

It’s safe to say most of us hope to be riding well into “old age.” So, for Older Americans Month, (yes, that’s a thing) we’re spotlighting our Betty Webb! She started riding before 1st grade and was working for Edna Lytle in exchange for lessons by 6th grade. She’s been part of the Lytle family ever since — breaking race horses, grooming ponies, doing barn work and showing jumpers — and being godmother to Cindy Lytle! Today, closing in on 85, she’s still in the saddle, riding Lytle horses and trusty Maverick, owned by Donna K. Citrin. She’s our role model without a doubt and we love her!

05/19/2024

Our Aimee May and Molly Doyle Hess jumped at the chance to lesson with Linda Allen. (See what we did there?) The famed rider and course designer with the Atlanta Olympics on her resume is a great teacher and clinician. She even signed her book for Molly! We’re so lucky to have access to the greats in our sport.

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20520 Mouth Of Monocacy Road
Dickerson, MD
20842

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http://LytleShowHorses.com/

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Happy July 4th!

April showers don’t stop us at Otasaga Farm!

Exercise!

This is what happens when your trainer gets back from a clinic! 😆

Enjoy the snow, boys. It’s the lull before the mud!

Snow ride!

Pony says bring it on. Kid says bring it on! Parents ringside say “I can’t feel my feet!” 😆

It was rainy and windy and now chilly and muddy. So we bring you this moment of levity courtesy of Cindy Lytle and Elvis-the-photo-bomber!

And the sorting hat decides Oakie belongs in …. (Answer in the comments!) Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻🧛‍♀️🧙

Victoria and Tag enjoying a nice roll in the sun after their blankets came off.

Just a back scratch from one dirty grey pony to another #pony #backscratch #greypony #farmlife

What a hot day followed by a flash rain storm to cool us off in the middle of lessons - all the horses and riders enjoyed the cool rain- Adam, Caitlyn, Holly & Bre