Painted Faith Equestrian

02/25/2025

I currently have a couple lesson openings. Mondays and Wednesdays at 4pm. If interested or have any questions please message me! Also, check out our 1 day Horse camp below. Perfect for Spring Break!

02/20/2025

02/15/2025

Hey All! Trying to come up with a couple new (mainly unmounted) lesson sessions to offer to new or current clients but want to get some opinions. Most of these will be run in small groups. Please let me know which of these you would be most interested in whether they actually pertain to you at this time or not. Also, if it’s something you’d like to do weekly, once, or camp style.

- Mommy and Me: grooming, handling, leading, “pony ride” for the child, crafts, etc.

- Homeschool Horsemanship: During the day, learn many aspects of horses from handling, feeding, care, crafts and more. Possible chances to ride depending on the setup.

- Horsemanship Lessons: All ages. Learn all aspects of handling and care including some in-hand classes such as showmanship, trail, etc.

- Any other suggestions?

Thanks for your input!! 💙

02/15/2025

Unfortunately, it looks like another cold week coming 😩 There will be no riding but we will be working on horse and tack parts so study up! If you would like to come a different time than your normal day/time, please let me know. If I have multiple students at a time, we can play some games. Still dress warm as we may be in the barn some and the classroom still doesn’t get very warm. 🥶 Current lesson slots:

Mon, Tues, Wed:
3, 4, 5 (Monday can be earlier also due to the holiday/no school)

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! Make sure to give your pet some extra love today too! Horses will get some carrots in their feed buckets today thanks to Emilia 💙 They have no idea what day it is but we all do 😂

02/05/2025

I’m sad to share that we lost Willow last night. 💔 She was a good old girl that taught a number of students from beginner and up for me. She had her opinions and made them known but always took care of her rider. She had sass, s***k, LOVED her soaked hay/grain, and to run barrels. She will be missed by many but is now running free with all the others we loved and lost. 😔

01/20/2025

This weeks schedule. 🥶 Dress very warm if doing chores. Dress semi warm if doing games. (New heater for the classroom will make it at least comfortable in there)

Tues:
3pm Chores - Ava

Wed:
4pm Chores - Felicity
5pm Games -

Thurs:
4pm Chores - Stella
5pm Games - Stella, Brynn, Makinley, Emilia, Everly, Carris

01/14/2025

**Tuesday will be single digits. I am adding Thursday as an option now also.**

Barn chores: Stall cleaning, feeding, learning various types of hay and grain, etc.
T at 3 or 4
W at 3 or 4,
Th at 3 or 4

Theory/Games: Horse/tack parts, colors, first aid, putting tack together, pattern classes, etc.
T at 4,
W at 4 or 5,
Th at 4 or 5

I know I have overlapping times. The final times will depend on who signs up for what. Please sign up for each slot your child is able to do. You can sign up for any of the days that work for you.

Students may come 1-2 times next week or stay for both lessons on one day (to make up for future missed lessons)
Final times will be decided once everyone has signed up based on what works the best for the majority each day.
Once times are finalized, I will post the final schedule. If you need to make an adjustment at the time, please let me know. 😊

01/12/2025

If you can’t ride a horse, what other things would you like to learn involving them? I already have a list but would love to hear some more ideas from others! Some examples are:
Colors
First Aid
Tack Parts
Horse Parts…….

01/04/2025

With the weather getting colder these next couple months, lessons may look a little different. 🥶 There will be less riding some weeks and more in-hand, chores, theory lessons, etc. If there is something specific your child wants to do/learn, please let me know. I may put you in groups some times to play some games too.
Remember, being an equestrian isn’t just about riding. There is a LOT more to learn from the ground than from the back of a horse.

12/31/2024

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! One more day of lessons before the New Year. It’s been a wonderful year building my program. While there’s been some rough patches (horses love to hurt themselves, weather, sickness) there have been even more great times! Thank you to all my students and parents this year. I appreciate you all so much! Can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store! Here’s some pics from the past couple weeks until then. 💙

12/16/2024

I’ve been asked a few times what to wear now that it’s getting cold. This graphic shows you how to layer for warmth. You don’t have to spend a lot to be warm. Just make sure to pick the right layers. Avoid cotton as your base layer also! If you have any questions, let me know!!

12/14/2024

Happy National Day of the Horse to all my lesson horses (pictured) and all the others that have made an impact in my life, past and present (too many to post).

12/06/2024

Haven’t taken many pics lately but we’ve been playing with some “bomb proofing” stuff, dealt with some muddy horses, Stormy got a “curtain” in her stall, and Gunner has been looking good English.

11/28/2024

This! This is what truly makes a “horseman”. This is why I do unmounted lessons too. SO much to learn that does not involve riding. 💙

BY DAPHNE THORNTON OF TWO BIT TRAINING When it comes to riding lessons, I understand that riding is the overwhelming desire, as well as the underlying principle, guiding most participants. However, sometimes riding is not possible, or even advisable. On those days, I am a fan of unmounted lessons.....

11/20/2024

With the Holidays coming up, the schedule will be a little different. For my current students, these are the times and days available the last 2wks in Dec. Please let me know what works best for you! I can do up to 4 riding students/day. I can add some in-hand/Horsemanship lessons if all riding spots are filled on a day you need. If a spot is filled that works best for you, let me know and we’ll see what I can do. (You can still ride in pairs).

WEEK 1:
12/23:
9am Chores lesson - Stella
10am - Ev/Carris
11am -Felicity
12am - Mak

12/24:
9am Chores lesson -
10am - Kaylee, Emilia
11am -
12am -

12/26: If Needed I will add times

WEEK 2:
12/30:
9am Chores lesson -
10am - Stella
11am - Felicity

12/31:
9am Chores lesson - Emilia
10am -
11am - Kaylee
12am - Ava

1/2:
9am Chores lesson -
10am - Brynn, Ev, Carris
11am -
12am -

(If weather is bad, lessons will get canceled or time pushed back some for roads to get cleared)