Maple Row Stables, LLC

01/22/2025

10/11/2024

Three leases available.

⭐️13.1, 17yr old gelding- loves to trail ride, will tolerate work with a soft and confident rider.
Will not tolerate a handsy ride. does not want to be a leadline horse.

He is a great little guy that just needs exercise and I don’t have the students or time him this winter. He would love to bomb around trails all winter.

Preferably an on farm lease- work off or small monthly fee. Off farm is an option for only the best approved home. This pony will teach a small person how to truly ride with your seat and respect.

⭐️15.1 12yr old Appaloosa mare- she is a project that needs a confident and soft advanced rider. She will need slow ground work to start.

Open to options on her. New home is possible to the very right home, but leases are preferable.

⭐️14.1 pony mare-SAFE SAFE SAFE, ON FARM lease only.
This pony is an amazing confidence builder and will help you go from beginner to intermediate quickly. This is a paid lease and on farm only, but will truly help you gain confidence at the walk trot and canter.

Located in Brattleboro, VT
Please direct message for information

08/09/2024

The next sessions starts 8/26!
We have a few afternoon times available and flexible Monday openings!
Wednesday at 4
Thursday at 3

Remember we can flex the days a little during the session since we totally understand how crazy life is 🧡

08/02/2024

We have a few lesson spots available for either ad hoc or whole sessions! Beginner adults and children welcome!

Sessions are 5 weeks long and offer a great way to dip your toe in the horse world!

Our emphasis is on horsemanship and creating a partnership with your horse.

Located in Brattleboro!
Message us for more information!

07/30/2024

Unexpected board spot opening up in August.

If you are looking for a quiet place to enjoy your horse then reach out!
Excellent care in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere.

Located in theBrattleboro area.

Please DM me directly for more information or questions.

06/28/2024

Golden summer vibes ☀️

06/19/2024

A few lessons spots open for the next two weeks!
Wednesday at 3pm and Thursday at 3 and 4
Message me for details!

06/19/2024

If anyone gets bored tomorrow afternoon and wants to unload hay… that’s what we’ll be doing 😊

06/08/2024

We have 4 weeks of ad-hoc lessons, starting 6/10 then the next scheduled 5 weeks session starts 7/15.

Session price per lesson is extended to all current students for these 4 weeks.

Message Emily with your interest for the open times available 🧡

06/07/2024

Hey local horse friends!
I am in need of someone reliable and horse experienced to cover a few days of barn chores so we can take a vacation here and there!

I can pay or offer lessons 😊 send me your go to helpers who want to earn some extra 💵

04/21/2024

The next lesson session begins 5/6!
I have several weekday afternoon times and several Saturday times available!

Brattleboro,VT

If you are interested in upping your horsemanship game or new to horses and want to discover the power of an equine relationship, reach out now!

04/03/2024

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽!
Running low on time?
Weather sucks?
Not motivated to clean the saddle area on your muddy horse?
Having a terrible day emotionally?

It’s perfectly fine to lower your expectations or to change your goals for the day but STILL SHOW UP!!!

Yesterday the wind was howling, and the rain was running off the indoor roof and making enough commotion that I knew it would bother this horse. If I had more time I could have worked her through it and still rode, but I didn’t have time for that. It would have been easy to bag completely, but I’ve done that too many times with this horse already!!

I ended up having a fantastic and much-needed ground session (which I might do a more specific post on) 
If you want to ever be able to ride your horse during less than ideal conditions, then you can’t totally bag when there is less than ideal conditions!!!! Maybe you still ride but you don’t canter, or maybe you avoid the scary end of the arena. Maybe you just do ground work. But show up. 

03/30/2024

What does it take to make a happy horse?
In a nutshell, a humans willingness to perceive the truth over their own feelings, to keep their mind open, and to work endlessly on themselves.

I could say it takes good forage, and a herd, and movement and all that, which is true- but that becomes entangled in the first bit.

Having good feed requires a human to learn exactly what kind of feed a horse needs, and to let go of old standing notions that don’t do a horse much good. This means having the backbone to go against what friends, family, the barn owner, whatever, are saying. Or learning to do research well, and not get tangled into advertising, ending up with 100 supplements. To not get emotionally wrapped up in trying to “buy love” with food, and get in the end an overfed, under nourished horse.

Being out in a herd is a doozy, because it requires many to let go of worry- worry that the horse will become hurt by other horses or by moving in the pasture like a horse will. Or worry of loss of control. Or losing “emotional closeness” with the horse, where a horse in a happy, functional herd, loses interest in coming out to the human who before was their only companion. It requires the human to let go of pride, worry, and ego, all in one swoop.

Movement is the biggest trigger of them all-
A scared horse needs to move, but a scared horse is usually attached to a scared person trying to restrict movement. You can see all that working on fear might bring up, but usually human fear trumps horse fear, and becomes the center of focus. It’s a rare human who can and will work on themselves and their fear to a point where they can actually support the horse.

So there you have it- forage, friends, and movement are all a horse needs- and yet, you can see how much they need us to change to give these three very simple needs: a tireless and unending devotion to working on our own weaknesses and shortcomings

03/05/2024

Myley would like everyone to know that the next sessions starts Monday, March 18th!
Contact Emily for scheduling!

02/12/2024