Wayne Equestrian Center

08/31/2024

This is exactly why you face your horse at you and back out of the gate when turning horses out.

08/26/2024

What a weekend! Could not have been more proud of this team this weekend!

Tam and Finn literally won everything they were in! Champions in the Long/Rusty Hunter and Equitation!

Andrew and Ally keep it to a literal nail biter and share their work! They tied for championship in the Puddles Ally had a 5th place finish in her mini medal!

Emily and Indy were champs in their beginner Equitation, reserve in Beginner Hunter 7th in their derby and really had their most solid weekend with quite a few wins and high classic placings

Bella and Arie were 3rd in their equitation classic finished 8th in the Hunter derby

Grace and Billy joined us since the first weekend in May and had fabulous rounds Grace was third In her adult mini medal , 8th in the spectacular, 4th in her equitation, classic and great ribbons in her modified hunter division

Ann with Delfina were solid! Finishing 1st In both her modified equation and Hunter Classics had a 2nd in her adult mini medal and was reserve in her modified adult Hunter division

Ann brought Star to her first Hunter show! And made great progress with a finish of seventh In her classic!

Tommy and Dunkin had their best Equitation day together! They finished 1st in their medal! And first in their Eq flat. They also had a 2nd place finish in the Open Hunter Classic on Friday.

Congratulations team!

08/19/2024

A huge congratulations to our IEA teams this weekend! Our high school team finished 2nd and Middle school finished in 1st! Everyone had a great first outing! Looking forward to the rest of the season!

07/15/2024

Such a great NIHJA weekend!
Congratulations to Tommy and The Diplomat champion in their Non TB division and their Equtation finishing 5th in the hunter derby

Allison and Ziggy were Puddle champs and Schooling jumper Reserve champs. Placed 10th in the hunter Derby and a 5th in the children’s mini medal

Troy and Raven put down their best rounds this weekend and received a fourth in their Equitation and had a fantastic Mini medal trip

Emily with Indy were Reserve champs in the schooling hunters finished 4th in the hunter derby! And we’re 2nd in the children’s mini medal!

Aina with Bella’s Arie were reserve champs in their Eq classes today and had great ribbons in their hunter classes yesterday!

Lastly Andrew and Miller were Champs in their Schooling jumper division and Reserve in their Puddle division

Congratulations to this crew! We may have been small, but we were mighty this weekend! 

07/14/2024

We are having a great NIHJA at palatine stables so far! Looking forward to Sunday Eq day! Congratulations to Emily and Indy 4th , Tommy and Dunkin 5th, and Ally with Ziggy 10th in their hunter Derby! Shout out to Troy and Raven having their best round to date! Love watching these 2 grow. Congratulations to Andrew with Miller placing 1st in their jumper round and Aina with Bella’s Arie placing well in their limit divisions! Congrats team on a successful day in all this heat!!!

07/03/2024

Happy 4th of July everyone!
Tomorrow no lessons
Barn is open until 3:30

07/01/2024

Fantastic weekend for a horse show! We had a fabulous NIHJA show! Congratulations to Ally, Troy, Tommy, Tam, Katherine, Emily, Bella and Andrew!

So proud of your hard work and dedication to your sport!

06/29/2024

Great first day the Five Corner Farm NIHJA at Fields and Fences! Looking forward to tomorrow!

06/23/2024

Good luck to Kim and Mackenzie a the FRVPC horse trials!

06/20/2024

Yes!! 🙌

📸 Dressage Amateurs Rise

06/11/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 high point champions!

05/29/2024

Congratulations to Mackenzie! Thank you Dover Saddlery Batavia, IL!

💙First Blue Ribbon Spotlight This Week💙

Congratulations to Mackenzie on earning her first blue ribbon🎉

05/24/2024

This is absolutely what we at WEC try to teach you! Fantastic read! This can be applied to all aspects of your riding career and your personal life!

9 Facts About Perfectionism: A mindset that must be unlearned or will ultimately bring your riding down 🧠

1. Every rider makes mistakes, even the best of the best.
It’s an unavoidable, universal experience and all a part of the sport.

2. Mistakes are learning opportunities.
You can grow from them and become better because of them.

3. Hyper-focusing on mistakes helps them happen.
They both become a self-fulfilling prophecy and take your focus away from your ride.

4. Mistakes mean you’re on the right track.
You can’t improve, learn, overcome challenges, and level up without them.

5. It’s not what happened but how you move forward from it that matters the most.
Moving on from the mistake matters more than the mistake itself.

6. Mistakes are temporary.
Work to fix and put them in the past instead of dwelling and allowing them to stick around.

7. Mistakes don’t define you.
You may have had a bad ride, but that doesn’t mean you’re a bad rider.

8. Social media only shows highlights.
Everyone is struggling whether they post about it or not.

9. Perfect doesn’t exist.
It’s impossible to meet unattainable expectations.

A perfectionist mindset and a lack of an ability to accept mistakes will do much more harm than good for an athlete’s mental performance. Mistakes are a normal part of sport and life. Everyone makes mistakes no matter how talented of an athlete they may be. Since perfect doesn’t exist, holding yourself to an unrealistic standard will only set you up for disappointment every ride. Instead, give yourself permission to make mistakes, using them to your advantage by viewing them as valuable feedback and learning opportunities. Refer to this post whenever you begin to feel hard on yourself, and remember that you are not alone! 🏇🏽💭✨
www.mindalignperformance.com

05/21/2024

WEC had a full fun weekend!
We started with Mack and Willet and Kim and April at the FRVPC Mini
Mack finishing 4th and Kim finishing 5th! Great job.

Then moving directly to Fields and Fences for the first PTS of the year. Ella, Lyla, Lola, Emilia and Mack all having great schooling on Saturday and then showing Sunday

Congrats to Mack and Ziggy receiving 1st and 2nd in her Eq flats and 4th o/f to a reserve championship in her short stirrup Eq division!

Lola and Dunkin received a 1st o/f and 2on the flat in their limit Eq receiving a championship

Ella and Petey fought hard for a major comeback and received great ribbons in all of her limit classes!

Emilia riding Iggy to a 3rd place under saddle in a large group in their hunter rounds!

And Lyla piloted Rocket in his first show EVER! to great ribbons in the limit hunter and Equitation

All 4 of these ladies moved up a level this year to limit and I’m super proud of the work they put in all year to get here. We had ups and downs but ultimately you gals rocked it! Looking forward to working on our improvements ❤️

05/11/2024

For anybody looking to update their WEC attire store closes Sunday night 

05/11/2024

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05/06/2024

What a great finish to a wonderful weekend at the Victorious Farm NIHJA at Lamplight! These riders definitely laid down their best trips in huge classes!

05/05/2024

Everyone is having a great weekend at The Victorious Farm NIHJA at lamplight!
Starting our day
Andrew 2-2nds and n jumpers
Ally 3rd right behind and finishing with a 6th in the hunter derby!
Summer and Mason finishing on a positive note but in a huge field of jumpers.
Troy and Raven laying out their most consistent trips for this pairs 2nd show and great ribbons in their classes
Emily and Indy had a big 2nd place with a finish in the classic ribboned and Em rode sq**rt in his first hunter derby and rocked it
Katherine moved up on Poptart with a win over fences, 2 in flat and reserve champion!
Grace and Billly had their best rounds with great ribbons in their class but best yet 7th in their hunter derby
Anne and Delfina were reserve champs in their training division and top ribbons in the modified.
Jenna and Willet have been laying consistent round and finished in the ribbons all day
Tommy and Dunkin had their best rounds yet! They were 1st in their hunter over fences and reserve champs. Plus finished in 10th in their hunter derby
Thanks for everyone who came out to support these riders!

05/03/2024

We are all ready to start our Friday at Lamplight for the Victorious Farm NIHJA!
Good luck to Jenna, Anne, Troy, Troy, Summer, Grace, Ally, Emily, Lisa, Tommy, Andrew and Mason!

04/28/2024

The web store is officially open!

04/21/2024

Ally and Andrew tied to Champ their puddle division this morning! Congratulations!

04/21/2024

IEA banquet for the WEC team! Congratulations to all who competed this season! You all clean up so nice!

04/19/2024

Come on everyone vote for Buddy! Everyday until 4/22!

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04/12/2024

Remember to vote for Buddy! You can vote every day through April 22!

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04/08/2024

Please nominate and vote for Buddy! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/31i7CJbNcaCFfsER/?mibextid=WC7FNe

We want to know if a school horse or pony ever captured your heart! Nominate them and win a prize for your favorite school horse.

Swing by the store or visit the link in our bio to nominate your favorite school horse/pony.

*Nominations open April 8-22.
**One Entry Per Day
*** Online Entries count as one nomination, in-store entries count as two nominations
The winner will be announced on April 30th.

03/25/2024

Our 2023-2024 IEA season is a wrap. Congratulations to our high school varsity team Elise, Summer, Lola and Andrew on a fantastic season! These kids placed first at regionals and all worked their bums off to finish up their season at Zones with their best rides of the season against some of the best riders in the zone.

Lola finished 6 over fences and 3 in her flat
Andrew finished 6 in his flat
Summer had her best trip on sweet Jasmine
And Elise was able to ride the super sweet Nutella and came out of the ring with the biggest smiles on her face!
Congratulations team!

However a HUGE shout out to our crew that worked their butts off helping with Iggy, Petey and Poptart

Leah, Lyla, Emily, Troy, Sloane, and of course our riders that worked all weekend making sure our wonderful horses were well cared for all weekend

Of course we can’t forget our biggest cheerleader Terri who helped prepare everyone!
Our parents that put together goodie bags for the kids
Alexis B for the extra help and confidence conversation
And of course Tommy who helped keep all our horses looking and schooling their best!
Congratulations!

03/23/2024

Good luck to Elise, Andrew, Summer and Lola at IEA ZONES today!

03/20/2024

Thank you Mike! The ring looks fantastic!

03/19/2024

Team WEC had a great weekend at Fields and Fences NIHJA show!
Tam was reserve champion in the Rusty stirrup Eq
Emily and Indy were reserve champions in both Hunter and Equitation
Troy and Major took home some great ribbons in their classes
Paige and Bailey were reserve champions in both their Hunter and equitation
Anne and Delfina were red and yellow all weekend!!!
Tommy and Dunkin were reserve champions in both their Hunter and Equitation
Ally and Ziggy were reserve champions in the Puddle jumpers
Andrew champed the Schooling jumpers
Katherine and Poptart won both their over fences
Mason had fantastic rounds in both the puddle and schooling jumpers
Summer made her jumper debut with Indy finished in the ribbons in a few of her classes,
Tommy piloted sq**rt to the most consistent rides for this young Horses third show. He even placed fourth out of 17 in the schooling hunters!
Congratulations everyone!

03/19/2024

We had the arena re-leveled this week, and it came out fantastic! A huge shout out to MKN for making our arena so level!