Breezeway Farm and Stables

10/24/2024

We still have various tack, dressage saddle, eventing vest NWT, English boots, helmets. English and western and performance show clothes available. GREAT LOW PRICES.

12/03/2022

RIP, Ellie Mae. Ellie came to us 7 yrs ago as a five year old ,previously twice returned to the animal shelter, adoption. Rachels pick as a birthday present. She was a companion, livestock babysitter, and best friend. She had to be right by the horses side when they were being ridden, she corralled them to the barn, scolded the sheep and goats, loved on the cats, and gently guided wandering chickens back to the coop. She was a 4-H Champion and Reserve Champion and she was Jethro's only remaining dog buddy, he will also miss her greatly. Our hearts are broken.

09/30/2022

Lol!!!!

07/28/2022

Putnam county fair week is over for horse and pony......well sort of. Weather was out of control which resulted in some classes being canceled completely and a whole day being canceled. Thankfully, the canceled day has been rescheduled for august 6th. All Breezeway horses and students have been great! Missing a pic of Nova, the "baby"of the mustangs..if you have one please add to the comments!!♥️♥️♥️

07/03/2022

Six horses from Breezeway were troopers yesterday, Friday july 1 and today, Saturday july 2 at the putnam county 4h open horseshow!! All behaved and performed beautifully. Congrats to their human partners!! I was bad at the photo Op....only pic I took was a class pattern for riders to study!!! Lol.

06/14/2022

Ellie, the farm animals mother!!,horses to chickens Always a watchful eye and keeping them in line

06/12/2022

Back home. Great week at Carova Beach, Corolla NC. Wild horses roam the island freely, very low key, less than 300 residents,.. .sun, surf, sand, family....all "roads" are sand, only way on island is with 4x4. drove nine miles up beach, have to time trips in/out with tides so you can get through. AWESOME!!
Thanks Elliot family for taking care of the farm for us!!!

05/17/2022

Nina!!! Our wonderful, amazing student and volunteer putting her skills to use!!!!

04/07/2022

Sweet!

03/27/2022

Cute.

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02/26/2022

Getting closer to the time for these two, Tuke and MaLady, to come home!!!! Yay!!

02/19/2022

This is Leah showing Estalla a few years ago.

02/04/2022

Very well said!

A reader writes: “Where do I find a safe, trustworthy kid’s horse in an industry so filled with deceit?”

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Whoa. I could write an entire book about this subject but in this instance, I am going to be uncharacteristically short. When I’m evaluating kid’s horses—or those meant for to build confidence in riders of any age—I am looking to that horse’s current owners. They, alone, will tell me almost everything I need to know, without anyone saying a single word.

I am looking for the horse or pony who has confident, achieving young riders to its credit. This is usually the older, aged animal. Its resume is filled with happy kids, no matter the discipline. That’s all. This particular animal has made keen horse(wo)men who love everything about the life. They have not been scared, or hurt, or turned off in any way.

While most families who are fortunate enough to have such a saint in their barns are in no way willing to sell them, life can demand some hard choices. Many times, in order for the kids to keep riding—without doing harm to older/low energy/less athletic horses, or those needing evermore maintenance—they will have to move on to the younger, larger, more athletic—more expensive—horse. Sheer economics can mean that they have to find the old standby a loving and worthy home before they can go shopping.

This is where you step in. You are offering—with generous payment, by the way, for this horse is in no way a cheap giveaway—a caring home to the family who is regretfully, tearfully selling their kids’ horse. It might be for sale because the young rider needs funds for university. Your job is not to judge, as so many people do these days. Your job is to somehow prove your home worthy.

There are many excellent, proven kids’ or adult beginner-safe horses out in the world! Where we run into trouble is saying they don’t exist when in reality, we are not looking to the right sellers… and when we are not willing to pay fairly for all the ‘been there, done that’ these horses so willingly offer.

Trolling the buy ‘n’ sell sites online can be entertaining but it isn’t the safest place to shop.

When we are looking for proven, reliable horses—without all the mind games and deceit—we are wise to find proven, reputable people. They exist, in all parts of the world and in all disciplines! Ask around and the same names will come up, good folks who are quietly proud of making and riding good horses.

📷 Mike McLean.