Taylortown Equine

08/28/2024

One stall open for training board starting September 1st! We attend both local and USEF shows. PM for more info and pricing!

08/17/2024

Important change to note for tomorrows show schedule:
We will be moving the WT and Beginners to the end of the day. We will go from 2’6 run a schooling break for 2’ & 2’3 then run pleasure division, 2’ and 2’3 then WT and Beginners. We are only using the outdoor arena for the show it will run more efficiently this way. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!!
Bring your appetite for Tickled Pink BBQ!!

08/17/2024

Entries are open until midnight for the reduced class price! Tickled Pink will be the vendor!! Never a disappointment! Let’s all do the rain dance!

08/15/2024

"No Thoroughbreds, Please."

I once had a discussion with a *very* reputable trainer that helps me out whenever I can find the opportunity. Her resume is way longer than mine. She has done many impressive things in her career, and if I can be half of that, I'd be complete. The majority of her clientele probably falls within a different tax bracket than my own, though I am speculating -- and that's OKAY.

Discussing my future plans with her at one point, she suggested I should strive for some derbies with my thoroughbred, a warhorse with a very heavy and long racing career that I have brought along to the 3' Thoroughbred division with success. I am ashamed to say that my insecurities set in, because I've read it, what feels like a million times in the sales ads: No Thoroughbreds, please.

My response to her was something like, "Even though I'm on a thoroughbred?"

I think she was disgusted with my question in that moment, returning with, and I will never forget it, "a good horse is a good horse."

Stop bullying the thoroughbreds. Stop giving them a bad rep. Stop overlooking what could be the horse of a lifetime. It's infuriating, but then again, I am not the one missing out.

Are there thoroughbreds to avoid? Absolutely. Are there warmbloods to avoid? Imports? Ponies? You better believe it. But a good horse is a good horse.

My ISO ad would look something like this:

Show me something that has heart and try.

Show me something that has seen the world.

Show me something that will be tuned in to every aid I ask.

Show me something with stamina and athleticism.

Show me something that enjoys to work.

Show me something with smarts, a thinker, a tryer, a pleaser -- a careful horse.

Bonus if it's a thoroughbred.
.....

Do we avoid them because they have "baggage?" Do we avoid them so as not to be associated with a different tax bracket? I'm just not sure.

Now, let's talk a good thoroughbred... like... a really good thoroughbred. Because they are out there, well built and good minded, and there are many, and I have a handful.

I'm not sure what thoroughbreds you have seen, but my thoroughbred can jump amongst the warmbloods, and then take Champion with my 7 year old in the Walk/Trot division at HITS, and that's just one of them. I thank God every day for all of my thoroughbreds.

Learn to ride the thoroughbred, and you can ride anything at all. It's time to find the value in a good horse. It doesn't matter the gender. It doesn't matter the color. It doesn't even matter if it's a thoroughbred. A good horse is a good horse.

-KL

08/11/2024

Summertime fun show🦄🦩☀️ What a weekend! So many great rides and ribbons! Join us this coming weekend for our home show!

08/07/2024

Join us for a fun horse show in a beautiful setting! Sunday, August 18th.
Pre-entry strongly encouraged. https://www.cognitoforms.com/ChensegoHunterAssociation/TaylortownEquine

07/30/2024

A rare opportunity! Taylortown has a stall available! Boarders are required to be in a lesson program and / or training program. Beautiful facility, exceptional care, friendly, positive environment! We go to local horse shows as well as rated shows and host shows. Or if you are an amateur and just want to improve and enjoy your horse you are welcome too! PM for details!

07/27/2024

A week late but TTE had a great week at Vermont July 16-21. We are a well oiled machine! I’m so proud of Charlotte, Dino, Lily, Chili, Bailey, Snow, Addie, Brassy and Maverick’s progress! They had incredible rounds and everyone’s turnout was impeccable! I have more candids than pictures of ribbons for each because we were running from one ring to the next! Congratulations to all!! I could not be more more proud!

07/16/2024

Can be tried at Vermont this week, super fun young gelding!

07/10/2024

A beautiful evening school in the field for Addie and Brassy!

06/27/2024

Today’ Inspiration

06/24/2024

Well that’s a wrap!! A wonderful week at the Saratoga Classic! So many highlights!!
Addie and Brassy were Champion in the Take 2 Jumpers! They also took fourth in the $1,000 Amateur Classic. Addie and Maverick were Champion in the .80 Jumpers. Mav’s first big show and he was extraordinary! Bailey was Reserve Champion for their debut in the .70 jumpers! Beth and Greyson did amazing in the .80 Jumpers and took home Reserve Champion his debut at the big shows! Charlotte and Dino took home really good ribbons sixth place in two very competitive divisions! Lily and Chili took home fourth places in their over fences and second place in their Eq. flat. And finally an amazing comeback for Ella piloting the amazing Sugar, great to see Ella back in the game: they took second and third in their over fences and fifth in the flat. Congratulations to these amazing riders, they worked extremely hard in the heat and everyone’s rides improved throughout the week!! Thank you to their supportive parents for encouraging them to follow their dreams and support them! To top it off we had a lot of fun! HUGE thank you to the team at home keeping things going! ♥️

06/12/2024

Everyone had great rounds and ribbons at North Riding last weekend! On to Saratoga!

05/31/2024

6yr old gelding jumper prospect for sale🌟

05/27/2024

16yr old 12.2hh welsh (do not have papers) gelding offered for sale! Boots is very kind, has a motor but bold and scopey. He has one eye but you wouldn’t know it. It does not effect him at all. Mid four figures

https://youtu.be/MJczH1Ftf3M?si=L_TpxQ9ktwl67V1D

05/23/2024

Love these beautiful lesson nights ♥️

05/20/2024

This is a perfect analogy of what our horses go through! Read carefully

Imagine you’re assigned a partner project in school. Only one of you gets to read the directions for the assignment, and then you have to explain it to your partner in a language that is secondary to both of you. You’d expect some miscommunications and misunderstandings, right?

That’s basically what’s happening while riding a horse. Whether in a lesson or a ride of your own direction, you as the rider are the only one who knows the assignment. It’s then your responsibility to relay that information to your horse, speaking through intention and cues that are a second language to both you and your horse. Your horse doesn’t understand what your trainer is saying he’s supposed to do - he’s relying on you to tell him.

Keep this in mind any time you’re riding and you feel like your horse isn’t listening, or you get frustrated with a missed distance or a sloppy transition. Remember that you’re the only member of this team who knows the assignment, and your horse is relying on you to tell him the game plan. Sometimes we make mistakes in our cues or our timing, we start thinking too many steps ahead or we forget to clue him into the next movement in time. Sometimes the horse is a little distracted, or tired, or not feeling it today. But most of the time, he’s doing his best he can with the information you’re giving him!

05/08/2024

Never a truer word said

05/06/2024

04/30/2024

Just girls and their horses and the beautiful spring evening!

04/25/2024

- When my instructor repeats to me: ′′Straighten your shoulders and open your chest!” He’s not just teaching me how to stand up. He's teaching me that in life we should always walk straight and face problems head on.

- When my instructor asks me to lower my legs and keep them close to the horse, he teaches me that in life we do not allow distractions and that little is enough to deviate from his path.

- When my instructor tells me "Too much hand, don't hang on to the reins! "He teaches me to give and not to take, with the greatest respect of others.

- When he yells and repeats endlessly: "Look forward in the direction you want to go!” He teaches me the importance of setting goals and never losing sight of them to achieve them.

- When I ask to move up or do more and my instructor says I'm not ready, he teaches me that in life you must always respect your rhythm and never skip the steps.

- When I fall and get back up, I learn that there are always setbacks, times when we back up, but the important thing is to get up more determined than before.

- If I hold my breath during a ride and he jokingly tells me "breathe! You are purple!” I understand that you have to let your emotions flow in order to get rid of them.

- When at the end of the course I am happy with the work done and my instructor says to me′ ′Well done, thank your teacher′′ I know he is not referring to himself but to my horse.

- Now you, you who are watching a rider pass in the saddle, keep saying that riding is not a sport because it is the horse that does everything. I agree. Horse riding is not a sport. It is a life lesson.

04/20/2024

Excellent point!!

Wise words from Olympic Show Jumper 😎🏆
Everything is a learning experience 📈

04/04/2024

A beautiful April morning at the farm 🫶🏻❄️🦄

03/18/2024

Copied and it’s worth reading…

As we enter Horse Show Season
1. Horses don’t get broke at home. Be brave and enter!
2. EVERY disappointment at the show is a learning opportunity..... Be humble, be open to change.
3. Everyone gets nervous. Everyone has bad days. Everyone makes mistakes. Literally: EVERYONE!
4. Don’t watch others in the warmup ring and start changing what you have been doing - if you see something cool or you want to step up your game that’s homework for after the show!
5. When we run out of knowledge, we often punish our horses. Seek help instead.
6. Be a competitor! But be a horseman first. There is always someone watching who sees you as a role model.
7. Supporting your fellow competitors and engaging with people will enrich your show life.
8. Know the rules of competition! Make sure your attire and tack is legal. Read the rule book, ask questions and be well prepared.
9. Have FUN, don’t sweat the small stuff!

~Julia Keil Quibell~