JKleinschmidt Performance Horses

11/23/2024

Birdie, Lady and Skye on this fine Friday.

11/18/2024

Rico has offically been stripped of all manlyness and is rocking his chicken blankie. 🐓

11/17/2024

The JKleinschmidt teams 2024 MBRA season has officially come to an end.
I am eternally greatful for all the amazing people (and horses) I’ve met this year and am even more thrilled to see my team do so well.
It was Bourbons first year running and my first year on Bacardi and least to say, they both exceeded my expectations.
Bacardi held 6th in the 1D and although Bourbon quickly exceeded into the 3D the middle of the season, he held onto his 4D placings and managed to keep 10th in it! 🖤

I cannot thank everyone enough on the MBRA circuit for voting for Bourbon and I on “Open Most improved” this year, it brought tears to my eyes.
I couldn’t be more greatful for all the things this horse has and continues to do for me.
Only four years old and has been steadily making my dreams come true! 🥰

11/12/2024

Ellie and Rico’s first ride and lesson was pure perfection! I’m so thrilled with this team.

11/10/2024

Congratulations to Ellie Rose on her purchase of BaderWise aka Rico!
I am so thrilled with this pair and very greatful her and her parents allowed me to find her what she wanted/needed. 🖤
Thank you to Bailee Webster for allowing these two to become a team. I am thrilled to see what they accomplish in the coming years!

10/28/2024

I just had a couple positions open!

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10/27/2024

Often I get asked why my horses are so quiet.. and it’s simply because we don’t tiptoe around them.
They’re exposed to machinery, vehicles, a mud truck and anything else you can think of on a almost daily biases.

Tiptoeing around your animals solves nothing and almost always causes more issues than not.

10/27/2024

Being a champion isn't buying the most expensive horse, having the most expensive barn, trailer, or tack. Being a champion isn't winning a class or a buckle. Being a champion isn't always glory and great times.

Being a champion is love, passion, hard work, dedication... It's tears and screaming, it's not always easy. It's working no matter what conditions you have to do it in. It's late nights and early mornings, it's horses before yourself, before your friends, often before your family. Its sore bodies, bruises, and cuts. It's vet bills and last dimes to make sure they have all they need. It's crying in their mane when you had a bad day. It's smiling when they finally get that thing you've been trying to teach them for a month. It's having the best network of people to care for them and to support you. It's farriers, vets, dentists, chiropractors, feed store owners, husband's, wives, family, friends and even enemies. It's learning how to take the good with the bad and never knowing what each day may bring. It's the happy and the sad. It's the highs and the lows. Its wanting to give up but never doing so. Most of all, it's the love that you feel every time you see those eyes and hear that nicker. Being a champion really has little to do with victories in the show pen as it does with victories on every road to get to that show. Being a champion is living for what you love and loving what you do and who you do it with and NEVER giving up. The victories are many and the ribbons and the buckles are icing on the cake so to say. But being a champion is so much more than just winning... And once you can learn that, you too will be a champion.

~• Author Unknown ~•

10/26/2024

Everyone tucked in and ready for the 29 degree night tonight 😬🍂.

10/23/2024

Maverick and Sunshine starting the morning off right.

10/18/2024

This is your reminder to stay up to date on body work!
The night and day difference in Bacardis topline is insane. Such a huge relief of tension. Brooke's Equine Services strikes and was spot on. Reach out and get on her schedule!

10/17/2024

Em and Opal embarked on their first journey down the road together today, and it was a seamless collaboration!
Opal kept a slower pace, demonstrating caution by moving to the side of the road and halting for vehicles like a literal statue and waited for Em's instruction to proceed every time.
I love this little team.

10/13/2024

Jayleen and Whiskey had their first MBRA barrel race yesterday and did so well! Outside of me messing up their timer🤣.

They walked around the barrel race a lot and learned how to have proper Warm-Up critique and to be wary and watchful of others.

10/10/2024

As most of y’all know, I am not a Arabian gal.. but Opal? I adore her face. She’s grown on me a lot.
Quarter/Arabian cross bred mare.

10/08/2024

Today was my first day using my new “Total Saddle Fit Squish Pad” and I am so thrilled with it.
As many of you know, I am a saddle pad addict- especially for a good shock absorption pad! I’ve been eyeing this brand for awhile and after much thought and research I jumped in!
Honestly, it’s totally worth the $400+. It has amazing spinal relief and both my two moved out much better. It’s definitely in line with my favorite pad, “The Right Fit!”

10/05/2024

Remember, taking a step back towards the basics is okay!

Often I get lots of horses in for training for “spookiness undersaddle” and in reality, a lot of it can be addressed and taken care of on the ground. Acknowledging when to take a step back and focus on groundwork and desensitization is essential to know and extremely important. Not everything needs or can be fixed undersaddle.
Two weeks ago Birdie here would have (HAS!!) dragged me across the arena for a simple flick of my whip, now that she’s figured out nothing is here to hurt her, she stands like a rock.

10/05/2024

Jayleen and Whiskey are becoming quite the team!

10/04/2024

Skye ❤️