BB Barn

12/20/2024

Fuerst Ferdinand ♥️

12/20/2024

Me and my goofy 3-year-old, Ferdinand.

12/20/2024

DRESSAGE SOLUTIONS: To encourage your horse to seek the connection and reach into both reins when asking him to stretch forward and down …

Close your leg and give your reins forward, thinking of the reins as telephone lines where the messages can be sent and received only if the circuit is not broken or loopy.
~ Karen Adams

Karen Adams is s a retired U.S. Equestrian Federation “R” dressage judge, instructor and coach in Keedysville, Maryland. Previously, she was the head instructor at Linda Zang’s Idlewilde Farm and competed through Prix St. Georges.

🎨 Sandy Rabinowitz

12/17/2024

Giving my retired senior boy a spa day!!
♥️ Cinco

12/13/2024

Go Zoey and Grace!!!

12/13/2024

Grace and Zoey in the holiday spirit!! 🎅🏻

12/13/2024

We don’t need no stinking saddles!

12/11/2024

Heading to the upper barn to feed with my helpers!!

12/10/2024

Reminder these words….

Always work hard, even when no one is watching.

12/10/2024

Dream big and don’t let anyone tell you it’s not going to happen!!

In 2011, 'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan was working as an actor and down to his last $800.
When his attorney attempted to negotiate a pay raise for his role as Deputy Chief David Hale in FX's 'Sons of Anarchy,' an exec told him:
"He probably deserves to make more, but we’re not going to pay him more... There are 50 of him. He is #11 on the call sheet. That’s what that guy is and that’s all he’s ever going to be."
That was the final insult that convinced Sheridan "I didn’t want to be #11 on the call sheet for the rest of my life.”
So he got to writing, and four years later, he'd turned in a screenplay that became Denis Villeneuve's highly acclaimed 'Sicario' (2015).
The following year, Sheridan racked up award nominations for David Mackenzie’s 'Hell or High Water' (2016) starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster; before making his own directorial debut with 'Wind River' (2017).
The real game-changer, however, was when he co-created one of the most successful modern television franchises: 'Yellowstone.'
The five-season run, featuring Kevin Costner, has already spawned two spin-off shows, and has three more under development.
These results convinced Paramount to let him produce five more passion projects — 'Mayor of Kingstown,' 'Tulsa King,' 'Special Ops: Lioness,' 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves,' and the forthcoming 'Landman.'
Today Taylor Sheridan is worth over $200 million and is the proud owner of the historic Texas Four Sixes Ranch, which he now rents out to Paramount to film some of his shows.
How's that for being #11 on the call sheet?
You own your path. No one else is going to pave it for you. What's holding you back?

12/10/2024

Driven from behind or dragging from the front

Superb drawing!! Thanks to whoever sent it my way!!!!

12/04/2024

How I ended my day today!! I absolutely love working in nature!!

12/04/2024

PTSD Awareness - Trail Rides Across America
Today Eva went to Lebanon Equine Clinic for x-rays on her stifle (back knee) to see if she would be able to handle the conditioning for the cross country trip.

12/01/2024

What a backdrop!!! ❤️ Bart

11/26/2024

Route planning is in progress and merch is on the way!! Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning

11/22/2024

In the Collective Marks section of all of our national dressage tests, there are two score boxes for the rider. The first of these is for “position and seat.” What the judge assesses to determine this score are elements of equitation that are the foundation for effective communication with the horse. A correct, balanced, and independent seat is necessary for successful training and competition.
The test sheets list five directive ideas that the judge considers in formulating the collective mark for rider position and seat:
* Alignment
* Posture
* Stability
* Weight placement
* Following the mechanics of the gaits.

In this first part in this new series from USDF Connection magazine, Jayne Ayers looks at how judges evaluate the rider in the dressage tests, beginning her focus with the first directive: “alignment”.

Filled with helpful diagrams, you won’t want to miss this rider biomechanics article: https://yourdressage.org/2024/10/18/rider-biomechanics/

11/20/2024

Meet service dog, Ryker. - Trail Rides Across America Pettable

11/17/2024

I absolutely love my boys!!! 💕