Fit & Sit Equine Services

07/24/2024

Our horse community is rising to the occasion in times of crisis! Its inspirational how everyone comes together in times of need!

We hope the blue roan mare finds her owner quickly and safely!

UPDATE: The horse’s owner has been found! Thank you to everyone who provided tips, shared this post and filled out a livestock registry.

The LCSO Livestock team have a located a female horse. Help us find the owner! She was located on Moccasin Gap Road. If you know who this horse belongs to, give us a call at (850)606-3300 or (850)606-5800.

Our Livestock Registry is a great way for us to keep a log of citizen’s livestock in cases like this. It helps us find owners quickly. If you own livestock, take a moment and fill it out. https://www.leoncountyso.com/Departments/Criminal-Investigations/Property/LCSO-Livestock-Team/LCSO-Animal-Flex-Registry

06/06/2024

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:

1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

05/13/2024

Watching a mother bond with her daughter while learning was a heartwarming experience.

Goose & Trooper continue their "bromance"

05/08/2024

05/07/2024

Our boarders sure do love giving Vanity a makeover. She's a good sport about it, thankfully!
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04/27/2024

🦄 Summer time is right around the corner and we have a full staff of barn sitters ready to keep your barn babies well taken care of!

If you have a vacation planned and need our barn sitting services, please message us to be scheduled for your dates.
Serving Gadsden county and Leon county.

04/26/2024

The "Barn Brats" had a successful day yesterday of "bring your kid to work" day. They really got to see what it takes to run a barn like this and the sheer amount of work it takes every day!

Needless to say, we sent home some tired children yesterday with a lot of new knowledge and fun stories!!!

04/26/2024

Some of our barn kids threw a birthday party for sweet Vanity yesterday! Mona Lisa was not impressed with the party hats lol

03/29/2024

Shoutout to Straightaway Farm for letting us use their arena when everyone else's was still underwater! Our student Karsyn is REALLY improving more and more each lesson with our Mona girl.

Coming soon to all local Jackpot competitions.... Karsyn Brittle is a name to remember and she is going to be a force to compete against soon!!!

03/21/2024

Maverick continues his rehab... still a very long road ahead.
Thanks Southern MagnaWave Services LLC for coming out today!

03/02/2024

It's such a joy to watch these kids grow and become amazing little riders!

Message us to set your kids up with lessons and give them an experience they will never forget!