On Course Equestrian Services

06/23/2024

Hey all, last call for camp next week! All spots are filled for July camp but we also still have a few spots for august.

03/22/2024

2024 summer camp is right around the corner! contact 443-243-4926 and you will get sent a camp link!

11/19/2023

" 'Am I a good rider?’
She asked, pensively, sat upon her 14.2 cob, covered in poo stains
that she couldn’t quite get out before her lesson, that she
had persuaded her mum to buy a year ago for just £400.
(It wasn’t wanted anymore)

‘Why do you ask that?’
Her instructor replied,
for she knew how this young girl felt,
her eyes often lingered somewhere inbetween
her horses ears or the other side of the school when teaching.

‘Because I want to be one’
Her instructor pondered on this for a good few minutes,
whilst reassuring the nervous cob in front, and then said,

‘A good rider is not someone who buys flashy horses and
competes every Saturday and makes it to the top within a year.
A good rider is not who jumps the highest jumps or owns the fastest horse.
A good rider isn’t made just because they’ve been riding since they were 3.
A good rider is not someone who can move their forward horse forward...

no

A good rider is that pony clubber you see fall off every time
she gets on something new, yet still gets back on
with a smile on her face, A good rider is that girl who
cries in the tack room because of how her horse
behaved and how hard it’s been to cope watching everyone
else be successful, but to her it seems like she is the only
one failing, yet still rewards her horse with a treat and a smile
because at least he was better than last time, A good rider
is the boy with the angel horse, yet doesn’t claim
any of its successes for himself

“‘It was all him’,”
he would say,
“I just sat to it’”

A good rider listens
A good rider is soft
A good rider makes sure the horse is always happy,

As a matter of fact, a good rider often has nothing
to do with the riding, If you love it, and you try, and
you try again, even when you fall off and it was your
fault, even when people point because your seat
isn’t quite as deep as they’d prefer, if you never give up,

That’s what makes a good rider.' "

Author Unknown

10/24/2023

🥰🥰Being stronger than the thoughts😍😍

Last night many of us would have watched the amazing 5 star competition in 🇺🇸 Marylands. What a result 🇮🇪🇮🇪 Austin and his Mount Salty moved up from 4th after XC to WIN……..an overdue fantastic result ❤️❤️

Something that touched our hearts watching this competition was an interview that Austin did on TV straight after he won. He stated that results like these don’t happen to people like him……….he is one of the best event riders in the world and has the best relationship with his horse but he still thinks he’ll never beat the people who he thinks are ‘better’ than him! Then he went on to say he had been privately thinking of putting someone on the horse who would get the results the horse deserved………….again he had been doubting himself, one of the BEST eventers in the world had been doubting himself that Salty needs someone better!!!!!!! So from watching from the outside this result for Austin has come at a perfect time and so well deserved but also………..

It just goes to show what your own mind can sometimes tell you, you start doubting yourself, you start to think you can’t do what people think you should be doing, you start thinking what others might be thinking over and over again………….but all the time you are doing amazing and in the bigger picture achieving things all the time! Sometimes whatever gets in your mind needs a reality check and you need to realise, ‘wow I’m actually doing GREAT ❤️’

Austin well done and thank you for being honest. There was not many dry eyes last night watching you ……. Roll on your next results 🥰🥰

(Austin is also supported by the amazing Childeric UK and Orange Horse Consultants 🍊🍊)

Riders Minds

07/12/2023

Hey guys, we have a few spots that opened up for summer camp next week!
Fun games, crafts, horse back riding, trail rides, horsemanship, Friday pizza party and much more!
July 17th through 21st
From 9am -2pm $325 per person.

Please let me know if you’re interested so I can get you signed up!
Dm or text me at 443-417-8195

05/25/2023

05/25/2023

05/23/2023

Glory days aka Gloria! Flashy OTTB mare for sale! 12 yr old 15,3 hands.
Beautiful mover with a great jump and willing to please personality. Currently jumping 3ft no problem. Stands for farrier and great with clippers.
No vices. Currently has front shoes! Located in havre de Grace, md

$8,500. price negotiable

04/03/2023

Welcoming Jasper (6yr old chestnut OTTB) and Bunny (15yr old shire/thoroughbred) to the OCES fam!!!❤️

11/01/2022

Titan is a 16yr old, 16.3h TB with a big stride and nice mover. Large, ground- covering canter. He is w/t/c and starting over fences. Being brought along by a junior rider. Teeth recently floated. Asking mid 5s.
Located in Havre de Grace, MD

03/23/2022

Titan is figuring out his footing!
Training horses to jump is a fine balance of knowing when to push and when to hold back so that you create a balanced confident horse 🐴💪🏼🥳
Located in Havre de Grace, MD

03/14/2022

Big project horses and little project horses! We love them all!

12/06/2021

Yesterday we lost a unicorn 🦄 Know-No was one of our original OCES lesson horses and almost everyone who’s been a part of our program has ridden her. She taught beginners how to trot and she taught advanced students dressage and XC. Rest easy old girl. We love you Know-No Limits ♥️

11/23/2021

From a lesson mom… 💗 Inspired by a lesson a few weeks ago.

11/12/2021

A little “no stirrup November” fun!

11/04/2021

Halloween costume class 🐴👻🎃

11/04/2021

So proud of these students 🐴🥳

11/04/2021

SUCH a great day!!!

10/11/2021

Misty autumn morning rides 🍁🐴🍂

09/22/2021

How is summer officially over? It’s time for beautiful fall rides though! 🍂🍁👻🎃☕️ what’s your favorite season to ride in?

09/06/2021

One of our parents captured this video of Calvin “clapping” while waiting for dinner 😂🐴👏🏼

08/03/2021

Who’s been watching the equestrian Olympic events? 🙋🏼‍♀️🥳🐴👏🏼🤩

07/16/2021

Such fun during the hot summer months ☀️🥵🐴

05/26/2021

Way to go girls! Working on a little introductory XC 🥳🐴🥵☀️ summer is coming!!!

04/14/2021

When your arena floods, use it for a jumping lesson!!!