Timberline Equine

06/18/2025

Kids driving you crazy?! Drop them off for a horse riding lesson 🐴 PM for details ☀️

06/15/2025

From early mornings in the barn to quiet lessons in the saddle, dads have a way of passing down more than just horsemanship. Here’s to the fathers who inspire their families to ride with heart, lead with grit, and carry on the tradition. 🐴 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 from AQHA!

06/15/2025

06/08/2025

Openings for horseback riding lessons ✅ Flexibility with weekdays, weeknights or weekends! Learn to ride on SAFE & SOLID horses with impeccable resumes 🦄

06/05/2025

05/26/2025

Offering for sale:

Genuine Lil Gun. He is a 2019 gelding.
Accomplishments include
2x Top Ten VRH World Show Reining
Multiple time BHSS top 5 reining
BHSS top 5 VRH allaround
Aqha Rom

PM for more info.

05/26/2025

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⭐EC Photo of the Day - Memorial Day 2025⭐

Memorial Day, a national holiday observed on the last Monday in May, serves a purpose to recognize the men and women who sacrificed their lives in service to our country.

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them." —John F. Kennedy.

Thank you to Kirkbride Photography for this meaningful photo from this year's Fox Lea Circuit.

05/23/2025

Go anywhere that there are horses that are not currently being used in some human based activity and watch them for any length of time, and the chances are high that they are not doing much in terms of exercise.

Some can’t because they are stuck in stalls, but even horses in wide open spaces tend to stand around much more of the time than they are active.

So that tells the observant viewer that if the goal is to have an athletic horse capable of handling much active work without being stressed, then there is one sure fire method that can be used to create fitness. It takes very little skill from the human, but it does take the effort to actually do it.

And what is this secret technique? It is called “ride the horse.” (see photo)

If you or someone you know wants a horse to do things with, other than groom it, it is only fair to the horse to make sure the horse can handle the work, and, no, the horses will not do that by themselves. No they won’t.

It is up to the human, because horses are stand arounders as a species, not exercisers. It is a myth that horses will do enough on their own to be able to handle the human owner’s desires to “go for a fun ride.” Fun for the human, maybe, not so fun for the unfit horse because that same human didn’t prepare the horse to withstand the work.

05/16/2025

KWS Mr. Slick is here for the summer to help teach 🐎 Come learn to ride on SAFE & SOLID horses with impeccable resumes 🦄

05/05/2025

"How much for a lesson and what is included in that cost?"

How many trainers, stables, owners hear this question? We give a simple price and simple answer of $50 per hour for a private lesson, etc.

But what we really should be saying is you get all of this:

You get the years of knowledge and experience that a breeder put into breeding a quality animal that will be rideable.

You get the years of experience that it took to be able to properly select a horse safe enough for a lesson for your child.

You get the years of time spent by trainers and instructors putting education and mileage on the lesson horse to know how to do its job.

You get to use my tack that I spent hours searching for at the right price and fit, the saddle, bridle, martingales, bit, saddle pad, girth, half-pad. The halter and lead rope that brings it from the field. The hoof pick, curry comb, brushes, shampoo, hoses, buckets that we purchased to properly groom and bathe the lesson horse to keep them healthy for your lesson. You get the hay, grain, water, fly spray, wormer, vet bills, farrier and medicine, supplements, shavings, stall mats, barn, fencing, electricity, insurance, clippers, combs, rain sheets, winter blankets, towels, brooms, feed bins, water troughs, muck rakes, manure spreaders, washer, dryer, grooming boxes, saddle racks and horse trailer, tires, brakes and maintenance on the trailer and truck that hauls that is needed when the horse needs to go to the vet. You get the coggins, vaccines, dental.

You get the labor that goes into cleaning and feeding. The time and labor of the person who has to walk a horse thru the night that might be colicing. You get to put wear and tear on my farm, on the footing in my ring, my jumps and fields. You get the cost of my tractor and ring drag and their maintenance.

You get to let me put my lesson horse's health at risk when you ride them and hope for $50 they don't end up permanently lame.

There is a reason "we require a commitment to regular lessons.”

But, maybe people expect more for their lesson costs?

05/05/2025

The lesson horses are looking to teach new students 🐴 Flexible with weekdays, weeknights or weekends! ☀️ Come learn to ride on SAFE & SOLID horses with impeccable resumes 🦄

05/03/2025

Thank you Dr. Ashley of Triple A Equine PLLC and Dr. Lacey of Northern Lights Integrative Veterinary Services for your wonderful wealth of knowledge and expertise on all the horses yesterday. Thank you to everyone who hauled their horses over. Dr. Lacey will be back this fall 🍁 More information on date, time, etc. will be posted in the near future.