Riley Acres

04/07/2024

Bane wanted to wish you all a Happy 4th of July!

Have fun & be safe!

02/05/2024

Due to some of the horses’ medical conditions, I’ve had to make the tough call not to do lessons in Hebron for the time being.

That being said, we can relocate our lessons to Windy City Arabians in Manhattan, IL on Mondays! If people are willing, we may be able to set up a carpool. We can do private lessons there still, or we can do group lessons as well.

14/04/2024

Officially moved the horses back to the summer pasture today!

With all the rain we’ve had, there’s no way we could have started up again in April as we did last year.

I’d like to gage everyone’s interest and see if people would like us to start lessons back up in May?

What do you think? Who is interested in horseback riding lessons this year?

02/02/2024

We’re looking at “reopening” in April, if not beforehand!

Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow, predicting an early spring this year! 🌷

05/01/2024

We’ll be able to start weeknight lessons again soon! Hang in there!

Hang in there!

30/12/2023

Don’t over complicate it.

There was a time when you were just happy to ride, happy to be in the company of horses. It didn’t matter if you could execute a perfect shoulder in, or jump double clear round 1.20 tracks. You were just happy to have two feet in the stirrups and ears leading the way.

You didn’t care about having the best tack, or the newest hi-tech breeches. An old jumper, your favourite, well worn jods and colourful half chaps did the job just fine.

You didn’t spend the days between Christmas and New Year planning a heavy schedule of training sessions, clinics and competitions. You threw tinsel round your pony’s neck and went hacking with friends. The new year was just another 365 days to go riding.

Don’t forget that you started this sport because you loved the animal. You loved the rush of galloping across open fields and the serenity of watching a horse quietly graze in the sun. You do this because there is nothing on this earth that makes you feel more alive than being on the back of a horse, so don’t overcomplicate it.

Enjoy the little things, because one day you’ll look back and realise, they weren’t little at all.

25/12/2023

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas today!

Hope you all enjoyed the weather and got to get outside a bit too!

16/12/2023

Current Students (those who have had lessons this past year):

Lessons available tomorrow after 1pm (Praying we don’t get much rain today!) and Saturday, December 23rd!