Promises Kept Farm

09/25/2024

11/24/2023

Unfortunately on thanksgiving night we lost a very valuable and special part of our barn. Not only was Jimbo a very special part of his owners life but ours too. With it being Thanksgiving and counting our blessing, our horses are at the top. Like most animals, humans are their whole world. They rely on us everyday to feed, love and play. We are so grateful to have loved and taken care of him in his last years.
He let many little girls groom and love all over him. Jimbo was the best companion for his blind “wife” Gracie and kept her from harms way when he could.
We are deeply saddened by this lost and the barn will never be the same. His humans took the absolute best care of him that a horse could ask for. He had a very full and loving life with them.

Condolences to his family for this hard time. 💔❤️‍🩹

11/06/2023

All my Bucks county friends! Urgent ‼️

09/25/2023

Hey everyone! New lesson program will start October 1st.
For more information and to get on the schedule, contact Charley or leave us a message. More info to follow!

03/25/2023

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!

12/16/2022

Huge thank you to Dublin Agway for this gift bag. They have everything we need and deliver when needed. We truly appreciate everything you guys do! 💕
Happy holidays! 🎄

12/13/2022

My barn help for feeding on this chilly morning.

12/06/2022

(Horses)😜

09/24/2022

Some of the Promises Kept crew entered into Edgewood Valley Farms, Lehigh Valley Rodeo.
We had clean runs, good friends, and a fun night!
We even had one of our kids do the mutton bustin!
Thank you everyone for your support and help to make the night possible!

05/17/2022

The Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, Inc. needs your support!! Together with Assemblyman Dancer, we are asking for support of Assembly Bill A3982 to help towards funding for updating the footing and stabling at the Park. We can not do this without you! We are asking for you support by sending a letter to your local Legislator and asking them to support the bill.

Below are some helpful links:
👉Link to details of the bill : https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A3982

👉How to find your local Legislator: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster

👉Here is a drafted letter that can be personalized:https://www.horseparkofnewjersey.com/resources/Documents/Budget%20Support%20Letter%202022.pdf

Thank you in advance for your support!! The Horse Park is a 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to equine activites. We depend on funds by membership, sponsorships and income from events hosted at the Park.

05/11/2022

BY MELISSA IOZZO It’s 4:45 AM. Any other day of the week, this hour would be absolute torture (trust me, I get up for work at 4:30 every day!) – but not today. Because it doesn’t matter when the alarm rings on horse show day. Somehow the stars have aligned. You’ve managed to escape to […]

04/20/2022

Get ready for this weekend, start of the season!

💯 🤣

03/19/2022

Today we lost a very special grumpy old man, just a few days shy of his 30th. Chip and his humans were the first boarders here, and would have been 4 years in May. He will be missed by everyone here and all the kids that spoiled him everyday. Thank you so much to Kaity Elizabeth and Zach for letting me take care of him, it truly was an honor to love on him everyday.
The door will be left open tonight and last supper served with extra treats. ❤️💔

01/14/2022

This month we have been going over riding safety. Emergency dismounts, emergency stops, how to control a fall off (yes you can do that if you have a plan!) etc.
Everyone is loving the emergency dismount, but I hope we’ll never have to use it!

12/09/2021

Good Morning from Vegas 🌞