Barb Wire Project

02/12/2025

Spring is close… feel the excitement in the air, ready to play with horses? Classes are running, questions?? give us a call, come ride with us❤️

01/31/2025

Why $50 to $100 for a Riding Lesson is the Bargain of a Lifetime! 🐴

At first glance, $50 to $100 might seem like a lot for a riding lesson. After all, it’s just 30 minutes or an hour on a horse, right? But here’s the kicker: that price doesn’t even begin to cover the full value of what you’re getting.

Let me break it down for you:

When you pay for a riding lesson, you’re not just paying for the time spent in the saddle. You’re paying for decades of knowledge, years of training, and an entire operation dedicated to creating a safe, fun, and rewarding experience.

You’re paying for an incredible partnership between horse and human—something most people only dream of experiencing.

You’re paying for the *generations of knowledge and skill* that went into breeding or selecting a safe, reliable horse—a horse that can teach a beginner to steer or build confidence in an intermediate rider.

You’re paying for the *thousands of hours* that trainers and instructors spent educating that horse, putting on the miles, and teaching it to be patient, forgiving, and downright saintly.

You’re paying for the tack: saddles, bridles, bits, saddle pads, girths, and all the fittings—carefully selected for comfort, fit, and durability. You’re also paying for the endless supply of grooming tools, from curry combs to hoof picks to detangling spray.

You’re paying for feed: hay, grain, supplements, and the occasional treat. You’re paying for veterinary care, including vaccines, deworming, dental work, and emergency visits. Don’t forget the farrier—someone has to keep those hooves in tip-top shape.

You’re paying for the blankets: rain sheets, winter rugs, coolers—whatever is needed to keep the horses happy and healthy in every season. You’re paying for the halters, lead ropes, and fly masks that keep them comfortable and safe.

You’re paying for the facilities: the arena footing, jumps, fences, barn, and tack room. You’re also paying for the equipment that maintains it all—tractors, ring drags, hoses, water buckets, muck rakes, shovels, and the never-ending repair bills that come with running a stable.

You’re paying for the labor: the early mornings and late nights, the endless stall mucking, the feeding, and the hauling of hay bales. You’re paying for the nights someone walks a colicky horse until the vet arrives.

You’re also paying for the *risk*: every time a lesson horse takes a rider, there’s a chance they could end up hurt or permanently lame. These horses are worth their weight in gold, and it’s my job to keep them safe, healthy, and happy. That’s why they’re only worked a certain amount, jump sparingly, and have strict limits on their workload.

So when you hear, “$50 to $100 for a lesson,” what you’re really getting is the result of years of dedication, hard work, and care. You’re getting a piece of a much larger puzzle—the kind of puzzle that most people don’t see but that makes those 30 or 60 minutes possible.

It’s not “just a lesson.” It’s a lifetime of expertise and a whole village behind it.

I am grateful to my team and the incredible horses for all they bring to people’s experiences. 💙💛

If you are looking for a riding facility here are some tips 📣

1. Do your due diligence before selecting just any facility for you or your child to ride at

2. If it doesn’t feel safe, trust your gut!

3. Any given day, someone wakes up and decides to become an instructor bc they have horses and want to make a buck. Unfortunately, most of them have a little to no prior experience.

4. Instructors/trainers should have references and insurance! This is a business at the end of the day and everyone should be protected.

5. Accept the word NO. Trainers have lesson horses and your best interest at heart. They are not trying to hold you or your horse back to be mean. The amount of students we have received from other programs that are riding or surviving beyond their capabilities is horrifying. What may take you one week may take another rider a month. Everyone needs to go at their own pace to do it properly and safely, This is not a race but something to enjoy at your own pace 🤠

01/02/2025

Fun day for all! Christmas camp 2024! More
Fun to come❤️

01/02/2025

From 2 to 72 Christmas camp was a great day for all!!

12/30/2024

Good morning what a beautiful day for Christmas camp!! Can’t wait to see all your smiling faces today!

12/27/2024

Excited for “Christmas camp” if
You have been through a barbwire project class you are eligible, text me for availability, 231-225-1227 .

12/19/2024

Hold the horses,
5 days left to get a gift for your equine loving someone!

12/17/2024

Winter class fun❤️ oh my!

12/17/2024

7 days…

7 days to shop for your 🐎 dreamer.
Dreams can start here, gift certificates available 🐎 text or call (231) 225-1227

12/17/2024

7 days to shop for your 🐎 dreamer.
Dreams can start here, gift certificates available 🐎 text or call (231) 225-1227

12/17/2024

Getting closer for that horse crazy person… put a lesson under their tree… 8 days…

12/15/2024

9 days to find a gift for that some one! Do you have some one who dreams of a horse under the Christmas tree? We aim to make dreams come true. Gift certificates available for classes, from beginner and beyond. Details Contact 231-225-1227

12/14/2024

Do you have some one
who dreams of a horse under the Christmas tree? We aim to make dreams come true. Gift certificates available for classes, from beginner and beyond. Details Contact 231-225-1227

11/22/2024

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11/21/2024

Adult classes/ information

11/18/2024

Adults would you like to come to the barn and explore horses?? Opening a day for you, never had a horse or have had one and miss being at the barn, this program will fit, message me for more information.