Highland Acres, MO

11/11/2024

11/08/2024

Offering tension release for our horses is so important.

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10/27/2024

A few more fall photos. Appointments are available till the rain moves in this week.

Transform your fall season into a moment of kindness! We've experienced the beauty and heartbreak of Western North Carolina and are committed to supporting its community. Help us rebuild and uplift families in need. Book a photo session with a donation to WNC Hurricane Relief and capture breathtaking fall horse photos. Call 314-779-6576 to secure your appointment for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday this week. Mikayla Speckman Beth Staton Trog

10/24/2024

It has been so fun doing these photo shoots with our riders this week. Transform your fall season into a moment of kindness! We've experienced the beauty and heartbreak of Western North Carolina and are committed to supporting its community. Help us rebuild and uplift families in need. Book a photo session with a donation to WNC Hurricane Relief and capture breathtaking fall horse photos. Call 314-779-6576 to secure your appointment for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday this week. Mikayla Speckman Beth Staton Trog

10/22/2024

10/22/2024

Transform your fall season into a moment of kindness! We've experienced the beauty and heartbreak of Western North Carolina and are committed to supporting its community. Help us rebuild and uplift families in need. Book a photo session with a donation to WNC Hurricane Relief and capture breathtaking fall horse photos. Call 314-779-6576 to secure your appointment for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday this week. Mikayla Speckman Beth Staton Trog Scott Trog

10/08/2024

Good info about persimmons

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09/16/2024

Transforming birthday desires into reality. Best wishes to Rachel on her birthday.

09/09/2024

There is so much more that goes into riding than most will ever understand. It is so easy to get frustrated when the horse doesn't seem to do what we ask. But what are we really asking?

A horse perceives your weight aids first-

They weren’t born with legs around their sides or hands attached to their mouth. They have to learn how to understand and respond to those. But they were born inherently tuned in to the sensory world. A rider’s weight is the first thing they feel, before the leg and the rein, and the first thing they adapt to.

As riders, we must take great care that the weight aid, intentional or not, is not countering the hand or leg. If we aren’t aware of our bodies, our hands and legs will be forever in opposition to our weight. A horse has to make sense of this confusing cacophony of signaling, and decide which to ignore. Ultimately, a hand or leg become stronger, and the horse is forced to ignore the seat. It’s then that riders begin describing a horse as dull, not forward, or disobedient- when they are obeying exactly what we told them- which was a load of nothing.

07/15/2024

Practicing a riding pattern while staying cool at camp.

07/11/2024

It has been a busy summer at the barn. We have enjoyed so many campers. Here is a glimpse of what some of them have been doing,

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July.

06/17/2024

Arena is all set and ready for week 1 of camp! See you all tomorrow!

06/16/2024

All campers for all weeks should have received an email with more details. If you have not please email us at [email protected]