Rob Rohrer Equestrian Excellence

08/19/2024

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06/05/2024

Lauren Sprieser will be at Hinckley Equestrian Center August 17th-18th, 2024!
We are thrilled to bring her up to Ohio and can't wait for a fun, educational weekend!
Sign-up here:https://forms.gle/GVte5v3LCszYjtEU9

05/27/2024

Happy Memorial Day

04/26/2024

04/26/2024

New last fence for starter.

03/31/2024

Murphy arrived at the farm!

03/31/2024

01/22/2024

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/19/2024

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01/04/2024

Credits to Hannah Doodles for this one!

12/22/2023

And p**p! 🤣🫣 So glad we could be of help

12/08/2023

BRIDLE TRAILS ARE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON!

Thanks for a great year, see you in 2024. 🐴

12/03/2023

Thanks for attending Winter Wonders 2023 !!
Bye Bye for now!

11/27/2023

Get to know your Friends!

Sunny the Reindeer Horse told us, "Neigh, nicker, nicker! Neigh. Neigh, whinny! Nicker. Whinny, neigh?"

We're told that this roughly translates to, "As a very discerning reindeer horse, I wouldn't offer my services to just any organization! I joined the Friends for fun events like Winter Wonders. I couldn't let them celebrate without me! Now, I get to meet so many wonderful people and show off my holiday talents. What could be better?"

Sunny suggests you join us or renew your membership at https://www.friendsofrhp.org/membership.html
or at Winter Wonders on December 2!

10/04/2023

About ten years ago, give or take, the NEDA clinician at U-Mass Amherst was Klaus Balkenhol, the legendary coach of the German gold medal dressage team.

One thing that he said changed forever my opinion about the concept of "warmup."

Klaus said that when he gets on a horse, whether out of a stall or out of a paddock, he always just walks calmly for a MINIMUM of ten full minutes. He joked that you need to time this with your watch, because ten minutes will feel like 20.

He also said that as the horse learns that this will ALWAYS be the case, that the first ten minutes, AT LEAST, will be calm walking, every single time he is mounted, that the horse will learn to start out with less anxiety about the upcoming work.

Then, after the walking, Klaus said that the initial trotting should be to establish forward rhythm, and only after this is obtained should the rider gradually take up more rein connection.

Klaus said that too many riders (I think he was directing this at me!) think of the warm up as something to be gotten through and dispensed with swiftly, so that they can get to the "real" work. Klaus reminded the audience that the warmup is just as integral a part of the "real" work as any other part.

Guilty as charged, sir. But I have reformed! Thank you!

08/10/2023

06/20/2023

Poker Ride is in 11 days at RHP.
Come join the fun!!!
RSVP to Catherine Matonis-
cell: 216-798-0496 or
email: [email protected]