Cool Breeze Equine, LLC

12/06/2024

🎄🎁HOLIDAY SPECIAL🎁🎄
Are you looking to gift yourself a lovable, talented, eager equine partner on a budget this holiday season? Midnight Beauty may be exactly who you’ve been searching for!

Hume, VA
7yo Dark bay 16.1hh TB Mare
Never raced nor trained to race

Due to life changes, her owners need to move her on to her next chapter in life. I can't wait to see what she can do with her own person!!

She absolutely LOVES having a job, & thrives in a regular program. Perfect for a confident, experienced Young Rider or Adult Ammy in a program with a knowledgeable professional. Has competed through BN eventing, could easily do more, or switch to the hunter/jumper arenas. She loves to jump, snuggle, and appreciates someone who is kind & clear.

Particular preference if she stays in our program with her new person, but not required.

PPE's welcome.
Reduced & very motivated at lowest 🖐's.
This is a steal of a deal!!!
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12/05/2024

Such a great point.

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More on the German phrase that says “riding is only learned by sweeping.”

I remember an example of this one night, about 40 years ago, when I was spending a month at Walter Christensen’s dressage training stable, Stal Tasdorf, in Tasdorf, Germany. (photo of Walter teaching)

Walter’s main barn had a cobblestone type of floor, hard to keep clean because of all the indentations, and in various corners were funny little Hansel and Gretel type brooms, straight handles with what looked like a bunch of twigs wired to one end.

Everyone had left, all the working students, all the riders, and here was the master, then coach of the Swedish Olympic dressage team, vigorously giving the aisle one last cleanup before turning out the lights.

In the great scheme of things, why would it matter one iota whether the aisle was immaculate? Early next morning, when all the horses were being fed, hay and straw would get spilled all around, and who was going to see that floor in the middle of the night?

But that’s not the point, is it? And for those who do see the point, they probably would have been at one end of the broom. And for those who can’t grasp why it mattered to Walter, they’d have left it as it was.

To what extent can pride in a way of doing things be taught? Because that’s what’s at play here, I think.

And pride in one detail spills over into pride about other details, until it creates a mindset, a way of being. Or not---And in that way, sweeping teaches riding, tenuous as the connection might seem.

12/02/2024

🎉 LAST CHANCE! 🎉

Don’t miss out on our Black Friday Intro Lesson Special—get 50% OFF your first riding lesson! 🐴

📅 Offer ends Tuesday, December 3rd!
That’s just $37.50 for a 45-minute introductory assessment lesson, perfect for beginners or those looking to get back in the saddle.

🌟 Details:

Lessons can be scheduled for December or January, but you must book by December 3rd to lock in the discount!
Use code 50%OFF (no spaces) when booking on our website:
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👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 For all ages and skill levels
Whether you’re brand new to riding or an experienced rider looking for a refresher, we’ve got you covered. Kids (3 years and up) and adults welcome!

🌞 Enjoy riding in our warm indoor arena this winter, working with our amazing school horses and top-notch instructors at our beautiful facility in Hume, VA.

📩 Message us now or book directly at the link above to secure your spot! Let’s start your horse journey together! 🐎

11/26/2024

11/25/2024

BLACK FRIDAY FLASH SALE!
Sign up for an introductory riding lesson TODAY until Tuesday, December 3rd and get 50% off!
That’s just $37.50 for a 45-minute introductory assessment lesson!

Lessons can be scheduled anytime in December or January, but must be booked by Dec 3rd.

When booking on our website, use the code (no spaces): 50%OFF

Available for all levels, from beginner to advanced, and all ages 3 years old and up — kids and adults welcome!

Enjoy riding in our warm indoor arena this winter, with wonderful school horses and excellent instructors at our beautiful facility in Hume, VA.

Don’t miss this special opportunity to saddle up and start your horse journey today!

11/24/2024

Saddle Fit for Horse and Rider

11/24/2024

Wise words from one of the top in the sport of Eventing.

With the 2024 eventing season coming to a close, I feel it has been a great year for our sport in many respects with some incredible performances at the CCI5*s throughout the world and with the showcasing of the sport at the Paris Olympics.

The downside and tragic events of the year were two high-profile riders having cross-country falls. Namely, the death of Georgie Campbell and the life-changing accident of Liz Halliday at the AEC competition in Lexington, KY.

Our sport has come a long way in regard to safety and horse welfare. Frangible pins have definitely prevented falls, and in doing so, have prevented major injuries to both horse and rider - and probably, in some cases, death. Course design and construction have also played an important part as well. It is in everyone’s best interest to embrace this new technology to further improve the safety of the sport.

Both Georgie and Liz’s falls were at jumps without frangible pins. It is probably not practical yet to have every fence frangible, but as riders, we should be encouraging organizers and designers to aim for this. Other sports more dangerous than ours have made huge leaps in the safety area - Formula One and the NFL come to mind. Having the old adage that horses won’t learn if the fences come down is rubbish! If a horse needs to run into a solid fence to back off, you probably shouldn’t be riding him.

On the other side of safety, riders have to make sure they have the right skills and their horses the right education before setting out on course. Aggressive riding definitely plays a part in keeping a horse confident on cross country. More importantly though, is being able to approach each cross-country jump with the required speed, line and take off distance on a forward-thinking horse. After watching some of the long-format events lately, it’s clear to me that many riders lack those skills and instead are relying just on speed and aggression and having a brave, genuine horse.

As riders, we have to make split-second decisions, and it is not always going to be the right decision. That is sport and life. However, embracing improvements to jump design, frangible devices in future courses and riders who have a good grasp, understanding and the skills needed to ride safely at each jump will hopefully keep a bright future for our sport.

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11/19/2024

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It is vitally important NOT to be suckered by those magazines that feature “Life Styles Of Your Typical Billionaire Equestrian” into thinking that anything short of over-the-top opulence is somehow deficient.

Sure, if you go on a tour of some of the Lexington, Kentucky stud farms you will see palatial stone barns, groomed landscapes, splashing fountains and chandeliers, but those are designed to woo investors into the racing industry.

Or if some private farm looks like the Taj Mahal, goody for them. It’s possible, often even probable, that extremely lavish trappings disguise average or even mediocre riding abilities. Neatness, though, is different from opulence. As is having a clean or clean-ish barn and tack room. Attention to detail in one area of horse management can often reflect an overall attitude that spills over into the way someone rides and trains.

Neatness begins by picking up a broom. Or a rake. Try not, perhaps, to become one of those people who thinks that manual labor is for “other” people. The word for that attitude is “pretentious.”

11/15/2024

We love our pads for rehab & general strengthening & balance work in our horses. Great science behind it!

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Foam pads of varying levels of firmness are marketed to help improve equine balance, with veterinarians and owners reporting anecdotal success. Now, a scientific study on the use of balance pads has been published, and shows promising results.

11/03/2024

Some of our students really demonstrated this this weekend & I'm so proud of their resilience. An important life lesson for any age.

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11/02/2024

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Thought for the day...

Your trainer breathes with you through every movement whether at home or at a show. Your trainer stands at the in gate and physically rides the test with you - mentally moving your horse forward, or giving a whoa or riding your rhythm through every turn. She gives you words of wisdom and encouragement as you go by. Your trainer shares your nerves as you walk in the ring, feels your disappointment when things don’t go right and rejoices when you smack down that amazing test. They celebrate your tiny achievements and are filled with pride when you achieve a huge goal. They love your horse as if it were their own, making sure they are happy and healthy. Your trainer beats themselves up when things don’t go as planned. Your trainer takes on the responsibility of caring for your emotional needs ... both through the good and bad. Your trainer respects your budget and tries with all their might to make a very expensive sport as affordable as possible. Your trainer takes the job of matching you with the horse of your dreams very seriously and are filled with happiness when that partnership produces success. Trainers are therapists, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, doctors, care givers, equine linguists, supporters, cheer leaders, and optimists. We love what we do, love the sport and are forever grateful to the clients and horses that come into our lives!!

Please remember this the next time you see your trainer. They are, like you, human, trying their best to make you successful. They are your biggest fan!! • Jodi Bondar

📸 Photos by Furey

10/31/2024

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10/29/2024

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10/27/2024

It's a beautiful fall morning for a horse show! 🍂🍁🐎
Come on out & cheer on students as they showcase their skills in a Combined Test! Visit the horses & see what our program is all about!

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