Hill Creek Stables, LLC

01/13/2025

Back to normal lesson schedule this week - and I sure am happy about that! ❤️

See everyone at their normal times this week!

01/06/2025

❄️ All lessons canceled from today (1/6) through Thursday (1/9)!

Boarders - the driveway is cleared off - getting there is probably the harder task but I get around with 4WD with no problem at all. ❄️

01/04/2025

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

12/31/2024

🙏🏼❤️

12/23/2024

🎄LESSON SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK 🎄

We will have our normal lesson schedule for today and Friday of this week!

We are going to be off Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday! The barn will still be open for boarders of course - I’ve got a few wanting to haul in for open riding which will be TUESDAY & THURSDAY ONLY - 10:00-3:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with their loved ones! ❤️

12/12/2024

🎄🎁PRICE REDUCED🎁🎄

2004 3H Kiefer Built

3H slant weekender package. Comes with a full size bed and a couch. There are extra bridle hooks in living space that line the back wall and a walk-through door to horse area.

Comes with an on-board generator; heat and A/C work great. Battery was replaced last year. Newer tires with plenty of tread left - brakes and bearings gone through in July. Everything is in working order.

Only selling due to upgrading to a 4H full LQ and just want to get something a little smaller for a run-around trailer.

❗️Clean title in hand ❗️

📍Located Huntingburg, IN

☎️ Morgan - 812-309-9798

💰$1X,###

12/09/2024

Goals ❤️

11/29/2024

One more day! Store closes tomorrow ❤️

Here is the link to the new Hill Creek apparel store! New colors & new designs this time around! Also adding in every ladies biggest comfort - LEGGINGS 😬

Store is open now through November 30th!

https://hillcreekstables2024.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

11/27/2024

The lesson schedule will remain the same this week except for no lessons on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving!

11/26/2024

A full barn of students working makes my heart do that pitter-patter thing 💕

11/24/2024

💥 FOR SALE 💥

M. Toulouse 17” medium gullet Claudine close contact saddle. Comes with matching leathers, removable knee and thigh blocks and girth. Will come with the original irons not the black ones pictured. Really great saddle, but had only been used once this year so cannot justify keeping it.

💰650 local pickup (shipping not included)💰

11/12/2024

Here is the link to the new Hill Creek apparel store! New colors & new designs this time around! Also adding in every ladies biggest comfort - LEGGINGS 😬

Store is open now through November 30th!

https://hillcreekstables2024.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

11/04/2024

Selling my 16” Bob Marshall - pm for price :)