Want to host the most talked about birthday party on the block!!
Book your birthday party with us and up to 20 of your besties!!!
More Dutch Acres Party info here:
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Keep Your Eyes Forward for Better Riding!
Did you know that looking down while riding can throw off your center of gravity and make it harder to control your horse? Plus, you won’t see where you’re going!
Here’s a fun fact: Horses are incredibly sensitive and can feel even the smallest movements. When you look in the direction you want to go, your weight shifts—and they follow! In fact, horses often respond more to your weight shifting than they do to rein and leg pressure.
So remember, the next time you're riding at Dutch Acres, look ahead and trust that your horse is listening to your body!
Building Riding Skills at Dutch Acres!
One of the first off-lead exercises we teach our students is designed to build steering and balance—key skills for confident riding! We set up cones to give our riders a visual guide, helping them focus on where they’re going and improving their turns. This exercise is also a fantastic confidence booster, allowing students to practice starting and stopping in a controlled environment.
To make things interesting, we can adjust the difficulty by moving the cones closer together or farther apart.
Whether you're just starting or looking to sharpen your skills, this activity is a fun way to grow as a rider!
Riding Tip of the Day! 🐴
Let your horse's momentum guide your hips up and forward, then sit back down gently in rhythm with each step. The key is balancing your posting with the horse's movement—getting enough time out of the saddle while sitting evenly on their back.
Check out this video of one of our amazing riders balancing without using her hands or arms! It's all about core strength, timing, and trust.
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Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday at Dutch Acres Farm! 🎉
Make your child's birthday one to remember with fun and educational experiences at Dutch Acres Farm!
Bring up to 20 friends to enjoy hands-on interaction with our animals. You can choose from a variety of packages like the Pony Party or Barnyard Buddies, each offering 45 minutes of fun with our horses, goats, chickens, and more!
Add-ons like riding lessons are also available for extra excitement!
Available Saturdays from 3-5 PM.
Learn more: www.dutchacresfarm.net/birthday
We all have our Muppet Show days - don't we?! 🤣
Red Light/Green Light Game at Dutch Acres Farm! 🐴
This game is perfect for our younger and beginner riders but can be adapted for more advanced riders too!
Riding Skills Focus:
- Teaches riders to stop and start their horse promptly
- Helps improve control over the horse's tempo
- Builds listening skills while adding a touch of friendly competition!
It's a fun and exciting way for riders to develop their skills while enjoying time in the saddle!
Lesson Highlights:
Ride the Word Drills
This fun game uses the dressage arena to spell words such as bake, map, axe, ace, and so many more!
The options for this game are limitless. Riders pick a word and then must ride to each letter in their word.
Riding skills that we can focus on include safe spacing as riders get from one letter to another while watching out for the other rider. Or riders might be instructed to 2 point between letters, or stop at each letter, or steer a circle at each letter, or stop and back at each letter. I also like to make my riders shout “Give me a ___” at each letter!
Book your lesson with us today!
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Want to host the most talked about birthday party on the block!!
Book your birthday party with us and up to 20 of your besties!!!
More Dutch Acres Party info here:
https://www.dutchacresfarm.net/birthday
At Dutch Acres Farm, our riders are taking their skills to the next level with dressage and drill team practice!
In this exercise, pairs work on riding down the centerline into 20-meter circles, meeting up again in perfect unison.
It’s a challenge that requires not only focus on your own riding but also constant awareness of your partner’s position. Precision, timing, and coordination are key as riders work to match their movements, creating a beautiful display of teamwork and harmony.
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At Dutch Acres Farm, we love incorporating fun games into our lessons to boost learning while having a great time!
One of our favorites is the Bean Bag Toss game.
Riders steer their horse to grab a colored bean bag and then carefully guide them to the matching colored basket or hoop. It’s all about steering, accuracy in stops, and control!
If the horse isn’t in the right spot, it’s time to circle and try again—building skills and precision with every toss. Plus, it’s a great way to add some friendly competition!
Jump in with us today!
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The subtle, yet imortant art of lengthening and shortening strides.
At Dutch Acres Farm, riders learn how to use their seat and hip movement to guide the horse’s stride, enhancing their awareness and control over rhythm and striding. This foundational skill is key to teaching lengthenings in dressage or rating a horse over jumps.
Join us to build your connection and skill with your horse, one step at a time!
