Hidden Oaks Horses

05/08/2024

Congrats to all our athletes - So exciting!
Go 🇺🇸

Bonjour, Paris. 👋

The following combinations have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:

🇺🇸 Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla) and Haute Couture (Connaisseur x Destiney) owned by Jennifer Huber and Katherine Bateson-Chandler
🇺🇸 Anna Buffini (Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.) and her own Fiontini (Fassbinder x Rapitala)
🇺🇸 Adrienne Lyle (Wellington, Fla) and Helix (Apache x Zeester T) owned by Zen Elite Equestrian Center
🇺🇸 Adrienne Lyle (Wellington, Fla.) and Lars Van De Hoenderheide (Negro x Taaika) owned by Zen Elite Equestrian Center
🇺🇸 Anna Marek (Dunnellon, Fla.) and Fire Fly (Briar Junior x Arieka) owned by Janet Simile
🇺🇸 Marcus Orlob (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Jane (Desperado x Zandra) owned by Alice Tarjan
🇺🇸 Endel Ots (Wellington, Fla.) and Zen Elite’s Bohemian (Bordeaux x Sunshine) owned by Zen Elite Equestrian Center
🇺🇸 Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Suppenkasper (Spielberg x Upanoeska) owned by Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki

05/08/2024

I’ll be offering coaching at the schooling show this Sat! Experience the fun & educational benefits of attending a show with the full support of a coach for guidance, confidence building, & improving competition results.
Special Discounted Schooling show rates:
$75/day & Youth $50/day.
Just send me a dm to sign up!

05/04/2024

Hey everyone! Remember to sign up for our Annual Mother’s Day Schooling Show! In-person for locals and virtual entries accepted from those farther away! All proceeds go towards our local ODS chapter! DM me if you have any questions about how to get signed up!

04/25/2024

With competition season gearing up, we’ll be sharing some showing tips:

DRESSAGE TRIVIA:

Do you know the answer to this "CORNER CONUNDRUM?" 🤔

How deep are you supposed to ride into your corners?

The answer is, it depends, and here's why:👇

Information is VAGUE out there! But according to the USEF Rule Book, “Corners should be ridden as one-quarter of a volte appropriate to the level of the test (10 meters at training-First Levels, 8 meters at Second-Fourth Levels and 6 meters above Fourth Level).”
[USEF Rule Book DR109]

But in reality, it depends on the development of both the horse and the rider. And in my humble opinion, this is the BEST answer. 🙌
It is far better to ride a good corner that will help support you and your horse for the next movement than to try to jam yourself into a black hole 😉

So definitely strive for the USEF guidelines, but only go as deep as you and your horse can without disturbing the rhythm, balance, and harmony.

01/23/2024

Great info & visuals! Take a moment to really study

01/17/2024

Hey everyone!

In honor of the cold snap (hopefully) breaking this weekend, our barn is hosting a Winter Playday! We have a fully insulated indoor arena (not heated but it always stays well above freezing and our footing isn’t frozen at least!) and will be offering complimentary hot beverages and snacks. Plenty of places to sit- come and hang out!

We’d love to do this every Saturday, with a different educational theme, throughout the winter to give people a chance to ride indoors at least once a week and meet with other horsey people for some wintertime fun- it can be SO hard to stay motivated so we want to help with that!

$75/horse, $10 for anyone that just wants to come and hang and watch, we have lots of seating and blankets! If you have any kiddos that want to participate, we have a horse they can borrow and kids get a 50% off discount both participating and watching.

Starting at 10 am Saturday the 20th in Joseph. Comment or PM me to reserve a spot! This is for ALL breeds, disciplines and experience levels both horse and rider. This week we’re focusing on groundwork like lunging, long-lining and free jumping! Our horses have had a couple weeks off and need some groundwork before we get back to riding them 😆 🐉 Come join us!

09/19/2023

Memorial Tribute to our most beloved Matriarch Mare:
🩵 Willow 🩵
2003-2023
Beautiful in body & spirit - Willow graced us & her offspring with her intelligent, kind, & regal presence - coaching all her babies to be respectful & loving of their humans and to truly take pride in being Riding Horses.
In addition to having success in the Dressage ring, She gifted the world with 9 beautiful babies: Escapade, Fantazia, Galliant, J’Adorra, Legacy, Nico, Pandorra’s Royale, Robin Hood, and this year’s baby, Talos.
I’m sorry you won’t see your last baby grown & won’t get to enjoy watching over us all during a long retirement.
We will miss you Momma Willow, but your legacy lives on through your life’s Grace. Thank you, my friend for being a major part of my life.
Peace & loving spirit be with you…

08/06/2023

I’m going to be at Spokane Sporthorse next weekend coaching and will have time for extra coaching and lessons in the area. Just contact me to schedule. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

05/26/2023

05/26/2023

If anyone still thinking about entering - This will be an amazing show!

05/20/2023

Help is so hard to ask for oneself - but I have friends and colleagues that support each other’s struggles in this emotional business of horses!
🙏❤️🙏

It’s impossible to put a price on one of our friend’s lives. … Marina Parris Woodhead needs your support for Royale’s Colic Surgery Fund-choosing life vs $$

05/13/2023

Yay! International competition right here in Oregon!!!

CDI Entries are OPEN: https://equestrian-hub.com/public/show/178771

04/21/2023

Don Olymbrio is the sire of our stunning coming 2yo out of Fantazia/Pandorra!

12/05/2022

The US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® gets its moniker, the Centerline of Champions, for good reason. Each year, of the show features new & spellbinding performances as the top riders & horses in the nation dance their way down centerline. Here are 5 moments from the 2022 edition that we are sure to be talking about for years to come: https://yourdressage.org/2022/11/28/5-unforgettable-moments-from-the-2022-us-dressage-finals-presented-by-adequan/

Photo by Amber Wiseman

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11/12/2022

That’s our Jesse! Proud to have her representing Hidden Oaks & Region 6 at National Championships. 😍🐴🤎

That Finals feeling! 🎉

That’s a wrap on Day 2 of the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, where we crowned 8 new champions. 🏆

Photo by Amber Wiseman

Great American Insurance Group SmartPak Platinum Performance Hygain Premier Equestrian Sterling Thompson Equine Hagyard Equine Medical Institute uvex equestrian The Dressage Foundation

07/05/2022

Yes - what he says!
(And what every advanced and matured horse person for hundreds of years has said - and still we try to reinvent the wheel… sigh)

05/18/2022

Wish is a pretty lady in waiting! Midge’s mare is due any time, so is getting spoiled with attendants and fluffy double stall. Time to quit hanging out, luxuriating & get busy being a new mom, Wish!

03/25/2022

An excellent description of establishing connection with the horse that later produces collection.

03/08/2022

Our 4yo, Nightwatch is going well under saddle. Nightwatch is For Sale & will be a fun one to develop!

02/13/2022

Sunday morning inspirations! Enjoy

01/02/2022

Ponies tucked up nice and warm! Big thanks to Quincee for holding the fort down in somewhat difficult weather ie: blown fuses, frozen water tanks, frozen poops, frisky horses. 🥶🐴 🤎

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you!

12/18/2021

41 Likes, 2 Comments - Jesse Woodhead () on Instagram: “Peaceful winter mornings at the barn…3 hours of chores into a 1 minute video for you to enjoy a…”

11/29/2021

Evening chore perspective…

11/28/2021

The joy of competition with your best friend!

11/02/2021

Congrats Jesse Woodhead for being on the cover from the symposium!

Our November/December Issue arrives this week and we are thrilled to include a very special cover from the ODS Sabine Schut-Kery Clinic courtesy of Mary Cornelius Photography. Inside, our favorite local tack stores share their best holiday offerings, we learn about a special and dedicated working student, and we celebrate our Medal winners. We also published a piece from Julie Winkel clarifying the difference between the different Medal classes, and we have a special Q&A from Dressage talent, Robert Dover. That and more! Club News, events, and holiday specials are all inside. Thank you everyone, and enjoy our last issue of the year!!

10/26/2021

Want to learn more about Dressage in our area? Meeting Tues 11/2 at the Range Rider, Enterprise, Or

10/07/2021

Jesse Is one of the demo riders!

Join us for the ODS 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting with Sabine Shut-Kery as our special guest clinician!!

05/28/2021

Our Mare, Fantazia’s baby Daddy for this year! Due in July 😍

04/16/2021

Horses, friends, fun & delicious lunch! Contact Midge to enter or volunteer. Spectators allowed with social distancing. Come join us!