Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc.

Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. Trainer: Kim Selby
Training - Lessons - Showing - Sales
OTTB's, Quarter Horses Since 2000 her focus has been on hunters and jumpers.
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Wellspring Riding Academy was established in 2004 and is now permanently located at Skyview Farm in Kankakee, IL. Kim Selby is the trainer and has a lifetime of experience in breeding, breaking/training, and showing Quarter Horses on the AQHA circuits in western pleasure, hunter under saddle, trail, western riding, pleasure driving, working hunter/hunter hack, horsemanship, equitation and showmans

hip. She has competed at AQHA shows all over the Midwest and beyond, including the Quarter Horse Congress, World Show, and various futurities such as Tom Powers and Whistle Stop. Her riders have won numerous ribbons, circuit and year end awards in youth and amateur events. Her horses and show team compete at "A", "B", Northern Illinois Hunter Jumper Association (NIHJA) and local schooling shows. Kim is a very well-rounded horse person having also competed in team penning, reining, and barrel racing. In addition she drove horse drawn carriages in downtown Chicago for 3 years to pay her way thru college, working primarily with draft horses. Kim is a graduate of Illinois State University with a major in Political Science and minor in Economics and has 12 + years of corporate experience in the insurance industry. While working in the corporate world, Kim continued to train and show horses, teach lessons, judge local open and 4-H shows, and give horsemanship clinics. Working in the corporate world helped develop Kimโ€™s strong sense of customer service and attention to detail. In 1998 Kim quit the corporate world to pursue her horse business full-time. Wellspring Riding Academy was eventually developed in 2004 to offer quality, positive instruction to her students and horses. Kim has developed a philosophy of balanced riding and a more natural approach to connecting and communicating with your horse. "Ask, don't tell; soft, but firm; repetition, persistency, consistency." "God gave me a gift with people and horses. It's my goal in life to be a positve influence on the lives of the people and horses I meet." "

Colton's not wild about IEA but I love watching him ride!  โค๏ธ๐ŸŽSkyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc.
10/25/2024

Colton's not wild about IEA but I love watching him ride! โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ

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Ceejay Ritzke is doing a great job getting Alzanbaq going again!  โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ      Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc...
10/25/2024

Ceejay Ritzke is doing a great job getting Alzanbaq going again! โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ



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Love the fall colors!  โค๏ธ Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc.
10/25/2024

Love the fall colors! โค๏ธ

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First 2 IEA shows for my team this past weekend.   Beyond proud of all of them!  Lots of fun!  Thanks to all the teams w...
10/25/2024

First 2 IEA shows for my team this past weekend. Beyond proud of all of them! Lots of fun! Thanks to all the teams who came! Great job everyone!
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And SUPER THANKS to my wonderful team and helpers for making the show run so smoothly! You are the best!!! โค๏ธ

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Colton  - Herscher Homecoming ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
10/01/2024

Colton - Herscher Homecoming ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

What the heck?  Saw this going across the sky last night.
09/27/2024

What the heck? Saw this going across the sky last night.

Was taking more pics of the beautiful sky at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. last night.  Gary the barn c...
09/27/2024

Was taking more pics of the beautiful sky at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. last night. Gary the barn cat had to get up high and see what I was doing. He wanted his picture with the sky too! Silly cat! This was while I was teaching too. He always has to be a part of everything! ๐Ÿ˜บโค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜บโค๏ธ

Super fun Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit  schooling show with this group at Sunrise Farms last weekend! Jennifer ...
09/27/2024

Super fun Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit schooling show with this group at Sunrise Farms last weekend! Jennifer Doss Mindy Rauch Alison Blankenship Michelle L Rushing Soucie

Way to go girls! So proud of all your hard work and riding! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

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Another night of really cool clouds during sunset tonight!  Skyview Farm ๐ŸฅฐSkyview Farm and Wellspring Riding Academy Sky...
09/21/2024

Another night of really cool clouds during sunset tonight! Skyview Farm ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Another super fun Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit show here at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. .  T...
09/10/2024

Another super fun Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit show here at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. . Thanks to all who came! Great job everyone!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

Next show at Sunrise Farms in St. Anne Sept 22. See you there!!!

Awesome vendors at our Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit show at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. .  D...
09/10/2024

Awesome vendors at our Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit show at Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. . Delightful Hatter Gabriele Dubravec and her awesome matching pads and bonnets. Nancy Krumpolz and her cool accessories. Audrey Alison Blankenship and her colorful belts. Contact me for more info. They will be at our IEA shows Oct 19-20 and Nov 9-10. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Show this weekend!  Still a few stalls available!  Gonna be beautiful weather!  ๐Ÿ˜Š
09/03/2024

Show this weekend! Still a few stalls available! Gonna be beautiful weather! ๐Ÿ˜Š

09/03/2024

If you have been waiting on a sign to buy your show photos from the Illinois Summer Hunter Jumper Circuit, here it is!

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All the profits are going towards the vet bills for my 8-year-old OTTB's scope and probable ulcer treatment. Thank you, everyone ๐Ÿด๐Ÿงก

Daring Damsel aka DeeDee. 7 year old ottb mare from Galloping Out TB Aftercare Program. 16.1. Super sweet mare! Retired ...
08/25/2024

Daring Damsel aka DeeDee. 7 year old ottb mare from Galloping Out TB Aftercare Program. 16.1. Super sweet mare! Retired sound. Does have some ossilets on front ankles. Not too bad. They don't limit her. Jumps anything! Schooled her at a couple
of shows. Easy to load. Hauls great. Luvs to be
brushed. Easy to clip. Rides around the property on a loose rein. Auto lead change. Not spooky. Very brave! Not "sassy". Not "spicy". Not "hot". She is however very energetic. Needs a rider who can harness her energy. She would make an amazing jumper or eventer. Does crib but we keep water buckets on the ground and she's in a stall with bars
so she can't crib very much. She doesn't currently wear a collar for this. Would luv to see this sweet, athletic mare have the right person to take her places. She could really be a star! She's so willing and super smart! Raced 41 times. Won $81,716. Last raced 12/2022.

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Beautiful day for our horse show yesterday!  Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. ๐Ÿฅฐ
08/12/2024

Beautiful day for our horse show yesterday! Skyview Farm & Wellspring Riding Academy, Inc. ๐Ÿฅฐ

Another super fun ISHJC show here at Skyview Farm and Wellspring Riding Academy yesterday.  Beautiful weather!  Great jo...
08/12/2024

Another super fun ISHJC show here at Skyview Farm and Wellspring Riding Academy yesterday. Beautiful weather! Great job everyone! Thanks for coming! Next show September 8. Hope to see you there! ๐Ÿฅฐ

08/11/2024
08/05/2024

Colton and his Tiamos Trouper aka Dan at Perfecta Farm B Show at Ledges this past weekend. His first rated show on this horse. His first show was at our schooling show a few weeks ago. Still have some things to work on but they're getting better. So fun being a horse show mom for once! Thanks Kaitlyn Scukanec for coaching Colton and Dan! Super fun hanging out with you and all your people. Great job everyone!!!! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

Thanks Perfecta Farm for hosting a wonderful show! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

Payton helping out with yard work today.  What a great guy!!!๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
07/08/2020

Payton helping out with yard work today. What a great guy!!!๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

Lexi helping Lexi in camp today.  ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
07/08/2020

Lexi helping Lexi in camp today. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

First day of camp!  Super hot but we survived.   Worked smart not hard.  Fun group of kids!!! Best helpers ever!  ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
07/08/2020

First day of camp! Super hot but we survived. Worked smart not hard. Fun group of kids!!! Best helpers ever! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

07/04/2020
Gotta love clouds!!  View from my office!  ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
07/03/2020

Gotta love clouds!! View from my office! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

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57 S 8000W Road
Kankakee, IL
60901

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm

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+17088466189

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Wellspring Riding Academy was established in 2004 and is now permanently located at Skyview Farm in Kankakee, IL. Kim Selby is the trainer and has a lifetime of experience in breeding, breaking/training, and showing Quarter Horses on the AQHA circuits in western pleasure, hunter under saddle, trail, western riding, pleasure driving, working hunter/hunter hack, horsemanship, equitation and showmanship. She has competed at AQHA shows all over the Midwest and beyond, including the Quarter Horse Congress, World Show, and various futurities such as Tom Powers and Whistle Stop. Her riders have won numerous ribbons, circuit and year end awards in youth and amateur events. Since 2001 her focus has been on hunters and jumpers. Her horses and show team compete at "A" & "B" circuit shows and local schooling shows. In addition, her middle school and high school students compete during the school year at Interscholastic Equestrian Association shows on her Hunt Seat Team (Wellspring Equestrian Team). In 2017, two of her students qualified for regional finals. Kim has also competed in the Retired Racehorse Thoroughbred Makeover in 2016, 2017 and 2018. She will be competing in 2019 and the future. She has gotten very involved with retraining off track thoroughbreds (OTTBs) and has been affiliated with Galloping Out Thoroughbred Aftercare Program in Chicago for many years, retraining and re-homing OTTBs from this program. Kim is a very well-rounded horse person having also competed in team penning, reining, and barrel racing. In addition she drove horse drawn carriages in downtown Chicago for 3 years to pay her way thru college, working primarily with draft horses. Kim is a graduate of Illinois State University with a major in Political Science and minor in Economics and has 12 + years of corporate experience in the insurance industry. While working in the corporate world, Kim continued to train and show horses, teach lessons, judge local open and 4-H shows, and give horsemanship clinics. Working in the corporate world helped develop Kimโ€™s strong sense of customer service and attention to detail. In 1998 Kim quit the corporate world to pursue her horse business full-time. Wellspring Riding Academy was eventually developed in 2004 to offer quality, positive instruction to her students and horses. Kim has developed a philosophy of balanced riding and a more natural approach to connecting and communicating with your horse. "Ask, don't tell; soft, but firm; repetition, persistency, consistency." "God gave me a gift with people and horses. It's my goal in life to be a positive influence on the lives of the people and horses I meet."

โ€œAbove all else, guard your heart, for it is the Wellspring of life.โ€ (Proverbs 4:23)


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