09/03/2024
Bonnie and Sage are enjoying this nice cool day with a breeze napping in their stall 🥰
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Western riding lessons for ages 8+
Traveling Equine Trainer
Traveling Certified MagnaWave PEMF Practitioner
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48’ roundpen, 48’ squarepen, 142’x188’ outdoor arena with 12’x48’ alleyway.
08/25/2024
Bonnie & Sage have a new pasture just for them! They’ll get to enjoy this luxury tomorrow while we make more progress on the mansion of a stall they’ll have ☺️
The posts still need to be cut, don’t worry!
08/21/2024
Western riding lessons available in Kenly, NC!
Our focus here at K&M is to create a soft and skillful rider that can handle a wide variety of horses with a good set of tools they can pull from.
We pride ourselves in developing independent and creative riders. Many of our students love learning groundwork and training techniques that set them up for success if they purchase their own horse one day.
I was a horse trainer before I was a riding instructor, so I have a training-based teaching style, which forms a rider with great problem solving skills.
Our riders, once they reach a certain level of riding, begin to learn train their horses in their lessons. From groundwork, to ba****ck, to softening, to conditioning, to rehabbing, to beginners and advanced, to arenas or trails, we have a good mix of fun things to teach you! This also opens up showing and offsite trail riding opportunities 😁
Once independent catching, grooming, and tacking is achieved we encourage students to arrive 30 minutes early to be ready to hop on at start of lesson.
Come join the K&M Stables family!
Ages 8+ accepted.
$35 for 30 minutes
$60 for 60 minutes
$75 for 90 minutes
But that’s not all!
You can haul in if you’d like lessons at my place on your horse.
We can also travel to you if you have a horse that needs training or a suitable horse to learn on, let’s bring the lessons to your location!
I am also a MagnaWave PEMF certified practitioner, PM me for pricing and more info! You can haul in or I can travel to you.
08/20/2024
I have an iron supplement and utility poles for sale!
$25 4lbs San Juan UltraCruz Equine Iron Charge Plus. Brand new bag, not opened. Bought for my older anemic mare. It was delivered the day we euthanized.
$500 for 30 creosote utility / light poles. 8-9ft. Unable to help load or deliver. Must pick up and load yourself. Bought for a project and opted to go another route. Make me an offer if you don’t want all 30. Diameter varies.
08/12/2024
Yall, meet Bonnie’s new donkey, Sage!
Sage is an almost 3 year old standard Jenny. She looks forward to meeting yall… and eating all the treats you bring her!
08/05/2024
Some days the unplanned rides are the best ones! Taking a breather, ba****ck, no reins, sipping on some water, and having no worries as the loud mower comes right by us.
Boomer’s such a good baby, can yall believe he’ll be 5 in a month?!
07/31/2024
07/28/2024
We had a few lovely students out this morning! What a gorgeous day for riding 😁
07/25/2024
These are very helpful times during this time of year!
We regularly rinse off horses on hot days and be sure to hose down with cold water in the shade until they are effectively cooled down. Most of the time this only takes a few minutes 😁
07/23/2024
Such a beautifully vibrant rainbow visited us today after these heavy storms!
Thank goodness for this rain 🌧️
07/16/2024
🌡️💧 DID YOU KNOW? 💧🌡️
High temperatures and humidity can make it tough for horses to cool down. Excessive humidity prevents sweat from evaporating, leaving your horse hot and uncomfortable. Remember to keep your horses cool and on extremely hot days avoid exercising during this period of time. Make sure to keep your horses hydrated during those hot and humid days!🐴💦
Want to learn more? Check out the link below👇
🇨🇦-https://madbarn.ca/heat-stress-in-horses/
🇺🇸-https://madbarn.com/heat-stress-in-horses/
07/16/2024
MagnaWave reduces stiffness and increases the range of motion 🐎 This helps improve joint function, making movement easier and less painful ❤️
To learn more about MagnaWave, visit magnawavepemf.com
📸 Sami Johnson, Bit to Bit Equine https://www.facebook.com/BitToBitEquine
07/03/2024
Correct way for the halter
07/02/2024
Bonnie couldn’t wait to take a nice snooze in the fresh bedding! 🥰
07/02/2024
We love seeing how relaxed Lady & Bonnie are in their oversized stall during these hot summer days!
What an awesome stretch!
06/22/2024
Lessons are more than just riding! In the heat we take a lot of time to bathe horses and go over anatomy, basic horsemanship, riding basics, stretches, grooming techniques, tack cleaning, and even ownership tips for those who aim to own one day!
06/20/2024
In the saddle is the best way to start your day!
Group lessons are an important part of riding, it helps loads when they ride in the warm up pen at shows! Basic arena etiquette is key to this new generation of riders.
To help with the heat, we’ve taken lessons to our back pasture to practice riding in a wooded area, how to handle run away horses, building a horse’s (and rider’s) confidence and aiding a horse’s balance through uneven terrain.
06/19/2024
Equine pre-purchase exams are nothing more than a risk assessment. Information is gathered for the buyer to make an informed decision regarding purchase. This exam should never be presented as a “pass/fail.” Any findings should be weighed with buyer’s goals in mind and the risk buyer is willing to assume with purchase. This is all very different for each buyer and scenario. Your veterinarian should help you navigate this process, but ultimately the buyer decides to purchase said horse or not.
06/18/2024
If you’d like to book a MagnaWave session, let me know! We offer this service as well.
06/17/2024
Cote had his teeth floated today! Dental health is very important to maintain a happy and healthy horse. Thank you Dr.Smith at Maple Ridge Mobile Veterinary Services for keeping our horses in top shape!
06/16/2024
🐴💡 TIP OF THE DAY 💡🐴
Preventing impaction colic starts with providing your horse with free-choice access to good-quality forage and clean water while maintaining a consistent diet and exercise routine. Avoid feeding in sandy areas and follow your vet's deworming plan.
Healthy horses are happy horses! 🌟
Want to learn more? Check out the link below👇
🇨🇦- https://madbarn.ca/impaction-colic-in-horses/
🇺🇸-https://madbarn.com/impaction-colic-in-horses/
06/05/2024
Good quiet horses in the making 🥰
Desensitization is so important! Don’t forget - “If you spook at it, you wear it!”
06/04/2024
Today’s lessons went straight to the back to avoid the heat and humidity! Great job with these two handling their horses so well and tackling many firsts with these horses. 😁👍🏻
05/14/2024
Last Monday morning after Harlow’s late night arrival!
04/25/2024
DERBY SEASON IS OFFICIALLY HERE 🌹🐎 Read our latest blog post about the 2023 Kentucky Derby Winner Mage using MagnaWave! He even wore a MagnaWave Nasal Strip during the big race 🤯
Read more here: https://magnawavepemf.com/project/149th-kentucky-derby-winner-mage-and-magnawave/ ❤️
Address
214 Sunshine Road
Kenly, NC
27542
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
| 5pm - 8pm | |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
| 5pm - 8pm | |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
| 5pm - 8pm | |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
| 5pm - 8pm | |
| Friday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
| 5pm - 8pm | |
| Saturday | 8:30am - 11:30am |
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Bonnie and Sage’s pasture is complete!
Bonnie & Sage have a new pasture just for them! They’ll get to enjoy this luxury tomorrow while we make more progress on the mansion of a stall they’ll have ☺️ The posts still need to be cut, don’t worry!
Fresh bedding is the best!
Bonnie couldn’t wait to take a nice snooze in the fresh bedding! 🥰
Lady & Bonnie’s cozy stall
We love seeing how relaxed Lady & Bonnie are in their oversized stall during these hot summer days! What an awesome stretch!
Desensitization Lesson
Good quiet horses in the making 🥰 Desensitization is so important! Don’t forget - “If you spook at it, you wear it!”
Harlow playing
Last Monday morning after Harlow’s late night arrival!
The “Old Lady” puts herself back up when she’s done roaming the property
At almost 30 years old, Lady has rights to the entire property when the grass is growing. She waits in the barn when she’s ready to go back in the pasture.
Miss Bonnie enjoying those nightly stretches!
Does your pony have an automatic parking feature? Cote does!
One of my favorite ways to teach balance and hand placement without worrying about the horse’s mouth (other than lunge line work!) is the cruise control exercise! Students hook the reins in the horn, or we use the saddle string to tether the reins to the horn, while they walk, trot, and sometimes canter around the arena without steering. Of course this can be done with reins as well, just don’t steer! Throwing in one rein stops helps to build confidence, seat, and soft hands. As the horse moves freely around the arena at a predetermined pace, students learn to adjust their posture quickly when the horse takes an unexpected turn. This was this student’s first time cruising around the arena. After a minute or so, Cote brings himself down to a walk. All lesson horses now get Banixx Spray Liniment massaged into their backs (and hind end as needed) after all rides! We don’t want any sore lesson ponies out here! Volume Warning! I am a repeat “Coach and Video” offender
Levi found the good stretches!
Levi channeled his inner circus horse to try to show Boomer how to walk like people do!
When Boomer realized that Levi had taken HIS roll spot, he needed to make it known!
Boomer’s First Lesson
We did a thing today and threw Boomer into his first lesson! Things went very well! We can add another Walk/Trot/Canter horse on the list of lesson horses! We will be picky on who rides Boomer, as he is not 100% finished but he is safe enough for a good portion of our students who are ready to help finish him for students to ride.
Cote & Levi stretching and napping, then Levi & Boomer playing!
We had a rider brave the cold today and ride bareback for the first time in years! Flash was awesome for him! 18mph wind gusts brought the real feel temp to a toasty 31°
On these below 40° days we LOVE bareback work! We do not canter or over exert these horses below 40° so instead we do slow work. Precision riding, consistency, basics, groundwork, etc. Even the instructors join in on the bareback fun!
Levi says “Thanks for the scritches!”
Shay’s last run. Yesterday morning, Shay got the entire herd running and playful one last time before she had a heart attack and passed away in the pasture, surrounded by those who love her. For those who knew and loved Shay they know how kind and pure she was. The absolute best horse we could’ve asked for. If it was her time to go I’m thankful she passed having fun and doing what she loved. Rest Easy “MaMa” AQHA Michelle’s April King March 1, 2000 - January 6, 2024
Have yall seen our new sign yet?! Boomer says it’s worth checking out! ….Once we discover that it is NOT a monster 😂
