Bay View Stables

12/14/2024

Todays favorite quote from lessons

“You’re just riding a medieval car” -Brianne

12/12/2024

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

11/12/2024

Sweet!

11/11/2024

Miss Courtney had a beautiful ride in her second Performance show- look for her in 2025!

11/11/2024

11/11/2024

Thank you Stevie B for the great professional photos!

11/11/2024

Accolades out for Mr Tyler Reese! Such an amazing and multi -talented man. From setup to equipment readying and helping everyone, we are so fortunate.

11/10/2024

Aubree’s and Kaydence’s victory passes

11/10/2024

A worthy “share”

You want to ride a saddlebred for the first time but unsure if you can handle their fire? 💥

👉Well here are some pointers:

✋Saddlebreds are born to look animated which gives them a fiery look, but they are super sensible and intelligent horses.

✋Go to a reputable trainer, and let them know what your riding capabilities are so they can suit you correctly with your first ride.

✋A lot less leg pressure is needed. The Saddlebred usually needs one cluck to get going (which is super cool)!

✋Be ready to change your seat slightly. You need to sit up straight, hold your hands a little higher and quieter. Sit back and enjoy the ride of your life.

11/10/2024

Wrapped up our Clemson Fall Classic show in a big way! Kaydence won her performance stake class!!! - back it up to Courtney rising to the challenge and riding great with Dolly! Sydney mastered a beautiful driving class grabbing 2nd place with Solo. Ms. Christy had a stellar ride tonight and took second place! All the while Mr Tyler ( looking handsome as ever) had another great ride! Let’s not forget Miss Kayla who floated around the ring on Coco! Academy classes earlier in the day were fantastic as well. Prior to Academy our morning performance session set the mood with Aubree winning her stake class, Ellie with a very deep class earned a respectable 4th! Bri grabbed a nice 3rd place out of 9! And Savannah collected her 4th place out of 9. Ray rode hard on his beloved Rio, Morgan rose to new challenges and Denise had lovely driving classes with Coco! Bay View definitely showed up today! Enjoy the pix!

11/09/2024

Go Aubree and Shady!!

11/09/2024

From warming up to in the ring , we’ve having a blast so far in Clemson!

11/02/2024

Nothing like sharing secrets after a ride