Paradox Country Farm LLC

08/27/2024

If you will not be at lessons next Monday, Labor Day, now is your time to schedule your makeup lesson.

08/24/2024

08/08/2024

Due to the severity of the weather predictions for Friday… we will postponing the Barn Get Together :(

08/06/2024

Very proud of these young ladies this past Saturday at Bridge Acres! Thank you to Liz and Lindsey for coming to cheer them on as well 🩵

07/30/2024

Thank you Amy for creating this for our Barn Get Together! If you have any questions or would like to bring something else, please contact Amy! I’m stepping back from this organization aspect of the day/night 🙂
~Kim

07/29/2024

Mindset Matters! Be in charge of your toggles!

Thinking of a Mindset Clinic in beginning of November, who will join us for a Start to Your Reset?

Outside Professional Clinicians
Interactive Centers
Mindful Reset

07/27/2024

So proud of how much these young ladies accomplished this week! 💪🏼🐴

Huge Thank you to Miss Lauren and Miss Sarah!

07/27/2024

Brought out the “bigums” for our afternoon camp fun. Can’t have the ponies getting all the fun!

07/25/2024

Whether you're a complete novice or a seasoned rider, our personalized approach ensures that you'll receive the guidance and support you need to excel and become a knowledgeable horse person.

Limited Spots Available for Fall! Sign Up Today!

07/21/2024

Wednesday @ 6:00 has opened up for an opportunity for any level. May be a private lesson to start, but meant for a group lesson time.

07/17/2024

Starting in August, we need a Working Student for Mondays from 4:30-7:30, many times done by 6:30

Help supplement your lesson or horse show fund, while bonding with PCF Horses and Riders. Many times solving world problems while keeping active, scooping p**p 🙂

Text Kim if interested!

07/07/2024

Join us in welcoming the sweetest, Dixie, to the PCF Pony Crew 🎉🩷🐴

07/02/2024

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

📝 Kimberley Reynolds

📸 Lydia Anne Photography

07/01/2024

Save The Date and let’s have a big barn Get Together!

August 9th 🙂 Friday Night Derby Night starts at 4:00 and should run until about 7:00

06/30/2024

Reminder of Parking!

Please avoid parking by the ring, as opening and closing doors are scary to many green horses and also borderline to the open green grass that technically does not belong to us (shared driveway with weird property lines 🤦🏼‍♀️)

06/24/2024

By Jessica Shannon Our barns, whether on our own property or a bit of a drive away, are a second home. They are where we found confidence, built resiliency, and learned how to ride, groom, and treat an abscessed hoof. We found lifelong friends and a sport we will make countless sacrifices to ensure....

06/22/2024

Please comment below if you are able to be a Camp Helper on July 22-26! (Please include days available)

Camp is from 9:00AM-3:00PM

06/22/2024

Huge Thank You to Bradley Caine for joining us today in our shaded ring. Fabulous job by our riders being sure they hydrated and stopped to make sure we could sponge horses to ensure they were just as cool and hydrated! Great work by all! 💪🏼💦🐴

06/17/2024

We have multiple riders who have earned their Silver Charm this week!

Be sure to print and put in your folder to keep track of your progress!

Located in your Rider Resources Folder in the Google Drive

06/16/2024

Love seeing these 3 have so much fun with ponies 🩵🦄

06/13/2024

Reminder that we need help with setup tonight at Paradocx Vineyard! 4:30-6:30/7:00 depending on how much help we have.

Huge Thank You to Michelle King and Kate McGowan for coming to help from Handmade Luck! ❤️❤️

LESSONS ARE STILL ON FOR NORMAL TIMES

06/10/2024

We need your help!!!

Come support your Barn by Volunteering this Thursday or Saturday!

(Thursday lessons will still be held. If you’d prefer to come set jumps, let Kim know in advance!)

Sign Up Form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FfoCi96YEtKtL1GM9ptwuqqF17ttUpt4KmgX6WlEvhs/edit

06/09/2024

Welcome to the crew, Peanut Butter and Fluff aka “Buddy”

06/04/2024

Only a Couple Spots left for our July 22-26 Summer Camp! 9:00AM to 3:00PM, Monday- Friday

For ages 6-15

06/04/2024

Know the Whys and Why we need your help :)