Level Up Horsemanship with Lilia Phleger

12/03/2024

How cold is too cold for you to ride? I think 38° may be getting close to my Nope Zone...

12/02/2024

I don't know about y'all, but I could wander around here for hours. Definitely worth a day trip!

11/28/2024

I'm so thankful for these amazing creatures ❤️. I hope you have plenty to be thankful for today, and every day. Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/06/2024

So, do you blanket?
I'll blanket my old gelding if it's cold, rainy, and windy. My young mare - same criteria but I'm less likely to. How about you?

10/23/2024

So today I went out to the barn and only had an hour. I figured I'd grab my old gelding, Cochise, and give him a little spa day.

Cochise was a problem child when he arrived in NC after a couple auctions. He spent a year with a trainer, and then was put up for sale. I bought him, and we had a few great adventures. He was my Teddy Trueheart, always willing, always tolerant. He'll side eye everyone but me, but he'll do a cartwheel for you if you have a peppermint.

As luck would have it, it turns out he was older than we all thought, so now he's probably mid to late 20s. He's got some arthritis so he's been happily retired for a couple years.

However, today, when I took him out of the pasture, he seemed like the horse I remember, with a pep in his step and a willingness in his attitude. So I saddled him up and we went for a short ride. And it was wonderful and perfect and it made me love him and miss riding him even more. 💕

10/21/2024

What's the number one thing you want to learn with your horse 🐎, or would like to learn to do better?

10/16/2024

Lots of events planned for 2025 with Level Up Horsemanship at Shocco Creek Ranch - I'll be posting more as they're confirmed!

March: Richard Boatwright of B1 Horsemanship. Two day clinic on the mechanical cow (flag) and other Cowhorse 101 skills to help build an awesome all-around horse. Richard is a true cowboy with 30 years of roping, cutting and teaching. He is patient and knowledgeable with a great sense of humor!

April: Road to the Horse competitor Lindsey Patterson of Beyond The Bit Horse Training by Lindsey Patterson . Two day workshop on body control, emotional control, beautiful transitions, flying lead changes, etc - a workshop tailored to you and what you want to achieve. She'll also teach us how she was the only competitor to get her unbroke horse to walk across the dreaded tarp on Day Three of the competition!

10/14/2024

Are you ready for a Shocco Creek Ranch clinic with Richard Boatwright of B1 Horsemanship?
Let me know in the comments!!

10/13/2024

Just had an amazing private clinic with Richard Boatwright of B1 Horsemanship in South Carolina.
More details to come...

08/11/2024

My horses are boarded at Shocco Creek Ranch - and today I was out there for a couple hours and I gotta say THANK YOU to Lisa Rhea and her team for dealing with EVERY TYPE of weather to make sure the horses are always okay. If it's too hot to work horses, I get to stay at home in the AC - but she never has a day off. Y'all - if you're counting on someone to take care of your horses, make sure you let them know how much you appreciate them!

08/10/2024