Superior Performance Horses

01/29/2025

Two ponies got a little lunge today! This warmer weather has me very motivated for this upcoming season 😍

01/28/2025

The little red dragon 🥰🤣

01/17/2025

A good day to soak up the sun and enjoy a little ba****ck ride 🖤

01/12/2025

Let’s do a little giveaway to brighten up this cold winter 🥶!

To enter:

👍🏼Like & share this post and tag three friends!

⭐️Winner will receive a big bag of German Horse Muffins!

(Will pick winner next Tuesday (1/14)! Winner must pick up or meet me at a convenient location.)

01/11/2025

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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.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

01/09/2025

It’s brutal out here! Thankfully the sun is shining 😍

01/06/2025

Shoutout to Eye For Equine for my new slobber straps! These will be seeing lots of 3 year olds this spring! 😍

01/04/2025

Shew! Might’ve took me all day but so worth it 😍
2025 is putting me in the mood for a big revamp of everything.

01/01/2025

Happy new year! Which also means happy birthday to AQHA, APHA, JC, etc registered horses! 🤩

I have limited spots available for starting some babies this year, already having a few on the docket for March! 😍 message asap to get in the books. For starting, 90 days is required! I believe in a solid ground foundation before anything.

At SPH, your horse will experience trails, busy roads, dirt roads, hauling off property, ponying, open fields, and so much more. I love exposing babies to everything and anything to set them up for a successful and long career with their owners.

12/31/2024

So thankful for a crazy pony filled year! Special thanks to Cora Hale and Colleen Newell (+Leila) for keeping my head on straight! 💞 the barn saw soooo many improvements this year thanks to these three!

I cant even count how many horses I’ve sat on & how many students I’ve taught this year… my heart is so full and every single one has a place in my heart.

So excited for the next year and all the new things 2025 brings 🎉🥳

12/25/2024

Mare-y Christmas from the the SPH reindeer! 💞

Some are happier to pull a sleigh than others…

12/20/2024

Gross and cold day but the horses still go out! Trust me, they’ll be okay 🤩

12/15/2024

The old man is wintering rather well 🤣

12/10/2024

Very unsure on all of the little friends we have here 🤣

12/08/2024

Sometimes you just have a jump on ba****ck from a bucket in the paddock 🥰 we’re loving the 50° day!

11/28/2024

And ponies! 🥰

So thankful for a fabulous year! Lots of new faces, both human and horse! So excited to see what 2025 brings. 💞