Sand Hill Stable

01/02/2024

*ATTENTION*
We have posted quite a few events & clinics that we will be hosting this year, and there are still a few more left to sort out and post. Some of these clinics are already getting a lot of interest already! We will be working on getting pricing and registration info put together over the next few weeks. The goal is to make this a simple and easy process for those signing up as well as for us organizing things. Please be patient, as we are still short staffed, and juggling many responsibilities.
Thank you!

01/01/2024

Our wish for you all in 2024 is to have more TIME....
More time to laugh
More time to be with family and friends
More time with beloved pets
More time to rest
More time to be creative
More time to explore
More time to travel
More time to learn
More time to play
More time to experience and enjoy all that this life has to offer!

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from our herd to yours!
May your holiday be jolly!

12/22/2023

Hurray! The barn's community enrichment corner has finally started to come together! 😁 It is something that we will continue to expand upon.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our clients and their horses!!! 🎄 ❤️ 🎄 ❤️🎄

12/20/2023

Is there interest for a clinic with Dauphin Horsemanship fall 2024???
He was part of 2023's Best Horse Practices Summit

12/18/2023

The three pony musketeers!

12/18/2023

Who all would be interested in a "how to camp with your horse" type of clinic in 2024???
Comment below ⬇️

12/07/2023

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of one of our beloved lesson horses. MD gave many students their first rides and built up the skills and confidence of many others.

We would love to see your pictures of him and any stories of your time with him you'd like to share. He was a very special horse. ❤️

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10100189526794167&id=58600420&mibextid=Nif5oz

12/04/2023

Part-time Position Available
ISO morning stall cleaners
Shift is 8am to 1pm, weekdays
*additional hours can be available
Responsibilities: feed horses, turn out, clean stalls
Expectations: able to lift 50lbs, can clean 8-12 stalls in a 3 hr time frame
*Some horse experience is helpful, but not required as we can train you on the basics
*If interested, contact Betsy at 330-221-8819 or [email protected]

12/03/2023

Apparently, we have two more stray or neighborhood cats that have been hanging around the barn.

11/30/2023

The darker cloud in bottom left reminds me of a running horse

11/29/2023

When you bring the non-horsey HUSBAND to the barn in the winter!

11/23/2023

On this day of thanks-giving, we are truly blessed by each and every one of YOU!
Thankful for the beauty that surrounds us, the gentle four-legged souls that ground us, and who are the inspiration that have steered all of our paths to cross at some point or other! ❤️❤️❤️
Thankful for all of the opportunities this grand adventure continues to bring forth!

11/20/2023

The cats had fun in the indoor overnight 🤣

11/11/2023

One of the younger workers designed and put together a beautiful halter box! No more tossing the halters on the ground or trying to hang on the fencing! Donnie's design will help protect the halters from the weather too. Beautiful job!!!

11/01/2023

First snowfall of the season

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween!
Have you ever seen a recessed eye?
It can look kind of spooky!

10/31/2023

10/29/2023

We had 5 contestants in the barn's stall decorating contest last night!
Which one is YOUR favorite?
Stall 1: Adam's Family
Stall 7: Barbie
Stall 10: Cowgirl & horse show husband
Stall 16: Happy Halloween
Stall 19: Candy & bats

10/28/2023

Glow in the dark egg hunt in the indoor looked MAGICAL!!!

10/28/2023

No need to worry about rain or wind this evening - we are able to offer the egg hunt in the indoor arena!!! 😁😁😁
Can't wait to see our boarders' creativity with the stall decorating contest!!!

10/22/2023

Niko's blue roan coloring just *pops* against the fall background! ❤️

10/22/2023

Our ghoul is to create a spooktacular event for you & your kiddos! It's creeping up on October 28th, 6pm to 8pm!
*Indoor trick or treating!
*Vote on favorite stall decorations done by clients
*Glow-in-the-Dark egg hunt! Cost will be $10/child or adult(we are all children at heart😉) who participates! (Shooting to start for egghunt)
*BRING YOUR OWN BASKET OR BAG! And maybe a flashlight!
*we will only set out 500 eggs for this year
🎃🎃🎃Hope to see you all there! 🎃🎃🎃

10/22/2023

🏳JUMPS!🚩 🐎🐎🐎

10/21/2023

Cross country course is set for tomorrow's cross country schooling! :) Come on out and try your hand, there's something for everyone, from Intro to Beginner Novice. Schooling is $20 and will be available from 1pm to 3pm.

10/20/2023

Fun clip of one of our trails to cheer you all up on this cloudy day ❤️ 🍃 🍂 🍁 🍃

10/19/2023

The Barn Warden - Part 4
First turnout on the track!

Although the fencing still needs a few finishing touches and electrified, we couldn't help but try the horses out in their new track (with supervision of course)!
Our little track is only 575 feet long.

10/18/2023

Will YOU 🫵 be brave enough to participate in the indoor mock mini trial challenge at Sand Hill Stable this weekend?!
*friendly and encouraging environment
*great for students just learning the ropes of eventing
*great for greenies needing to be ridden out and about
* Dressage and stadium will be offered Saturday afternoon
*indoor cross country course will be offered Sunday afternoon - schooling opportunities will be available too!
*event begins at 1pm both days
**Have questions? Message us!**

10/18/2023

The Barn Warden - Part 3
Setting up the first track!

It took a bit of time over the busy summer to put together all the materials needed to put up the first track. So finally, on one fine fall day, we were able to get the fencing up in the designated fields. It is built with temporary/portable fencing on the interior so that it can be adjusted if needed, depending on what the horses show/tell us. We used t-posts (with protective caps) for the corners, step-in posts for the straightaways. and polyrope for the fencing.

It is initially a grass track due to cost constraints, but the best part about these set-ups is that they can easily be built upon, changed, and improved!

10/17/2023

The Barn Warden - Part 2
Research & Planning

Thankfully, facebook offers many different types of horse groups and there are some great ones for paddock paradise and track systems full of do's and dont's for designing, building, and managing these set-ups.

I have also run into some like-minded individuals who have also had the same thoughts. I am fortunate to have a friend, Alicia, who started the The Draft Horse Project in Huntsburg, OH and built a fabulous track system for her draft horses. She was more than willing to give me a tour and talk about her setup.

Then, of course, came along this fantastic book called Horse Track Systems by Amy Dell in the UK. It goes into much more detail about setting up a successful track system.

With all this information, I was able to start planning out our first track system on the farm. We decided to start with one at the "lower barn" where there are only 3 or 4 horses kept. It would be small, and a good place to test the waters.

10/16/2023

The Barn Warden - Part 1

He called me "the barn warden" and I was initially appalled. It certainly annoyed me when he called me that. One day I asked him why he kept calling me that. My fiancé came from a cop family. He pointed out that I always had a huge set of keys on my key ring for various doors and locks around the farm. I determined feed and yard times for the horses. The horses were locked in individual stalls with bars on the fronts. At first, I was very offended by such a comparison. As I processed what he had told me and looked around the farm, I realized that the comparison was not that far off the mark. I had been so conditoned to this set up being "normal" having grown up in local boarding barns that I had never considered other alternatives to keeping horses. It took a complete outsider from the equine industry to make me look at things differently.

10/15/2023

DaVinci takes his apple bobbing seriously!
He slurps so loudly! 🤣🤣🤣

10/15/2023

A silly moment from today's obstacle course!

10/15/2023

Run through of this year's Halloween Obstacle Course! 🎃

10/13/2023

Another sad day on the farm with the passing of the horse, Allure.
She was a beautiful bay thoroughbred with a truly special relationship between her and her person, Kris. Allure took great care of Kris on their many trail rides together. Kris, in turn, took great care of Allure. She taught Allure to trust people and showered her with love when Allure came into her life. They helped heal each other. Kindness, patience, and understanding were always evident between them. ❤️
Losing one's heart horse is never easy. Our deepest condolences go out to Kris and family.

10/12/2023

Check out the event page for upcoming clinic. Both english & western riders welcome! Don't want to ride? Val is great with teaching both in-hand and ground work!
https://facebook.com/events/s/clinic-with-val-mccloskey/1349209866025065/?mibextid=Gg3lNB