Timber Creek Stables

11/05/2025

Back to work for the 2026 season! Avo says let’s go!! 🎉🎉🎉

11/05/2025

No truer words. Everyone deserves to find their happy, both two and four legged.

⭐️ HOW TO NOT ANNOY THE JUDGE: Every Horse Deserves Their Person

There is nothing wrong with taking time to work through challenges. 🌱 Growth takes patience, and every partnership needs room to find its rhythm.

But sometimes, despite genuine effort and good intentions, the connection never quite feels right. When both horse and person start to lose confidence or joy, it is worth stepping back and asking an honest question: Is this partnership truly allowing us both to thrive?

That realization does not mean anyone failed. It means the horse deserves to find their person 🐴 and the person deserves to find the horse that brings out their best.

From the center of the ring, harmony is unmistakable. So is tension. When a pair fits, it shows. When they do not, that shows too.

True horsemanship is not about forcing something to work. It is about doing what is best for the horse. Sometimes that means helping them find the right person, the right place, and the right purpose where they can shine. ✨ Every horse deserves that chance. Just as every person deserves to find their horse soul mate. 💛

There is no room for pride or fear of judgment in these decisions. Only honesty, empathy, and respect for what is right for both horse and human. 🤝

🐎 Choose honesty over attachment. Choose what is best for the horse, always.

11/05/2025

11/01/2025

Hello sunshine! Monsoons have ended, and the winds are dying down. A little bit of everything out there today, but nice and dry in here as we prep for the upcoming 2026 show season.

11/01/2025

A beautiful Saturday in the neighborhood

10/31/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween 🎃
Don’t forget to treat your four legged friends too! 🥕🍎

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10/31/2025

Beautiful Fall day!
Fall vaccines are done and show horses are now officially microchipped! One step closer to the 2026 show season!! 🎉🎈🎊

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10/31/2025

This speaks volumes 💝

🔥 Burnout: The Silent Opponent in Our Sport

Burnout doesn’t care what your title is.
Trainer, rider, owner, parent, groom. If you care enough, you’re at risk.

The long hours, the travel, the pressure to perform, the constant comparisons, and the never-ending stress over the cost of it all take their toll on everyone. And because we love this life so much, and in many cases are afraid of what others might think, we push through it instead of talking about it.

But that silence is stealing a lot of joy from this sport.
We have to start normalizing the conversation.
Not whispering about who’s struggling, but reaching out.
Not judging someone for feeling drained, but offering support.
Not spreading it around, but stepping up and being kind.

It costs nothing to be a decent human being.
And in an industry that can take so much out of us, being good to each other might just be what saves it.

Because burnout doesn’t mean someone’s weak.
It means they’ve been strong for too long.

Protect your love for the horse.
Protect your joy in the process.
And protect each other. It matters more than any ribbon ever will.

10/30/2025

Defluffed for the Fall/Winter season of work. Ooph, he was a wee bit fluffy lol

10/27/2025

Working off the weekend wiggles after a good old fashioned fall wind storm in the PNW.

10/26/2025

And we have power! Thank you PSE!

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