Twin Oaks Farm

08/30/2025

The barn has come a long way since we first started. Ernest has been hard at work putting water lines to each stall and individual lights with switch and outlets for future fans for each stall. We also have all concrete through barn with a new(bigger) tack room.
We just have a couple of stalls and new feed room to concrete then rebuild feed/laundry room. Then rubber mats through the whole barn. It’s been a dream come true! Hopefully, i can talk him into getting us a covered (or if we are lucky, an indoor) arena in the next couple years. Lol!

08/30/2025

Our indoor wash rack is coming along quite nicely!!

08/15/2025

08/09/2025

Dressage moves aren’t just because they look cool. They actually served a purpose.

07/23/2025

Saving for Mia & Stone!

Training Straightness!

21 Poles
This is a little pattern I’ve used in my Friday small pattern formats. It rides really well but requires the rider to switched on.

The turns come up fast and if you’re not looking ahead for your ride line you won’t stay straight.

The triangles demand you stay straight when aiming to ride through each point.

Trot the exercise off both reins then scale it up by cantering the triangles, practicing accurate straight canter transitions on either side of the straight lines of trot poles.

07/14/2025

06/21/2025

Always, always pat your horse. 🐴💖
No matter the ride.
No matter the ribbon.
No matter what the judge did or didn’t see. 👀

Because your horse showed up for you.
Because they don’t know the score.
Because they’re not here for the trophy, they’re here for you. 🏆❤️

The connection matters.
The gratitude matters.
Loving the horse more than the sport always matters. 🙏

From center ring, we notice the riders who stay connected. Who reach down in the lineup and say thank you. Who don’t let a disappointing result erase the effort their horse gave.

Those are the riders you remember — in the best way!🌟

05/22/2025

Training Tip Tuesday. One way to help create an uphill, balanced downward transitions from the canter is to countdown the transition while "stilling" the seat and closing the hands and legs. I generally do this on a 3-count to allow ample time for the horse to understand the aids and expect the transition. This will vary, of course, based on the horse's level of training and natural ability. Grow tall, taller, tallest (like being pulled up by a puppet string toward the sky) as you engage your core bringing the shoulder blades together and closing the thighs against the saddle.

Avoid pulling backward with the hand and bracing. This will cause the horse to hollow and drop the back while raising the head and coming against the hand.

When done correctly, the horse will drop nicely into a rhythmical 2-beat trot or 4-beat walk.

05/21/2025

Welcome to Trainer Tuesday! Each week we ask trainers a question and gather their answers for you. These trainers have a range of experience, backgrounds, and focus points of their programs, so the answers have as much variation as you would expect and also probably much more similarity.  This week...

05/14/2025

Great info as we come into the summer.

05/01/2025

Beginning December 1, 2025, peacock stirrups (also referred to as hook-and-loop stirrups) will no longer be permitted at USEF-sanctioned events. This follows a similar decision by United States Pony Club, which banned the stirrups as of January 1, 2025.

Originally designed to release in the event of a fall, these stirrups have unfortunately been linked to serious rider injuries. In several cases, the exposed hook has caught riders during dismounts, resulting in torn clothing, lacerations, and in some cases, long-term or permanent injury.

In line with these safety-driven rule changes, Tried Equestrian will no longer accept peacock stirrups for consignment moving forward.

As always, we’re here to help our community stay safe, informed, and dressed properly in and out of the ring. 🤍

04/06/2025

Huge sale! Some great items marked way down.

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