South Shore Riding Stable

08/26/2024

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08/26/2024

07/29/2024

We had an incredible week at Head of the Bay! Thank you, Grazing Fields Farm, for organizing a fantastic show. Andrea Guatemala and Holland Express had a great week, winning the championship in their large division. They navigated through the thunder, lightning, and pouring rain on course without missing a beat. ⚡️⚡️
Desiree Rowell’s daughter Savvanna, and her new pony Splash Attack made there debut in the lead line class earning themselves reserve champion. And lots of fun prizes. 🐴
A huge thank you to Desiree Rowell for all your help this week. Chris Strucker and Jessee Fortier of Suffolk Run for your help and support!! We all had a great week! 

07/26/2024

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

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06/24/2024

Awesome 2 weeks at FSP! We surely do have the best team! Everyone did great and most importantly we had a lot of fun. 🎉

06/20/2024

ISO. The sweetest gentlest learn to walk trot small pony. Please PM me if you know or have.

06/19/2024

Going to be a hot few days!! Please take care of your pups!!

06/17/2024

First week FSP Over achieving!
So excited for week Two 😍❤️

06/17/2024

This is what it’s all about! Awesome week at FSP.

04/25/2024

Thank you, Vom Elite Training LLC! Rosie, you accomplished it! So proud of you! ❤️⭐️🥰

04/19/2024

Excellent read! As a trainer and mother this article relates to so much more than just our sport.

I’m the mom who made her daughter’s riding about me. I’ll admit it. Thankfully, my daughter’s trainer wasn’t afraid to call me out.

01/24/2024

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01/01/2024

Happy New Year!! We had a wonderful 2023. Let’s get excited for 2024!