Flying K Horses

10/31/2024

Are you even getting all the cobwebs if you aren’t using a shopvac? 😂

With an older barn and exposed rafters we deal with cobwebs daily especially in the winter when the doors are closed up. Having a shopvac in the barn not only makes cobwebbing easier but helps keep the barn looking fresh and minimizes dust in the areas that are difficult to get to with a broom.

10/30/2024

One more item checked off of our winter preparation list ✅

Roof is on over the hay feeder for the dry lots and slow feed netting has been attached! This will help us greatly in making sure our horses have the necessary quality and quantity of hay to last them through those colder winter days!

10/26/2024

“Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from Heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” ~ Luke 1: 78-79

10/21/2024

Several of the KSU team members joined us for picture day at the farm and they turned out beautifully! Enjoy this sneak peak! We love our team!

10/16/2024

We still have several spots available for our Big Dees gift card “waffle”

Please consider helping the team out by purchasing a spot! Comment on this post or our original post to reserve a spot!

10/02/2024

We’ve been busy making some updates in the barn in hopes of creating some more organization and cleaning up the barns appearance! We have removed the bars from the stall doors so we can close doors but still allow the horses to have their heads out, we have replaced the old door latches with gravity latches behind the doors which close automatically when the door is closed, and we have created a blanket area in our utility area of the barn! These are updates we have wanted to make for several years and finally had some time to get them completed! It’s so cool to look back on where we started compared to everything we have accomplished with this facility. More updates to come as we head into winter!

09/12/2024

Kent State Riders!

Please make sure to complete your Do Sports Easy by the 1:00pm deadline in order to compete on the team!

09/10/2024

We still have a few spots available for our Gift Card “Waffle”! Team members, please share this with your friends and family and help us get ready for show season!

09/02/2024

To support the Kent State Western Equestrians…🧇 🧇 waffle of 5 $50 Big Dee’s gift cards!

We will be drawing five names. Each name will receive one of the $50 gift cards. You can only win once.

$10/spot
Spot 1 and spot 50 are BOGO(pick spot 1 or 50 and you can also pick one other spot number).
Each person can buy up to 5 spots for a better chance of being drawn.

We won’t be accepting $$ for the spots until every number is filled. The draw will happen once every spot number is full.

Comment on this post what number you would like to reserve or a random spot and we will pick a number for you. We will update this post with the list of names/spot numbers.

Once the list is full we will update the post that we are ready to accept $$ for the spots. $$ must be in within 48 hours. If $$ is not received in that 48 hours we will reopen the spot for someone else and once all $$ is received we will do the drawing on Facebook live!

1. Lauren Sigrist
2. Teri Greathouse Sigrist
3. Jacquelyn Goodwin
4. Tricia Durkin
5. Amy Deems
6. Dena Rider
7. Peni Kopicki
8. Daniel Hollis
9. Sean Sigrist
10. Amy Deems
11. Dena Rider
12.
13. Tricia Durkin
14. Peni Kopicki
15.
16. Tricia Durkin
17. Tricia Durkin
18. Judy Eames
19. Dena Rider
20. Connie Lizer
21. Peni Kopicki
22.
23. Judy Eames
24.
25. Connie Lizer
26.
27. Jason Lizer
28. Robin Guerra
29. Kathy Smrekar Milkey
30. Mikayla Durkin
31. Sean Sigrist
32. Teri Greathouse Sigrist
33. Jason Lizer
34.
35. Connie Lizer
36.
37. Tricia Durkin
38.
39. Kathy Smrekar Milkey
40. Mikayla Durkin
41.
42. Peni Kopicki
43.
44. Jacquelyn Goodwin
45. Lauren Sigrist
46.
47.
48. Daniel Hollis
49. Peni Kopicki
50. Connie Lizer

08/29/2024

Kent State Team members!!
We are well on our way to our informational meeting for this season on September 7th at 9:00am at the barn. We are needing someone from the team to assume the "President" role for this year. This title may seem overwhelming but have no fear, we are here to help! We have just a few requirements that need fulfilled through the university which our coach cannot take care of since she is not an employee. This role has to be filled by a willing student. If this is something you may be interested in or if you would like to help out, please reach out to us! The role is really only busy before the start of the season with the exception of the occasional email update to our club sports guy.

08/12/2024

We are excited to announce we have a few openings for beginner lessons! We offer English and Western lessons for all levels of rider. Beginner lessons will include learning how to brush, tack, halter and lead, as well as basic horse safety. If you are interested please message us to schedule a tour and discuss lesson times!

08/10/2024

The Kent State Team has begun with our first fundraiser of the season which we are SO excited about! We have an online store for apparel purchases! A portion of each online order will be returned for the team to use to help cover entry fees, coaching fees, travel expenses, etc. All purchases are made online and will be picked up and distributed by our coach once they are completed! The store is open until August 25th so please shop and share to help show your support for our team this year!

Online ordering for Kent State Equestrian Western Team ends on Sun, Aug 25, 2024 (11:59 PM EDT)

07/25/2024

For our Kent State riders and family members…
Please follow our team page Kent State Western Equestrian Team for show photos, updates, and events! We have made an event for our meeting on the 7th of September so please respond “going” if you will be attending!

07/25/2024

Attention KSU Western Team members/new riders!! We will be having our informational meeting on September 7th at 9:00am. We will be going over changes for this season, lesson scheduling, rider evals(if needed), show schedule, etc. If you are still wanting to join the team please reach out to us or send us a message saying you’d like to attend the meeting! We can’t wait to get this new season started!

07/23/2024

We are looking for a riding instructor! Someone who would like to take over a few of our established students, cover for our current trainer on days she is unavailable and bring their own clientele to the facility! We teach English and western lessons so an individual well versed in both disciplines would be ideal. Our horses can accommodate beginner lunge line lessons up to advanced maneuvers and everything in between. We would ideally like to find someone before September when our trainer begins preparing the Kent State Team riders for their season. Pay will be discussed privately and facility visits can be arranged privately as well for anyone interested.

07/17/2024

It’s that time of year! The Kent State Team is getting ready to kick off their season next month! If you are interested in joining there’s still time! We are accepting new riders until September 15th for the 2024-2025 season! Please message us for more information or visit our website to fill out a recruitment form!

07/14/2024

For our Kent State team as we get geared up for the upcoming season!

07/11/2024

Very exciting this happening here at the farm next year! Keep on the lookout for updates as we approach the clinic date!

07/09/2024

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting Cole Cameron next April for a one day Cattle clinic! Stay tuned for more details and the creation of the event page as we get closer to the date! Mark you calendars because you won’t want to miss this!

07/02/2024

We are still looking for a weekday staff member! M,T,W,F mornings.

Duties include AM feeding, turnout, stall cleaning, water buckets, troughs, etc.

Work takes about 3 hours and we usually start around 7:30-8:00am.

If you are interested please message Emily Lizer for information and details.

06/29/2024

Expanded our herd again on Tuesday! This is a red angus bull who will be ready for butcher around this time next year! As soon as we have shelter built for them, they will be going out on our pastures to finish out. Keep an eye out for updates!