Prestige Farm

06/23/2024

Love when your client brings you a gift she made!!!! Who wants some custom hats!!! Check out . Homemade Decor

06/16/2024

Just got this super cute 3 yo gelding in. Stay tuned for his information. He will be very budget friendly!

06/13/2024

Last night was such a beautiful night for lessons.

06/12/2024

Congratulations to this super sweet gelding City Center on his new home. I can’t wait to see him in the show ring!!!!

06/10/2024

This is what it’s all about the smiles, the teamwork, friends supporting friends and celebrating each other’s accomplishments, the scary moments but getting up brushing off and pushing harder. These girls are learning so much more then horses! They have great sportsmanship and had a great time and met many goals this weekend even if we had a sassy pony that thought he was a big horse lol. I am so proud of these girls and love them to pieces. Can’t wait for our next one with all our fancy matching belts!!! Thank you to Windermere Equestrian Center for a fantastic show, Everything Equine for helping us in a pinch, and Jennifer George for our new mascot (hint can you find mini Jesus 😉). It takes a village and I love our Village!!!

06/08/2024

Wishing these horse and Riders some great rides this weekend!! Everyone schooled good and now for the next two days if showing at Windermere!!!

06/05/2024

Two of my little students melted my heart ❤️ today one had just finished her lesson and the other was about to get on. They were so cute holding hands walking JoJo to the indoor.

06/04/2024

Hoping June is better then May here at the farm. We welcomed life and unfortunately said goodbye to a few of our elderly thru this past month. All had various age related issues while some passed peacefully others were humanely laid to rest. All will be missed dearly…. Rest easy, Jack, Nym, Eli, and Callie. 😥🌈🐴🐴🐴🐈

05/29/2024

Impromptu horse change turned into a great lesson and a super fun ride☺️

05/28/2024

And some days we ride baby TBs

05/26/2024

Friends let’s have some Memorial Day fun!! Like, comment and share and when we hit 1k followers on the page I will give away a free lesson!!! Happy Memorial Day!

05/26/2024

Some days we just ride bays

05/20/2024

We had a great successful weekend at the Win A Gin C &pony show this past weekend. The girls met lots of goals! We had great rides and a couple oops lol. But everyone had tons of fun and it was great to see all the team work with these girls and friends! I am so very proud of all of the girls!!!! Can’t wait for the next show in a couple weeks. Thank you everyone.

05/18/2024

Wishing all our riders good rides tomorrow!!! Our first outdoor show of the season at Win A Gin!!! Go get ‘em Estelle and Tic Tac, Hollyn and Summer, and Madison with Lad and Tic Tac. Schooling was great and the sky had some amazing clouds and colors tonight!

05/13/2024

Ring drug and ready for show practice!!!!

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!! And a special Mother’s Day to two of our moms here at the farm!!

05/08/2024

Was able to squeeze in a outdoor lesson between storms. Max was helping supervise

05/07/2024

Such a beautiful day!!!

04/23/2024

Beautiful day for lessons!!! Love that we can be outside.

04/19/2024

Congratulations 🍾 Sasha on your new home!! Hope you do great things!

04/12/2024

The new sale guy is so CUTE!!! 😍 he is 3 yo 16.1 hands and the coolest markings. Such a great brain I unloaded him here in 20 plus MPH winds and rain walked him to the arena and let him run around a bit to stretch his legs. He mostly just showed us his super fancy trot and we put up a jump and he went over it then jumped all on his own for fun. He is going to make someone a fancy nice horse! He has never raced but has a published work this year so he is RRP eligible this year and next. Get him now before we start riding him.

04/11/2024

Beautiful day for riding lessons!! So excited for show season and summer!!! If you are looking for lessons we have a couple time slots left!!!

03/19/2024

I often get asked how often should a rider take lessons. And I always want to reply once a week- at least. But I will reply “whatever works best for your family” because I know that everyone has budgets to work with.
But I found the below to be very true, and wanted to share it:

Instead of questioning your trainer why your kid is not excelling as quickly as others in their riding, maybe look at how much your kid practices. If you’re only willing to commit to two lessons a month for example, that’s 2 hours per every 30 days on average. 2 hours out of 720 hours a month. Now let’s look at a year. 24 hours total. On average your kid then practices 1 day out of 365 days per year... let that sink in.

Our sport is much harder than most and takes a lot of practice and skill, but for some reason people do not look at it this way.

For example when I ran track, we practiced minimum 5 days a week for 2 hours a day. I put the sweat and time in to improve. Chorus - practice daily. Cheerleading - daily. Football - daily.

Now, I also understand our sport is expensive. However, I find it imperative that as a parent you look at these numbers... and before you come complaining “my kid isn’t improving fast enough,” truly look at how much she practices. I am good at what I do, but I can’t work miracles.

I constantly get parents comparing their kid to student “X.” However, student X is out at the barn working for extra ride time on anything I will give them and always ready to put in the work. As trainers we always have horses that need to be hacked. “But I want to jump,” I hear so often and the biggest thing is that these riders don’t realize jumping starts with flat work. Come work in exchange for ride time. Drop your stirrups and practice what we do in our lessons. Make yourself stronger and watch how much quicker you excel. All jumping is is flat work with sticks in the way.

I was a barn rat growing up. I worked my butt off just to get on any horse my trainer would let me. The bratty pony needs a schooling? Done. The wild TB needs a hack? Done. The true and seasoned lesson horse needs a light hack! Perfect! I can work on me.

We need to truly change these mindsets in our industry. Let’s be honest with your expectations.

24 hours - 1 day - out of 365 days. Let that sink in.

Now let’s just add once a week lessons. 4 hours a month - 48 hours a year - 2 days out of 365..

Credit to author
Megan Nicole Hopkins

02/15/2024

Pink saddle pads and pony love 💕 on this Valentine’s Day!!!

02/11/2024

Welcome this cute guy to our lesson program

02/09/2024

Thank your lesson horse ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Shared from another post. I love lesson horses

In this industry, we all too often see the average lesson horse viewed as lesser than or below other horses. Yet, they have the hardest job of any horse.

They do not complain when an unbalanced first time rider mounts for their lesson. They are a calming force for the most timid of riders, promising safety and security. They are patient and kind, allowing riders to grow and evolve in a safe space without fear of making mistakes.

They take the brunt of your “bad day” emotions, without complaint, even though the negative emotions should not be taken out on them in the first place. They would have every right to not perform or act out, yet they are gracious enough to be a shoulder to cry on.

They have the remarkable ability to sense your insecurities and needs, and provide you with the exact ride you need for the day. To teach the lessons you need in that moment, lessons you didn’t even know you needed to learn.

Even on the frustrating days, “when the lesson horse isn’t listening,” they don’t take your accusations to heart. They continue on with their masterful plans to instill humility, critical thinking, and grace in their partner - and you will finally understand that they’re always listening, and they’re always right.

And when you finally graduate to your own fancier horse, take a moment to think of all the lesson horses who brought you to this milestone. They gave you the knowledge, ability, and skill to be where you are right now. And they gave you their heart and soul in the process.

So next time you see a lesson horse, thank them. Give them a pat and a peppermint, a warm hug, and a promise to treat them with respect - for they are the backbone of this industry, and the foundation for all future equestrians.

02/08/2024

Fun night of lessons and lots of sleepy horses 🐴

01/26/2024

Congratulations to Roaring Ginger on her new owner!!! I hope you guys have great adventures together! If you are looking for quality TBs give us a call we always have nice ones for sale. 🥂 to another great home!

01/01/2024

The girls had fun tonight doing some jumper like courses!!!

01/01/2024