Long Meadow Equine Rescue

02/25/2025

I am out of town for work for the next few weeks. It is extremely important that you let us know well in advance if you are picking up a horse. You MUST confirm your pick up time the night before. You MUST let us know your gps arrival time when you start heading our way the day of. You MUST let us know when you are 30 min out.

Please be patient with us answering messages. I will still be helping with this but may be slower than normal responding.

02/21/2025

Podcast - All Things Trailering/Hauling/Loading

02/20/2025

Let’s start today with this -
No matter what you have going on, you’ve got to be thankful for what you have.
In the horse industry (no matter what part) that can be tough some days, a lot of days. It’s hard, it’s so hard.

I’ve worked in many different areas of the horse world - from breeding farms to college equestrian team, show barns, lesson barns, camps, barn rider at sales barns, galloping, backing young horses, and rescue.
Regardless of where you’re at, you’ve got to play the hand you’re dealt like it was the hand you wanted. Your passion in this industry is what pays off.

No one has ever wrote me a check and said - here go buy whatever horse you want.
Ive worked my up from the bottom and ive made it with imported horses and with throw away ones.
Make the most out of every horse even if they arent overly talented. They all have something to offer. If you get a super talented horse, make the most of it, and build from there.

Everybody fails. It’s how you handle that failure that determines if you’ll succeed or not. You’ve got to be motivated by your failures. You must have resilience to deal with horses.

The ability to say no is absolutely critical. Being healthy and injury free is of utmost importance. That’s yours completely so say no if you need to. I used to ride some rank creatures back in the day just so i had horses to ride, getting started, just so I had business. If you don’t like something, if something feels not right, say no.

You’ve got to be honest. People dont like my comments about horses and how brutally honest I am with my descriptions sometimes but I look at it like my job is to keep people safe and horses can be dangerous animals. Any horse can be.
Your word is all you have. Stand behind your horses always.
If you have to lie to make $3 in the horse business - then you need a 9-5 job.

Good riding regardless of discipline is most important. It’s good to be able to do more than just one thing. Dont be one dimensional. Be able to ride all different types of horses and do it well.

Take every opportunity to learn from people and learn all you can. Never stop learning. There’s so much to know about horses and riding and no one ever learns it all.

02/20/2025

**Travel Notice - we have a trailer going from middletown va Thursday Feb 20 evening/night to south central PA, northwestern PA (north of Pittsburgh, north eastern Ohio, through Toledo area

Anyone needing hauling in these areas message Dwayne asap 540-398-1081

02/19/2025

02/19/2025

We are selling this western saddle to help horses in this weeks direct ship group. It’s a Buffalo saddlery custom saddle. It does have some staining on the seat and a hole in the seat as shown. Needs some cleaning up but is structurally sound. Comes with cinch.
Mrssage the page to purchase. pick up only

$150

02/17/2025

02/13/2025

02/12/2025

For anyone interested in the Valentine’s pony raffle - see LMF Trail Horses, Foxhunters, ponies and prospects.page for info!

02/10/2025