Seven Summits Equestrian Center

10/22/2024

I lost control of this account for awhile.
Can anyone let me know if they see this

04/07/2023

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04/04/2023

Well it’s official Seven Summits is no more!if you want to reach me [email protected]

02/17/2023

Fact

We totally agree with that 😅
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02/08/2023

I’m pleased to say the farm is sold.
Lessons will continue until March 1 2023.

01/13/2023

Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they wil...

01/02/2023

Seven Summits is pleased to announce we have partnered with Melanie Marion.
Melanie is certified, well educated and agrees with my system for confidence building!

Welcome Melanie!

We have openings for lessons starting January 2023 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, as well as Sundays. From the experienced rider to beginner we offer a fun, safe, advanced program with opportunities to compete this summer on the OEA circuit as well as multiple schooling shows. Please text or call 705-209-1187 to book today!

11/19/2022

This is such a great opportunity! Jumper riders you ought not miss this. A rare opportunity to ride with one of the worlds best!!!

The countdown is on… 🥳

Have you secured your spot for the January 14 Margie Gayford clinic at Rushmount? Margie, a level 3 coach, has extensive experience developing young horses and riders up to the Grand Prix level. We can’t wait to have her join us! Spots are booking up quickly!

Register today at Rushmount.com or click the link in our IG bio ✅
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10/28/2022

Equine Guelph’s LAER course taught participants how to handle real-life scenarios including mud rescue, cast horse, drags, lifts and assists.

10/27/2022

Being gentle with a horse does not mean letting the horse push you around and place you in danger. Horses need to have ground manners. They need to stand reliably for the farrier and the veterinarian. They need to stand quietly while you are mounting or dismounting. They need to let you groom them, bridle them, saddle them without dancing around.

It is not that the horse is allowed free rein. Teaching basic manners, though, is a lot different from routinely smacking a horse around, yanking on the bit with rough hands, grinding on the horse in schooling sessions, or cranking the horse into draw reins or other leverage devices.

Part of being well trained is that the horse respects human boundaries, but the good trainers use only as much pressure as needed to create respect and only in situations that to do otherwise allows dangerous behavior.

10/20/2022

Turn around and walk a hundred feet. There I am!

Gladly 🐴

10/02/2022

Friday Funny!
You may get horse show anxiety, but your horse doesn’t have to!
Use Chill® & Chill Ultra™ to ease your horse’s show day jitters. 😬

09/25/2022

Horsemanship has been defined as “Always, in an educated way, putting the best interests of the horse first.”

The “educated way” part had a lot to do with proximity to ponies and horses, whether as a barn rat at some stable, or as a kid with a horse or pony out the back door. Growing up feeding, mucking, turning out, bringing in, blanketing, holding for vet and farrier----.

In 1950 there were about 150 million people in the USA, and still lots of open land. Today I think it’s around 330 million, more than doubled, lots more urban growth, suburban sprawl, more roads, more shopping malls, hugely more traffic, riders living one place, horses taken care of miles away. Not all, but so different for so many, and if there’s ONE overarching reason for the decline in horsemanship that you hear so much about, in two words---POPULATION GROWTH.

This photo shows little kids on bikes and trikes, but picture it as only slightly older kids on ponies, heading out on Saturday morning, being told by Mom, “be home in time for supper.”

Those days are gone, except in some little rural pockets, and even out back of beyond, most back roads have speeding pickups, unaware of how unpredictable horses can be.

09/24/2022

Did you know your instructors were once students???
Molly Iliohan Kelsie Robertson

Who remembers Doodle bug?