Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center, LLC - Page 2

07/31/2024

Horse Guard Wasps!!!
Thank You Laurie Ann!!

Heidi and I were away last week in Cape May, New Jersey for a belated honeymoon, celebrating in the same place we had our first “date” back ...

07/29/2024

“Horse racing can hang on and limp along because it still makes a lot of money for a lot of people. Equestrian, by comparison, is an eminently replaceable sport that would do well to understand how few people would miss it if it went away from the Olympics. That's how thin the margin is.” - USToday.

As I expected, the transgressions have been picked up by mainstream media. As the general public becomes more aware, above and beyond the equestrian world - those poor actions very well may lead to the removal of Equestrian from the Olympics. My question to those who use aggressive and abusive tactics to train - was it worth it? Those at the top of the game are the ones making the major money and have the most to lose.

Maybe a “humbling” of equine sport will bring it back to grass roots and to what it was intended to be.

The cascading scandal that ensnared Charlotte Dujardin threatens to show how eminently replaceable equestrian would be at the Olympics.

07/27/2024

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07/26/2024

07/17/2024

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07/08/2024

Sigh 😞
Destruction paid for with our tax dollars.

07/07/2024

Keeping cool Pond-side.

07/02/2024

Chestnuts at Chestnut Ridge. 💞💞💞

06/29/2024

Ziggy

06/29/2024

Last night I started wondering what the current US equine population is, if it had gone down any - considering the economy, what I see as less people truly interested the hobby/vocation, and also the (Thankfully) huge drop in slaughter numbers in the last several years. Looked it up, and Yes, numbers are down to 6.6 million, from 7.2 million in 2017.
Interestingly, economic growth is up.

The findings of the highly-anticipated 2023 Equine Economic Impact Survey have been officially released by the American Horse Council (AHC). The results shed light on the significant and robust contributions of the equine industry to the U.S. economy.

06/25/2024

Awesome!!!

06/20/2024

Artsy Indy 🥰

06/16/2024

Spotlight - The Meaning of Finding Horses Later in Life - Julie Stern 🩷

06/12/2024

Buddy taking up a whole parking space 🙃

06/11/2024

Bwahahahaha!!!

When the equine decides he needs to p*e RIGHT NOW in the ring after the lesson. 🤣😂🤣

06/09/2024

Rogue the Raven 🐦‍⬛ is more than capable of helping himself if I don’t leave eggs in his dish!!

06/09/2024

Due to your horse's long neck and table-like body, when left to his own devices, your horse will use his head and neck for balance and carry the majority of your weight on his front legs and shoulders. This is known as your horse being "on the forehand" and is not desirable.

It is your job, as the rider, to teach your horse how to engage his hindquarters and lift and round his back so that he can carry your weight more on his stronger hindlegs. This brings your horse's balance back toward his center of gravity, taking his weight off his forehand, and allowing him to move in a more biomechanically friendly posture within a better balance.

The correct position (ear-shoulder-hip-heel) is correct for a reason; it allows you (the rider) to balance so that, in turn, you can improve the balance of your horse.

👉An unbalanced rider creates tension, which affects the communication between horse and rider because a tense horse cannot feel and respond to its rider, and a tense rider cannot feel and respond to their horse. This means that the aids can be misinterpreted or missed altogether.

👉A balanced rider creates enhanced communication. It allows the rider to use lighter and more accurate seat, leg, and rein aids, thereby promoting harmony and relaxation.

When horse and rider are both balanced together, their center of gravity is aligned.

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06/08/2024

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Indy’s sire

06/07/2024

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