Pinewood Stables

05/29/2024

We are still taking lessons classes and horse riding lessons too DM us now

‘A tough decision but the right one for him’: four-star winner to retire from eventing

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03/21/2024

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Corbin teaching the littles…

01/27/2024

The mares

06/15/2023

Pinewood parents, check this out:

06/10/2023

WBOC visits the farm to report on how the air quality of recent wildfires are impacting the farm and riders….

05/19/2023

One Smart Cookie❤️

04/21/2023

Adhering to some basic rules while prepping horses for competition will keep everyone safe, informed and courteous.

04/09/2023

Wishing everyone a relaxing Easter🐣
Destiny and Nala enjoying this day!

04/01/2023

Perfect footing…who will be the first to make a hoof mark?

03/01/2023

Lots going on here at BEST HQ to get ready for the 2023 season! 3 weeks until our first show which means 2 weeks until entries are due. Make sure to check out the prize list (posted on the website) to make sure you are familiar with all the rules and class specifications. Now is also the time to make sure those Coggins are up to date! 🌻

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day from these sweet ponies!

01/19/2023

Corbin teaching the littles…

01/15/2023

Worth the read…so many truths.

BY PONYMOMAMMY It’s easy to overlook how much we learn from horses every day. I’ve been riding my whole life, and still have a new takeaway from every lesson. While the mechanics and nuances are the things we tend to notice the most, it’s the less obvious life lessons that tutor us the longest...

01/15/2023

Best of friends❤️

12/31/2022

These horse faces will brighten your day! Happy New Year from Corbin and Cookie.

12/29/2022

We love our Pinewood dogs❤️

12/19/2022

Nala Bell❤️

11/25/2022

Our lesson ponies know how to have fun! Come ride at Pinewood, always a good time🐴😊❤️

11/24/2022

Love this!

If you give a kid a pony...

If you give a kid a pony, they will need a saddle to go with it...

You’ll buy them the best saddle you can afford and then they will probably want a bridle and a saddle pad and some boots too…

Then they will probably spend hours begging you to go to the barn even though there are other things that you need to do. They will insist and their insistence will win.

And when they get their first show shirt, they’ll need a belt and spurs and a hat… And a TEAM, a Barn Family… And then, life as you know it is over.

No more lazy weekends or holidays for you, my friend. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute will be spent hauling kids and dogs and boots and tack all over tarnation for hours to practice for their sport. The sport that will drive their very passion.

And your house will be a mess. And your car will be dirty. All because you gave a kid a pony…

Your weekends will be spent freezing to death or burning up as you hang out in the barn or arena. And their weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends and learning new skills that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. They’ll be having fun and getting dirty… So dirty that you will be doing laundry in a whole new way - possibly at times involving a pressure washer.

And you’ll be there the day they learn to lope, the day they win their first ribbon, win their first class, get their first Circuit Championship… And you will be SO proud. The other parents will Congratulate you… But you know, it’s the hardwork and determination that they have invested into this pony that deserves the congratulations. As a team, they have done this…

And right before your eyes, your little one will be transformed from a small fry who be bopped along on that little pony with their little bum bouncing out of the saddle into a little horseman. And you will be proud… So proud.

When you give a kid a pony, you give them more than just a four legged furry friend. You give them a sport, a talent, hopes, dreams, and friends - friends who become family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where they can push themselves to their very limits, and bravery, and courage, and memories… Oh the memories that will last a lifetime. And a LIFE. They will have ALL THESE THINGS simply because you gave a kid a pony…

Because you gave a kid a pony, you too will develop new lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the sport and the love of your barn family and team. You will root together. And cry together. And laugh together. All because you gave a kid a pony…

Then one day - years from now… They will be in their room and a picture of that pony will catch their eye. When they look at it they at it they will know instantly that when you gave that kid a pony you gave them a childhood that they will never forget. They will realize that everything YOU gave up along the way… was worth it.

All because you gave a kid a pony…

~ Anna Ingram Knowles

📸: .the.equestrian on Instagram

11/02/2022

Corbin with Juliet and Rosie with Vera enjoying an evening ride