Markaya Ashley Performance Horses

08/09/2024

The latest Appaloosa show at MSU was a great success!!! I’m so proud of these young horses for just getting out there and doing their jobs!!! Nyx made her debut and let’s just say Jessica loved showing a mare for the first time 🙂

I also showed a mini…. I called her little s**t … that’s what they called her too 😂😂😂😂

🔥 Jessica Smith and Impulsive Blaze

Junior halter mares 1,3,4
Non pro mares 4,5,2
Western pleasure 3,5,3
Western hsmp 6,6,7
Showmanship 4,3,5
English pleasure 3,1,1
English eq 3,2,3

🏆 Reserve high point

🔥 Markaya Ashley and Impulsive Blaze

Reserve grand champion halter x2
Hunter in hand mares 2,3,2
Junior HUS 2,4,1

🔨 Jessica smith and Nailed It

Non pro most colorful 2,1,2
Western pleasure 4,3,2
Western horsemanship 5,5,4
HUS 2,1,1

🔨 Markaya Ashley and Nailed It

Most colorful at halter 3,1,4
🏆 Open HUS 1,1,1


🤷🏼‍♀️Jessica smith and Unapalogetic

Non pro halter geldings 2,1,2
Hunter in hand 2,1,2

🤷🏼‍♀️Markaya Ashley and Unapologetic

1 grand 2 reserve champions for halter
🏆 Junior gelding halter 1,1,1
Most colorful at halter 4,4,5
Hunter in hand 2,6,1

Thank you to Danielle Townsend and Julie for all of your help!!! The weekend would have not been the same without you!!! Thanks to all of those that continue to support the crew! Thank you to Steph VanTuyl and Sunset stables for the great care for the ponies!!!! Here’s to the next show! 🍻

07/20/2024

This two year old is going to do amazing things! Ride #3

07/20/2024

Just loving this two year old!!! First day in a bit and always making progress!!! proud owners Rachel DeBruin and Laurie De Bruin!!

07/18/2024

I will have some openings in August!!!
All kinds of kids here at MAPH

07/18/2024

07/14/2024

This!! also your aisle at the barn and the way you represent yourself as a hole. But 100% believe in this.

Let’s talk stalls.

Your stall is a representation of you. The proper amount of bedding means you care. A clean stall (including how you store your tack) shows you like to keep things neat and tidy. Full, clean water buckets and full hay nets (unless giving meds which dictate you pull these for a period of time) shows you have basic understanding of welfare. All these show you care about your image, how you present yourself, your horse, and the sport.

But a stall with no water or hay and full of manure and muck means you’re full of….well, we won’t go into details.

Not picking your stall and forcing your horse to stand in its own filth says a lot about you, your lack of respect for the sport, and most importantly your lack of respect for the horse. A properly kept stall is the most basic task every horseman should be capable of perfecting and should be done without complaint. A properly tended stall is a horseman’s sign of a horse that’s properly cared for.

📸 of a stall after 24hrs

07/04/2024

Soooo lucky to have awesome clients!!! Rachel DeBruin and Laurie De Bruin!!! I can’t wait to see this girl in the pen😍😍😍😍

06/29/2024

Best of luck down here to Michele Welborn and Lacy Sloan !!! So excited for you girls!!! Here’s to the rest of the week!!

06/23/2024

something I take advantage of every time I get in a spot longing my young horses. (I also do it on its own) but so often we panic when our young ones over cross the line and it’s between their legs. Learn to use that moment to TEACH that horse to not panic and give!! It has saved SO many of my horses if they find themselves in a position like this!

06/19/2024

This girl is really coming along!!

06/14/2024

You don’t need to bring out all the poles every time you want to train something new and fun. With just one or two poles, you can achieve plenty of variations in all your different training elements. 

05/23/2024

Pony ride or not I was thrilled to get my long time BFF on her pony for the first time. Grateful to have her in my program to get her back into riding !! Although we’re not racing each other on dirt roads at 11 on our show ponies, this is a good start ;)

05/21/2024

Spots opening in July!!!
Also increasing our lessons for summer!!

05/18/2024

😂😂😂

05/18/2024

What a great week at the barn!! Welcomed some new members and started some of the twos under saddle!! Ended the breeding season and had great rides on the vets!! # blessed

05/17/2024

Loving this beautiful c**t by Nailed It Appaloosa Stallion they named “ Swayze”

05/16/2024

Sometimes the two-year-olds are tough and they wear you, but it pays off when everything starts to come together and you have happy customers:)

05/16/2024

The Spring show with MApHA was a great success!!!! Congrats to all who showed!

Nailed It and Jessica SMith

🏆 Clean sweep for halter stallions on pro and open , and aged stallion with 4 Grand Champions
🏆 1,1,3 in non pro color halter
🏆 UNANIMOUS champion all breed sms
🥈 2,2,3 In non pro sms
🥈 2,3,5 in 35 and over sms
UNANIMOUS champion in all breed HUS
UNANIMOUS champion in non pro hus
🏆 1,3,2 in non pro equitation
🏆 1,3,2 in non pro equitation
🥉 3,5 in all breed hsmp
🥉4,3,5 in non pro hsmp
🥈2,4,8 all breed WP

🏅Overall High point champion 🏅

Unapologetic and Jessica Smith

🏆1,1,3 Non pro HIH geldings
🏆1,2,4Non pro halter geldings
🥈2,6,5 non pro color halter

Nailed It and Markaya AShley

🏆1,1,4 in Open color Halter
🏆 1,1,1 in HIH open stallions
🏆1,2,2 in senior HUS
🏆1,2,4 all breed English pleasure
🏆1,1,1 senior western pleasure
🥈2,3,4 all breed western pleasure

🏅Overall High Point ALL breed🏅

Unapologetic and Markaya AshleY

🏆UNANIMOUS winner in open HIH geldings

🏆UNANIMOUS winner in Junior Halter Geldings

🏆One grand and 🥈one reserve halter champion

Jeanne Bleich and Danson To The Music

We got the old man off the farm sound and spunky

6,6,5 all breed western horsemanship
4,5,5 all breed WP

Had a great show. Got to be with the best of mothers! See my cousins and my sister and nephews!!! Blessed to have such awesome clients and horses.

Nailed It Appaloosa Stallion
Markaya Ashley Performance Horses
Jessica Smith
Jeanne Anne

05/05/2024

What a great day to be a horse trainer!
I have THE BEST clients!!!!
Day started with winning!!!

Rogyn Kimble and Invitation to Hotrod
1st halter 2nd in sms. 4th HIH 2nd in English pleasure and equitation 2nd western horsemanship 1st wester pleasure
🏆 Daily Highpoint

Jeanne Anne and Sounda Like A Plan
1st in color /40 4th in horsemanship 1st in western pleasure
🏆 Reserve Hightpoint

Rita Bagge and Realized
4th halter 1st horsemanship 2nd pleasure
🏆 reserve high point

Hallie and The Paint Gun
5th in sms 4th in English equitation and pleasure
third in the aged geldings

Jenna Willacker and lazy Smokey Loper
3rd HIH 3rd sms 4th sms 2nd western pleasure

Missy Clark
5th HIH 3rd English 1st English pleasure5th in trail

Steph VanTuyl and Duke were 4th in a steep halter class !! 4th out of 34 in gelding halter, fifth out of 16 in showmanship and fourth out of 17 in in hand trail!!

Thank your Jessica Smith for letting us take the old man out.
Thanks to all the family and friends that help and continue supporting your kids and loved ones in this crazy sport !! What a great start to the year!!!

And my two peas in a pod Rita and Jeanne I’m so glad you guys have found a friendship!!

04/30/2024

Well I’m a bit behind but the first app show of the year was a success!!!
Jessica Smith markaya ashley and Nailed It Appaloosa Stallion took home wins in almost every class!!

🏆 Unanimous winner in aged stallions with markaya and non pro stallion at halter and overall unanimous grand champion stallion!!
And 🥇 unanimous HIH winner in non pro and open!!

🥇 Open color and non pro color

🥇 🥉 and 5th non pro sms

🥇 🥇 🥇, 4th in non pro HUS

🥇 🥇 4,5 in non pro equitation

🥈 🥉 8th in non pro western horsemanship

🥈 🥉 5,6 in non pro western pleasure

🥈 🥉 5,6 in green western pleasure with Markaya Ashley

4,3,3,5 in senior western pleasure with Markaya

🥇 🥈 🥉 5 in Senior Hunter under saddle with Markaya

And Unapologetic made his debut as a gentleman in the HIH

🥉 🥉 5,5 in the non pro HIH
AND
6,6,7,6 in the open ( we jogged like a great little halter horse in the walk 😂)

I’m so proud of Jess and these great ponies. This is Regals first year showing Circut at the canter due to breeding and life! He is sure making a stamp! A true ALL AROUND!!

04/26/2024

04/12/2024

Big thanks to Dr. Phaedra today for getting all the babes taken care of 🙂 we all love you 😘

04/09/2024

Loving this 2 yr old !!! He’s coming along so nicely!! Jessica Smith and I will have him out at Coverdale next weekend!!

04/06/2024

Happiest birthday to the best boy in the barn!!!! 18years of love form this boy. Thanks smith for letting me love this boy!!!

04/05/2024

The results are in for the Regional Club Exemplary Award!

Congratulations to:

1) Wissota Appaloosa horse club
2) Keystone Appaloosa Horse Club
3) Michigan Appaloosa Horse Club

We want to thank all the Regional Clubs who participated and congratulations once again to our top 3!🎊🐴

04/03/2024

So impressed with this mare. By Blazing Hot out of an Impulsive Zipper mare!! Started asking her to trott out and she is just coming along beautifully! Going to be fun to watch In the all around this year! Jessica Smith can’t wait to get her in the pen!

03/29/2024

Michigan Apple Blossom Circuit LLC has a few tricks up their sleeve this season and we are excited to show you!

It is a buckle year for our year end hi-point achievers!!
🥇Walk Trot 13 & Under
🥇Walk Trot 14-18
🥇Walk Trot 19+
🥇13 & Under
🥇14-18
🥇19-34
🥇35-49
🥇50+
🥇Ranch Horse

Reserve your stall(s) & camping today!! https://form.jotform.com/240416387938062