Apogee Performance Horses

08/21/2024

Now that school has started back and we have a schedule there are a few opening for lessons. PM for availability.

07/16/2024

Olympic Equestrian Schedule 🇫🇷🐎

06/24/2024

Week 2 of Summer Camp

06/20/2024

06/08/2024

A few pictures from camp this week.

04/19/2024

Check out SJ’s video.

04/07/2024

01/09/2024

You may wonder why we pull back into the syringe when giving injections in the vein. This picture explains why. We don't pull back to make sure we're in the vessel, we do it to make sure we're in the RIGHT vessel. Today I went to give an injection and pulled back and saw blood brighter than I wanted. I decided to go and get a new dose of sedation and once again pulled back and then gave my dose of sedation. The syringe on the left was my first injection and the syringe on the right was my second injection. Does anyone know why I shouldn't have injected that first syringe? And had I injected that first injection, what would have happened?

01/05/2024

✨ 2024 ✨

08/31/2023

Congratulations to Shayleigh and Sophia-they both went to shows in August. Excited to see what their future holds.

08/08/2023

Excited to announce we will officially have an equine 4H program in Spartanburg county now. We will have monthly meetings and hope to get into the horse judging, showing, knowlegde, and record book competitions. If you have any questions feel free to reach out and I will be happy to help. Here is the link to sign up so we can get a head count https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spartanburg-4-h-saddle-club-tickets-692540355847?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/01/2023

July 2023

06/30/2023

June 2023

06/23/2023

The gang is ready to see everyone at Camp on Monday!

05/17/2023

Summer break is right around the corner…send us a message if you’re interested in camps or lessons. Camps are almost full.

05/03/2023

Waiting on breakfast

05/01/2023

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

03/08/2023

Summer 2023 Camp Schedule. Message me with any questions or to reserve your spot.

01/01/2023

Happy New Year! Excited to see what 2023 brings. Reminder our first saddle club meeting is tomorrow (Jan 2) at 4PM. Please message if you have questions.

12/19/2022

Had fun making Christmas horse treats at Saddle Club.

07/24/2022

Good Luck to everyone running at Youth World Finals this week!!!

07/20/2022

Maggie got to go on her first trail ride yesterday. I think she enjoyed it!

07/19/2022

I love horse math 🤣

Excellent idea!

06/21/2022

We had fun at camp yesterday!

06/15/2022

We still have a few camps spots available. Message for details.

05/24/2022

2022 Summer Camp Flyer. Message for more information