Hickory Hill Farm & Stable

01/19/2025

11/17/2024

"Advanced training is just the basics done really well." - Ken Ramirez
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"Training often fails because people expect way too much of the animal and way too little of themselves." - Bob Bailey
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"Please just do your homework." - Fred

11/14/2024

10/11/2024

A little northern lights above the farm

09/02/2024

What an exciting and fun weekend we had at the WEC schooling show!

I brushed the dust off my boots and took Jimmy in the ring; we inducted a few new members into the Jimmy fan club along the way—a fan club which he totally deserves! Can’t wait to receive some of the wonderful pictures from Winslow Photography LLC. I was also thankful to have Nancy Arledge around to give me some help and polish up my ride.

Leah and Acts Like Gold tried their hand in the jumpers this weekend. Despite being a little under prepared for the change of scenery from the hunter ring, they laid down a great trip… and maybe have even been made into jumper land converts!

Charleigh and BDR Champagne and Pearls conquered the Sanctuary ring together and earned ribbons in all their classes, and even got to go through WEC’s infamous “ride thru.” Charleigh may be collecting ribbons, but you can tell she’s just happy to be on a horse for every ride, which is what truly matters!

Leah and Jimmy also put in some good rounds despite some less than ideal crowd conditions to earn some great ribbons, and Jimmy continued to impress us.

Many thanks to Leah for being such a hardworking working student, Jackie and Andrew, and Suzie and Jarrett for being the greatest horse show moms and dads around. I am so thankful for a great barn family that I can depend on to step up and pitch in wherever needed. It’s also important to mention the wonderful staff and crew at WEC who were so pleasant to work with and kept things running so smoothly!

I look forward to seeing what everyone can accomplish next time!

07/10/2024

We have TWO rare openings for boarding & lessons and/or training at our serene, hunter/jumper, dressage, and pleasure riding facility.

Come join our friendly, no-drama atmosphere and enjoy the acres of trails, pasture, indoor and outdoor arenas, tack rooms, on-site trainer and manager, hot/cold water washrack, and restroom. Our program includes:

Twice daily feeding
Day or night small group turnout
Lessons for every age and level of rider
Multiple training packages and options
Custom feeding program
Local showing opportunities
Farrier/vet scheduling
Blanketing & fly control

Located in Mount Vernon, 43050, about 40 minutes NE from Polaris/Lewis Center.

Contact us today for a tour!

06/21/2024

The working student summer program just keeps rolling!

After the hay fields got cut last week we took the working student jump lesson to the field! Cross training exercises like these are good practice for dealing with terrain changes.

This week has been hot! Between watering the arena, painting poles and standards, putting away hay, and clipping horses, we recapped clipping and bathing horses, clipper care, and bandage rolling, as well as some ground work “obstacle courses.”

As ever, I am proud to see these girls and guy work so hard at improving their riding, caring for the horses, and tackling projects! The working students and their apprentices have a lot more ahead of them!