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RARE OPPORTUNITY! We have one spot open!🐴
Unique facility with pasture or stalls with paddocks to choose from. 160 acres for you and your horse to explore. We take great care in providing a safe, clean and well appointed equestrian center. Plenty of amenities to enjoy including 4 locked tack rooms, indoor and outdoor arenas, round pen, indoor and outdoor wash areas, indoor heated bathroom and more!
Please call (765) 296-3075 today for more information.
You will always fall to the level of your preparation. Prepare well!
When dealing with an equine health emergency, the last thing you want is to be scrambling for documents and first aid materials. Here’s how to prepare.
We had a great time at our Jubilee Stables Fun Day!! Lots of great activities for the horses and owners from best tail braid to the Ice cube challenge to anatomy of the horse with post it notes to horse bingo. We had great conversations around lunch with the climax of fabulous door prizes!!! Thanks to all who came and made it great!!
Like in other sports or hobbies, you CAN improve what you do with the horse when you aren’t at the barn. When we are off balance and stiff in our own bodies, our horses mirror this thinking we are telling them what we want. What we do outside of the arena, when we are away from horses, is so important to every detail of what we do WITH horses. It’s all connected…
Let's talk about the importance of "awareness"❗️
Placement, orientation, spacing, attentiveness, being present, etc., etc., etc. are some of the many things that are honed on the yoga mat. Since true yoga is an "awareness practice," the more we practice awareness on the mat and on the meditation cushion, the more that translates to increased awareness off the mat as well as into your riding and with your time around equines 🧘♀️🐴
No judgment here, but have you ever ridden with someone who's completely unaware❓ I sure have! Many years of backcountry trail riding with different types of riders have given me opportunities to observe this. Not only does this make the ride stressful and less enjoyable, but it's also a safety issue. I've seen riders allow their horses to crowd others on the trail, or even kick out or bite other horses while the rider seemed oblivious. I've seen riders walk right over holes on the trail that they didn't notice or let their horse walk too close to the edge of a dangerous drop-off. Others have seen fellow riders having trouble with their horse and instead of being aware and supportive, they seemed to have paid no attention.
Being the most "technically trained" rider in the ring or on the trail is no guarantee of "awareness." Personally, I'd much rather ride with someone who has less training but brings greater awareness to the overall ride, which makes it safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
You can view your yoga and meditation practice as an opportunity to increase your awareness of everything, on and off the mat. 🧘♀️
Learn more in Yoga for Riders, published by, Horse and Rider Books
https://www.horseandriderbooks.com/store/yoga-for-riders.html
Happy Trails & Namaste, 🏇🙏
Cathy Woods
🎵 Here comes the sun 🎵
Ugo, Lipton, Kai, and Jett
Little Gracie wants to say “HI!”
This week is perfect for these!
We’ve compiled a science-based list of nonriding activities to help keep you and your horse busy during these cold winter months.
Gracie and Charlie’s first meeting. She’s such a bouncy happy little thing! Charlie wasn’t quite sure about this new addition. 😬
Introducing Gracie! The newest member of our menagerie joined us just a few days ago. She is settling in quickly and is sure to take over the house soon!
Our humble horses have no idea that it's Christmas, but they choose to give us the amazing gift of friendship today and every day. 🐎
Merry Christmas to all! During this wondrous season of joy, we wish you, your families and your horses comfort, happiness, and togetherness. 🐴💚🎀
With a cup of coffee between his hands
Over a wood table
He says
“It comes from in here”
And he points to his heart
How can you ever teach technique
When it is a life that must be lived?
How can a person learn to get along with a horse
Without the desire to get along with the whole world?
What is the true nature of a horse?
I find myself often attempting to explain how a horse feels, uncorrupted by human attitudes and hands. It’s a feel most people can’t relate to , those first electric touches, the wind blowing your scarf around the back of your neck, the young horse like a baby deer, reaching out to make contact with your hand, before he zips away.
It’s like most people have never spent time in unspoiled nature, free of traffic noise, lights, trash left behind, trail markers. Who has felt unspoiled nature in all it’s terrible glory, and felt themselves give way to how small and inconsequential the human is? Who has felt complete surrender to a greater power, manifested in rocks and trees and dirt in the crevices of your face, and known, accepted happily, that you are nothing, and this is everything?
When a baby is born, we already have a name picked out, and clothes that say “daddy’s little slugger” or “daddy’s princess.” We have ideas of who they’ll be and how they’ll fit into the family and the world. How many a parent has sat in silent awe of the brilliance that is a brand new baby, completely shaken by the meaning of holding such raw power in their hands? Who is this little person, sent through your body? They are yours but they are their own completley.
Every day after that first day of birth, parents go to work molding their child, and labeling personality and behavior. But who is that child?
What is nature?
What is a horse?
Describing what a horse is to most people can feel like explaining why Central Park isn’t nature. You might enjoy being in it because it’s more nature than the high rise jungle that surrounds it. But it is still tarnished by human light, sound, their footprint is everywhere until it is twisted far away from its original form. You see a tree and can call it a tree, but it is no longer a tree, it is a slave to a human.
But what is a horse? Most folks have never met a horse. They’ve touched many, maybe even thousands, but they make quick work of weaving a safe blanket of description, strapping it on in the safety of a stall, behind fences and arenas and confined in tight spaces, in the safety of routine, so they don’t have to see a horse-
The true nature of the horse is like a desert canyon, windy, dry and brambled, and if you step back and really look, it takes the breath right out of your lungs with its power. You can’t name it, you can’t even hardly describe it. The act of simply giving it a name cheapens it. You can’t control it, you can learn it’s ways, learn to survive in the canyon by succumbing completely to its power, and then, in small mysterious ways, you shape it, like it shapes you.
It is with deep sadness that we had to put Blitzen, our standard parti poodle, down December 8, 2022. Weeping Willow Vet came to the house that morning and helped with the process. Blitzen was 13.5 years old. He was a great companion, never meant a stranger, and brought lots of joy into our lives. We will be forever grateful to have had him be a part of our lives.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We are so thankful for our wonderful family of boarders, horses, family, health and happiness.
We want to spread gratefulness so please share what you’re thankful and grateful for today!
Introducing BEAU! He’s a beautiful gaited 11 year old gelding, we are unsure of his breed mix, so we’ve sent off his DNA to find out. He came to us from Kentucky just before Halloween and is settling in great!
Sharon is so excited to explore her partnership with this sweet kind boy.
Beau loves people, pets and treats❤️
Lessons have been in full swing during the beautiful weather we've been blessed with. We love seeing our boarders enjoying their horses!
We are sharing this on behalf of one of our boarders, Lauren Briz. Please take a few minutes to help out if you can!
Below is a short 5-10 minute survey that will help the academic and scientific community better understand individuals' opinions on horse well-being. By participating in this survey, you will be helping researchers and academics tailor courses, programs, and equipment for horses that improve and promotes well-being for the horse.
We are a group of researchers from Purdue University conducting a study to better understand how people interpret horse well-being based on an image, and a short scenario describing a real-life situation. This survey is anonymous, and no identifying data will be collected. You will be asked which of two scenarios you think provides better well-being, and tell us why you think that. You must be 18 or over to participate in this study.
If you are over 18, and willing to share your thoughts about horse well-being, please click the link below and continue.
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We are pleased to formally announce a new partnership with RIding Instructor Laura Himes! Laura has 7 horses of her own and has recently realized every horsewoman's dream of running her own barn north of Indianapolis. She comes to our stables weekly to provide instruction in many disciplines.
Please help us welcome her!
Laura grew up riding English and Western at local county shows and 4-H shows. She spent her teenage years Eventing through training level and after high school became a working student for Jonathan Holling in Ocala, FL. She attended Purdue University and graduated with a degree in Agribusiness Management, with a minor in Animal Science. During her college career, she was a working student/assistant with Jennifer Kaiser at Forrest Hill Farm, specializing in Dressage. She has since earned her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medals as well as all Freestyle Bars. Laura was honored to be invited to USEF Festival of Champions to compete in the U25 Grand Prix (Brentina Cup). She has taken over 10 horses to regional championships and has had a number of horses she started attend USDF regional championships and finals. Laura has been teaching for about 4 years, in that time she has been fortunate to coach a couple of riders to their USDF Bronze medals. She is based out of Northern Indianapolis and travels to help riders and their horses realize their expectations together.
Hmmm, a lot of truth to this one!
Can you sit still, completely utterly still for 15-30 minutes? More? How many of us want to try….
If you can’t sit still for the same time you expect your horse to without any enrichment or entertainment, snacks, or anything to do, then your expectations for your horse are higher than the standards you hold yourself to.
Let’s see you stand in one spot, tethered to a post and do so for 20, 30, 45 minutes and not so much as pick your finger nails. No clicking pens. No checking your phone, just stand there and stare blankly, don’t even take a step.
I am guessing you would struggle to do so without getting distracted in one way or another and seeking external stimulation to make the standing around and waiting less boring.
When we’re stuck in “waiting mode” be it in traffic, or in line at the grocery store, we always seek something to keep us busy. We may tap our foot. We may sing. We may run our fingers through our hair. We may get frustrated and yell at cars on the road or food service employees because we let our impatience redirect into frustration.
We are not any more patient than we expect our horses to be. In fact, in most cases we are LESS patient.
So, let this be some food for thought next time anyone suggests you tie your horse to a post for an hour or two so they can “learn patience.”
Because, my guess is, YOU, the human, still have yet to learn the patience you’re demanding from a flight animal in setting those parameters. If we lack the patience to do things the right way, to empathize with the animal we are training, then we are in no position to be teaching what patience is because the lesson in “patience” will actually be a lesson in IMpatience.
Edit: If you took this post as “all tying is bad” then it’s really time to self reflect on why you can’t see any middle ground between developing more patience and not just leaving a horse to figure out something they’ve never been asked to do before or can’t do well yet.
You can teach patience and good tying habits without making it an incredibly unpleasant experience where your horse violently pulls back until they shut down or digs a hole for an hour until they finally give up
There truly is no shortage of better options and if you’re reading this post as an ultimatum against tying, it just speaks for the lack of tools in your tool box if you can’t understand that there’s better and more patient ways to go about teaching FLIGHT ANIMALS what is an unnatural behaviour for them.
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🤣 sounds about right to us!
What to know…
Two horses in LaGrange and Kosciusko counties, Indiana, were confirmed positive for EEE and are both deceased.
There is an enormous connection between a person’s emotional state, how they feel about life and themselves, and how they ride.
When we get into the nitty gritty stuff- when I say I want you to open your chest, to breathe, to take up space, to be fully present, we get into the mud of the mind-
Why does the person shrink? Why do they avoid being in their own mind? Why do they tense, clench and grab?
There is far more behind these so called riding faults than just riding-
There is the perception of self and of life.
And this is where when I ask you to take up space in your own body and to be present in your own mind, you must find the courage to look inside and be who you were meant to be, not just to ride well, but to live a good life.
Our hazy morning commute to work today ❤️ From house to barns feeding our residents. Not just a haven for your horse but for you too!
Something to be aware of as you start to move your horse from barn to barn in show season or trail riding.
A facility in northeast Illinois is quarantined after two horses that were stabled there returned positive EIA tests.
From everyone at Jubilee Stables, we wish you a Merry Christmas with your loved ones, humans and horses alike!
7646 N County Road 950 W
Mulberry, IN
46058
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Gracie and Charlie’s first meeting. She’s such a bouncy happy little thing! Charlie wasn’t quite sure about this new addition. 😬
One of our residents, Jewel, greeting us today. She’s such a talker!
🎄 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the farm!🎄
All of the rain we have gotten has been no fun, but there’s always a bright side! 🥰🌈 We were treated to a lovely sight this evening!
We are women, hear us roar! 🦁 Adjusting hay huts a few weeks ago because our horses only deserve the best!
