Cherry Brook Farm

08/25/2024

Sunday project is not quite finished but close enough to share. We are going to have a lot of fun with this one 😆

08/01/2024

Just a baby horse contemplating his future career in the arena

07/28/2024

06/05/2024

Cherry Brook Farm has a stall available for full board.

We are a small farm located in North Smithfield, RI that focuses on quality care and providing a safe, relaxed environment for both horse and owner.

We are primarily focused in eventing, dressage and hunter/jumpers but all riding disciplines are welcome. We are an active barn with boarders competing at Area 1 horse trials, schooling horse trials, dressage shows and regional hunter jumper shows, as well as other off-site activities such as attending clinics, trail rides at local state parks and hunter paces.

Our facility includes:

- Spacious barn with 8 large matted stalls, heated tack room/lounge and bathroom, hot water and ample storage space for equipment, blankets, etc.

- Large grass field with run-in shed for herd turnout, smaller turnout accommodations are available if needed. We aim to turnout at least 12 hours per day, weather permitting

- 75x150 sand outdoor arena with full jump course - dragged regularly, with lighting

- Grass jump field with stadium and cross country jumps

- Owner lives on site

- Multiple options available for lessons on-site or bring your own trainer

PM me to schedule a time to visit the property

05/14/2024

Sunny afternoons are best spent with chestnut mares 🧡

04/22/2024

We are loving the latest addition from this weekend’s jump building project 💚

03/23/2024

Available for on-farm lease in North Smithfield, RI:

Rosie (JC: Rosalie’s Dance) is a 17 y/o 16hh dark bay TB mare who has dabbled in a few different areas - h/j, eventing, dressage etc. Rosie is quiet under saddle, not mare-ish, and very sweet on the ground. She has been out of work due to her owner’s time constraints, but when she is back in consistent work she will be a nice ride for an adult amateur looking to get some time in the saddle. Her ideal lessor would be an intermediate rider looking for a horse to work on the flat (jumping considered for the right person). Owner is open to full care or partial lease options.

Facility has an outdoor sand ring and grass hunt field. We do not have a formal lesson program, but you may bring your own trainer or we can discuss multiple options we have available with licensed instructors.
Please PM for more details.

02/01/2024

Momma’s boy 🧡

11/17/2023

Making the most of these 60 degree November days

09/17/2023

Another great show at CRDA! Laney is continuing to make progress, and in spite of a couple bumps in the road I am pleased with how much she is learning and becoming more confident in the show ring. The days may be getting shorter but we will continue to make the most of the rest of the show season and continuing to get out and do all the fun things 😆
Thank you again Julie for all your help, you are literally the best 🫶

09/08/2023

Horses are amazingly tolerant, giving creatures.

It unfortunately means they’re often exploited due to the ambitions of the human. After their basic needs are met, you must be very thoughtful in the training of your horse.

Your first duty is to preserve the purity of the paces. What does this mean? Walk has 4 beats, trot has 2, canter has 3, gallop has 4.
ALWAYS.

If not, something is wrong biomechanically, and your horse is at risk of injury. BTW impure paces can usually be detected in a photograph, even though it is only a “moment in time”, AND this applies to all disciplines.

Strapping a horse’s mouth shut with a crank/flash (or other) noseband very often contributes. The fact is, a horse cannot maintain full range of motion with his hind legs if he can’t move his tongue and jaw.
FACT.

For jumping, if the horse bolts off - away from, towards, or after a jump, putting on a bigger bit and a martingale will not fix it. If a horse hesitates or stops, pulling out the whip will NEVER make him more confident.

These are just a few hints that your horse is asking for HELP.
Go back.
Consolidate the basics. Here are some exercises that will help: https://www.classicaljumping.com/next-level-freebie

Another wonderful thing about horses is they're retrainable. If you ignore the hints, eventually the horse will either break down, or will SHOUT to get your attention, and you will get hurt.

After all, horses are dangerous. We tell everyone that. But actually they are not. We wouldn’t be able to ride them if they were truly dangerous. You know what’s dangerous? People are.

Ponder this excerpt from Franz Mairinger’s book “Horses are made to be Horses”:
I recall an incident in Sydney when we had a lame horse with a very bad tendon, and the rider wanted to start the horse the next day. We asked Roy Stewart, the veterinary surgeon, and he said, ‘Yes, that’s the trouble. People always think that horses are made for man, but that’s not true. Horses are made to be horses’. I thought about that a lot, and decided that if I should write a book I would call it Horses are made to be Horses.

(Franz Mairinger was the first coach of an Australian Olympic Equestrian Team, his excellent book is out of print, but can occasionally be found second hand - buy it if you see it)

(Picture credit Art)

08/07/2023

Horses that live in group pasture settings showed an increased ability to learn human cues, regardless of their relationship to the person.

06/24/2023

The best views are between the ears 💕

05/18/2023

Are OTTBs considered a part of the sport of horse racing? Paulick Report editor-in-chief Natalie Voss argues they should be.

05/02/2023

Teeth floating day for the mares 😁 thank you Bayberry Equine for giving the girls beautiful smiles!

03/27/2023

Have you ever thought about what a horse really needs? Oh, I’m not talking about the latest in designer leg wraps, or some supplement to “support” something in some ill-defined way, or even some medical intervention that’s sure to keep things going faster, better, longer, and stronger. I’m...

12/29/2022

Such a beautiful sunset tonight!

12/18/2022

Christmas came early this year!!! Thank you Wahbee’s Woodworking for building these awesome jumps