Heritage Stables

06/28/2025

Maureen and I had a good reminder this morning about showing our horses empathy when it's hot and humid and to take a walk break if you need one (me not Maureen😅)🦄

06/27/2025

A fresh dragged arena is a blank canvas 🐎

06/24/2025

Many more people enjoy non competitive riding, I would guess, than dealing with the hassle, the nerves, the expenses of showing and other forms of competition.

Yes, there’s lots of emphasis on who is better, which horse can do what versus that one, but there’s an easy way not to get sucked into all of that.

Saddle up and go ride and let the frenzy go on without you.

Nobody, as in not one living soul on planet earth, cares one way or another if you are there. (Unless you do.)

So if you would rather be somewhere else, just stay home and go ride. It’s as simple as that.

06/24/2025

There’s this old, tired idea that riding is about control. That dressage is about making the horse submit. Taming the wild. Forcing precision.

But here’s the truth:

You don’t ride to break the horse. You ride so 𝑦𝑜𝑢 don’t break.

Because the horse isn’t the chaos. You are.

Your fear. Your tension. Your ego. Your overthinking.
Every crooked thought runs straight down the reins.
And the horse? He doesn’t care about your excuses. He shows you exactly who you are.

So you learn to breathe. To feel. To listen more than you speak.
You learn to hold your position in the storm.
You learn to ride into the fire, not to dominate it, but to survive it.

Dressage doesn’t make you perfect.
Done right, it makes you unbreakable.

Not because you control everything. But because you learn to hold your seat when everything falls apart.

It’s not about who you are when the ride begins, it’s who you are when you dismount.

06/21/2025

06/20/2025

I’ve been riding horses for more than three decades—long enough to remember when carrying a whip wasn’t optional, it was expected. Whether I was legging up a green horse on a cold morning or galloping out of the start box at a four-star, the whip was always there—like the reins themselves—...

06/16/2025

This bush is so beautiful this year🌺

06/14/2025

❤️ Today, I choose joy...no grand reason why,
Just the way the clouds painted color in the sky.
Coffee in hand, with the dogs at my feet,
And the barn waking up in a rhythm so sweet.

There’s laundry to fold, and bills to be paid,
The garden’s a wreck, theres chores I've pushed back.
But joy doesn’t wait for a perfect lined list,
It shows up in moments too sweet to miss.

Like sunshine spilling through the tack room door,
The sound of bare feet on a wooden floor.
A favorite song played way too loud,
A quiet win that makes you proud.

It’s muddy boots drying by the back step,
It’s giggles at dinner and promises kept.
It’s the calm that comes when you finally know
That life’s best things tend to grow slow.

I won’t wait for life to settle...
Joy doesn’t live in the “someday”, we can't just pause.
It’s here in the hustle, the grit and the grace,
It’s seeing the beauty right here in this place.

So here’s to the mornings that start with horses and light,
To breezes through barn doors and stirrups just right.
To dancing through dishes, to singing off key,
To being the woman I’m proud to be.

Today, I choose joy... not later, not when...
But here in this saddle, this barn, this pen.
Because life doesn’t always ride smooth or in line,
But joy is a choice, and today...
it will be mine.

❤️ Michelle K | Born In The Barn

06/12/2025

🐴💭 “You can’t bribe me with carrots if your energy screams chaos.” – My horse, probably. 😂

Riding horses isn’t just about technique. It’s not just seat, leg, rein, and hoping for the best. It’s a conversation, a partnership built on trust, feel, and (let’s be honest) a lot of humility.

Every ride is a chance to ask, “Are we still connected?” Sometimes the answer is a soft yes, and other times it’s a hard “Absolutely not, fix your mindset first.” Horses are incredible mirrors, they feel what we bring into the saddle, and they respond accordingly. You can’t fake calm. You can’t muscle through tension. And you definitely can’t out-stubborn a thousand-pound animal with trust issues and a PhD in emotional awareness.

Here’s the truth: If you want connection, you have to be willing to change. Your mindset, your habits, your expectations, especially your expectations. Because real partnership means listening more than you talk, adjusting more than you demand, and being present enough to notice when your horse is whispering, “Hey, I need you to meet me halfway.”

So, here’s to the riders who are willing to evolve. Who put the relationship first. Who know that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let go of the plan and ride the horse you have today, not the one you dreamed up in your head. 🐎❤️

We’re not just training horses. They’re training us, too. One humbled, grateful, hay-covered moment at a time.

✨ What’s one lesson your horse has taught you that had nothing to do with riding? Drop it in the comments, we want to hear the wisdom (and the chaos). 👇

06/12/2025

My niece found this cool photo of the farm from 1981 💝

06/11/2025

These 2 cuties were spotted on the bridge today🌸

06/07/2025

I finished a new trail today 🤠🦄