Baker School of Riding

08/24/2024

Today was quite a special day! One of our long time students set a goal for herself a year ago, and today she achieved that goal! Congratulations Sue on the completion of your first Century Ride! Sue, aboard our lesson horse Rosie, is now a member of The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club. Horses and riders whose combined age is 100 years or more are eligible to enter. Congratulations on this impressive accomplishment Sue! 🤩❤️🐴

08/18/2024

08/14/2024

Oh Jazmyn…🤣 I was leaving the pasture after feeding and turned around at the top of the hill to look at the horses and had to stop… from a distance I thought I’d somehow missed a feed bag, but as I was thinking, that’s not possible, her feed bag is teal, I walked closer to discover a very interesting arrangement to her fly mask 😂. Needless to say, I rescued her and she can see again 😂

08/14/2024

A few days late in posting, but here are a few photos from Tanglewood’s Summer Dressage Show! Allison on her horse, Lend America (Leo) and Madylen on one of our lesson horses, Rosalie (Rosie). Allison and Leo had a great day, Leo was much more confident at his second show and was so well behaved all day. They won their Introductory class, finished third in Training level 1, and won Reserve Champion for the AA division! Madelyn and Rosie both had their very first show, and they both did awesome! Rosie was relaxed and confident and Madelyn rode a very thoughtful and accurate test. We didn’t know the show management wouldn’t be shrinking the arena to the small size for the introductory tests this time, and Maddy hadn’t practiced in the full size before, so she had to make a last minute adjustment to her circle placements, and she did awesome! They won Introductory Test A and also got Reserve Champion for Jr./Yr division! Super job ladies! And a big thank you to our support crew that traveled along with us, Lori, Diane, Ben, and a whole bunch of supportive family members, it was a great day!

07/16/2024

Yet another massive storm with a tornado warning for the second time in a week! Supremely unconcerned, Strella thought it would be a good time for a lie down and a snack 😂

06/27/2024

Welcome Phoebe! 🥰 This pretty girl is joining our lesson herd soon!

06/02/2024

A lovely day at Tanglewood for their Spring Opener! Claire, Aliannah, Noelle, and Allison all rode super tests today! Quincy, Splash and Leo were very well behaved and the weather was beautiful! An awesome day! Claire rode a very solid Intro B test for a third place finish, Allison rode an intro A test and Training 1 also to a third place finish at Leo’s first ever dressage show! Noelle had two very solid rides coming in second in her Intro C test and 4th in her Intro B test, and Aliannah made her debut at Intro C today with a First place finish! Excellent job ladies!

06/01/2024

Splash and Quincy are all cleaned up and ready for a horse show tomorrow!

05/05/2024

Finally we have a jacket order ready to go! If you'd like to order a jacket, just click the link to our group order form on Custom Ink's website!

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04/11/2024

Quincy gets a hair cut! ✂️ I’ve noticed Quincy was having a harder time loosing his winter hair this year-he has Cushing’s and wasn’t shedding well- so to prevent him from overheating, it was time for a bath yesterday and a body clip today! My clipper blades decided they’d had enough after I finished his clipping legs, so his face is still quite fluffy 😂 I will have them sharpened and get back to it soon!

03/23/2024

Miss. Rosie is here to say hello and to let you know that our summer Show and Tell Dressage Show will be held Sunday, July 21, 2024 here at Baker School of Riding in Phoenix! Ann Fowler is judging. Want to join us? Paperwork will be available soon on our website! 😄

03/11/2024

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03/10/2024

Jacket order incoming! I've had a bunch of people ask me about reordering our team jackets, which unfortunately we can't keep in stock on our website as the company we get them through requires a minimum quantity of 6 to order them. If you are interested in ordering one please let me know! I think they came out to somewhere around $88 including shipping for the women's jackets the last time we ordered them. I do have kids sizes available too, but same thing, I have a minimum order requirement of 6, those will be somewhere around $70 and it is a fleece jacket. The men's and women's jackets are softshell jackets with a soft fleece interior and are made without a hood. If you are interested in ordering one please send us a message with what you would like! If we meet our minimum order requirements I'll post a link and you can place your order through Custom Ink.

02/28/2024

Want to learn more about half halts and how they are ridden? This is excellent!

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02/04/2024

Rosie Update: Aliannah (9 years old) had her second ride on Rosie today, and they did awesome! Rosie has quite a forward going trot and a quick tempo, so we were working on slightly slowing the tempo but keeping her energy up to create a more uphill balance. We were also being mindful of keeping her flexing at the poll in the direction of travel, and bending around the inside leg by helping Rosie to step her shoulders slightly in on the circle to improve her straightness. Awesome job!

01/28/2024

Yesterday Aliannah rode Rosie in her lesson which was the official first riding lesson we have used her in, we have done several ground work lessons with her but this was the first time a student got to ride her in a lesson. She was fantastic! Aliannah did a great job with her. Rosie is a bit hard to get moving forward, but once she goes, she has a really fantastic uphill trot with a lot of energy. Aliannah had her lifting her back and coming nicely onto the bit in the walk and trot, they both did a super job! 😄

01/26/2024

Anyone want to come over and go swimming with me? 🤪😂😭

01/18/2024

If we are counting each thing once, $118, if we are counting each individual time…I’m probably like a millionaire at this point 🤣

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01/03/2024

This is something I do with all of my horses! Sometimes just let them make a mistake, and learn from it!
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01/02/2024

Rosie update: She had her second ride yesterday and is doing well! She felt good with the addition of some pain meds and I couldn’t feel any stiffness from the right hind. I rode her around for about 10 minutes at the walk, and she got to see a couple other horses being ridden at the same time and she was well behaved, although she did look slightly horrified when Allison asked Leo to canter- I’m pretty sure she was trying to figure out why any horse would ever go that fast on purpose without something chasing it 🤣

12/28/2023

Another Rosie Update: Rosie is finally out of quarantine and is doing really well! I brought her up to the indoor and let her explore and worked with her a little bit to get an understanding of what she knows. She was very curious and interested in her environment but not at all afraid. Yesterday I did the same thing again, but this time all saddled up. She was so good I decided to get on her to see what she knows under saddle. She was absolutely perfect! She stood quietly at the mounting block while I got on, and I just walked her around for about 5 minutes before hopping off. She still needs to gain some weight and put some muscle on, so just taking it slow and steady will be the key. She seemed to be a little bit sore in her right hind after a few minutes when ridden, possibly arthritis related but I'm not sure yet, so that needs more investigating. She trots out remarkably sound on the ground, so hopefully this is something that some regular gentle exercise and pain medication can help with. I will see how she does the next few times I work with her. Hopefully she will be 100% and teaching our littlest riders the basics before long! She is such a sweet quiet old lady, she is just a joy to have around the farm. 🤩

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to you all! May the true meaning and joy of Christmas be with you today!

Luke 2:9- 11
9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

12/16/2023

Such a fun day! Thank you all for coming to this year’s barn Christmas Party! 🎉 We loved celebrating the season with you all! Merry Christmas!

12/16/2023

For those of you looking for a Rosie update, here she is! She is actually doing really well! She is eating everything in sight and has been slowly but steadily gaining weight- I just looked at the picture from two weeks ago and can actually see a difference! She still has a long way to go, but she’s getting there. She had a fairly nasty cough and was coughing up white goo, but after a round of antibiotics that seems to be totally cleared up. She is moving better and is much more alert now, she always nickers at me for meal time! She has one more week of quarantine time left and then hopefully we can do a little assessment to see what she knows! I’m quite certain she drives and probably pretty well too, given she came with road shoes on and has some white dots from pressure points from a harness. She is going to need some more time to gain weight before we really do much of anything with her, but she really needs some dedicated exercise time to hopefully help reduce the swelling in her hind limbs.

12/15/2023

Happy birthday to the tiny terror! Strella is officially 2! I did subject her to wearing stupid hats and here are some pictures! 😂

12/01/2023

Thank you all so much for your votes! I think we have decided that our new girl will be called Rosalie, Rosie for short (my dad really like that name!) She is slowly staring to feel better! She is getting a little more active every day, and has a huge appetite and is eating and drinking really well. I feel confident she will continue to gain weight over the coming months. She still has a bit of a phlegmy cough and some hind limb swelling we are adressing along with some arthritis pain, but she is improving a little bit every day. She had a farrier appointment today and we pulled her remaining 3 road shoes off and gave her a balanced barefoot trim. Our farrier felt this was best for now, as she will just be recovering in her little sand paddock and stall for a while before we even evaluate how much she knows. Then we can determine how she is naturally wearing her feet down, and if shoes are needed in the future, we will know what changes to make to help her. One of her hind shoes was nailed inside the white line, which I am sure was very uncomfortable for her, so I expect she will be feeling better moving around soon too. She is truly a gentle soul, such a sweet mare. She has been perfect for everything I’ve asked her to do so far!