Welcome to Wakewood Farm located Plymouth, New Hampshire. Wakewood Farm is a full service boarding facility.
09/24/2021
Every student/rider should read this and understand why it is you can’t always just “jump bigger” or “run faster” etc…
((This is NOT mine))
Haven’t done one of these in a while - my last one got over 3k shares and eyes 😳this one has been sitting on my mind for a while now…
We are going to go on a small rant that’s been brewing for a while. This entire “I want to jump big rant, but only want to pay for lessons.”
My lesson horses are saints. They work hard. They know their job. Their job is to teach your child the fundamentals on how to be a better rider so they can then decide if this is really what they want to pursue. So with that said, they are limited in jump height for lessons. I’m not going to ask my lesson horses to jump over 2’3” all week just so your kid can “jump bigger.”
You want to jump bigger? Great! I love hearing that! But now it’s time to put some skin in the game. Half lease, lease, or purchase a horse. Why? Because the maintenance and care I put in my horses to compete and stay at that higher level far supersedes your X amount of lesson fee.
My horses all go in shoes when they compete/jump bigger, get massage, chiro, magnawave, maintenance (injections/whatever they need) and not to mention the board, insurance, teeth, and regular annual maintenance. Want to know what that adds up to? Over 1k per month for me to keep a horse for your kid to come “jump big” once a week.
So when you want to leave me because I say it’s now time to half lease or lease so your kid can continue to accomplish their goals - don’t be surprised when I don’t try to hold on to you or beg you to stay. At that point my horses and myself are being fully taken advantage of and I will not tolerate it.
Horses are expensive. Period. There is no way to get around that. So please don’t get upset when I protect my lesson horses best interest, because when they break or something happens - guess whose paying the bill? Me. Guess whose suffering? My horse!
Now for those who still don’t understand - let me break it down this way to where maybe the concept will be easier.
You buy your dream car. Let’s say a Ferrari. You take great care of it, the best parts, pay great insurance, and all. I show up once a week ask for the keys throw you $60 and go romp on it around the block for an hour. Breaking down the breaks, god forbid I scratch it, or cause something to break, come back and throw the keys back at you and say “thanks - see you next week!” Now, how would
You feel? It just DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT. Was that $60 worth the damage that was just put on the vehicle? No!
Now let me preface this - if I have a hard working kid that can’t afford a half lease, but who comes and bust their butt for me. Yes, I will give them plenty of opportunities! I know everyone is not made of money - I worked my butt off to get where I am now and worked very hard to have the rides I did growing up.
So understand what I mean when I say you need skin in the game. Show some commitment. These horses aren’t robots. They work hard and I will NEVER stop protecting my lesson horses.
End rant 🦄
