The Ponysitters

06/21/2024

In my program, you stop being a customer the minute you sign your boarding agreement. That monetary exchange pays for your horse’s room and board, so to speak, and serves as a promise that your animal will have a safe, comfortable, and healthy living arrangement.

But with everything else, you are a student and an athlete. I am your teacher and your coach.

By Emily Elek  I’m not into that customer stuff.  You know what I mean. There are so many in this business who refer to their “customers.” And the customer is always right…right? Except the barn is not an outlet mall. Our customer support team is run by small ponies with an agenda.  And I...

06/21/2024

The Ponysitters team at JL Performance Horses 🐴 had a blast at their ice cream social with the Frozen Fun Ice Cream Truck 🎉. A huge thank you to everyone who helped this event come together & special thanks to Kaye S. & Kevin Harrington from the Town of Union Vale for attending our event.

06/20/2024

If you haven't yet had the pleasure of visiting JL Performance Horses, home of The Ponysitters team, we highly encourage you to schedule a tour of this stunning facility! 🌟

At JL Performance Horses, we pride ourselves on our exceptionally high stable management standards, which far exceed industry norms. Our dedication to equine care is evident in every aspect of our operation. Each horse, pony, and miniature in our care receives regular appointments every 6-8 weeks with one of the nation's top farriers, ensuring their hooves are in optimal condition.

The well-being of our equine residents is our top priority, which is why they are regularly attended to by the best veterinary practice in the Hudson Valley, Advanced Equine of the Hudson Valley. Our commitment to cleanliness is unparalleled: paddocks are groomed and cleaned daily, while stalls and sheds are meticulously cleaned twice a day. Featuring wall-to-wall rubber mats and bedding that combines moisture-absorbing pellets with fluffy shavings, our stalls and sheds are designed for maximum comfort. To further enhance their well-being, an integrated air circulation system keeps our four-legged friends happy and healthy.

Safety is paramount at JL Performance Horses. We perform daily safety checks on fences and the property, and a network of cameras provides an additional layer of security and peace of mind. Our equine residents have access to clean water around the clock, thanks to our regularly cleaned water tanks and buckets. Locally grown, free-choice hay is provided in ample wall hay racks and oversized corner racks, with TDN analysis performed quarterly to ensure optimal nutrition tailored to each horse's needs. To complement their high-forage diet, top-quality horse feeds are given twice daily.

But that's not all! Our horses are protected from harmful UV rays and pests with fly spray, fly boots, leg protection, fly masks, and fly sheets. Our comprehensive pest control program, managed by Hudson Valley's premier Waverly Pest Control, ensures a bug-free environment, reducing health risks from tick and mosquito-borne diseases.

We also own and operate two horse trailers—a 2-horse and a 4-horse trailer—enabling us to attend events, competitions, demonstrations, parades, and community events. Additionally, we are prepared to transport your horse at a moment’s notice to the state-of-the-art New England Equine Hospital in case of emergency, ensuring top-notch medical care is always within reach.

Our private trails, designed to improve horses' condition and enhance riders' horsemanship skills, feature professionally built obstacles for an added challenge. Our custom 60’ professional-grade round pen from C&S Iron is perfect for both mounted and unmounted work, ensuring a versatile training environment.

Located in southern Dutchess County, JL Performance Horses is ideally situated and easily accessible from anywhere. At JL Performance Horses, safety and cleanliness are our top priorities. Our meticulous attention to detail and unwavering commitment to the well-being of both horses and humans make us a standout facility. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the excellence of JL Performance Horses – schedule your tour today! 🐴✨
www.NYEquine.com

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06/20/2024

Welcome to the New York Renaissance Faire! Buy tickets, download the schedule, get directions, check the weather, and party like it's 1599!

06/20/2024

A gold star ⭐️ for Miss Lorelei from The Ponysitters team for arriving bright & early to work with her medium pony, followed by giving him a good, refreshing bath.

06/20/2024

A big shot out to this little cowboy who insisted on stopping his ride to takes a hands on role maintaining a clean, workmanlike environment to condition his pony in 💙

06/20/2024

Kudos to Miss Avery from The Ponysitters team for arriving bright & early to work with her trusty steed in preparation for the Summer Spectacular horse 🐴 show at Tymor Equestrian Center Sunday, June 23.

06/19/2024

SHAREWORTHY - The Ponysitters team has partnered with Caballo Cookies to offer participants, competitors, owners and spectators at the Jun 23 Summer Spectacular horse show at Tymor Equestrian Center the opportunity to purchase their own bag of delicious horse treats.
Your choice of Apple or Peppermint flavor. 2 sizes to choose from at the horse show. Venmo or cash purchases.
Come by the PONYSITTERS tent!
(Yes, the PONYSITTERS collection of designer tail bags & polo wraps will be available for purchase too. Horse & pony sizes.)

06/19/2024

The Ponysitters team from JL Performance Horses 🐴 is getting ready for the Summer Spectacular horse 🐴 show at the beautiful Tymor Equestrian Center Sujday, June 23th.
Spectators are welcome
Admission is FREE.
Food truck & ice cream truck at the show for refreshments.
8am - 3pm.

06/19/2024

Working with Dr. Frederick from Advanced Equine of the Hudson Valley on 2 previous horses, Miss Lorelie from The Ponysitters team takes a hands-on role in an equine dental examination at JL Performance Horses 🐴.

We are so fortunate that Dr. Frederick is such a great teacher. It is amazing to watch him inspire & teach the next generation of horse owners, future veterinarians, stable managers, horse trainers, equine rescuers …. No better way to learn than hands-on learning experiences. Talk about career exploration!

Sign your child up to be a PONYSITTER. Our Best Summer Horse Camp program has a few openings for this summer.
www.NYEquine.com

06/19/2024

It’s so much more than riding a horse.

🐴 AMAZING DAY with Advanced Equine of the Hudson Valley for Miss Lorelei from The Ponysitters team at JL Performance Horses 🐴 She got to spend her day working with and learning from Dr. Frederick. Under his expert guidance, working on 3 different equines, allowed her to see the differences and similarities.

🐴 These type of hands-on equine educational experiences is just one of the many ways the PONYSITTERS program inspires the next generation and producing capable & knowledge horse people.

🐴 The PONYSITTERS program is exclusively offered only at JL Performance Horses 🐴
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06/18/2024

Sharing wise words.

06/18/2024

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment! www.NYEquine.com

06/18/2024

Check out what the US Postal Service has rolled out today!

Celebrating the bond between humans and horses.

HORSES
First Day of Issue DateL June 17, 2024
First Day of Issue Location: St. Joseph, MO

In the 1944 movie National Velvet, then-12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor played the character Velvet Brown, who won a horse in a raffle and went on to fulfill racing dreams. Classic books such as My Friend Flicka and Misty of Chincoteague — as well as multitudes of more recent ones — also portray the incredible bond between humans and the horses they love.

Not all horses go on to win races and bring fame to their owners. Many live their entire lives simply as beloved companions. And that’s what art director Derry Noyes wanted to capture in the new release of the Horses Forever® stamps.

https://www.stampsforever.com/stamps/horses

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06/18/2024

Join The Ponysitters team for an Ice Cream Social at JL Performance Horses!

🦄Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
🦄Time: 4:30 PM

Cool off with your favorite summertime treat from the Frozen Fun Ice Cream Truck and meet the amazing Ponysitters Team and their delightful horses and ponies!

Guests will also have the chance to learn about the Best Summer Horse Camp program, an unforgettable summer adventure for kids who love horses.

Event Highlights:
🚩Free admission to the event
🚩Ice cream available for purchase from the Frozen Fun Ice Cream Truck
🚩Meet and greet with The Ponysitters Team
🚩Interact with horses and ponies and miniature horses
🚩Information about our Best Summer Horse Camp program

🚩Admission to this event is FREE!
Parents and children can purchase their own choice of ice cream from the Frozen Fun Ice Cream Truck. 🐴 We welcome everyone who loves horses!

For more information, call (845) 260-0962 or visit 🦄www.BestSummerHorseCamp.com.

Don't miss out on this fun-filled event! See you there!

06/17/2024

🌟 Exciting News from JL Performance 🐴 🌟

Introducing The Ponysitters library, packed with horse books for readers of all ages, levels, and abilities! 🐴📚

We warmly invite children, accompanied by their parents, to come read and learn with us. Our library is a haven for horse lovers, and we've made it even more fun with our special BOOK BUCKS program! 📖✨

Here's how it works:

🐴➡️ Children earn BOOK BUCKS by completing readings with our ponies.

🐴➡️ BOOK BUCKS can be redeemed for saddle time! 🏇

👉 This is the perfect summer activity for homeschool families, Girl and Boy Scouts, and all horse-crazy kids. Pack a lunch, enjoy a picnic with the ponies, and dive into a world of horse stories and adventures.

Don't miss out on this unique learning experience. 👉👉👉 Call us at 📞 845-260-0962 to get started today!

See you at the barn! 🐎💕

06/17/2024

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06/16/2024

Does your child dream of riding & training unicorns 🦄 Let’s get them started today !
Call 📞 845-260-0962

06/15/2024

Happy 8th birthday 🎉 🥳🎂Miss Avery from The Ponysitters team at JL Performance Horses 🐴

06/15/2024

It is equally as important for both rider & pony to know the pattern they’ll be asked to perform.

Miss Lorelei from The Ponysitters teams from JL Performance Horses 🐴 takes time to help her pony, Stonecroft Summer Wind understand the Tymor Equestrian Center Summer Spectacular horse show pattern for their class.

06/14/2024

With an annual $7 billion impact and nearly 2.4 Million households having at least one horse enthusiast, horses reign supreme as a multifaceted economic engine fueling jobs, recreation, and agricultural preservation across NY state.

06/14/2024

"Discipline in riding starts long before our feet ever reach the stirrups. In a bizarre catch-22, learning how to exercise discipline....takes practice. I had an epiphany the other day when I finally realized why George Morris is such a fanatic about tucked in shirts and polished boots, or why Buck is so adamant about our attention to detail in grooming and tacking and taking care of the barn."

Blogger and eventer Katy Groesbeck talks the connection between scrubbing water buckets and success in the saddle. CLICK to read: http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/champions-made-no-one-looking

06/14/2024

CLOUD.
Learn more about one of The Ponysitters favorite rides and how you can saddle up at www.NYEquine.com

06/14/2024

EQUINE TRAIL SPORT!!!
Enjoy the summer riding season on our shady, groomed trails by horseback 🐴

We welcome haul ins by appointment to utilize our professional obstacle course. Call 📞 845-260-0962

06/13/2024

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06/13/2024

Experience the Best Summer Horse Camp program!

Give your child the ultimate summer adventure at the BEST SUMMER HORSE CAMP! Discover daily horseback riding on private, groomed trails, an exciting obstacle course, and both English and Western styles of horsemanship. They'll love the stable management challenges, unicorn decorating, fun games, crafts, and cool water misting tents.

Our camp features water activities, pony picnics, wild west treasure hunts, and the chance to forge lifelong friendships. Visit www.BestSummerHorseCamp.com to secure your child's spot today. Weeks available beginning June 26, 2024, with early drop-off and late pick-up options available upon request.

Rest assured, your child's safety is our priority. Certified professional instructors and adult supervision ensure a fun and secure environment. With more hands-on horse and saddle time than anywhere else, your child will build confidence while following their love of horses, ponies, and miniatures.

Call (845) 260-0962 now to save your child's spot! Ask about our VFES Student and Sibling Discount for NEW Summer Sign Ups!

Visit www.BestSummerHorseCamp.com for more details.

Don't miss out on this unforgettable summer experience!

06/13/2024

Never make excuses, wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are afraid to do.
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06/08/2024

The Ponysitters team from JL Performance Horses 🐴 Sign your child up now & experience the amazing difference 🎉 Affordable!!! Sign up for the 8-week summer program or by the week. www.BestSummerHorseCamp.com