Chelsea Canedy Horsemanship and Performance at Unexpected Farm

04/19/2025

Sure sign of spring…jumps made their way outside today!

04/09/2025

Maine doesn’t seem to want to get rid of winter so I have been depending on my Redingote Equestrian and FITS gear to keep me warm! Hoping to see some green grass soon, but thankful for having the right gear when I need it!

04/07/2025

How to Heal Clinic w/ Natalie Hummel and Chelsea Canedy 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨! This clinic is not open to auditors, so if you want an opportunity to learn from Natalie and Chelsea act fast!

All spots for participation with a horse are full, but please email us to be put on the waiting list: [email protected]

This clinic will help you break through the patterns that hold you back while reconnecting with your full potential and stepping into the success you have been striving for on and off your horse. The clinic will be a combination of groundwork, talks, and interactive demos. A dinner on Saturday night will allow time for clinic participants to connect and build community. Equestrians of all levels, from professional to casual riders, are encouraged to register. Dinner is included in the clinic fee and all participants will leave with a workbook as a tool to continue the work after the clinic ends.

Participation without a horse is $350. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 2 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩!��

Please fill out this form to register: https://forms.gle/Mp4pJ33uLLeCakrW8

04/04/2025

🄲🄻🄸🄽🄸🄲 🄸🄽🄵🄾: Our weekend with Steffen Peters is right around the corner! Here is the schedule for the weekend. Saturday auditing is sold out, but there are still some passes available for Sunday and Monday.

Use the link in my bio to get your passes before they’re gone!

04/02/2025

04/02/2025

Tomcatt and Suncatt (Rumor), brothers from another mother! They made it back safely to last night, and enjoyed a good romp around the field this morning.

On day one of Road To The Horse, watching Tik and this little c**t get to know each other, I heard a little internal voice asking if I should bring him home. I dismissed it, then entertained it, then asked friends about it... through Nick Rivera, Tik's pen wrangler, the little rumor made its way to Tik, though I was still unsure. By day three, my gut was saying YES, and I figured out how to make it happen. I have no doubt I made the right decision...love him already! 🩷

Soon, Rumor will begin his trip north to Maine, where he will continue his education. I can't wait to start playing together!

04/01/2025

The spring clinic season at Unexpected Farm is right around the corner and we are so excited to have you join us for three weekends of learning, growth, and community building!

May 3-4: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙬/ 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙙𝙮
🌟 1 opening for participation with horse
🌟 3 openings for participation without a horse
🌟 This event is not open for auditing

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCTBEs57-w5kMKRaFDrPy5LwPTvu4IIzva071Lzb2kO1ggAg/viewform?usp=sharing

May 10-12: 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢
🌟 Auditing passes are available for Sunday and Monday
🌟 Saturday auditing passes are sold out!

https://www.striderpro.com/a/sRnanCbJ2UyZyPEdILHycw

May 16-18: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙬/ 𝙏𝙞𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙙
🌟 Full weekend auditing passes are available
🌟 Single-day auditing passes are available

https://www.striderpro.com/a/jz_9ZrnnXkCto8g8PFYOhw

03/21/2025

I'm so proud and excited to be part of this team again! ❤️

Get to know the team!
Can you match the description to the person in the photo??

Nick Rivera - Pen Wrangler

Nick is quiet, wise, and a good listener. This Wisconsinite has a big beard and looks kinda like a small bear. Nick reads horses like a champ and can think outside the box. And Happy Birthday Nick!

Jake Biernbaum - Horsemanship Coach

Jake lives five miles down the road from me in Citra, Florida. This cowboy is savvy, smart, knows when to push, when to back off, and when to be a good friend. Jake runs PearTreeRanch.com (Jake's Birthday is Thursday at RTTH!)

Juliette - Logistics

Juliette is the youngest on the team. This world traveler is kind, intelligent, and passionate about horse behavior. She is quick-witted and is ready to help out with anything.

Sinead - Emotional Coach; Wife. (She is holding Goldfish, aka. Violet. Goldfish turns 3 during this year’s RTTH!)

Sinead is one of those rare people who knew exactly what they wanted to do from the age of twelve and has never deviated. As a Three-Day Event rider, she has finished 3rd at Kentucky and 2nd at Burghley. She competed at the World Equestrian Games in 2014 and was the alternate for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She is a talented commentator, coach, mentor and podcaster.

Chelsea Canedy

Chelsea will be running the booth. Helping her will be Bonnie Burlton (a friend from Pony Club days), Sarah Finkel (an excellent resource to recommend a book), and Kelsey Biggs (Kiwi horse trainer and adventurer). Chelsea is helping me sell my book, but I would encourage you to pre-order her book as well. Check out out here:
Trafalgarbooks.com/products/finding-purpose

Noëlle Floyd

Noëlle “I LOVE that Idea” Floyd is CEO of NF+. I have been creating a lot of projects with NF+ recently. The site has hundreds of instructional videos from over forty professionals and competitors. Please check them out when you are at RTTH. Their booth will be next to ours. Running it will be Nicole McFarlane (favorite color blue), Taylor Nichol (barrel racer, and yes, Josh’s daughter!), Kylie Bartel (favorite food: chicken strips), and Ben Karczewski (Did Ben work for the CIA?). Check out their site here: NoelleFloydPlus.com

Lindsey Hall

Three years! Three years, yesterday, since Lindsey came to work for us. Lindsey wears many hats around here: groom, rider, manager, liberty trainer. What an amazing human!

Jordan, Robin, Mera

Jordan is my younger brother. With him are Robin and Mera. Last year they helped watch our kids. Thank you! If you ever find yourself in B.C., check out their farm at GibsonsFarm.Ca Jordan is not coming this year. Instead, my older brother is. Telf and his wife, Tash, are bringing their two kids: Callie and Justin. If you are ever in Vancouver and want to rent a golf cart check out HeyYa.ca You won’t be disappointed!

03/11/2025

We still have a few spot open in our How to Heal Clinic with Natalie Hummel and Chelsea Canedy! Early bird pricing ends March 15th.

🌟Register here: https://forms.gle/C75CgJ6o2xxXKoq58

🌟When: May 3-4, 2025

🌟Clinicians: Natalie Hummel and Chelsea Canedy

🌟Where: Unexpected Farm (291 Pond Rd. Wales, ME)

🌟Who: Anyone who wants to begin breaking free from subconscious patterns, regulate their nervous systems, and build the resilience needed to perform at their personal peak in all aspects of their life.

Email: [email protected]

Natalie Hummel and Chelsea Canedy are excited to team up and offer you a whole new kind of clinic experience. With Natalie’s coaching, based on a foundation in psychology and certifications in polyvagal theory, and Chelsea’s horsemanship skills built on education and experience in both horse and human behavior, participants will take their understanding of themselves and the horses they work with to a whole new level.

Throughout the weekend, participants will learn the science behind why we react to our life experiences in predictable patterns, and processes to help reset our neural pathways so we can create new patterns that actually move us towards our goals. This work will fundamentally change how participants think, react to and communicate with their horses and themselves.

Participation With a Horse (your own or one provided by Unexpected Farm): $750 ($650 early bird pricing)

🌟Participation in all discussions

🌟Participation in hands on learning opportunities

🌟Three groundwork lessons with a horse (1 private and 2 semi-privates)

🌟Auditing of all groundwork sessions

🌟Catered Saturday night dinner

🌟Workbook to complete throughout the weekend and resources to help you continue the work after the clinic is over

Participation Without a Horse: $350 ($250 early bird pricing)

🌟Participation in all discussions

🌟Participation in some hands on learning opportunities (without horses)

🌟Auditing all groundwork sessions

🌟Catered Saturday night dinner

🌟Workbook to complete throughout the weekend and resources to help you continue the work after the clinic is over

Registration is now open and spots are limited to 12 participants with horses and 8 participants without horses. Early bird pricing is available through March 15th. Registration is considered complete when payment is received and is open on a first come first serve basis. No refunds after March 15th, but you may transfer your spot to another participant if communicated with event organizers. We will begin a waiting list once the clinic fills.

For more information about Natalie's work visit: https://nataliehummelcoaching.com/

For more information about Chelsea's work visit: https://www.chelseacanedy.com/

03/03/2025

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙙𝙮!

Natalie Hummel and Chelsea Canedy are excited to team up and offer you a whole new kind of clinic experience. With Natalie’s coaching, based on a foundation in psychology and certifications in polyvagal theory, and Chelsea’s horsemanship skills built on education and experience in both horse and human behavior, participants will take their understanding of themselves and the horses they work with to a whole new level.

Throughout the weekend, participants will learn the science behind why we react to our life experiences in predictable patterns, and processes to help reset our neural pathways so we can create new patterns that actually move us towards our goals. This work will fundamentally change how participants think, react to and communicate with their horses and themselves.

𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 (your own or one provided by Unexpected Farm): $750 ($650 early bird pricing)

🌟Participation in all discussions
🌟Participation in hands on learning opportunities
🌟Three groundwork lessons with a horse (1 private and 2 semi-privates)
🌟Auditing of all groundwork sessions
🌟Catered Saturday night dinner
🌟Workbook to complete throughout the weekend and resources to help you continue the work after the clinic is over

𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚: $350 ($250 early bird pricing)

🌟Participation in all discussions
🌟Participation in some hands on learning opportunities (without horses)
🌟Auditing all groundwork sessions
🌟Catered Saturday night dinner
🌟Workbook to complete throughout the weekend and resources to help you continue the work after the clinic is over

Registration is now open and spots are limited to 12 participants with horses and 8 participants without horses. Early bird pricing is available through March 15th. Registration is considered complete when payment is received and is open on a first come first serve basis. No refunds after March 15th, but you may transfer your spot to another participant if communicated with event organizers. We will begin a waiting list once the clinic fills.

Registration: chelseacanedy.com/events

For more information about Natalie's work visit: https://nataliehummelcoaching.com/

For more information about Chelsea's work visit: https://www.chelseacanedy.com/

02/27/2025

Community is important. Who you surround yourself with matters. Do the people in your life truly see YOU in all of your messiness and all of your glory? Do they help you recognize your successes and challenge you in the places you find difficult to grow, all the while knowing the truth of your worthiness even when you can't see it yourself?

My meditation community held me in this way, and when I returned to the horse world, I wanted to build that same sense of support and connection among my clients and at my own farm....I feel proud to say that I have done a very good job on this mission so far, and I know there is more to come.

Connecting with has expanded and enhanced my community in ways I could not have predicted or imagined. The six women in these photos come from four different states and two different countries, and yet there are two common languages they all share... one of horses, and one of emotional integrity. This is why they can come together and celebrate the joy of an impending marriage like old friends while most have only known each other for a few weeks.

This is the power of the community that is building. This is why I am thrilled to be adding it to my already amazing farm community and to be connecting with it wherever I go.

Join us for the How To Heal clinic at Unexpected Farm, May 3 & 4, and meet your new community. 🩷

02/26/2025

Join us as a rider for the 2025 New England Spring Symposium!

Riders have been accepted for the 2025 New England Spring Symposium with Tik and Sinead Maynard! As some riders plans have changed for the spring, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 🌟

Groups are not finalized, but this is a great opportunity for a dressage team who is looking to do some cross training. Don’t have a jump saddle? That’s okay! Group and semi private instruction will be individualized but experience with poles and cavaletti is helpful. Here are some of the benefits of riding in the 2025 New England Spring Symposium:

✨ Two group lessons on Friday
✨ Semi private lesson on Saturday
✨ Semi private lesson on Sunday
✨ Small group weekend goal setting with Tik and Sinead
✨ Q&A time with Tik and Sinead
✨ Interactive discussions
✨ Auditing for all other sessions
✨ Saturday evening Book Launch Party
✨ Community building with fellow New England Equestrians

Clinic cost: $750
Email interest to: [email protected]

02/25/2025

𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩! Sunday and Monday passes are still available, only a few full weekend and Saturday passes remain. Lessons from training level to Grand Prix ensures that all auditors will gain valuable information as well as leave inspired for the upcoming season. Get your auditing pass now and join us on May 10-11 for Steffen Peters at Unexpected Farm!

Purchase your pass here: https://www.striderpro.com/a/sRnanCbJ2UyZyPEdILHycw

Steffen Peters, one of the most celebrated dressage riders in the United States, boasts a remarkable career that spans several decades. His achievements include multiple medals and appearances across six Olympic games, three World Equestrian Games, and four World Cup Finals.

Alongside numerous national and international championships, Steffen and his wife Shannon reside in San Diego, where they operate Arroyo Del Mar, nurturing young dressage horses and training their grand prix mounts for global competitions.