Sunrise Farms

08/12/2024

Yesterday was a great day at the Wellspring show and a little girl got her dream pony❤️

07/19/2024

Looks like a beautiful weekend for our horse show!!! Enter early! Using this link

06/22/2024

05/25/2024

Our horse show is next Sunday June 2nd!! Please preregister if possible. Here is our new online system. Any questions please feel free to text Karen 815-482-4486

05/06/2024

We have been searching for hay and these FB sights are scams!

04/09/2024

03/09/2024

03/09/2024

03/09/2024

Save the Date for our 2024 Shows!

01/12/2024

We lost our sweet Merlin pony yesterday

01/09/2024

Happy New Year!
Here are our 2024 show dates:
June 2nd
July 21st
September 22nd

09/29/2023

Last Show of the season this Sunday! Hope to see you!

07/09/2023

Sunrise Animal Rescue has some barn cats available for adoption. Text Karen for details! 815-482-4486

05/25/2023

Stalls sold out!

The office will be open Saturday June 3rd 2-6pm. If you are coming in Saturday please do your entries then! Thank you! Any questions you can text Karen at 815-482-4486.

04/02/2023

ISO a beginner lesson horse/therapeutic riding horse. Text Karen with information 815-482-4486. Thank you!

01/12/2023

Sunrise 2023 Horse Shows dates:
June 4th
July 23rd
October 1st
Hope to see you then!

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas!

10/14/2022

Taylor Flury clinic at Sunrise. Sunday October 23rd. Text Karen if you are interested in riding! 815-482-4486

09/01/2022

30th Anniversary Horseshow October 2nd! Come celebrate with us! Text Karen for stalls 815-482-4486

07/24/2022

Today's horseshow schedule.
9am ish hunter classes:
Lead line
Classes 17-24 in the indoor.
The rest of the show to start at noon ish outside after the rain

07/15/2022

Sunday JULY 24th SUNRISE SHOW!!!! Come join us for our 1st show of the year!! Better late then never😊! It will be good to see everyone!! Text me for stalls! Karen 815-482-4486

07/10/2022

Don't let your barn go up in flames 🔥🔥

Join the Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance for an educational seminar on Saturday, July 16. Not in Indiana? Join the livestream online!

https://www.horseillustrated.com/barn-fire-prevention-seminar/amp?fs=e&s=cl

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance presents an educational seminar covering barn fire prevention strategies for horse owners.

07/08/2022

We got a request straight from the top of Mount Kumpet from the one and only…

GRINCH💚

Please join us for Christmas in July, by coming out to Sunrise Farms for an outdoor showing of How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

July 16th, the gates at Sunrise Farms will open at 5:45pm, and the movie will start at 7pm!

Entry is $5 per person (kids under 3 are of course free!) and a full concession stand will be available. All proceeds from entry and concessions goes directly toward the care of all of our more than deserving residents!

🍿Concessions available:
Freshly grilled burgers, Impossible burgers, hotdogs, vegan hotdogs
Popcorn, S’mores kits, chips, lemonade, bottled water
🍧 FRESH MADE SNO-CONES❄️

Keep an eye out for a Kchf resident or 2 that are looking for a new family!

We hope to see you there! 🎄

06/25/2022

How hot is to hot for your horse?

Horse Heat Index helps you know when it's time to ride or time to hide from the heat. Learn to easily calculate the difference.

06/25/2022

• What does a noseband do?

• Do riders know WHY they use them?

• More importantly, is the desired outcome truely being achieved by the action of using them?

I have found all cases of horses nashing, opening the mouth, being inconsistent or heavy in the contact, head tilting, hollowing, etc, is about having the correct bit that the horse finds comfortable. It is also about the riders hands & the way they use them to communicate via the horses mouth. These are the two things that need correction/attention & NOT the addition of a noseband.

So to correct a horses ‘mouth’ you shouldn't try to ‘stop’ an undesirable trait with restriction (i.e.: tighten the noseband, or worse still, tighten a secondary strap below the bit) - this would cause further discomfort & resistance for something the horse is already expressing is not comfortable, therefore it cannot accept it with a quiet mouth.

And a quiet mouth is NOT a ‘shut mouth’. No living mammal on earth goes around with it’s jaw closed & teeth together - it must remain relaxed & open. Optimum performance cannot happen any other way.

Therefore the conclusion is simple - the noseband really should be a fashion piece, treated like a browband - it serves no purpose/benefit to be ‘used’ to do anything, as any tightness or restriction from a noseband simply makes peak performance impossible. Any horses ‘winning’ with this gear…. imagine how amazing they would truely be WITH A LOOSE NOSEBAND! & here is why:

Did you know:

– On an equine dissection (yes, like an autopsy) any pressure applied in the horses mouth or to the jaw (which causes the hyoid bone at the base of the tongue to move up and/or back in the jaw) renders the hind legs restricted (difficult to move by a human) with effects also evident in the hips, yet the leg can be freely moved when the jaw is released (when the hyoid bone is allow to sit lower & forward in the jaw/mouth). This is fact.

– The job of the jaw is to act like a pendulum to give the horse correct balance & allows the horse to have awareness of limb placement. This relies on the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) of the jaw to be pain & pressure free.

– The jaw of the horse is a reflection of the pelvis. If the jaw is stuck, the horses pelvis will be too. This is seen in the obvious evasion of head tilting to allow the pelvis to move if the jaw cannot.

– closing the mouth & closing the gullet (over-bent) when riding causes the hyoid bone of the tongue to become blocked, which is directly connected to & tightens the muscles at the base of the neck through to the chest. This also makes it hard for the horse to swallow - causing excessive saliva/foam to pour from the horses mouth.

So in light of these facts - here is the positive side of having a loose, caveson noseband (or none at all!):

+ The horses mouth becomes a reflection of it’s acceptance of the reins aids & how much they understand the communication of their rider

+ The horse has nothing to resist against - as there is no restriction.

+ A calm yet mobile mouth means they are light on the reins & relaxed through the neck so they can easily swallow

+ Freedom to the jaw will allow freedom in the pelvis & hind legs

+ Your horse has 100% chance of giving you it’s best performance!

It’s time we all stopped just using items of gear, because that’s what they sell in the shops ~ but really think about how we are trying to train our horses to understand us & give them the best chance of producing what we really want ~ HARMONY

© Love Your Horse

06/15/2022

It's that time of year! We are offering $60 cat spay and neuter for the month of June! Book your cat’s appointment today! Already have an appointment for June? Don't worry, you get the $60 special price too! 😄 Call us today before our June dates are filled up. 📞