Epona Equine Eventing

10/13/2024

10/07/2024

We are so excited to announce that KRC photography will be at the farm October 12th to take beautiful fall photos of our horses and riders! 🍂🐴

It’s $55 for horse and rider + $10 for each additional person/animal (so $75 two horses, a dog. and a person for example). And it will be for 6-8 edited images. If you do not own or lease Epona will be charging $25 for using a horse for the day.

Perfect for holiday cards, beautiful pictures with your favorite Epona horse or just nice family photos. 🩵🖤

Message us to reserve a spot!
Ship ins welcome by appointment only.
774-993-4322

10/07/2024

Hear hear 👏🏻

10/03/2024

Stalls available at Blue Horizons Equestrian in Seekonk.

Full board starts at $1150.
Rough Co-op board $425

09/10/2024

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

08/29/2024

from our latest with Boyd Martin💪🏻
How are you taking your training to the next level? Sign up for one of our upcoming Rutledge Farm Sessions! Head to ➡️
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08/28/2024

Very happy to welcome my new horse, Fiora! I have big goals for this girl as I have taken her on as my personal competition horse. She has the brains, athlestisicm and spirits to do the job well! I plan on working hard all winter long to make our deput next show season.

Thank you Emily Mayers for finding me such a gem!

08/19/2024

I think Tara had as much fun at pony pals today as the students! Week 2 is in full swing!

08/14/2024

Jim is the best! So many things we couldn’t do without him to keep the barn running! Indoor sprinkles are now a go!

Hard to tell from a picture… but thank you so so much Jim for fixing the sprinkler system! It feels very high tech. Dust free riding and the perfect footing for our horses 💕

07/02/2024

Tara is very happy to have her own personal pool at the barn now 😂

06/28/2024

Join us for Pony Pal Days!

Register today at: https://formesign.com/sm/FkHnQRbdQ

06/20/2024

We are offering summer pony pal days! Two sessions available! July 29-August 2 and August 19-22. Full week or individual days available.

06/09/2024

Despite having their own separate hay nets, Finley and Faye had to share. You know what they say, “sharing is caring!”

10/11/2023

Congratulations to Lyla for earning her rainbow ribbon and completing the rainbow level of the HorseSense curriculum! Lyla earned her ribbon last Wednesday after she was able to demonstrate all the skills required for the level. I am amazed by how much she has accomplished for someone who just turned 5 years old.

The future is looking bright for these two!

10/05/2023

Epona is happy to announce that we have introduced the HorseSense Learning Levels into our program. The curriculum is currently for children 4-16 years old. Students have the opportunity to earn ribbons and certificates as they complete the various levels in the curriculum. Benefits of the curriculum include:

-It gives students clear, achievable milestones.

-It gives instructors, students and parents a way to measure achievement outside of the show ring.

-Students who aren't able to ride can still have unmounted learning goals and rewards.

-It encourages students to devote time to fundamentals, flatwork, and their unmounted education, all of which can be lost in the excitement of jumping and competing.

-Students in group lessons easily form bonds with other students and encourage each other to learn.

-It helps both students and parents understand requirements for advancement

We can’t wait to see everyone’s accomplishments with the new curriculum!