Blue Ribbon Stables Riding Club

08/25/2024

The difference in their ears tell you which one is over lessons and which one is brand new and enjoying it. 🤣🤣🤣
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

06/26/2024

❤️🐴❤️🐴❤️. This is so perfectly said. School horses set your entire foundation. They tolerant way more than they should. We come to take that for granted sometimes, yet they continue to take care of us anyways. They could very easily humble us and remind us that they don’t HAVE to tolerate our mistakes. They CHOOSE to tolerate us bc of the love and respect we show them. Always thank whatever horse you’re riding, remember they CHOOSE to tolerate us.
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

They are never just RIDING SCHOOL PONIES❤️🐴

One day you may move onto bigger, fancier horses, but never forget the school horse who made you, as without them, you wouldn’t be able to ride anything at all.

The patient soul that tolerated your bouncing while you figured out how to sit the trot.

The kind mare that didn’t walk off when you stumbled up the mounting block, trying to get your foot in the stirrup.

The sweet gelding that picked up the trot even though your body was telling him to do the exact opposite.

The saintly angel that never spooked, which was a dam good thing because your balance was precarious at best.

Too often we forget where we came from. We move on to the next chapter in our lives and say, “Oh my gosh, I’m learning so much! I’m going so far! I could never do this kind of thing on that old school horse!”

But infact you could, you were just not ready to do all these things back then.

But that school horse gave you the confidence to move forward. That school horse took care of you in all respects and allowed you to take the time you needed to find your way. You couldn’t have become the rider you are today without that riding school horse, always remember to love them unconditionally for our riding school horses are what help start your dream, make dreams come true and get you ready for those bigger dreams 🐴

06/12/2024

Goose says good morning and happy hump day! Were getting closer to the weekend so just hang in there, y’all!! ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

05/28/2024

Sometimes your entire ride consists of only walking. And sometimes those are the rides where we learn the most. (Rider AND horse).

~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

05/20/2024

We are in need of a stall cleaner. (Bonus if you can operate a w**d eater too, and don’t mind additional manual labor for extra hours). MUST HAVE reliable transportation. Experience around horses would be ideal but not required. MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF HARD, SWEATY, STINKY WORK., as some days will be much more physically demanding than others. I know it’s not a glamorous job but it is a critical job here, in order for all the horses to stay as healthy as possible. Pay is $10/hr. The days would be WED, THURS, SAT, SUN. Please don’t reach out unless you can commit to my demands listed in this post. If you’re interested in this as a second job, PLEASE THINK IT THROUGH and make sure you’ll be able to handle both jobs, as well as the rest of your daily life. I know there’s someone else out there that enjoys the hard work and horse time almost as much as I do!!

03/21/2024

***Horse Boarding Available***
Effective immediately, We have VACANCIES for FULL BOARD stalls. $400/month. Large Lighted outdoor arena and lighted round pen. Stalls are 12’ x 12’. Rubber floor mats in all the stalls, automatic fly spray system. We are family owned/operated. 5 minutes from the Brooke VRE station, Less than 10 minutes from I95. 20 minutes from MCB QUANTICO. *** Picture for attention ****
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

03/02/2024

Tell me it’s been raining for 2 days without telling me it’s been raining….
I’m just lucky they didn’t try to revolt 🤣🤣🤣
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

02/18/2024

**** BOARDING ***** TWO STALLS AVAILABLE **** We currently have two stalls available . $400/month full board. We have a lighted outdoor arena that makes it convenient to ride in the evenings, as well as a lighted round-pen. We are a family owned farm with ZERO DRAMA. We are in Stafford Va. Just minutes from the VRE, less than 10 minutes to I95.

01/25/2024

These are all things I try to make sure that ALL my students at Blue Ribbon Stables Riding Club are continually learning. Such simple things but really make a huge difference in your connection with whatever horse you’re working with. ** I do not own this video **
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

10/31/2023

Cruze likes banana bread, y’all. His little nose twitch 🥰. ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

10/21/2023

These girls had a fantastic lesson tonight. In spite of the drizzle. They’ve been working so hard all season long and make me so proud. Their hard work is paying off in so many ways!!
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

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10/21/2023

This was our reward for sucking it up and having our lesson in the drizzle. ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett
Rainbows

09/27/2023

It was too slippery to ride in the big ring. we did some lunge like work on Cruze, in the round pen instead. So dang proud of Emily and her commitment to her riding! This kid has come crazy far in just a few months. And Cruze… we just love him to death! ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

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09/14/2023

Cruze kept trying to sidetrack Brenna by giving her hugs. It was very adorable but didn’t keep him from the lesson! ~~ Kelli

09/14/2023

The last two days have been pretty great weather for riding. The students and horses all seemed to enjoy it. These kids are showing some serious growth in their riding and horsemanship. I couldn’t be more proud! Thank you Riley, Emily and Brenna for putting in so much effort!!! ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett. (Videos in comments)

07/07/2023

I love that our students love our horses as much as we do! Thank you, Emily for this beautiful name plate for Chuck’s stall!! I will cherish it so much.
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett 🐴

06/21/2023

It’s finally official!! We would like to welcome Cruze to our BRS family!!! I know he’s going to fit in wonderfully with our crew!! Huge thank you to Chelsie Hubbard for selling this handsome boy to us! We promise to love him always.
Also… we could not have pulled off this purchase without the help of some amazing BRS family team work. Huge shout out to Tammy, Casey and Bryan for test riding him, housing him temporarily and giving me daily updates on him until we could get him home to Stafford.

~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

04/05/2023

We had so much fun on our little mock trail ride tonight during lessons. I’m incredibly proud of these girls. Cait Leonard-Fannon, Davey Fannon, Kristen Olson — thank you for trusting me with your awesome kids! ~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

03/28/2023

We still have a couple stalls available.

***Horse Boarding Available***
Effective Feb 12th, We will have VACANCIES for FULL BOARD stalls. $400/month. Large Lighted outdoor arena and lighted round pen. Stalls are 12’ x 12’. Rubber floor mats in all the stalls, automatic fly spray system. We are family owned/operated. 5 minutes from the Brooke VRE station, Less than 10 minutes from I95. 20 minutes from MCB QUANTICO. *** Picture for attention ****
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

02/24/2023

01/25/2023

***Horse Boarding Available***
Effective Feb 12th, We will have VACANCIES for FULL BOARD stalls. $400/month. Large Lighted outdoor arena and lighted round pen. Stalls are 12’ x 12’. Rubber floor mats in all the stalls, automatic fly spray system. We are family owned/operated. 5 minutes from the Brooke VRE station, Less than 10 minutes from I95. 20 minutes from MCB QUANTICO. *** Picture for attention ****
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

01/24/2023

Hello everyone! For anyone trying to reach us by phone, we’ve been having some phone issues that we are still working on. For the time being, you can reach us on John’s phone. 540-845-0151. For those of you reaching out through messenger, I’m working on getting through all those as well. Thank you for your patience:)

08/11/2022

We are looking for teenager that would be interested becoming a part-time stall cleaner. Afternoons/EveningsTues-Fri. Must have own transportation or be able to ride the school bus here. Usually 1-2hrs per day. occasionally it may take a bit longer, depending on the weather, etc. We would like someone that can start ASAP. Horse experience not necessary but would be helpful. No worries, we can teach you!
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

07/25/2022

It was hot but Daphne had a fantastic lesson on Abby this morning.
Dewey decided to help with lessons. Abby was such a good mare, Dewey didn’t bother her at all.
~~ Kelli Reed Padgett

07/04/2022

When stalls have to be cleaned & you don’t have the right hair clip to keep your hair out of your face….
Yes, I was raised in a barn. Lol
~~Kelli Reed Padgett