Changewater Stables

01/27/2025

Last night was the NJPHA Awards Banquet we had a great time celebrating the achievements of these 2 young ladies this year.
Kaitlyn Marason - Reserve Champion Beginner Equitation
Piper Duryea - 4th Mini Stirrup Equitation Fig 8

Congratulations again girls!!

01/13/2025

Good day at Lotus for the jumpers. Mariah and Erin both moved up to the .80m low prelim jumpers. Mariah and Whisky took home a 2nd and 5th and Erin and Camouflage took home a 3rd 4th and 5th!

01/12/2025

Good start to our weekend at Lotus Show Stables! Mira and Kaitlyn started our day off in the Hopeful Hunters with an 2nd and 2 1st over fences and a 2nd in the hack to come home with Champions for the day! Then Piper made her debut in the Short Stirrup EQ with Ping and they came home with a 4th on the flat and a 6th and 1st over fences! On to the Jumpers tomorrow.

01/10/2025

01/04/2025

There are probably quite a few riders who consistently have great posture every ride, every time, but if so, I have never been one of them.

I have to actively think about staying upright, chin up, shoulders back and down. Now, for sure, I could drag out a litany of excuses, that I spend long hours hacking, that I’ve had various injuries, lots of wear and tear over many decades, you know the drill.

But nobody cares about the Excuse Train, because that’s a train to Nowhere Land.

If you/I/we/they want good posture, the Sit-Up-Tall fairy doesn’t generally come floating down from the sky with her magic wand, one tap on our slouched shoulders and we are transformed.

Being tall and open and looking up is a habit, just as having rounded shoulders and looking down is a habit. So maybe try to make THIS effort---When you are actually schooling, and where your balance counts more, make a special effort that for those minutes you’ll temporarily hop off the Excuse Train.

It can’t do any harm to try----.

12/30/2024

Last show of 2024 today we went to Van Dolah Stables and had a great day! Kaitlyn and Mira started us off in the 2’ Hopeful Hunters a bit of a rocky start but finished with a 4th in their 3rd fence class and a 2nd in the hack! On to Beginner rider and Kendall and Whiskey coming out with 3 thirds and a 4th in their first show together. Next up was the pleasure division for Piper and Ping and Mariah rode our young boy Phen in his first ever off property horse show. Piper and Ping did great finishing with a 1st, 2 2nds and a 3rd for reserve champion. Phen schooled great for being somewhere new he got a little excited cantering with a group but Mariah did a great job and they can home with 3 4ths. As always I am thankful for the team of support from parents to fellow students helping each other throughout the day!

12/15/2024

I have been slacking in my FB posting…on November 30th Kaitlyn and Mira went to Brookside to finish up their year in the Beginner Rider division. They came home with 2 2nds and 2 4ths earning some points to finish the year tied for 2nd in the NJPHA Beginner Rider division for the year. Then on December 8th we had our show here at the farm. Was a great day thank you to all who came out and showed with us! Mateo and Mira had a tough day in the walk trot but he rode well and got a 2nd in his Figure 8 class. Mariah rode our young boy Changewater Phenomena in the walk trot classes for his first ever horse show. Apples and Whiskey won their equitation flat class and were 2nd and 3rd in the cross rails. Today Mariah and Whiskey returned to Lotus with a bit of a rushed start they went in and laid down a great trip in the Itty Bitty power and speed class for a 2nd place finish. Couple mistakes and off course in their next 2 Itty Bitty rounds but then moved up to the .80m class and did the speed round with a 4th place finish in that class. Piper and Ping also finished up tier year 3rd in the NJPHA Mini Stirrup. Proud of my team and all your hard work!

11/30/2024

Come join us next Sunday for our Schooling Daze show. Fun easy show in a friendly atmosphere.

11/23/2024

Another show day for Piper and Ping closing out their year in mini stirrup on a high note with 2 1st a 2nd and a 4th for champion of the division.

11/18/2024

Busy weekend showing both days at Lotus. Saturday Ping and Piper started us off in the Mini Stirrup Eq coming home with 2 3rds a 4th and a 5th. Next up was Mira and Kaitlyn in the Beginner Rider Eq they did great in a big class coming home with a 2nd, 2 3rds and a 5th. Sunday was jumper day Erin and her Camouflage put in 3 good rounds and came home with a 1st and 2 2nds for reserve champion of the division. Mariah and Whiskey also showed in the same division while it was not their best day Mariah made the best of it and came home with 2 3rd place ribbons. Thanks to all my riders for making my job enjoyable. Thanks to the parents and everyone else who came to support and cheer everyone on. Love my team! Also thank you to Lotus for a well run show.

10/20/2024

Yesterday was a long but fun day showing at Lotus Show Stables. Started the day with Kaitlyn and Mira in the Beginner Eq they did great in a big class coming home with a 6th, 5th, 4th and 3rd! Next up was the Mini Stirrup with Piper and Ping and Mateo and Mira. Piper got 3 4ths and a 2nd in her figure 8 class Mateo came home with a 5th, 4th and 3rd. We ended our day with our 2 Itty Bitty jumpers Mariah and Whiskey and Erin and her Camouflage. Erin had a rocky start in her first class but put it all together to get 3rd and 2nd in her next 2 rounds. Mariah put in 3 good rounds for a 3rd, 2nd, 1st and ended Champion of the division! Way to go team thanks to all the riders and parents for chipping in and making it a successful day.

09/07/2024

I want to congratulate my riders on a great day at the Babington benefit show today! Mariah and Whiskey started the day off in the 2’ jumpers 3 good rounds and and 4th and 2nd for them. Next up was Erin and her Camouflage in the Itty Bitty with 2 2nds and a 3rd for Reserve Champion! Mariah also rode in the Ba****ck ride-a-Buck class and made it to the final 4 in a large class. Mateo and Piper finished off our day in the mini stirrup. Both rode well and came home with great ribbons and prizes. Thanks to everyone at the show for a great day and thanks to Zoanne for being a great help as always!

07/28/2024

How we make sure our horses are bomb proof!

06/06/2024

I read a theory about why so many riders lack a deep command of basics, and it was explained like this---

Correct basics are hard to master because there is an enormous amount of repetition involved, and if someone has tried something hundreds, possibly thousands of times, and still can’t do it, it is easy for the person to conclude that he/she is taking on an impossible challenge.

In his book “Mastery,” George Leonard wrote that on the quest to become good, there will be long stretches of “seeming non-improvement.”

Like watching grass grow, change is happening, but so slowly that it can’t be measured daily, weekly, or even monthly. But at some point, for those who stick with it, “suddenly” they can do things that before they couldn’t do.

The issue is giving up in frustration before putting in those many many many many months of practice.

That is ONE theory. I am sure there are many others, but this one does ring true.

05/16/2024

Due to lack of entries and the weather this week we will be canceling our show this Sunday May 19th.

04/22/2024

Just a few more weeks till our next Schooling Daze horse show. Come join us on Sunday May 19th! Pre-entries appreciated on

04/02/2024

Due to lack of entries and the weather this week we will be canceling our show this Sunday April 7th. We hope to have better weather and a great turnout in May. Save the date for Sunday May, 19th!