Paradox Farm Sporthorses, LLC.

06/28/2024

Birdie’s first lesson! 🤩 How adorable is this thicc boy Missouri Fox Trotter that came for some off property exposure and a steering lesson? It’s safe to say we have a wide variety of horses that come here for training.

Whether you have the desire to compete at FEI events, need help installing the controls, or want to focus on just dressage or jumping … you can do that (and more) here! We have a wide variety of riders and horses all with different pathways, and my job is to help you navigate down YOUR chosen path. I take the time to map out plans with all new clients— discussing their short and long term goals for themselves and their horse, and then I help you put together a realistic and manageable training program to help you achieve said goals. Additionally, I will frequently check in with you to make sure you’re still feeling good about your direction, or I will provide input on different route options if I feel improvements aren’t being made.

Some riders learn best under a lot of pressure with tangible goals. Some riders just want to learn more with no pressure or stress to compete. It’s my job to discern the difference between the two and to help provide you with tools to reach your own personal goals.

06/27/2024

*Dressage Ride A Test *Schooling Show Jumping Rounds *XC Schooling Stabling is available for the weekend, please provide shavings, and STRIP STALLS upon departure! Make sure you are selecting the right day you would like to school!

06/24/2024

Ride Vinny around StableView’s intermediate XC! 🤩✈️

06/24/2024

Lots more pictures to come, but I wanted to do a recap of our quick week in Aiken, SC at the StableView Summer HT.

Ginger Stiver’s Hennessy Venom (“Vinny”) was absolutely brilliant all weekend, putting in 3 confident phases, coming home as an officially minted ✨intermediate pony.✨ He was relaxed and laser focused, and made two very beefy courses in HOT weather feel like beginner novice, so it’s safe to say I feel giddy about his future!

To have produced another OTTB from a 3 year old to this level is an honor and a privilege that I do not take lightly. At Vinny’s first intermediate in May, I felt him start twisting his hind end over the 4th to last jump, and by the 2nd to last, he lost steam and I rode a bad line that resulted in elimination. I know for a fact if he were fit enough, he would’ve made up for my mistake— but it was extremely vital information moving forward. I tend to over analyze every step, stumble, and breath my horses take… and I learn so much about them, their fitness, and my conditioning program with every outing. The feedback I learned about Vinny in May helped me tweak his program, and when the time came to not make the same mistake again this weekend, Vinny was more than fit enough… in fact, he jumped better as the course went on, and I was able to jump the final combination and last two fences with my reins on the buckle.

It was a very validating & confidence boosting run for both of us, and definitely has us looking eagerly towards the future. I feel so grateful to be sitting on a horse of this athletic caliber, and I’m never going to be able to repay my gratitude to Ginger Stiver — who continues to see Vinny for what he is AND what he will be, and has complete faith in me to be the rider who helps get him to his full potential. It has been a wild ride so far and it’s crazy to think we’re just getting started! 💪🏼💙

Thank you to ECOGOLD - Equestrian Textile Engineering for keeping us well dressed in the best pads around! 92° temps with HIGH humidity and Vinny still cooled out in a breeze… and my pads were dry within the hour!

06/22/2024

Oh Vinny💙 I knew from the very first jump I sent you over that you were destined for big things… it was just a matter of staying on you long enough to get there. It’s definitely been a balancing act of trying to tame the dragon without suppressing his free thinking personality, but today’s run proved that every bump in the road was absolutely worth it. Good boy, Vincent.

06/20/2024

We are forever proud of our sweet Hugo Boss. 💙

06/19/2024

We are deeply saddened to report a devastating fire that has burned down Long Branch Farm, the home base of Poulsen Eventing in Boyce, VA on June 18, resulting in a total loss of all

06/18/2024

We spy a certain stripey faced bay boy 👀👀👀

06/18/2024

Now that we’ve made it through another clinic weekend, I want to take second to thank everyone that helped pull it off. It goes without saying that it takes a collaborative group effort to make a dream happen, but day by day this dream is coming to life. And it would’ve never been possible without all of the impeccable people I’m blessed to be surrounded by.

To all of the people behind the scenes —
First & foremost, thank you Ginger & Greg Stiver for letting me turn the farm into a horse lover’s playground, for helping me with never ending improvements, and for letting us all invade for a weekend. Thank you Cade Kress — for working long hot 8 hour days outside, and then coming to the farm and helping me w**d whack, mow, build, move things, forcing me to eat and drink water, and for helping me manage my stress. You’re the best partner I could’ve ever picked in life and I genuinely do not know how I got so lucky. Thank you to Jj Sillman for spending a hot and sticky weekend in Kansas making sure everyone gets photographed, and for chauffeuring Jennie to and from the airport. Thank you Jordan Kelly for flying in for the weekend to groom so I could put my organizer hat on after rides, for helping set up, for keeping me on track of my life, and for everything you do. Thank you to Barrett Dupree, Sam Parcell, Melissa & Brandon Mikesell for helping cut trees, snake drains, paint jumps, and prepare the property. Thank you Cassandra & Tyrel Stiles for the constant flow of espresso and the never ending support and advice. Thank you Ben Goddard for coming out to shoe horses all weekend and for making sure everyone’s horses feet were in tip top shape! Thank you Karen Withstandley for adjusting Vinny on a whim when I was too scatterbrained to actually get an appointment scheduled. And thank you to all of my clients for dealing with my hectic schedule the last two weeks.

To all of the sponsors—
Thank you to Tara Myers (for sponsoring AND letting me ride Bijou on Sunday), My Friend’s Tack Room, Maggie Stonecipher for sponsoring jumps. Thank you Mission Valley Pony Club & Ginger Stiver for sponsoring the hospitality & the porta potty. Thank you Julie Vollertson for donating items for the gift bags and for letting me borrow your PA system. Thank you to Camryn Holcomb for letting me borrow your jump for joy jumps. Thank you Equiderma, Bimeda, Jack’s Favorites, Devoucoux, Nunn Finer, Nutrena, Nupafeed, Redingote, Schneider’s Saddlery, SmartPak, StableSecretary, and Toklat for sending us discount codes, gift cards, samples, and items for our rider bags and gift basket!

And to the riders, auditors, and supporters —
Thank you for coming, providing valuable feedback, and choosing to spend your weekend with us. It is my dream to provide world class instruction & a training facility that helps riders improve, and that fosters a positive learning experience. I know you have tons of options on how to spend your weekend and your dollar, so it means the world to me that you choose to spend it with us at Paradox Farm.

Now let’s do it again soon, shall we?

💙

06/15/2024

We are well into our JB clinic with some beautiful rides so far and of course light bullying from Jj Sillman.

06/15/2024

We have free StableSecretary hats for anyone that can show up in the morning to help set the course!! The first group starts at 7:30 am so we would love 7 am help! Thanks a bunch!! 💙💪🏼

06/14/2024

We love supporting our local horse shows!! ❤️❤️❤️

One last big thank you to all of our show sponsors! We so appreciate your ongoing support! We encourage prize winners to post a pic and TAG your prize sponsor so they can see you enjoying your winnings too! 🥳

Art of Riding
Bell Mountain Eventing
Little Tree Farms
Tara Myers Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties
Jack's Favorites
Equivont
Jj Sillman
Paradox Farm Sporthorses, LLC.
Tricolor Tack, LLC
Kaydence Sports Medicine & Rehab
Maggie Stonecipher
Gold To Blue Sporthorses
hahawhatever.com
Mid-America Eventing Association
Twin Mill Farms
Cassandra Sport Horses & Training
One-Stop Trailer Center
CM Tack - Riding Apparel & Saddlery
Zarasyl

06/13/2024

Congratulations Sophia Lieberman for being selected as the recipient of our USPC Clinic Scholarship! Sophia and her pony Bear Necessities were picked for a free entry in our Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic! I asked pony clubbers to write an essay on how this clinic would benefit them in their future riding endeavors… and as soon as I read that Sophia evented a mustang, I was sold! I have grown very fond of the breed these last couple years so I’m excited to see what Sophia does with hers! ☺️

06/13/2024

Hi Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic Participants!!

Here’s the rough draft clinic schedule for Saturday :) I will email this out as well. Sunday is TBD on how many XC jumps Jennie wants us to move around but will most likely be very similar. I’m still waiting to hear back on if one of the riders scratched in training level -- which in that case training and prelim will be COMBINED and novice group 1 will start at 9 am (and everything will be 30 minutes earlier than this schedule).

You will have official schedules in your rider packets but I wanted to get this out there for people planning their travel. Novice group 1 is all local people and/or people who have already paid for stabling on Friday night, to help better accommodate those traveling in from out of town.

Looking forward to seeing everyone very soon!

06/13/2024

To those asking about clinic ride times I have them!! I am just now leaving the barn so I will get the email sent out as soon as I get to my computer :)

06/11/2024

Today’s Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic sponsor highlight goes to Stable Secretary! They graciously donated a free year long subscription for our gift basket and 10% off to all our clinic participants!

Stable Secretary is an easy-to-use, comprehensive online app & cloud based system that replaces day sheets, medication sheets, binders, folders, riding records, invoices, etc. StableSecretary keeps your stable’s health, breeding, and service records accessible, and makes billing quick and easy.

StableSecretary provides reminders for due dates, stores information for horses and people, creates invoices and records payments, generates customized reports, keeps your schedule organized and accessible, creates entry blank stickers, and more to make your business run smoothly.

StableSecretary is easily customized to fit the way that you run your Stable.

06/11/2024

I started filling the Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic bags tonight and wow, I think you’re all going to pleased! 😊💙 Lots of lots of goodies, gift certificates, and discount codes!!

06/10/2024

With our Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic this weekend, we want to highlight all of the amazing companies that have generously provided items for our gift basket & rider bags.

Today we want to highlight Equiderma & Barn Dog — a woman owned small business dedicated to solving all of your equine & canine grooming & skincare needs. Founded in 1992 by Bethany Padgett, who is a lifelong equestrian that ran a dressage training center & 501c3 animal rescue out of Florida, she understood the importance of having quality grooming & skin products that actually work. With so many animals relying on her, Bethany worked to create products that performed quickly, effectively, predictably and most of all painlessly. Equiderma Skin Lotion was the first of now many products, born for own personal use, and a catapult to much more.

Each and every one of Equiderma’s products have been carefully formulated to deliver superior performance for a specific purpose. Helping you become a better caretaker is at the core of everything they do. They put all of their products to the test in their own barns on their own horses and confidently back everything with a guarantee.

I personally LOVE the smell of their horse spray and use it religiously to keep my horse’s coats shiny and clean. Thank you Equiderma for your support! 💕

06/09/2024

Thank you Mill Creek Pony Club for another fab event!!! The cross country was beautiful and a unique change, loved the use of the hills! 💙

MVPC representing at MCPC HT in the Prelim division. Thank you MCPC for running a fabulous show 💙❤️

06/06/2024

Hi friends I’m looking for recommendations/quotes for a dump truck driver that can deliver and tailgate spread 10 loads of AB3 gravel anytime within the next 7 days. And please don’t tag John Schneider because he sold his dump truck lolol.

Located in Stilwell, Kansas at 178th & Mission

Thank you!!! 🙏🏼💙

06/04/2024

We are so elated for Brannigan Eventing! 🥳🇺🇸

In addition to being shortlisted (team alternates) for the 2024 Paris Olympics with FE Lifestyle, they were also selected to represent the United States on the Nation’s Cup Eventing team heading to the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S in July. CHIO Aachen is the most prestigious and competitive multi-discipline horse show in the world, held annually in Aachen, Germany. Only the best riders in the world come to compete at Aachen, otherwise referred to as the World Equestrian Festival.

This is a MASSIVE accomplishment, and it’s safe to say we are stoked to host our Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic before her Eurotrip! Only 11 days away. 💪🏼

There are still spots available for ALL levels! Two days of jumping, learning and LOTS of fun to be had. All riders and auditors receive a sponsor gift bag, so nobody will leave empty handed, empty hearted, or empty brained. We will also be hosting a happy hour meet & greet following Saturday’s rides, where we will draw one lucky rider’s name to take home a gift basket filled with over $500 worth of amazing items... from a year long Stable Secretary subscription to free bags of Nutrena feed, and everything in between! We hope you’ll join us as we send Jennie off on her big adventure with some midwestern hospitality!

CLINIC INFO: https://paradoxfarmks.com/services/clinics-shows/jenniebrannigan/
RIDER SIGN UP: https://paradoxfarmks.com/clinic-rider-signup/
AUDIT SIGN UP: https://paradoxfarmks.com/clinic-audit-sign-up/

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the following athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S in Aachen, Germany, held from July 1-7, 2024. The team will be

05/31/2024

Save the date! Windermere will be hosting a schooling event at Longview Horse Park on July 20-21. Please be on the lookout for sign-up information. We are excited to see you there! 🐴⭐️

05/31/2024

We are seeking hospitality and jump sponsors for our Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic. If you or your business would love to support a good cause... we would love to help support your business! Please reach out if this sounds like something you or your company might be interested in getting involved with...it DOES NOT have to be horse related! ☺️

Hospitality Sponsors Needed:

Beverage sponsor: Mission Valley Pony Club
Food sponsor: $150
Port-a-potty sponsor: $200

Jump Sponsor Details:
https://paradoxfarmks.com/about-us/sponsors/

05/31/2024

Not that you needed ANOTHER reason to join us on June 15-16th for the Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic, but we’re gonna give you one anyways! 🥳

We’re excited to announce that Jj Sillman of Skipperdoodlefritz Photography (Skipperdoodlefritz.com) will be back this year to shoot photography for both days. In addition to her relentless support & positivity, she is one of the best equine and sports photographers in the country. With the efforts of her and her amazing team, she is known to cover shows across multiple states on any given weekend... so we are lucky to have her in the flesh again!

Not only will she be covering the clinic, but if you’ve ever wanted to do portrait photos with your horse, this is your opportunity to do so! Get in contact with JJ directly to schedule that. :)

❗️We still have clinic openings for ALL LEVELS (novice is full, but we do have ONE novice spot for sale, please contact me if you’re wanting to ride novice). Get entered today or have FOMO on the weekend. You will walk away a much better educated horse and rider pair with new exercises in your toolbox!❗️

NO stalls or paddocks left. Please contact me if you need stabling and I can give you the contact for Clover Field Farms, a facility only 5 minutes away.

Sign Up Here: https://paradoxfarmks.com/services/clinics-shows/jenniebrannigan/

05/31/2024

Thank you so much Julie Vollertson & PRN Pharmaceuticals for donating hoof picks & bucket straps for our riders in the Jennie Brannigan 2-Day Jump Clinic! 🥹🙏🏼💙 I am eternally grateful for all of the endless support that we continue to receive. In addition to rider goodies, Julie graciously brought us her HUGE speaker so now all of our auditors and spectators will have NO issues listening to all of the action. 💪🏼😎

05/30/2024

We'd like to break our social media hiatus momentarily to encourage all competitors at events around the country this weekend to join us in observing a moment of silence in honor of Georgie Campbell and all other riders we have lost along the way.

All events running in the U.S. this weekend have been invited by USEA CEO Rob Burk to join British Eventing in solidarity with a silence at 12 pm on Saturday (6/1) in whatever time zone they are in.

In the words of Georgie's loving husband, Jesse, "when you’re out competing this weekend, please just smile at each other, don’t feel awkward about laughing, and above all, try and love everything and everyone."

💜 Go Eventing.

05/30/2024

‼️‼️Update regarding our post requesting feedback. Please read & respond.‼️‼️

We’ve had lots of amazing feedback and would love to host a jump day this SUNDAY JUNE 2ND if enough people are interested. This would be a $25 flat fee per round with the option to fix a line if necessary. We would have two courses per level: an Eventing based course & the other will be more jumper-esque with rollbacks. NO OFFICE OR GROUNDS FEES! 🥳

➡️ PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME THIS WEEKEND (and what level you’d ride.) I need a minimum of 10 riders committed to justify setting up all the show stuff and to give away a Sunday farm work day…. But I would love to start testing this format sooner rather than later, and give riders one last chance to get show jumping practice in before MCPC horse trials next weekend.

Unfortunately the XC course is closed at this time as we have pulled them all out for painting & repairs before the clinic. But I would be willing to offer a free round for every XC jump painted. 😊💙

⏰ Here’s a rough estimate of schedule. We could start later or earlier depending on how many prelim/modified/training riders we have, or start with ground poles. Whatever riders prefer. Again— all feedback is very valuable and greatly appreciated.

8 am - Prelim (3’7”)
9 am - Modified (3’5”)
10 am - Training (3’3”)
11 am - Novice (2’9”)
12:30 pm - 30 min ring drag
1 pm - Beginner Novice (2’6”)
2:30 pm - Starter (2’)
4 pm - Intro (cross rails)
5 pm - Green as Grass (ground poles)

05/30/2024

‼️‼️Update regarding this post— please read & respond.‼️‼️

We’ve had lots of amazing feedback and would love to host a jump day this SUNDAY JUNE 2ND if enough people are interested. There would be a $25 flat fee per round with the option to fix a line if necessary. We would have two courses per level: an Eventing based course & the other will be more jumper-esque with rollbacks. NO OFFICE OR GROUNDS FEES! 🥳

➡️ PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME THIS WEEKEND (and what level you’d ride.) I need a minimum of 10 riders committed to justify setting up all the show stuff and to give away a Sunday farm work day…. But I would love to start testing this format sooner rather than later, and give riders one last chance to get show jumping practice in before MCPC horse trials next weekend.

Unfortunately the XC course is closed at this time as we have pulled them all out for painting & repairs before the clinic. But I would be willing to offer a free round for every XC jump painted. 😊💙

⏰ Here’s a rough estimate of schedule. We could start later or earlier depending on how many prelim/modified/training riders we have, or start with ground poles. Whatever rides prefer. Again— all feedback is very valuable and greatly appreciated.

8 am - Prelim (3’7”)
9 am - Modified (3’5”)
10 am - Training (3’3”)
11 am - Novice (2’9”)
12:30 pm - 30 min ring drag
1 pm - Beginner Novice (2’6”)
2:30 pm - Starter (2’)
4 pm - Intro (cross rails)
5 pm - Green as Grass (ground poles)