Rustic Renewal Riding

12/27/2022

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12/26/2022

Enjoyed having these fine folks here for a trail ride today.

12/26/2022

Chilly outside but when you're enjoying yourself you don't really notice. Sunshine and getting away for a bit felt good. Ice still on water and dirt road in places sounded like pavement underneath the horse hooves. Winter storm Elliot gave us some unique experiences along the ride today.

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas

12/22/2022

Need a last minute Christmas gift? Want to give the gift of an experience and fun? We offer gift certificates for trail riding! Can email just in time for Christmas! [email protected]

12/19/2022

Girls had a great time caroling

12/18/2022

Glad to have this sweet little visitor come ride Grace today!

12/18/2022

Girls afternoon trail ride. Good horses and good company with hot chocolate afterwards makes for wonderful afternoon.

12/17/2022

Christmas theme lesson with bows and ornaments. Read and learned parts of a horse and marked them with bows. Rode and practiced scooping ornaments from one bucket and riding balancing them to another bucket. Worked on fine motor skills using cute, colored clothespins. Peppermint snacks for treats afterwards on this cold day.

12/17/2022

Switched it up today. Arena work this cool, crisp morning. Practicing trotting. Good job by everyone.

12/11/2022

Chilifest parade fun tonight

12/11/2022

Birthday party fun this afternoon!

12/10/2022

🎶Walking through the leaves on a 2 horse fun trail ride, through the woods we go, laughing all the way. Bells on Eddie ring, making spirits bright. What fun it is to ride and sing a trail ride song today. OH, Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way....🎶

We had bells on Queen and Eddie. It sounded so pretty walking through the woods.

12/04/2022

Afternoon getaway for a ride in the woods . Always enjoy these Sunday afternoon rides.

12/04/2022

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12/04/2022

12/03/2022

Country Christmas trail ride. Queen played the part of the elf. Lol. Girls having fun laughing and riding. 🥰

12/03/2022

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lesson. Read the ebook. Found out our letters had a Christmas tree version. The letters were meeting at the Christmas tree. Will there be enough room? We matched letters on balls to the tree letters, found them in an ABC book, learned their sounds and said words that began with them. All this was done while practicing direct steering, directions, and spatial awareness of location of letters. Horse elf Cody was a great helper and fun was had by all.

https://youtu.be/yv_HdauspwQ

12/03/2022

Beautiful sunset ride

12/02/2022

Peaceful evening for a ride.

12/02/2022

Welcome December

11/26/2022

Gingerbread man lesson. Made a gingerbread man and listened to the story on horseback. Rode and acted out story (with modifications). Gingerbread bread had to escape cows and goats who wanted to eat him and was tricked by a horse to catch a ride. Horse got tired and he asked gingerbread man to move to his head. Gingerbread man substitute (horse treat) fell down horse head and the horse gobbled him up. That was the end of the gingerbread man. This activity practices following directions, steering, whoa-ing, balance when picking up items, dismounting and spatial awareness.

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/20/2022

Girls afternoon ride. Good company, good horses, good weather, and good scenery make for good therapy.

11/20/2022

Over a year ago we were asked to move from our barn location. Could have kept horses there but kids wouldn't be allowed anymore. It was a hard no for me. Cannot deny kids love and laughter. We relocated and have lived up to our name I think. Rustic Renewal Riding. We may not have the fanciest place but we have the best time. Using what God has for us where we are. Hearing kids talking and laughing traipsing through the woods on horseback yesterday gave me so much joy and peace. Seeing them reading and learning with the horses does the same. In the end its all about love, life and learning. (And laughter ).

11/19/2022

Braving the cold with Buttercup to ride and have fun. Cold had us in the Christmas spirit so we put on jingle bells and sang songs. I even got a gift of the most beautiful necklace I will cherish forever. 🥰

11/19/2022

Cute cowgirl and her pony Cash getting in some practice today.

11/19/2022

Cool, crisp morning on the trail having fun.

11/19/2022

Thank you Gulf Shores Middle School for having us at the Adams Bowl Powder Puff football game today!!