O'Keefe Corral

04/15/2024

The temperatures are nice, the trails are beautiful, the experience with each person is fantastic 🙌🏻🫶🏻😊

03/14/2024

Weather is nice this time of year! Call or message if you are interested in riding horses, whether you have experience or not! We will make sure you have fun and learn a few things, too.

12/18/2023

Come on down to the O'Keefe Corral this ❄️ winter season ❄️! We always have so much fun. Our family is great at training new riders how to ride by staying calm, relaxed and in control. We teach beginners, those with experience and advanced riders are more than welcome to enjoy being in the saddle again. Our focus is to make sure you have the best possible experience at the O'Keefe Corral: we hope to see you soon!
If you would like to set up an appointment for a ride please contact me, these are the ways to reach out to me:
Call or text 601-308-0516
To an email [email protected]

12/15/2023

Fact Friday for Dec.15, 2023

3 facts about horses you probably didn't know:
1. Horses are family oriented. In the wild horses live in a structured family setting. It is important for their social development to be around other horses. They need to be in a community to be happy and vibrant. If a horse is found alone- that isn't typical horse behavior as it isn't something they have a natural inclination for.
2. Horses can decipher human's emotions.
There has been a study of 28 horses that were shown images of people they hadn't seen before with happy faces and also angry faces.
Those people in the images came to see the horses in person. The people that presented themselves in person to the horses and previously were smiling in the images, were responded to positively by the horses😊🐎. On the contrary, the people that previously looked angry in the photos were given a negative reaction when the horses recognized them😠🐎! Did you know that horses are the first non-human mammals that can recognize, decipher, react to and recall human's emotions?
3. Horses can be used in hippotherapy. Hippotherapy is most often using Geldings and Mares since these types of horses are calm, gentle and meek. These characteristics are needed to help people build trust, lift their spirits, even help people with depression, anxiety and PTSD or emotional or mental traumas learn that world can be beautiful again. These horses used in hippotherapy can help people believe that not everything in life is dangerous as some traumatic events can cause us to believe. Connecting with a horse emotionally and riding them physically can help us have a better perspective and give us hope that life can be better when we've felt too devastated to believe initially.

11/09/2023

Can’t wait to see you, soon! 🐎🐴 Enjoy the day on the trails and make friends with our herd :) Might be rainy next week (yay! we’ve been needing it), but we’ll schedule you as soon as possible. We have openings for trail rides and horse riding lessons 🙌🤠

Give me a call to set up a one-of-a-kind experience for family and friends, or as a relaxing single person getaway for the horse-lovers amongst you (I know you are out there!).

If you are interested in boarding a horse, that is one of our services as well! In addition, if you have a horse, we have a farrier in the family who can come by your place to get your horses’ feet in good shape! Finally, one more service that we offer is horse training; if you have a horse, that you can’t ride (what fun is that?), we have experienced riders and horse trainers that can train your horse into a calm rideable and pleasant horse. We use a mixture of Clinton Anderson, Randy May, and Gabi Neurohr methods while always learning newer and better methods to communicate even better with your horse.

Thank you for reading to the end, and I hope to hear from you soon! You can call me, but be aware that I am often busy during the day, so please leave a message and I will get back with you! Alternatively, you can text my cell 601-308-0516 or email us at [email protected]. Messaging us here on Facebook is also another good way to get in contact.
Have a great day!

10/21/2023

Came by the O'Keefe Corral to enjoy the beautiful scenery. This horse was so friendly it came over to greet me ❤️ Have fun and ride at the O'Keefe Corral!

10/14/2023

It’s such great weather for a ride! Come out and have some wholesome family fun with us!

09/29/2023

The O'Keefe Corral is always so much fun for the whole family.
My name is Corina, one of the admins behind the O'Keefe Corral account and in the images I'm wearing a pink cardigan; you can see my family and I having fun with the horses. They are such majestic and adorable creatures. I got to see Wyatt O'Keefe ring the bell 🔔 to signify the horses' brunch time! It was amazing to see them all running in unison to their meal!! My daughter is 19 months old and she loves the horses, she could look at them all day. Bring your whole family, and don't be afraid to bring your smalls to see the horses! They'll have so much fun. Stop by the O'Keefe Corral and have a fun ride!

09/29/2023

Temperatures are dropping and it feels great outside, plus leaves are falling giving the trails additional beauty… why wait? if you call today we could get you on the back of a horse as soon as Oct. 7th. Come join us and have some fun!
Call me at 601-308-0516. Please leave a message if I don’t pickup and mention that you’d like to schedule a horse ride.

09/23/2023

have some fun riding horses this fall at the O'Keefe Coral with members from the O'Keefe family!

Are you a beginner or more advanced rider? No problem! We have horses available for all levels and we customize our preparatory levels to fit your needs. Do you want to try a unique activity with your family? Has it been a while since you last rode a horse? Never rode before? Are you a student looking for a fun activity when not in school? We train, we teach and we guide riders with our years of knowledge so that your ride with us and our horses can be the safest yet a very thrilling experience! Call me to set up an appointment to ride with us and the horses at 601-308-0516. Please leave a message if I can’t answer and I will call you back as soon as possible.

07/31/2023

Come out and have some fun riding horses this Summer! Bring a hat, wear pants or a riding skirt, and yee-haw! with us whether you are a beginner or advanced; we have horses available for all levels and we customize your ride to be your best experience😊. Call me to set up an appointment to ride at 601-308-0516. Please leave a message if I can’t answer and I will call you back.

05/03/2023

With it being less rainy, and the temperatures are great, it is a perfect time to sign up for horse rides and riding lessons! Give me a call today 601-308-0516. If I don't answer, please leave a message and I will surely call you back when I can :) Alternatively, you can DM me here or text the number above. Horses are amazing creatures and we are so happy to be able to share the gift that horses bring to our lives

09/17/2022

Yay!! The temperatures are coming down as Fall arrives! Thank you to everyone who stuck it out with us through the summer - despite the heat we all still managed to have fun. We at the O'Keefe Corral are excited as the new season comes bringing new progress, new events, and new faces. Come and join in on the fun with us!

08/02/2022

I want to brag a bit on our student, Caitlyn, here... She is a fighter! Not only has she gotten up back on her horse after a fall, but she is persistent in being in charge of the horse as well - instead of giving in to the horse... This may not sound big, but it is huge as it shows me that this is not a passing fancy for this young lady (who, btw, is the first one in her family to do anything with horses); she is serious and will go far (with horses😉) in her life. See this video to see where she started earlier this year in May, I believe https://youtu.be/-1yIl1ChWis

05/31/2022

Had a lot of great fun with these riders the other day! Looking to more fun lessons ahead. ;D

05/19/2022

Caitlyn picked up on the basics very quickly! She will be a great horseback rider one day in the not too distant future.... 😉🐎

05/19/2022

05/07/2022

Worked with the ponies in the corral today; they are learning fast! Such cute miniature horses!
It was funny seeing the reaction of the rest of the horses when they saw these guys, though... Super duper curious! Hopefully we will be able to keep the ponies nearer to the rest of the other horses, soon. For now, they are staying with our 🐐🐐🐐 and 🐄 in another pasture.

04/25/2022

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Thank you for your kind review! 😀

The children enjoyed themselves, they were hands on and provided a lot of instruction. Kailyn and the other instructor were beyond patien...

04/24/2022

We had a great time teaching the basics of riding to these bright youngsters. 😎 Can't wait till we see them again!
Photos courtesy of their mom, Deterria Sanders

04/15/2022

We aquired two Shetland ponies recently to work with and offer as mounts for our shorter and smaller friends... 😀

03/07/2022

Looking sharp! Did some more basics training last Saturday. These two will be great confident riders in no time!

03/02/2022

We give Horseback Riding lessons, too, from ultimate beginner and on!

02/20/2022

We can do single person rides, or parties of up to 5 or 6.

02/17/2022

02/11/2022

Thank you all for coming out! A great time was had by all :)
January 30, 2022