Middleburg Riding

Home
United States
The Plains, VA
Middleburg Riding

Inclusive riding classes for riders and aspiring riders of all levels.
(2)

11/03/2024

Lindsay was a stand out today with Cupcake in the VHSA Associate Championships Short Stirrup Equitation on the Flat. Then 2nd on the flat and over fences in the Short Stirrup Hunters!

11/02/2024

Sam's hack in the VHSA Associate Championships today was perfection. Congrats Alyssa on the win out of 26 horses! Plus ribbons in all of the Pleasure Pony classes and big improvements over fences.

09/09/2024

Thanks to Red Gate Farm for a great show yesterday and on such a beautiful day! Congrats to our riders and their magical unicorns - ahem, horses!

08/20/2024

Jousting day!!! When I was a kid every summer I participated in the MOC Olympics. We would gather together then ride our ponies up Wildcat mountain with a stop at my grandmother's house for refreshments. We would camp out on the mountain and in the morning ride to Merry Oak Farm, where Nick Arundel would host a competition for us which included a pony swim across his lake. One of the competitions was jousting. He would announce us one by one as Lady or Lord, and off we would gallop to try to spear the rings dangling on hooks on the grassy lawn near his house.
Fast forward to today and jousting day is one of my favorite camp activities. We only set it up once a year for the Mounted Games camp, but lesson riders all get a chance to try it as well. If you're driving by and see some odd looking structures, they are holding the rings. And one small piece of Nick Arundel,'s legacy will live on in the many children who come through our doors.

08/19/2024

A wonderful surprise in the arena today! Thank you Louisa, Beata and Rob for the new jump!!!

08/14/2024

On such a beautiful day we just have to go play in the alleyway!

08/12/2024

Love showing at Morven! Great venue, courses and jumps, and it's well organized. Our horses loved it too -
Congrats everyone!
Jacqueline and Penny - Champion Thoroughbred Jumper
Alyssa and Sam - Reserve Champion Pony Pleasure
Cha Cha - Reserve Champion Hopeful Hunter
Louisa and Summertime - won an AA Jumpers class
Kenzie and Bea - Reserve Champion Schooling Jumper

08/05/2024

Congrats to Stephanie and CJ, Champion and Reserve Champion in the pre Short Stirrup at Red Gate Hunters! Great job!

07/31/2024

My favorite camp of the year... Well they are all my favorites but this one is definitely special. Mounted games camp first day campers had to save the duckies from the Barren Desert and get them to the Pond! They had to lead their ponies over Hot Lava, collect some Lion Chow, weave through the Forest of Doom and then feed the Raging Lion.
They crossed the Jagged Mountains, picked up a Jewel of Light and threw it in the mouth of the Blue Dragon. They crossed the Bridge of Trepidation which kept getting narrower, then collected a Golden Ring to exchange for a Ducky. They left the ring in the Barren Desert and took the Ducky to the Pond. Ducky saved!

07/24/2024

Emergency or non emergency? That was the topic of Dr Grady's talk with our overnight campers. Did you know that an eye problem always constitutes an emergency? This was just one of many important things the campers learned in the talk.

07/22/2024

Dedication + perseverance = results
We took 3 campers who spent the last 2 weeks with us for overnight camp and ALL were Champions in their divisions yesterday at Red Gate Hunters!
Congrats Stephanie! Champion in pre Short
Congrats Grace! Champion Short Stirrup Hunter
Congrats Lindsay! Champion Short Stirrup Equitation AND Reserve Champion Short Stirrup Hunter AND Winner of the VHSA Eq on the Flat.
And congrats to CJ who had some very good rides on Giggles in pre Short!
Of course we have to recognize our wonderful horses and ponies as well - Cupcake, Beau, Paris and Giggles - you rock.
These girls worked hard, trained hard and made great progress in those 2 weeks. As a trainer it's very satisfying to see that pay off.

07/17/2024

This week our campers were treated to a saddle maker's view. Thank you Larkin's Leatherwork in Marshall for hosting us around their work table and taking a saddle apart so we could see its inner workings!

07/01/2024

Everyone at camp this week enjoyed the berry-picking hack!

06/23/2024

Stephanie riding Paris at Red Gate's dressage show today

Early morning dressage!

06/20/2024

Did you know that we have a one to one to one camper-helper-pony ratio? Some scenes from today's awesome preschool camp!

06/19/2024

The first day of camp was a huge success and a lot of fun! The preschoolers learned all about safety around ponies, played games, and rode (of course!).

Address

3750 Zulla Road
The Plains, VA
20198

Telephone

+15403646333

Website

http://www.middleburgriding.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Middleburg Riding posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Middleburg Riding:

Videos

Striding it Out

Olympics week campers practiced measuring the distances for a showjumping course.

On such a beautiful day we just have to go play in the alleyway!

We had a wonderful clinic on the up and coming discipline Working Equitation! Thank you to our fabulous clinician Stephanie Jennings, to Michael Alway for the use of the beautiful indoor arena, and Teresa Pilegaard for organizing everyone! #workingequitation

We had the BEST time at our Michael Alway Clinic in Boyce. Take a peek at the beginning liberty session with a young miniature horse from Simple Changes! Thank you to everyone for coming, it was a very full, very rewarding day! This is also the indoor where we are hosting our Working Equitation Clinic on Monday, February 19th! Interested in learning about Working Equitation, but not looking to ride? We are offering a "What is Working Equitation" session at 9 AM to start off the day! Purchasing this session also gives you to opportunity to audit the rest of the day. Register here: https://www.striderpro.com/a/Z6dTTHqQREWQ2EoEtrPcSw

We had an amazing time learning at our Working Equitation Clinic with L4 rider, Coach Stephanie Jennings! Stay tuned for future dates for Working Equitation events!

MARSHALL CHRISTMAS PARADE! The Middleburg Riding crew had a very merry time at the Marshall Christmas parade. Thank you to all the helpers and participants who made the day such a success! And a big thank you to Sydney the Shetland for once again being the star of the show and "pulling" the Grinch's sleigh!

These kiddos were super proud of their ride today (as they should be!) and they wanted to share. We are using "No Stirrup November" as an opportunity to work on improving relaxation, our seat connection, and posture. Ultimately, no stirrup work should lead to better work WITH stirrups and their no stirrup walk warm-up helped find the connection from their spines to the horses' spines which made a huge difference for relaxation once they picked their stirrups up. With their stirrups they accomplished 70 strides of trot, without breaking to the walk, with relaxation and strong body posture. Their goal for next week is 100 strides!

These young ladies did a great job learning a turn on the haunches!

Schooling Zulla 😍 This lovely mare is for sale or a lease may be considered

We've had some amazing guests at camp this Summer and one of our favorites was Destination Polo Inc.! Thank you so much for bringing ponies and sharing the sport of polo with us!!! Interested in joining us for the last week of camp? We are running a flash sale through the end of today, Friday, July 21st!! Use code FLASHSALE to get $100 off of our LAST WEEK OF CAMP (July 24-28)!!! REGISTER HERE: https://cp.mystudio.io/e/?=JLJ/7895/427179//1689729666