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šŸ“¢ Big News! Our brand-new website is LIVE! šŸŽ‰Check out EmpoweredEquestrianVA.com to explore our riding lessons, camps, ho...
04/04/2025

šŸ“¢ Big News! Our brand-new website is LIVE! šŸŽ‰

Check out EmpoweredEquestrianVA.com to explore our riding lessons, camps, horsemanship classes, and show opportunities. Whether youā€™re a beginner or an experienced rider, weā€™re here to help you in your equestrian journey.

Take a look and let us know what you think! šŸ‘‡šŸ“

https://empoweredequestrianva.com/

What a fun day to be an Empowered Equestrian!
04/04/2025

What a fun day to be an Empowered Equestrian!

Great job, team!We had a fantastic AEL show with valuable learning momentsā€”especially navigating traffic in a smaller ar...
03/31/2025

Great job, team!

We had a fantastic AEL show with valuable learning momentsā€”especially navigating traffic in a smaller arenaā€”and some impressive improvements in our equitation. Since this was our first show at Healing Strides, our riders also had the challenge of getting to know a new group of horses, and they handled it beautifully.

It was wonderful to see the teamā€™s camaraderie in action. Weā€™re so lucky to have such an incredible group of students and parents, and Iā€™m truly grateful to everyone who makes this possible!

Thank you to Healing Strides for hosting!

What an incredible day doing what I love, surrounded by amazing clientsā€”a perfect way to wrap up the week and celebrate ...
03/29/2025

What an incredible day doing what I love, surrounded by amazing clientsā€”a perfect way to wrap up the week and celebrate my birthday! šŸŽ‰ Looking forward to AEL at Healing Strides on Sunday! šŸ‘

Spring has sprung at Empowered Equestrian and weā€™re here for itā¤ļø. Now bring on the warm temperatures!
03/27/2025

Spring has sprung at Empowered Equestrian and weā€™re here for itā¤ļø. Now bring on the warm temperatures!

Whew what a week! We wrapped up with an adult ā€œGymkhana" to celebrate Margaux Bellingerā€™s birthday complete with a two ...
03/21/2025

Whew what a week! We wrapped up with an adult ā€œGymkhana" to celebrate Margaux Bellingerā€™s birthday complete with a two point contest, egg and spoon, cone weaving, ride a buck (not literally), and they even jumped while holding a glass ofšŸ· (to be enjoyed after the ride of course). Appropriately the birthday girl was the champion and then we had a fun mother/daughter intro lesson and wrapped up with our first AEL practice for the show next weekend. Next stop, Lexington!

What a fun week itā€™s been! Field rides, and a fresh new course inspired by IEA Zones. A couple more days of lessons and...
03/20/2025

What a fun week itā€™s been! Field rides, and a fresh new course inspired by IEA Zones. A couple more days of lessons and then itā€™s time to dust off my boots and step back into the show ring after nearly three years. Excited to be heading to Trimbleā€™s Ridge this weekend with Adrian and Zenā€”letā€™s do this! A huge thank you to Kayleigh Burke for helping to get us ready!

Meet ā€œMickey Mouserā€, Our Resident Barn Clown!If thereā€™s one thing you can count on at the barn, itā€™s that Mouser will b...
03/18/2025

Meet ā€œMickey Mouserā€, Our Resident Barn Clown!

If thereā€™s one thing you can count on at the barn, itā€™s that Mouser will be popping up in the most unexpected places! Whether heā€™s snoozing in a locker, supervising lessons from the mounting block, hitching a ride on the hay cart, or mysteriously appearing in the feed room (where he definitely wasnā€™t invited), he keeps us laughing every day. This mischievous barn cat takes his job of keeping us entertained very seriouslyā€”when heā€™s not busy keeping the mice in check, of course!

Where will he turn up next? Stay tuned!

When the weather canceled our second AEL show, some of the team made the most of the weekend with a trip to the Lexingto...
03/16/2025

When the weather canceled our second AEL show, some of the team made the most of the weekend with a trip to the Lexington Horse Center to watch IEA Zones! It was an incredible experience seeing top riders compete and spending quality time with our barn family. What a fun and inspiring weekend!

Another AEL show in the books! Iā€™m incredibly proud of our riders ā€“ half of them won their respective divisions, and we ...
03/16/2025

Another AEL show in the books! Iā€™m incredibly proud of our riders ā€“ half of them won their respective divisions, and we had multiple scores in the 80s and 90s! The progress, teamwork, and support weā€™re building as a team is truly inspiring. We are looking forward to finishing out the season strong with our last show at the end of the month!

Peep our new lounge area for students to enjoy before and after lessons. More exciting upgrades coming soonšŸ‘
03/13/2025

Peep our new lounge area for students to enjoy before and after lessons. More exciting upgrades coming soonšŸ‘

We are always asked if we offer lessons for younger kids, and we are excited to introduce our Tiny Stirrups Program!Desi...
03/08/2025

We are always asked if we offer lessons for younger kids, and we are excited to introduce our Tiny Stirrups Program!

Designed for ages 3-6, this program provides a fun and safe introduction to horsemanship and riding skills using the HorseSense curriculum. Through hands-on activities and gentle riding sessions, young equestrians will develop confidence, balance, and a love for horses in a supportive environment.

This is the perfect way for little riders to begin their equestrian journey! Spaces are limitedā€”contact us today to learn more!

Britney and Arty had a great lesson today. This mare is SMART and she is eager to hunt the jumps on course so we kept h...
03/05/2025

Britney and Arty had a great lesson today. This mare is SMART and she is eager to hunt the jumps on course so we kept her on her toes by incorporating various exercises (figure 8, trot poles, halt and back, etc.) in between the jumps. At the end she did a beautiful trot jump, landed in a quiet canter and executed a perfect left to right lead change which of course I didnā€™t get on videošŸ™ˆ but I did get this pic. Bringing a new definition to ā€œlick and chewā€!

It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks and we're anticipating a fun-filled month ahead. Our riders have been diligently ...
03/05/2025

It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks and we're anticipating a fun-filled month ahead. Our riders have been diligently working on their equitation as we prepare for our final AEL shows for the season and look ahead to some local shows.

Thinking warm thoughts and about SUMMER! Zen wanted to take a break from his snow day to tell you about our 2025 camp d...
02/20/2025

Thinking warm thoughts and about SUMMER! Zen wanted to take a break from his snow day to tell you about our 2025 camp dates! Our NEW website is under construction so for now please email [email protected] for details and to register! Spots are limited!

We had a fantastic weekend at our AEL show! The show itself was yesterday but our prep started mid morning Saturday as ...
01/27/2025

We had a fantastic weekend at our AEL show! The show itself was yesterday but our prep started mid morning Saturday as the team helped pack for and haul 4 of our horses over to Harmony to school and remain onsite Saturday night. This was a great opportunity for our team members to learn the horsemanship that goes into preparing for an away show from preparing feed, packing tack, blankets, and other essentials, and caring for the horses offsite.

On show day our horses stepped up to the challenge of having unfamiliar riders in an unfamiliar setting and assisted several of those riders in winning their classesā¤ļø.

Our riders had a wonderful show, securing Reserve Championship and improving their scores from the last show. We also learned a lot and came away with some great feedback and homework from our judge!

Thank you to Beth Blackwell Sheely for judging, to Stacey Harmony Equestrian Collins for co-hosting, and to all of the riders, parents, and staff for making it such a successful weekend.

Despite the polar vortex, we have a lot going on at EE! Our next AEL show is this Sunday when it will actually be above...
01/21/2025

Despite the polar vortex, we have a lot going on at EE! Our next AEL show is this Sunday when it will actually be above freezing šŸ™‚.

We also still have slots open for our upcoming horsemanship classes. This is a great ā€œget ready to rideā€ opportunity, a way to increase your horsemanship knowledge while taking lessons, or a wonderful introduction to horses!

All details here:

https://www.dropyourstirrups.com/empowered-equestrian

Pic of Arty and Vita who have been BFFs since going to the Julie Winkel clinic together ā¤ļø

Thank you Amy Gibbs Sleipness at Be Balanced Physical Therapy, PLLC for an insightful session and exercises to help us i...
01/09/2025

Thank you Amy Gibbs Sleipness at Be Balanced Physical Therapy, PLLC for an insightful session and exercises to help us improve physically for our horses. We are excited to put these things into practice šŸ’Ŗ .

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Troutville, VA
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Flash flood! My flower boxes are gonešŸ˜±.
Flash flood! My flower boxes are gonešŸ˜±.

I also had the pleasure of working with Sierra and her gorgeous guy Ruben (fun fact he was also bred by Rebecca Arnold who bred Moose!) for the second time today and speaking of musical horses I had the opportunity to sit on him and wow talk about a new appreciation for how hard Sierra has to work to keep him packaged together!

After receiving Osphos and sporting his new bar shoes Moon is getting a new lease on life. Sasha is practicing the use of different rein aids through a small course.

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