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Get those entries in guys. We have a big group planning to go.
20/06/2024

Get those entries in guys. We have a big group planning to go.

The Summer Start Schooling Show and Horse Trials will be June 29-30th. We'll be at Spurwing/Duck Alley doing the full horse trials (XC, Dressage, Show Jumping) on Saturday and at Wasatch Sport Horses on Sunday for show jumping! Please submit this form AND PAY before Sunday June 23rd to avoid late of...

Storey Tails had an amazing week at the Swiftwater invitational Cascade Horse Shows. The show office and staff were so f...
17/06/2024

Storey Tails had an amazing week at the Swiftwater invitational Cascade Horse Shows. The show office and staff were so friendly, the gate guys were awesome, the rings stayed on time and we got lots of practice in.
Dot moved up to 1.15 meter and made it feel so easy. It was just a bonus that she was Champion 🏆 of that division.
Brass dabbled in the Hunter ring and then did fantastic in the .90 meter.
Katie rode Reggie fantastic all week. He killed it in the 1.0 meter and ended up 2nd in the Classic. They also rode in two 1.10 meter rounds and proved that boy has Springs.
Whitney H Brewster played in the Hunters and rocked around the 1.0 meters to take Champion 🏆 (also 4th is a huge "fun" class Rose' all day.
Curren rode his young horse very well and ended his week in the Classic in 6th place in a very large competitive .80 meter division.
Lucy and Nikki got lots of great experience in the show ring this week and ended their week in 4th place in a very large competitive .80 meter division.
Ava and Ollee rocked around the .90 meter all week and took home a well deserved Reserve Champion 🏆 of the division.
Emily Sloop put in hard work piloting her horse Silly around the .90 meter and several 1.0 meter classes. She also did great with her clients Horse Walker taking a few ribbons in that big .80 group.
Missing from our photo is Clay and Hope Davis.
Clay had great rounds in the .90 meter and gained a lot of show rung miles.
Hope Davis competed her young thoroughbred and did so amazing using this week to train him what showing is all about and got a few ribbons to boot.

As always, I couldn't do any of this with out all of Katie's help getting me and my horses to the rings and students.

I wish more people saw long hauling as a work out for their horses.
15/06/2024

I wish more people saw long hauling as a work out for their horses.

While we are tucked away in an air-conditioned truck with comfy seats, our horses are bouncing and swaying in the back.

Unlike many may think, horses don't actually sleep or rest in the trailer. Their body is constantly moving and making adjustments to stay upright - Just like we do when we are standing in the bus or train.

Researchers from Massey University in New Zealand sought to measure how much vertical and horizontal movement horses have when in a trailer. With two horses loaded up into a two-horse, they took a 58-minute trip and here is what they found:

📍In total, horse 1 moved over 228 ft and horse 2 moved over 320 ft vertically
📍Horizontally, Horse 1 moved 745 ft and Horse 2 moved 797 ft
📍Both horses swayed over 11 inches

Next time you load up for a show, clinic, lesson, etc., give your horse a break before jumping right on.
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22/05/2024

The Importance of Foot Work for Eventing Horses

I just love this little horse. What a great story!
21/05/2024

I just love this little horse. What a great story!

If you asked someone to build the perfect CCI5* event horse, starting with pedigree, it’s fair to say that not too many people would pick a Canadian-bred Arabian stallion and a Thoroughbred mare. However, that’s

Good things to keep in mind
08/05/2024

Good things to keep in mind

If your canter length is not 12 feet (3.6 m), you're making it difficult for your horse to find a good takeoff spot. Show jumping courses are designed to accommodate a standard canter stride length and are not adjusted to each horse's stride. This means courses with related lines (ie all of them!) and distances in combinations will be significant challenges if you can't maintain a 12-foot (3.6 m) canter.

Yes, it's possible to jump clear without a standard stride, but you'll need a great "eye". You've probably seen the "old school" riders who hold and hold and hold until they "see a spot," then they chase it down. This approach requires a reactive horse, bigger bits, nosebands, martingales, and the often yelled instruction of "MORE LEG".

There are better ways to achieve consistency.

Inconsistent stride lengths increase wear and tear on your horse, which we want to avoid at all costs. I'm not saying you don't need an adjustable canter or a sharp eye—because you do—but it should be subtle.

We've all heard people say, "riders just sit there; the horse does all the work." You CAN learn to ride like that, but it requires careful preparation. If you don't have one yet, get a long tape measure and use it for the free exercises on my website (link in comment). You'll be on your way to improvement!

Most jumping riders practice straight-line distances, but it's just as important to master the 3.6 m (12-foot) stride on curved lines. At home, you can test this by placing two poles on opposite sides of a 20-meter circle. Canter around the circle and count how many strides you take between the poles.

You should be able to canter eight non-jumping strides for each half of the 20-meter circle. If this is new to you, you might end up with around ten strides, or even more. Here's the maths: The circumference of a 20-meter circle (C = πd) is about 63 meters, which is 17.5 standard canter strides. For simplicity, we'll call it 18. Subtract two strides for the poles, leaving 16. Half of that is eight.

Don't say that's too hard! Your phone has a calculator, and if you rotate it, you'll find a scientific calculator with a π symbol. If you want to be a jumping rider there are no excuses for being lazy about distances and canter length. You cannot improve what you do not measure.

One day, you'll face a combination off a half-circle approach. If you're counting ten strides between the poles on a 20-meter circle, how will you safely jump though a combination approached from a turn? If you can't maintain a 12-foot (3.6 m) canter by riding eight strides over poles on the ground in both directions, please hold off on jumping courses for now. Nail down the right canter so you can handle bigger tracks harmoniously without pulling and chasing. Your horse will thank you.

Link for entries will be out Wednesday
06/05/2024

Link for entries will be out Wednesday

Here it is! 🥳

Please feel free to comment or message with any questions. 📝

▶️FRIDAY: @ 6:30PM at Spurwing Stables Educational Event & Dinner w/ SRC Equine Bodywork
▶️ATTIRE: Please see notes at bottom right of prize list.
🛑SIGN-UP LINK AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY

We appreciate any and all feedback as we navigate our inaugural schooling series. Our goal as a Board is to serve our hunter/jumper community’s needs and desires 🐎
We can’t wait to show with you all next weekend! 🎉

Feeder barrels.... already cut and ready to hang FREEcome pick them upEagle, ID
04/05/2024

Feeder barrels.... already cut and ready to hang
FREE

come pick them up
Eagle, ID

Here is the sign up for the schooling jump rounds at Long Farms next weekend, May 11th.
30/04/2024

Here is the sign up for the schooling jump rounds at Long Farms next weekend, May 11th.

SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

***SOLD***Mijn Sc***je "Marin"  2017 papered KWPN cross mare,  standing at just over 15 hh, she is an athletic, sporty, ...
27/04/2024

***SOLD***

Mijn Sc***je "Marin" 2017 papered KWPN cross mare, standing at just over 15 hh, she is an athletic, sporty, fun ride that will take an adult amateur or kid any where they want to go. Fancy enough for the dressage, scopey enough for the jumpers or do it all and Event her.
Schooling training level dressage, jumped up to 3'3" with scope for more, does water, banks and ditches.
Has miles at local shows, just waiting for her person to take her out and show her off at the recognized level.
Easy keeper, stands for the farrier (goes barefoot), bathes, loads, clips. No maintenance.
Lower 5's
Located in Eagle, ID

https://youtu.be/MS4ZhJNO_ek?si=Tl3rejiyxeAvQQ6t

New sales horse coming soon!
19/04/2024

New sales horse coming soon!

So supple and soft. This saddle gives you. Great balance and feel. 17" seat Prestige Boston 34 cm tree (never adjusted) ...
15/04/2024

So supple and soft. This saddle gives you. Great balance and feel.
17" seat Prestige Boston
34 cm tree (never adjusted) can be adjusted +/- 2 cm by a fitter
Wool flocked
In great condition
Asking $1,500 shipped
Currently is in Eagle, ID

12/04/2024

I am placing a 100x order this month. Please let me know what you need. I will venmo request as we get closer to me placing the order.

Lots of horse "stuff" Come look, bring cash, make an offer and make it go awaySaddle racksBandages BucketsBox fansJump c...
12/04/2024

Lots of horse "stuff"
Come look, bring cash, make an offer and make it go away
Saddle racks
Bandages
Buckets
Box fans
Jump cups

Eagle Idaho

Get those entries in
09/04/2024

Get those entries in

The Spring Fling Schooling Show and Horse Trials will be April 20-21st. We'll be at Spurwing/Duck Alley doing the full horse trials (XC, Dressage, Show Jumping) on Saturday and at Wasatch Sport Horses on Sunday for show jumping! Please submit this form AND PAY before Sunday April 14th to avoid late....

I like the saying to be a better back pack. You don't wanted to carry a wonky back pack and neither does your horse. Wor...
30/03/2024

I like the saying to be a better back pack. You don't wanted to carry a wonky back pack and neither does your horse.
Work on your balance, your fitness and your strength.

Lightbulb moment!
This is how important balance & co-ordination are to the horse.

In my own head, from learning Human Physiotherapy first, the Cerebellum is a small part behind & below the main part of Brain (cerebrum). It co-ordinates gait, balance, and posture control.

So to see in real life, that the horse’s cerebellum is almost as big as the rest of the brain itself, was a massive eye-opener!

We know that horses don’t have a large frontal cortex, the complex thought part, like humans. But, naively, I kinda thought the whole brain was just smaller. I never expected the ratios of parts to be so clearly different.

So is it any wonder then, that horses react when they feel unbalanced? They react when their co-ordination is messed with?

The size of the cerebellum means it is VITAL for horses to maintain balance, gait & posture co-ordination.

If you put your horse off balance when riding, because your own body is wonky or weak, they have to react. Biomechanically, they HAVE to stabilise the system. But it could be a behavioural reaction too.

If you mess with their gait & posture control because you have no idea about timing of aids, or suddenly pull them around, or block their spinal movement with your rigid seat… they will probably react. You’ll be met with resistance. They might even rear or buck you off.

It’s not just about pain. A rider that puts their horse off balance doesn’t necessarily hurt them, but it does impact these vital things that horses need to feel safe.

If your horse doesn’t like their feet being picked up… or they do silly behavioural things with the farrier… Please ask yourself if it’s because they find it difficult to balance, and therefore don’t feel safe!

A lot of people these days are looking for pain when there’s a behavioural problem, which is fantastic and right. But if your Vet doesn’t find anything, don’t just assume ‘it must be behavioural then’ and try to TRAIN them better.

Consider balance & muscle/posture control. Ask a Physiotherapist to assess and teach you exercises to help your horse.

Sort your body as a rider, to improve your own balance & symmetry, to avoid throwing your horse off balance.

Save this post to remind yourself again.

WV American Pie2015 OTTB Gelding 16.1 hh Affectionately known around the barn as Mr. Pie 🥧 This guy has 3 quality gaits ...
27/03/2024

WV American Pie
2015 OTTB Gelding 16.1 hh

Affectionately known around the barn as Mr. Pie 🥧
This guy has 3 quality gaits and a big ground covering canter. His sweet demeanor draws you in and his athleticism will impresses you.
Pie is looking for his next partner as his current owner has too many horses and is focusing on the youngsters.
UTD on all shots/health and teeth
Miles at USEA and USDF shows as well as local shows and clinics
Very good ground manners
All 3 phases in a snaffle
Hacks quietly and loves trails
Clips, trailers, ties, bathes and stands quietly for the farrier in the cross ties.
Pie has a sensitive, playful personality that is best suited for an experienced rider.
Spent the last 6 months (Oct - March) on a care lease with a C-1 pony clubber competing at local shows and doing lessons.
He is a cribber that is completely controlled with a collar.

Asking low 5 figures starting with a 1.
Finding the right home for this horse is a must for me.
Located in Eagle Idaho

https://youtu.be/2s9bZ8QNMLo

06/03/2024
Very good reminders here.
03/03/2024

Very good reminders here.

Ok friends, let’s be real… We’ve all seen some ISO ads lately that would make any true horseman stop in their tracks…

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ISO Unicorn

Absolutely no spook, quirks, vices, maintenance, special needs. 100% safe.
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Thank goodness they are shopping for unicorns and not horses, because a good horseman knows that is absolutely impossible from a horse.

Personally I spooked at a squirrel yesterday, and I have better vision than a horse and am not a prey animal.

No one can guarantee any activity in your life is safe—-not soccer, not baseball, not tennis, nothing. Those are the choices you make and the risks you voluntarily take on to participate in the activity you’ve chosen and to live your life. We all try to make the best choices we can of course, but any seller that promises any facet of your life is guaranteed safe is selling snake oil.

As for the horse’s quirks and special needs? I’ve owned hundreds of horses in my career and worked with many hundreds more. The five best horses of my career were as follows:

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Horse #5. Vices: Cannot pull mane or body clip without heavy sedation. Must be in front when hacking in group. Why it’s worth it: Horse of a lifetime for his rider.

Horse #4. Vices: Free because he failed his PPE so badly at 5yo. Needs $800 shoes from a top farrier every 6 weeks. Why it’s worth it: Competed at the upper levels of eventing very successfully and reliably for 11 years.

Horse #3. Vices: Poor mover in the trot, extremely hot, needs a very kind rider. Why it’s worth it: Evented through advanced level, national champion at intermediate.

Horse #2. Vices: May rear and buck. Kicks and bites on ground. Will not go in any wash stall. Why it’s worth it: Never once dropped his rider. Evented through advanced level.

Horse #1. Vices: Incredibly spooky, poor mover in trot, chip on X-rays. Why it’s worth it: Successful and prolific advanced horse, sold and exported to a European Olympic team.

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Our horse shopping advice to you? Be a good horseman.

If the horse makes you smile every day, who cares if it’s tough to pull its mane?

If the horse takes the best care of you, who cares if it flinches trotting past a trash can? Use your inside leg.

If the horse does the job you need it to do, who cares if it needs a good farrier? They should ALL have good farriers.

If the horse saves your behind every time you don’t see a distance, who cares if it cribs on a feed tub?

Good luck, happy shopping, and for the love of unicorns, stop seeking things that don’t exist or you’ll never find it.

—Megan Moore, Verona Equestrian
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Truth!
25/02/2024

Truth!

This is a problem in the eventing community for sure.
21/02/2024

This is a problem in the eventing community for sure.

None of us can simply go out and buy an airplane and be allowed to fly it without taking hours and hours of lessons and get rigorously tested, and only then, if we pass through all those hoops, can we be allowed to legally fly.

But anybody can buy an event horse going at some high level when trained and ridden by some other, far better rider and trainer, and fumble along at levels beyond their experience and competence levels.

There are no simple fixes for the high risk nature of eventing, particularly high level eventing, but testing rather than letting inept riders compete simply because they can afford elite horses is one possible way to keep some of the riders who have no business competing at preliminary or higher off those cross country courses until they are better riders.

21/02/2024

: What we in the horse world refer to as “maintenance” - joint injections, systemic drugs like Adequan or Tildren, and other medical interventions - are amazing tools to help us keep our partners healthy and sound. They can extend their comfortable years, and help horses with imperfect xrays or imperfect conformation continue to have useful jobs.

They’re also part of a big puzzle. Proper nutrition is key. Proper lifestyle management is key. Tack fit, shoeing, and thoughtful training with plenty of variety. None of these replace hock injections, nor do hock injections replace any of these. And there’s no one-size-fits-all to any approach either: some horses live long and healthy lives with less turnout than others, and some horses go their entire careers without needing a needle.

But the more movement there is in a horse’s body, the greater the risk of injury. Horses that do low-level work their entire lives, and have natural gaits for a 5, don’t abuse themselves like the mega-athletes that do the Grand Prix. And no matter the level or the gifts from God, when one part of a horse’s body hurts (due to saddle fit or bad shoeing or just the slow, methodical building up of topline that sometimes leaves us sore), they’re more likely to overstress another. And that’s how horses get the kind of injuries that take a long time to heal, if they heal at all.

Find the best trainer, the best farrier, and the best sports medicine practitioner you can, and then make sure they all talk to one another. Make the best choices you can, both for your horse and your wallet. And then say a little prayer to whatever you believe in, because there’s not enough corticosteroids in the world to prevent horses from being stupid in the field 🤣

I wish every kid would read this.
17/02/2024

I wish every kid would read this.

The more we travel to shows the more overwhelmed I am by the amount of money required to play our sport. My daughter thrives in the jumper ring so I need to make this work. I asked around and came up with a list of things I wish I knew/did 10 years ago, so I figured I would share…

Volunteer for everything and do a great job, it opens doors and creates relationships.

Don’t be afraid to ask people for advice - most would love to chat and share their experience, be ok if they are too busy. Always ask, always be ok with the answer being no.

Read everything, or if you’re not a reader listen to podcasts, audiobooks, always learn

Learn German or Spanish, trust me.

Get a subscription to ClipMyHorse.tv for 149 Euro/year. Not only can you watch an awesome amount of international shows BUT they have an Academy that is included in the subscription. Tons of mini lessons from the best in the world.

Work the hardest (body clip, braid, muck stalls, etc) - it’s seen and appreciated by those that count

Become obsessive with your horse and its care. Obsess about their feed, their feet, their condition, make the horse you have the very best it can be.

This is silly but valid… make a note on your phone of what coffee order folks want. Nothing better than someone walking up during a long show day with your favorite drink. Relationships matter.

Be thankful to everyone. Thank the ingate, the jump crew, the course designer, the steward - their job is under appreciated and without them no one can be successful.

Help load/unload your shavings and hay deliveries. Please. I hate when folks sip lattes watching others sweat.

Find a side hustle in the horse business. We started Millbrook Leathers - there is a ton of customers out there, start small but start, every dollar counts.

Tell your fellow competitors good job, clap for them, become a friend and a supporter. It’s ok to have friends outside your own barn.

If you’re waiting for a jump, help the trainer on the jump adjust it - go up 2, go wider - you’re anyway just standing there waiting, be helpful.

No hoof, no horse. Ask questions, chat with your farrier.

When I was 16yo I braided enough manes to afford a flight to Switzerland. I worked my butt off for free, and it changed my life. People always say going to Europe is a dream, it can be a reality. 

Show up as the person you needed when you were growing up.

This is the hardest one… say hi to people when you pass. Lots of times I think they have no idea who I am, so I just look at my phone, look the other way. If you’ve met them or had some sort of interaction chances are they remember you. Make eye contact, say good morning, develop all the relationships.

Get a dog. That’s just general life advice, get a dog.

If you’re a woman, ask for opportunities, be ok with the answer being no. So many men are at the top of the sport and I swear it’s because they actively ask for opportunity while women tend to work hard and passively hope to be noticed. Ask. All they can say is yes or no, it may start a conversation and who knows where that will lead.

Dont get so busy chasing dreams that you forget the fun.

If you’re moving up a level or just need to work out kinks, do the blue ribbon rounds or school on Tuesdays/mornings if allowed. Division classes are $$ and if you’re not ready to be competitive why not do the same height in a no pressure/less cost situation? I feel like these options are too often overlooked.

If you’re a working student, be first in last out. What you lack in experience and talent make up for in work ethic. Talent is everywhere, dedicated horsemen are a rarity.

Someone is ALWAYS watching. The good and the bad.

Get the VIP. Trust me, I was never this person. But now I budget that into my savings plan - scrimp elsewhere to splurge there. VIP is where folks are sitting and relaxing, some of the most influential conversations I’ve had have happened in VIP because people had the time to chat.

Be kind and grateful to the office staff. They get all sorts of rude behavior thrown at them. They want you to succeed and your paperwork to be easy. Appreciate them and if there are issues work through them with patience and kindness at the forefront. Also, bring them cookies or cake because they are locked at that desk – who doesn’t love snacks?

Always watch the warm up, listen and learn, the warm up is the best place to be.

Talk to the course designer, ask them what's hard in their course, what's easy in the course, why they did it, etc

Walk the small classes and the big classes, then see if they ride how you thought

If you see someone needing help, go help them - this should be obvious but…

Talk to the grooms in your aisle, bring them coffee, they have so much knowledge and are so undervalued.

Look outside the box when traveling to shows. Do you have to stable on grounds or is there a trailer in option? Our horses stay in a beautiful field in Wellington for $10/day, yes it means we drive back and forth a lot, but $10/day…

If you’re a USEF member you get 10% off at Dover

Even if you aren’t a hunter, watch the pro hunter ring. Just watch trips. Many of them. In the jumpers there are fairly obvious moves made to accomplish goals. In the hunters you start to see the tiny, minuscule adjustments that add to super consistent pace and get an incredible jump out of a horse. All of these adjustments are useful tools.

Your horse’s stomach health needs to be focused on more.

Unless you have uses for hauling other things, do not get a truck and trailer to save hauling money. If you are taking less than 3 horses to every show it will rarely even out.

Be grateful. Always.

If outside hay/shavings are allowed, bring them or go to local Murdoch’s/Tractor Supply avoid paying the mark up. Always go to the gas station for ice.

Clinics! There are so many clinics out there, if you can’t afford to ride in them then audit them.

USHJA offers Emerging Athletes Program, Gold Star Clinic, etc – try to join this pathway, it’s invaluable access to some of the industry’s top professionals.

And last but not least, always pet the pony.

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