Jersey Maples Farm

22/08/2024

Howdy riders! We have been busy sprucing up old trails and clearing new ones! We are excited to be getting ready for the first ride on September 21st! This ride will be a Poker Ride and/or a Hunter Pace. You can sign up for either. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY HUNTER PACE THIS YEAR. We have the Murder Mystery Ride in October and, of course, the Scavenger Hunt in November. Sadly, we just don’t have enough riders signing up for the jumps to warrant the people and the hours it takes to set them up. I’ll have more details on how long the trail is when it is finished and I can map it. Hope to see you all in a few weeks!

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13/08/2024

Hey folks! Let me know if you need any signs! I'll have them available at the rides!

16/07/2024

Why is saddle fit important for you the rider? One of the most common remarks I hear is, “I don’t care if the saddle fits me as long as my horse is comfortable.” This is a very kind and thoughtful statement to make for your horse’s comfort but if you, the rider, are not comfortable, you do not have a pliable seat. You become dead weight or your weight is in the wrong place on your horse’s back. Very often, with female riders, I see women in saddles that are too big for them. Ladies, you only need one inch between your thigh and the pommel of your saddle- so, why? The most common reason is the twist of the tree. When a man sits in a saddle, he sits on his seat bones. When a woman sits in a saddle- if she sits correctly, with shoulder, hip, heel alignment, she is sitting on her p***c symphysis- a tiny area of cartilage attaching the bottom left and right sides of the pelvis. If the twist is too wide, she will not be able to tolerate this for very long. The best illustration I can give is to imagine an old fashioned clothespin- think about putting something wide up high in the crotch, between the legs of the pin and then insisting that middle of the legs (your knees) and the bottoms (your feet) come back close together. Something has to give right? There will be tremendous stress on the “knees” and “hips” of the pin! This is sort of what happens when a female rides in a saddle with a twist that is too wide, and then tries to keep her leg on her horse- she will experience knee and hip pain. Also, she will often push herself back in the seat, onto her butt and completely out of shoulder, hip, heel alignment to relieve the pressure on the p***c symphysis. This is the number one reason that women ride in saddles that are too big for them.
How many of you have said to yourself, or had a trainer or friend tell you that you need to be better at sitting the trot? Do you feel like you just have no ability? Do you think your horse has the worst trot ever? When you push yourself back in a saddle that is too big for you, you place yourself behind the horse’s balance point and are now sitting over the bounciest place on the back.
It is important for your saddle to fit and your horse so that you have a pliable seat and remain over the balance point, the quietest place of your horse’s back. This gives you a better ride and lessens the workload for your horse ☺️

15/07/2024

Hello riders! Here are the tentative dates for the fall rides:

September 21- Poker Run/Hunter Pace

October 19- Murder Mystery Ride

November 16- Scavenger Hunt Ride

14/07/2024

Worth the drive from wherever you are! Sponsored by the Warren Center Baptist Church. Friday the 19th at 7:00 PM. Warren Township Community Pavilion. Free Concert 😉
The Needhams have been sharing their fabulous talent with us for years and they never fail to inspire! A concert worth seeing, no matter how many times you’ve seen them before! Bring a lawn chair!

07/05/2024

I’d just like to ask, “why?”. Why drive into our field and deliberately run over and destroy one of our horse jumps? Why this one when there are others set up? Was it because it looked like a rainbow? Did it occur to you that it was just a colorful jump for horsemen and women to enjoy and had no connotations at all? Did it bother you that you trespassed and damaged our field? That you destroyed personal property? I hope it was worth it to get stuck and have to pulled out.

19/03/2024

Hi folks! I began attending the Saddle Fit 4 Life Academy last year and I am really close to graduating and getting certified. To finish up the course I have to do some specific evaluations- Western and English, men and women. Until I’m certified, I am considered an intern, and I cannot charge any money to do an evaluation. I’m looking for some people close to home who will give me an hour or two of their time to come do a full evaluation on them and their horse, for free. Message me here or text me 570-637-6602. Thank you! 😊

21/12/2023

04/12/2023

Horse people will get this. I went roller skating tonight. I found myself staying along the wall, skating into the corners and passing on the inside! 🤣

21/11/2023

Will the winners please PM me with their addresses? Some of you didn’t provide one and other I cannot read 🫣. Even though I have some readable ones I’d still like to make sure I have them correct 😊

21/11/2023

As always, thank you to all the riders who come to ride our trails! It truly makes all the effort worth it!

19/11/2023

I attended the Solidarity Ride at Tioga Downs today, to commemorate the 31 horses that perished in the deliberately set barn fire. The gathering of riders and walkers was beautiful. After the ride we gathered at the site where the horses are buried. It was very emotional to watch the owners/trainers come forward to place a rose on the markers of each horse as their names were called, and to see their grief and pain as they wept. The most significant thing that stays with me is the tiny space where 31 horses are buried. This area should be so much larger and it really brings home how little was left of the horse’s bodies. This felt like a gut punch to me as I saw it up close and realized that this is what those horse’s lives have been reduced to. The lives of these horses had no value to the evil behind this deed. God bless the owners and trainers who have lost their beloved horses. Nothing can replace them but I pray that justice will be served.

19/11/2023

Hey folks!
Winners of the Scavenger Hunt are….
1st place: Sarah Manzur and Tamara Tyler with 22 items

2nd place: Kayla Tedesco, Genista Rifenbark, Hannah Pety (sp?), Jessie Johns, Ginger Ellis with 21 items

3rd place: Ellie Jo Swabowicz, Jody Mondak, Barbara Swabowicz, Shirley Chmielewski, Jessica Mitchell with 19 items.

We hid 33 items- good job gals!

Hunter Pace- we only had two “teams” competing so we could not get a median time- therefore all three riders of the Hunter Pace are in 1st place!
Torrah Dughi, Jenna Lamb, Sandy (?) Carson

Look for your prizes soon!

19/11/2023

A hoof boot was found on the trail yesterday. If it is yours, let me know, and I will put you in contact with the person who found it!

19/11/2023

Nutmeg has been found!!! She is safe and her mama is on her way to get her!

19/11/2023

18/11/2023

Just a quick update, the horse has been spotted and she is safe, but she has not yet been caught. 

18/11/2023

Folks along the CC Allis road and toward Herrickville. There is a loase horse running with a saddle on, probably headed toward the Clark Farm. If anyone sees it please let me know. The owner is searching frantically.

18/11/2023

The sun is shining and it’s warming up! Saddle up your ponies and come on out for a ride with us!

12/11/2023

Hey all!! Just reaching out to see how many will be coming for the Hunter Pace/Scavenger Hunt this coming Saturday. I’m mostly interested in the hunters. If we don’t have anyone doing the hunt course, I’d like to get the jumps off the fields and put away. If there are hunt teams planning to come, I’ll let them out. Please let me know. If I don’t get any responses I’ll start taking the jumps down and we will just have the scavenger hunt. Mom is getting ready with two hearty soups and her homemade sides and desserts. Praying for dry weather and hoping to see lots of you there!!

18/10/2023

Well folks, the weather is not on our side for this weekend’s ride. 😔 We are rescheduling for November 18th. Hoping to see you all there!

16/10/2023

Hoping and praying for good weather Saturday for the Scavenger Hunt!

04/10/2023

Well, I HATE to do this but the rain looks like it's coming for Saturday. I am, regretfully, cancelling the ride this Saturday, the 7th. We will look for you all on the 21st for the Scavenger Hunt!

04/10/2023

Hey folks! We are keeping a close eye on the weather for this coming Saturday. I hate that it may be a last minute decision but you know how the weather changes! Stay tuned!

02/10/2023

Hey all! Poker Ride/Hunter Pace this Saturday the 7th! Registration is at 9:00! Let me know if you're coming! Also, don't forget that Fargo Creek has an Obstacle Trail Show on Sunday the 8th!