Midwest Equine Services

04/02/2021

OCALA, Florida – February 3, 2021 – Entries are open now for the World Equestrian Center Premier Cup Equitation Championships at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The Premier Cup Equitation Championships will take place February 13, 2021, during week 6 of competition at the Winter Spectacular a...

22/01/2021

07/01/2021

I’ve been a farm hand here at Hoof and Paw for a little over a year now and I’ve learned some interesting lessons to be sure. For me, reflection is somewhat of a habit as one year closes and the next begins. Though I’m a little bit late this year, I nevertheless wanted to share some of my thoughts about working here on the farm:

Farm work doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t make you anything. It reveals you.

There’s gym strong and then there’s farm strong. They’re mutually exclusive.

The toughest women you’ll ever meet spend their days on a farm.

There are more uses for twine than you can possibly imagine. You can tie up a hole in a slow feeder, fashion a tail strap for a horse’s blanket, mend a broken fence and use it as a belt.

“Well that certainly didn’t go as planned,” is one thing you’ll say quite a bit.

Control is a mere illusion. The thought that you have any, at any given time, is utterly false.

Sometimes sleep is a luxury. So are lunch and dinner. And brushing your hair.

If you’ve never felt your obliques contract, then you’ve never tried stopping an overly full wheelbarrow of horse manure from tipping over sideways. Trust me, you’ll find muscles that you never knew existed on the human skeleton to prevent this from happening.

When one of the animals is ill, you’ll go to heroic lengths to minimize their discomfort.

When you lose one of them, even though you know that day is inevitable, you still feel sadness, angst and emotional pain from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. And it’s a heaviness that lingers even though you must regroup and press on.

You’ll cry a lot. But you’ll never live more fully. You’ll remain present no matter what because you must. There is no other option.

You’ll ask for so many miracles and hold out hope until the very last.

You will, at least once, face-plant in the manure pile.

You’ll find yourself saying things like, “we have maybe twenty minutes of daylight left to git ‘er done” whilst gazing up at a nonspecific place in the sky.

You’ll become weirdly obsessive about the weather.

You’ll go out in public wearing filthy clothes and smelling of dirt, sweat and p**p. People will look at you sideways and crinkle their noses but you won’t care.

Your entire day can derail within ten seconds of the rising sun.

You can wash your coveralls. They won’t look any cleaner, but they will smell much nicer.

Farm work is difficult in its simplicity.

You’ll always notice just how beautiful sunrises and sunsets really are.

Should you ever have the opportunity to work on a farm, take the chance! You will never do anything more satisfying in your entire life.

Author — Christine Hardy

Well, that about sums it up, folks! All of the hooves and paws here at Hoof and Paw wish everyone a brilliant 2021!

26/10/2020

For Immediate Release Mill Spring - October 25, 2020 - David O’Brien swept all three divisions in the Developing Jumper Series Finals presented by Spy Coast Farm at Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort (TIEC), piloting seven mounts f...

26/09/2020

*AVAILABLE TO BE TRIED AT CAPITAL CHALLENGE*

Odyssey is a 2011 Warmblood gelding.
“Nemo” is available and ready to take a kid to the top in the equitation. He won the 2018 3.3’ Jumping Seat Medal Final East, Reserve Champion at Maclay Regionals and top 25 at Maclay Finals. This year he qualified for every Adult Equitation Final. Nemo has beautiful style and will turn heads. Contact Abby Blankenship at 317-286-8900 to set up a trial.

09/09/2019

Calgary, AB – Sept. 8, 2019 – The world’s best riders entered their top talent in the $3,000,000 CP International Grand Prix, Presented by Rolex on Sunday at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO5* in hopes of being the deserving combination to walk away with the richest purse in show jumping....

24/08/2019

12/08/2019

Dragonfly Academy at the World Equestrian Center is a progressive private school designed to provide student athletes with a customized educational support program that accommodates their demanding equestrian training and competition schedule. Tailored to the unique needs of the equestrian athlete,....

25/07/2019

ALWAYS make sure that lost shoes are removed from the field. Spread the word to stop this happening!

24/07/2019

Lets talk about the perfect horse... oh better yet, here he is! Dionysus, you’re incredible!

11/07/2019

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05/05/2019

Congratulations Maddie!!

25/03/2019

Incredible opportunity

15/02/2019

09/01/2019

Ridden in once. Arrived from France in December. Available to ship immediately.

This saddle has been ridden in once and is brand new. It just arrived from France on 12/7/18 and sadly I must sell it. It is a 17" seat with a 2L straight flap, 5.3" tree dot to dot. Stirrups and leathers not included. All I have done with it is start conditioning it. Available to ship immediately.....

08/01/2019

Fourteen show jumpers seized by the U.S. Treasury Department from Venezuelan show jumper Emanuel Andrade are set to sell via online auction on Feb. 19-26. The horses were seized in conjunction with a Homeland Security investigation, along with other ...

30/11/2018

15/11/2018

Do you really understand how big your horse's lungs are? This picture is a horse's lungs fully inflated...amazing when you think they are enclosed in a horse's body! Did you know a horse takes in 2x 5-Gallon buckets of air ever second? Think of how much that really is. So, do the best you can to help your horse breathe! http://flairstrips.com/learn/

01/11/2018

Champion A circuit pony available for sale. Perfect for W/T through the lower divisions. Ella is a top of the line, 16 year old medium pony that is very seasoned and has won consistently in every division throughout her career in both the hunters/equitation. This pony is an amazing teacher for a sma...

25/10/2018

💫 For Sale 💫

6 yr old Westphalian Gelding (Clinton X Heartbreaker X Ramiro). Lovely 3'6 + Hunter and Equitation Prospect.

DM or call/text Michael Pegg 905 967 5380

30/09/2018

I am so unbelievably proud of this young lady and all of her hard work! Congratulations Jessica Stone!

The win in the USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Final - East goes to...Jessica Stone of West Bloomfield, MI!! Congratulations to Jessica and to all 121 riders who competed in the class this week at The Capital Challenge Horse Show! 🎉🏆

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23/09/2018

Congratulations Jessica Stone!!! What a huge accomplishment! So proud of you!!

🌟🏆🥈Huge congratulations to for her Reserve Championship in Maclay Regionals tonight on Odyssey! 🌟🏆🥈
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20/06/2018

We have several grooms available for multiple weeks during GLEF. Text or call for details and dates. 248-425-6886

24/05/2018

Congratulations to on your many successes over a grueling three weeks of HJAM! Despite the torrential downpours and coming back after two severe injuries, ‘Imagine That’ and Sue earned numerous tricolours and not one but TWO circuit championships!!

24/05/2018

A little late but a huge congratulations to .lattner and her new baby Zoey ‘Invitation Only’! Two weeks of HJAM, lots of rain, lessons learned and great riding. Can’t wait to watch the two of you grow! Thanks for trusting me with your girl :)

07/05/2018

When your pony is so little he can share a water bucket with your dog.

30/04/2018

I’m so incredibly proud of these two young ladies for all of their hard work and dedication, earning them endless tricolors along with multiple circuit championships for the winter circuit at WEC! Thank you to Belleame Farm and Jennifer Edwards for having me along for the ride. Love working with your phenomenal ponies, horses and riders. Until next time... .rose1

28/04/2018

There’s just something about some clean tails drying in a light breeze that makes me smile. 9 ready for braiding tomorrow. Last show of the circuit! Let’s do this!!

17/04/2018

Big guy cleans up nicely. Ready to slay the eq!

17/04/2018

Run out of polish or conditioner? Finishing Mist to the rescue! Found out this stuff works great for a last minute touch up before hitting the children’s hunters today!

05/04/2018

Missing this little nug and his quirks. ❤️