Colebrook River Farm

03/01/2024

We want to congratulate Audrianna on her lease of coco puff!!! We know you both will do great things this summer!!!!

02/01/2024

Hurry up spring !!!

17/12/2023

💯where I do much of my thinking !

Pretty much!

11/12/2023

These critters are good sports for our first attempt at Christmas pictures

05/12/2023

Good morning from Image

04/12/2023

Sunday afternoon lessons

02/12/2023

Please consider donating any gently used blankets to keep the animals of Hartford animal shelter warm this winter.

01/12/2023

Morning views on the farm

26/11/2023

Morning rides

23/11/2023

Happy thanksgiving everyone!!!! We are thankful for every one of you who help make our farm successful.

22/11/2023

First snow of the season…….

13/11/2023

13/11/2023

Sharing A little show jumping math to start your day.

13/11/2023

Save the date!

😀😀🤩 Don't forget to save these dates for Equine Affaire in 2024! 😀😀🤩

12/11/2023

Quick morning at the horse show for these 2 at

11/11/2023

This is a day to remember and honor all of those that served for our country, thank you for all you have done.

10/11/2023

One of our adult riders in a clinic with Julie Goodnight at . Great job Jill !

09/11/2023

All horse people after equine affaire weekend…

09/11/2023

Day 1 of equine affaire with a 4 year old…..

09/11/2023

So excited for equine affaire!!! Make your shopping list and get out rheee to watch some clinics.

05/11/2023

Sunday lessons working hard

04/11/2023

So happy with the way this horse is looking and going coming into winter! We have made huge improvements and are learning from each other everyday. He is making me into a more confident and effective rider everyday.

03/11/2023

We are a week away from equine affaire…… what’s on your shopping list this year?

One week to go until EQUINE AFFAIRE. Share your favorite picture of your horse and let's get this party started! 🎉 🐎🤩

03/11/2023

Get ready for darkness and frozen buckets 🥶

02/11/2023

One of our adults her first year showing with her horse !!!!! Such an amazing series for these two, can’t wait to see what they do next year!!!!

02/11/2023

Well said……

01/11/2023

Halloween on the farm…….

31/10/2023

Have a spooktacular Halloween!!!

30/10/2023

Who wants to do a group activity ?

Decorate a free saddle pad at your local Dover Saddlery store! Join us Saturday, November 4th from 11am-3pm to design a unique saddle pad with your own personal style. Enjoy complimentary refreshments and fun for all ages!

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29/10/2023

Great time at the last shallowbrook summer series with great rides and learning experiences. Harper started the day with a 1,3,5 then Jill had some good flat rides with a couple 5ths and a 4th, with a reserve for the year in the adults! audri rode to a great second place in the flat and put down some good trips ended 4th and 5th. Now on to next season and moving up in divisions.

25/10/2023

The 2 best ponies teaching these kids how to ride.

23/10/2023

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Building some farm merch….. jackets, vest, hoodies? Polo shirts for next summer? Christmas is coming up !!

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21/10/2023

Every weekend……

21/10/2023

17/10/2023

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.
2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…
3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..
4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.
5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...
6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.
7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.
8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.
9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

23/07/2023

Some grid work to tighten up form

23/07/2023

Bear having a nice flat ride Thursday