JoyRide Equestrian, LLC

12/07/2025

It’s really hot, and I’m really sweaty, but there’s no other job I’d rather have than walking in the woods with this wonderful dude.

(And everything else I get to do!)

11/07/2025

Wow wow wow — our trails are 90% ready to ride! (You can ride them now, if you’re a bit careful - the last bit of gravel should get done by mid-next week).

Luisa worked hard today on laying gravel for traction, Sarah B (Captain of the Trails) cut trees and created/installed these cutest monsters ever on the “Roxie’s Zigzag (Beware of Monsters” trail (youll hage to ride out to see the rest of them), and Potato horse-tested the new trail that avoids the washout.

Enjoy 💙

And BIGGEST thanks to our trail crew!!

10/07/2025

Sarah B has been HARD at work adding these cuties to our trails! And using her chainsaw to single-handedly cut a new trail because our old one washed out.

I always say the horses are spooking at the monsters on the woods — now there really are some. We can’t wait to take kids out there exploring to see them!

We have a little bit of trail repair to do before we can ride out there again. Soon!!

10/07/2025

Happy 💙

08/07/2025

Potato thought this banner was more frightening than the pressure washer. But he got more brave with a little practice.

07/07/2025

We’re hard at work putting the trail entrance back together!

07/07/2025

Somewhat unbelievably, all is well here. 

07/07/2025

Most horses are in stalls tonight. The driveway is flooded, some horses are outside on high ground, and no horses are in the lower pastures.

This was way worse than we anticipated, but we’re feeling very fortunate tonight given how bad some Chapel Hill and Pittsboro residents are faring. Grateful for a barn on high ground and a dedicated team.

We’ll update everyone in the morning!

07/07/2025

27/06/2025

Finally, after the longest two days of sweltering heat, it feels peaceful here and we can breathe (and ride!)

24/06/2025

Potato’s first lesson with Richard was so fabulous. I’m grateful to have him and all his expertise so close to us!! He helped us with through some places in the training where we’ve gotten stuck.

We have lots of homework to practice and we’ll look forward to coming back in a couple weeks!

24/06/2025

It was sweltering today, as everyone knows. 

We rode in the morning and we will ride again in the morning tomorrow. We mowed, we dragged the arena, we hosed off the horses over the fence (those who wanted to be hosed), we painted jumps, we brought horses in who were too hot — and now they’re all out, and it is finally cooler. They have bug repellent on their legs and their bellies, fly spray on their bodies, grass growing in the fields. And that feels really good.

Off to bed so we can beat the heat tomorrow!!