Wildwood Farm

11/01/2025

Congratulations to these kiddos on their incredible IEA season with their new team! So proud of all of their accomplishments! Siggy finished 🥈 and 🥉 on the flat for the middle school team and individually, and .eq WON her individual fences class to qualify for Zones! Astrid was the emotional support member after having a phenomenal season herself! Great job ladies! Hard work pays off! 💪🏼🥰👯‍♀️

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from all the friendly faces at Wildwood Farm! All the horses enjoyed candy canes with their morning AND afternoon feed, and a day outside bundled up in their cozy blankets. Thank you to each and every staff member, rider, vendor and sponsor for all that you do to make the Wildwood world go ‘round! Happy Holidays to all!

24/12/2024

Any of this sound familiar? 😏

Welcome to Trainer Tuesday! Each week we ask trainers a question and gather their answers for you. These trainers have a range of experience, backgrounds, and focus points of their programs, so the answers have as much variation as you would expect and also probably much more similarity.  This week...

19/12/2024

Congratulations to Wendy Israel on her purchase of SweeTango “Pomme”, half sister to her other fabulous mare Balou Skies “Sky”! We are so excited to be partnering with to develop this young mare, and look forward to her future in the States!

17/12/2024

So well said! While we spend lots of time with students coming from different programs undoing the perched, stiff positions that are a product of look being more highly regarded than effectiveness, the basics and fundamentals that stem from a solid foundation of correct position that can therefore MAKE you an effective rider will always be the paramount of our program.

17/12/2024

By LAURA CRUMP ANDERSON There is no denying that the core plays a huge role in being balanced on the horse. Many of my clients will do quite a few core exercises during their work out. The core is an area of the body that is always working, even when you are vertical, side stretching, […]

16/12/2024

14/12/2024

A few of my top tips for parents of riders. ☺️

2025 Mental skills workshops for riders, teams, barns, organizations, parents and trainers all booking now. Please be in touch, I would love to help you create success and build teamwork! 💫✨

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11/12/2024

01/12/2024

Congratulations to our IEA riders .eq Astrid and Siggy on their success at the final show of the season today! All three girls won a class, Laila 🥇over fences as well as 🥈on the flat, qualifying for Regionals, Astrid with a clean sweep 🥇over fences and 🥇on the flat, and Siggy with a 5th over fences and 🥇on the flat to qualify for Regionals as well! Congratulations ladies!

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁🤎 How lucky we are to have so many things to be thankful for every day 🥰 To our trainers, barn staff, students, owners, vets, farriers, body workers, sponsors, drivers, and of course our horses: we appreciate you 🤎🤎🤎

27/11/2024

As we enter Thanksgiving week in the US, many of your vets will be out of town or spending much needed time with their families.

It’s times like these that horse owners need to practice preventative caregiving.

During this holiday time, as an emergency only vet, I recommend the following:

- Don’t deworm your horse right now.

- Don’t start a new feed right now.

- Don’t get a new round bale of coastal hay right now if you’ve let the last one go to dust (give small amounts at a time or mix with a stemmy hay until they’ve had their fill, then give the round bale).

- Don’t change schedules.

- Don’t vaccinate your horse right now, especially if you have a known reactor.

- Don’t be in a rush and fail to soak your feed for long enough (choke risk) - especially if you’re late to feed due to holiday errands/get togethers.

- If you have visitors, limit treats. Ensure gates are closed. Make sure feed doors and bins locked.

There is already a shortage of equine vets - and the few we do have will likely be out of town or trying to enjoy the holiday.

Let’s all have a very Happy Thanksgiving. And let’s let our vets stay home with family!

Remember: Proper Preparation Prevents Postponed Potlucks! 😂🥴

15/11/2024

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It is vitally important NOT to be suckered by those magazines that feature “Life Styles Of Your Typical Billionaire Equestrian” into thinking that anything short of over-the-top opulence is somehow deficient.

Sure, if you go on a tour of some of the Lexington, Kentucky stud farms you will see palatial stone barns, groomed landscapes, splashing fountains and chandeliers, but those are designed to woo investors into the racing industry.

Or if some private farm looks like the Taj Mahal, goody for them. It’s possible, often even probable, that extremely lavish trappings disguise average or even mediocre riding abilities. Neatness, though, is different from opulence. As is having a clean or clean-ish barn and tack room. Attention to detail in one area of horse management can often reflect an overall attitude that spills over into the way someone rides and trains.

Neatness begins by picking up a broom. Or a rake. Try not, perhaps, to become one of those people who thinks that manual labor is for “other” people. The word for that attitude is “pretentious.”