Brookfield Stables

05/20/2024

First day back after what feels like forever. Was sent this picture, so how can I resist. Thank you Chris and Kristin.

03/09/2024

On farm half lease available.
HORSE: Guinness.
Breed: Irish sport horse
Height: 16.2 hands
His career has been spent successfully in both the hunter and jumper rings winning many awards in both. Guinness has an incredibly smooth canter, no hesitation to the jumps. Easy going personality. Bridle is provided, though rider provides your own saddle. Any questions please reach out to his owner at 315-246-0200!

01/31/2024

It's been a month since our family and Brookfield Stables lost our fearless leader, Ma. Ma & Bud are together again. They loved that barn, they sacrificed a lot to keep our barn for the 45 years they owned it, they knew the importance of it and they loved the horses and our family and friends that went through the barn for all of those years. For the love of horses and family ❤️

There are so many thank you's we owe people. Thank you for the help at the stables and the amazing care, it took a village and our village is the best. Thank you for the amazing food, cards, flowers, texts, hugs, tributes, for every face we saw at her funeral which was beautiful in so many ways. Ma loved our church, so it was only fitting to have all of her services there, I took a picture after everyone left, it was so peaceful. All of the red people wore at her funeral knowing it was her favorite color, literally left us with so much joy, pride and appreciation. Thank you to my husband who managed to give her the most beautiful eulogy.
Thank you for it all.

We know Ma and Bud are watching their family with so much pride, we all came together to give her the best care and never left her alone to the end! We miss & love her, our matriarch. ❤️🐎

01/22/2024

This is what can happen when an extremely low flying helicopter scares the hell out of an older 25 year old horse. We are thankful he is ok, and that he was the only one that jumped but scary for them all just the same.

01/18/2024

I love this and agree completely ❤️

By Michelle Murray   Sweat trickles down my back. It’s an early evening in June, but the oppressive Maryland humidity makes it feel like late August. I let out a long sigh and push back the strands of hair that have escaped my riding helmet. I give Hydi, my lesson horse for this evening’s clas...

01/18/2024

It's been a long difficult month, pictures and moments like this remind me how healing horses and animals can be for people, for me.❤️
Best friends stick together lol (don't tell Max)

12/05/2023

This meeting was just too cute to not post! ❤️

11/16/2023

Lehman Horse Show, something these kids dreamed about all summer and it didn't disappoint. First rated show for most of these kids and I couldn't have been more proud!!! Horse Show highs and lows are a given, just like life, we have to learn to roll with it the best we can, and we do that as a team and we support each other through it all. We had a last minute horse switch, Max pulling out his peeing tricks during the show, almost as if to say "I'm back and nothing has changed", sickness hitting our kids, hotel snafues, cold temps, running late, helmet issues and late nights to name a few. Yet with all that, we had beautiful horses to ride, great friends to hang with, our families there supporting us all, more hot chocolate and food than we could handle, meeting so many fun new people, seeing old friends again, a great facility to ride in and none of us would've changed a thing! Thank you to this group for an amazing weekend!
Congratulations!❤️

11/13/2023

The basis of good riding can be said to be the absence of bad riding---

The Roots Of Bad Riding---Here’s a list, not necessarily in order of magnitude, because it will vary rider to rider.

1.Poor balance. Horses move. If the rider moves in harmony with the movements of the horse, that is the start of good riding. But if the rider is unbalanced and moves counter to the way the horse moves, it will be bad until or unless the rider can fix that.

2. Tension. Where? Hands, arms, fingers, hips, pelvis, torso, neck, jaw, legs, knees, toes, ankles, feet.

3.Fear/apprehension. Fear creates tension/rigidity, and tension leads to lack of balance.

4. Anger, need for dominance. An angry rider is a bad rider.

5. A rider lack of fitness and overall general athleticism. Lithe supple riders who are strong and fit can more easily be harmonious riders.

6. A disregard/disdain for the precepts of correct equitation. The rider just doesn't care.

SO---To avoid bad riding, be calm and friendly to horses, be fit and agile, ride horses that don’t scare you, learn how to find balance by lots of practice, learn how to give basic rein and leg and body aids.

This process might take as little as a year, or it might take a lifetime. It depends on so many variables.

11/11/2023

Thank you Veterans 🙏💙

11/07/2023

We had such a great time this weekend at Heritage in Skaneateles!!! Small group of 4, but some great practice time before next weekend which will be our last show of the season. ❤️

11/05/2023

Horses settled in great at Heritage tonight for tomorrow's horse Show!

11/05/2023

Horse show smiles, I think he's mocking her LOL

11/04/2023

My greeting driving down the driveway today LOL. It's going to be a great day!!!

10/13/2023

10/07/2023

Yesterday we moved in to the Trick or Trot Horse Show 🎃🍁at the NYS Fairgrounds. Move in, setting up and schooling these guys went great! 💙

09/25/2023

What a great time we had at Hillcrest Horse Show. So proud of these kids! Competition pushes us to learn more about our horse and ourselves. I love watching the growth and partnership between horse and rider a show can create. ❤️🐎

09/09/2023

Is this what they mean when they say Arena Football? lol
After lessons impromptu football game.

09/09/2023

MAC is as sweet as they come.
Offered for a partial on farm lease, fixed rate, no additional fee's ever, tack included.
16 hands, beautiful mover. Fun show horse, great temperament, multiple champions under him.
Located in Jordan, NY.
Message me if you'd like to try him.

09/07/2023

2023 State Fair did not disappoint. Late night schooling rides, braiding, horse smooches, fried dough, wine slushies, let's add Sirloin tips, rides, games, concerts, camping and all of this with such a fun group of riders and their families, with some support from our BFS oldies but goodies LOL 💙

09/07/2023

Had this sent to me one night, Cuteness overload!