Apple Bite Equine

20/08/2024

Fresh load of sand ✅
Hay for fall ✅
Straw for winter ✅
New floor in the horse trailer ✅

Thank you to everyone who has been helping me out lately with everything 🩵
Harvest is over it’s go time!

01/04/2024

Warrior says happy spring everyone! 🌞
(and may be plotting my death for my tomfoolery)

19/03/2024

Lesson pony Bell enjoyed some sunshine on Sunday! ☀️

Just a quick reminder that my books for in house lessons on her are currently full. Since we lost Finna last fall, I unfortunately have to just service the families that are already on my books.

As always I have availability for haul in lessons on your own horse.

Have a great week!

01/02/2024

16/01/2024

Hello to all my lovely lesson families and clients !!

Thank you all so much for bearing with me while I took my vacation. Maui was so beautiful and warm! I am anxious to get back to work. I just landed in Portland and am currently headed home. I am told Eola hills is a sheet of ice and I suspect it’s going to get worse. My horses, truck, trailer and Dixie Mae 🐶 are in Hermiston OR with my grandma. As soon as it is safe, I will be headed that way to retrieve them. Once I get them all home, I will resume training and lessons. I will keep you all updated. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, New years and are staying warm during this cold front! I suspect I will be back in business in about a week 🌺

I also have an opening for in house training. This doesn’t happen often so if you’re interested please get a hold of me!

01/01/2024

Thank you all to my wonderful clients for a yet another year at Apple Bite Equine 🩵 I appreciate each and every one of you more than you know!

25/11/2023

come job shadow with me it’s a great time

04/11/2023

🌹 Rosie 🌹

Rosie is an 8 year old grade pony mare standing at 14.1 hh and around 900lbs located in Amity, OR

Rosie ties, picks up her feet, trailers, saddles and bridles. She has been lightly started under saddle. Rosie has a solid foundation and is ready to advance and will continue to do so until adopted.

Rosie is up to date on farrier, dental, and deworming and is ready for her new home. She pastures and stalls well and is easy on fences.

She is super cute and has a nice little build.
Rosie will need a patient person in her life and tries really hard.

Please PM me if interested. She deserves a great home.

31/10/2023

Dudley & Rosie are ready to start looking for their forever homes through Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue - Medical and Nutritional Rehab Center
Both are young and “neon green” Formal ads will come in the next day or so but wanted to ask friends first. Both of their adoption fees include training with me if wanted for another month and adopter will get to come out weekly to work with me and their horse. Rosie(first photo) 14.2hh is a piete mare who is up fo date on everything and I have sat and walked on her. Dudley (second photo) 14.3 hh and stocky is a gelding who has not been started under saddle.

Both are good equine citizens who tie, pick up feet, trailer, saddle and can be caught in a pasture.

20/10/2023

Hi everyone -

As many of you know I lost my mare last month. It’s been incredibly difficult for me and I can’t tell you all how much I appreciate your understanding, flexibility and kind words.

I’m starting to get back into the swing of things and scheduling more lessons. Please feel free to reach out to me again if you have recently. I apologize for not being better at communicating this last month.

Thank you always for your support 🌞

22/09/2023

If you’re here JUST to ride, DON’T come to me.

But if you want to catch your horse, lead him from the pasture, and tie him to the trailer, properly. Come to me.

If you want to learn how to properly groom a horse, take great care of their hooves, and cool them down after a workout. Come to me.

If you want to know the parts of the saddle and bridle, how to check tack before each ride, and learn to saddle your horse before each ride. Come to me.

If you are willing to help feed, clean stalls, fill up and clean water buckets. Or learn how to treat an injured horse. Then, on the really hot days use your lesson time to love on the horses a little extra and give them a bath. Come to me.

If you want to learn how to communicate clearly with your horse on the ground. Come to me.

If you are willing to learn how to properly communicate with a horse from the saddle, using your seat, your legs, and carefully using your hands. Come to me.

If you understand there will be great days. Days you are filled with confidence! And then days you’re not sure why you’re even trying anymore. Come to me.

If you are willing to end a lesson early, because we always end on a good note, and to put the horses needs before your own. Come to me.

If you understand this is not a hobby you can pick up where you left off every six months, but a passion built around hard days, incredible work ethic, understanding, and never giving up. Come to me.

I’m here to teach you how the watch works, not JUST how to tell time.

-Jillian TopPriority
⭐️The New - Top Priority Horses, LLC

11/07/2023

Good mornin

Sorry for being so quiet. Feels like I moved back to the farm and instantly started cherries. I love having the client horses back home this time of year. My roundpen is my favorite office view and the horses are exposed to so much more. I have the orchards, fields, timber, ponds and all the crazy that comes with a working farm to get them all used too.

“Drip” is a range bred quarter horse that belongs to some of my best friends. It’s an honor to get to work her for them. She’s been an interesting one to work with and I’ve really enjoyed Drip. She came in pretty watchy and still a little leery of people and touch. After two and a half weeks I got on her. Uneventful like we like around here.

I hope everyone is having a great summer!

17/04/2023

Mariah would love a home and is so sweet!

Miss Mariah is so sweet and is coming along so nicely in her training!

If you are interested in “pre adopting” Mariah please contact Ally Brutke with Apple Bite Equine. You can adopt Mariah while she is still in training and the rescue will continue to pay her training bill for a month while you learn about her and how to ride her.

Mariah is a 20 year old Arabian mare. She is green broke at this time but very gentle and learning quickly.

28/03/2023

Trying to remain hopeful that maybe Mariah is correct and that it’s time to shed 😃
Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue - Medical and Nutritional Rehab Center

27/02/2023

We’ve had some weather this last week. I’ve been very ill and moving slow. Thankful for all of my understanding clients ♥️

This rainbow on my way into the barn today made me smile. I think my barn is at the end of the rainbow everyday.

Happy sabbath everybody. May you all be blessed and have a great week!

13/02/2023

I will not apologize for my pricing.
No small business should.
My pricing allows me to make a profit.
Which allows me to pay my bills.
Which also allows me to stay in business.
My pricing allows me to pay myself for the countless hours I work. I’m truly never “off the clock”.
My pricing keeps a roof over my head and food on my table.
I own a small business. One where the CEO knows your name and truly cares about you.
I am not Walmart (a 500 billion dollar company). I’m unable to provide things at the “lowest price”, order millions of units, and still stay in business.
Im not the “cheapest”. I’m also not “the most expensive”.
My pricing is what it is to allow this small business to keep going which allows me to keep making a positive impact.
I will not apologize for my pricing because I shouldn't.
No small business should.
Thanks for understanding!

Copied from a friend but I absolutely couldn't have said it better myself.

05/02/2023

01/02/2023

This is Mandy !

Mandy has been in training with me for the last couple months and is from Harmony New Beginnings Animal Rescue - Medical and Nutritional Rehab Center

She is an off the track thoroughbred that was an owner surrender. When Mandy came to the rescue her response to everything was throwing her head up and trying to flip over. We have been spending the last two months working on softness, bending, flexion and overall relaxation.

I snuck this picture after our ride. Low head & calm eye makes me so happy. She’s just about ready for her new beginning!

24/01/2023

Every night before I leave the barn for the night I pray over each and every one of the horses in my barn. I pray for their safety and health as well as that God will help me to the best educator and listener I can be

Then I get home and lay in bed thinking about them 🤣

Happy Monday 💤