Driftwood Stable Equestrian

31/01/2024

My heart is smiling for Bella! Enjoy retirement sweet girl, you deserve it🩷

28/01/2024

It’s been a very heavy couple of weeks here at the farm. Many of our amazing herd has headed on to their final chapters. Goldwyn returned to the woman we bought him from 15+ years ago, and will spend his retirement days in a big field in sunny Ocala. Bella is retiring at a wonderful facility in the panhandle of Florida where they will take great care of her. Stella/Phoebe moved to the mountains of NC to retire - if you remember how itchy her skin was here in the south with the bugs and the humidity, I am confident she will feel much better in no time in her new home! Smoothie and the barn cats (thank you Jen!) returned to the LowCountry with our dear friend Shelby, who also has Lady. I put a lot of time and thought into honoring Sondra’s wishes and carefully selecting the best possible homes for them, but these were still incredibly difficult decisions to make. Every time an animal leaves this farm they take a piece of my heart with them, but it brings me comfort to know that they all landed in the best possible places and will continue to be so loved. I could go on forever about all the amazing things that these horses have done for us over the years, teaching so many young riders and earning so many blue ribbons along the way, but I think we all know just how special each of them are. Feel free to share a memory in the comments and join me in saying, to Goldie, Bella, Stella/Phoebe, Smoothie, and even Cheeto, Jersey and Bandido; thank you and happy retirement!🤍🕊️

25/12/2023

Happy Holidays from all our horsey friends at Driftwood Stable! 🎄

Merry Christmas from all of us at the IEA! 🎄

📸 credit: Lauren Lane
🐴 Credit: Ted from Otterbein University Otterbein Equestrian Team Otterbein University Department of Equine Science

05/12/2023

Photos of our wonderful Thanksgiving Camp- posting our December break Camp schedule soon!

20/11/2023

🐴 Lesson & Client Availability at Driftwood Stable Equestrian 🐴

We currently still have some availability next week for our DAY CAMPS; book now as we are filling up since the kids are out of school!

MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY we have a kids Day Riding Camp from 8AM-12PM. Ages 5 and up, all levels no experience necessary! Riding lesson, games on horseback, grooming and horse care and trivia plus a fun horsey craft. Snacks and water provided. Limit of 8 Campers per session. Cost is $100/day. Discounts for multiple sessions or siblings.


We will be CLOSED on Thursday for Thanksgiving but are offering another DAY CAMP on FRIDAY from 8AM-12PM

Call/Text 404-858-7241 for more info!

If you want to inquire about our Lesson program, please message us for a time to ride! We have wonderful lesson horses and ponies for you to learn on in a clean friendly barn environment with a trainer with over 20 years experience who tailors to each student.

Offering a ~special for new clients~ where your first lesson is only $35!!

28/10/2023

Cheeto approves this hay 🐾 Happy Caturday!

22/10/2023

Love to see the big smile of a kid who’s riding their very own first horse! Lady is enjoying her debut ride with her new little partner 💜 They are going to make the BEST pair!

18/10/2023

Welcome to the barn new clients, Kameron & Ice! Such a beautiful sweet boy!

23/09/2023

Meanwhile, back in the LowCountry…

Marlene, Kaylee, and Karen attended LowCountry Hunt’s Annual Fall Hunter Pace and out of 90+ riders their team of 3 ended up 1st in the Field Hunter Division! They also won Best Team Name and some beautiful ribbons and prizes. It was a gorgeous day and the horses were great!🏆☀️

23/09/2023

A BIG thank you to Dean, Marlene & Len for commissioning our beautiful new stable sign! We LOVE it!

20/09/2023

Can’t forget our farm’s chief exterminator, master barn cat Cheeto. Shown here on the job looking adorable keeping our farm pest-free! (Not pictured are the other two cats, Savannah the snake killer and one-eared Van Gogh).

20/09/2023

Come take a quick tour around Driftwood Stable! Featured here is the main barn, the ring (or as much of it as I could fit as it’s SO big!), pastures and tack room. There is an 8 stall main barn, a 3 stall shed row and a 5 stall mini/pony barn. We have 8 turn-outs ranging from run-ins to big fields, a tack room and a separate feed/hay/shavings building plus our big jump field which is fenced in. We have an excellent lesson program and now are taking boarders. Call 404-858-7241 to schedule a tour! (Barn dog Tater is in the first pic helping me with night check).

18/09/2023

We are beyond happy that Ladyhawke is thriving in her new home back in the Lowcountry. She was instrumental in the founding of our program and touched so many riders lives. We look forward to seeing her new little rider enjoying her as well. Thank you Lady for your service as one of the best lesson horses we’ve ever been graced to work with!

15/09/2023

Smoothie does it all! Today he took Harlow on her first outing and rode around the neighborhood after a good warm-up in the ring. Not all riders have the privilege or availability to be able to ride outside of the ring and explore the world on horseback, but it is so important as rider to have these skills and be able to control your horse to be able to have an enjoyable hack off property.

14/09/2023

Morning lessons over just in time for things to start heating up! Sunny skies in Florida ☀️

08/09/2023

This fall. Driftwood Stable Equestrian has opened their new horseback riding program to give our students an opportunity to be part of a highly acclaimed equine education program at our facility. The students are committed to learning organized, comprehensive horse care and management- from the grooming, feeding, learning all parts of the horse and tack, and basic medical care, to the fine points of horse/barn safety, proper riding techniques, and handling of emergency situations. They are applying the responsibility and respect we strive to impart in our students to this new adventure, and we (their instructors) are extremely proud of all the achievements and advancements their hard work is rewarding them with!! These young riders are making great strides and we love to be a part of that with them ☺️🐴
Call 404-858-7251 to sign for this upcoming session!!

02/09/2023

Autumn has arrived! Sign-ups OPEN for new clients interested in horseback riding! First class instruction at the most affordable prices in the area! Ages 7 and up, all levels! Call today for more info!

30/08/2023

Teach the student that shows up.
I’ve gotten what some have referred to as “difficult” students… the slow thinkers, the dyslexics, those with shockingingly minimal proprioception, the nervous over thinkers, the physically challenged,…
Whatever. I teach them the best I can. They learn what they learn. It’s not my job to decide if their speed of progress is acceptable or not- that’s up to them! If they are happy and having fun, and they keep showing up, (and yes, pay their bill) then I keep teaching them the absolute best I know how!!!!
I’ve had students that progress [what to me feels] painfully slow at first, but then things click and, like grass growing, you can’t see it, but there it is!!! Some are slow thinkers but fast learners. Some have a challenging learning style that pushes me to become a better teacher. Sometime kids show no RIDING progress, but parents rave about how the child is better behaved and a better listener for 1-2 days following their lesson- that’s progress!!!! Who cares if they still bumble around in posting trot, and can’t figure out diagonals. Sometimes adults struggle for awhile until they get strong/fit enough and then suddenly make a big leap. Sometimes fear issues can hold someone back for what feels like forever, but then they “suddenly”, after a year of repetition, break free and find their confidence.

Progress isn’t linear, and sometimes we are using the wrong metrics to measure success anyways. If two hours at the barn is the only time a parent isn’t worried about their child taking their own life, than who cares if the kid doesn’t want to trot and is content steering at the walk.

Sometimes us pros think “good” students have to be like us- athletic with big goals, and dedication to spare. But not everyone is in it for that, and that’s okay- I’ll meet them where they are and teach the best I can… using THEIR metrics- not mine.

Btw- pic is most instructor’s dream student. Quick learner, good feel, knows left from right, memorizes a pattern quickly, brave without being reckless…. But I would be out of business if I could only teach kids like this one. 😉

11/07/2023

Bailey came to volunteer this morning and after chores, lunged Halo and rode her very nicely. Halo has the comfiest trot!

11/07/2023

Afternoon Nap Club for Goldwyn Zzzz

09/07/2023

Let us know if you can identify the strange plant we found growing on a log by the wash rack!

06/07/2023

Smooth sailing for Bailey on Smoothie in today’s lesson!

04/07/2023

Harlow on the fabulous mister Goldie after their lesson. Happy 4th of July!

04/07/2023

Happy 4th of July from your favorite super barn dog, Tater Tot, in her patriotic unicorn horn headband! ✨🇺🇸✨

03/06/2023

Resident BFG “Smoothie” does it all! From the little kids to the riding team girls to the adults, we love our tall, dark & handsome boy! Here he is after a great lesson with Harlow who is only on her her 6th lesson and has trotted on 3 different horses already. Future star in training! ✨ Just look at the big smile! 😃