Smith View Equine

05/04/2025

The storms this week have been relentless. We will be closed again today due to heavy rain. Please stay safe!

03/04/2025

The wind was absolutely insane but I got 3 horses lunged, magnawaved, and grazed 🐴 Samwise got his first MW session today… he is the one yawning… fair to say he enjoyed it!

02/04/2025

We are expecting some dangerous weather today. There will be no lessons😓. Stay safe everyone!

23/03/2025

It’s shedding season!!!

13/03/2025

Chief is SO much comfier after his first body clip of the year.

11/03/2025

Reminder, I AM open next week over Spring Break! Let me know if you will not be here for your lesson.

11/03/2025

Samwise 🥰 This horse is so special. He is cautious but loving, he doesn’t always know what I am asking, but he tries so hard. He wants to please. That’s all I can ask. I love every session with him. We are taking it slow and making things fun. Today was our first official ride. We took it very easy and he was so good 😊

03/03/2025

Meet Samwise (aka Sam)! He is our newest addition to the farm and will hopefully start taking a few riders this spring. At first glance, you may confuse him with Chief. We do believe he is part halflinger. He is an absolute sweetheart and LOVES treats!

02/03/2025

ISO: volunteer horse leader for every other Saturday afternoon for about an hour!

23/02/2025

If you were a rider last year and expressed interest in riding this year, emails just went out! I expect to have a waitlist this year. Please get back to me asap!

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13/02/2025

Next week during the cold snap I’ll be thinking spring🌸!I’ll be sending out an EMAIL to riders. I have a new schedule which will affect some weekly riders so please keep an eye out!

29/01/2025

Update: the farm will remain closed for lessons this week. I am hoping to open up for a couple days of lessons next week. As of today, the arena is flooded and the sand below is still frozen in places. The horses are eager to see their riders again!! I’ll update riders closer to next week 🤞 I am still open for Magnawave sessions and appreciate all of my clients who have reached out!

25/01/2025

Guess what’s in sight??!! Warmer temps!!! We might have a few days open for lessons this coming week!

06/01/2025

The farm will be closed for lessons until the weather warms up above freezing for a few days. I will reach out! (I am available for Magnawave sessions!) Enjoy the snow ❄️

25/11/2024

It’s been a heartbreaking couple of days that I still haven’t processed. Yesterday, we lost Babe. She was my #1 and just the best in every way. She was my first horse and will always have a special place in my heart. I know so many riders and families are grieving her loss. It was unexpected following a short illness.

Today, we laid to rest our matriarch, Blaze, and another pasture mate who was owned by a dear friend. Both aged ponies were not going to comfortably survive another winter. We were prepared for these two but it doesn’t make it much easier.

To loose 3 horses in 24 hours is something I am not yet sure how to grieve. It’ll take some time. Having several aged horses, I knew it was a possibility I may loose more than one in a close time frame, but this is a lot to process. I appreciate all who have reached out and my students who understand that I need some time.

23/11/2024

I am not one to share my grief publicly, as it is happening, but I feel I owe it to everyone who loves Babe to let you know what is going on.

This past Monday, Babe choked on her grain. It was serious enough to have the vet out to help clear it. Unfortunately, it left her with some life threatening complications. She developed and infection and has a tear and ulcerated section in her esophagus. At her age (27), we do not know if she will be able to recover.

Our vet team has had some very long days attending to Babe on several emergency calls as new symptoms arise. We are thankful for their time and care. They have given me all of the tools and medicine to keep her comfortable and fight her infection while we see if her esophageal tear can heal.

We will know more midweek. If her tear is not healing well, she will be laid to rest. I am not ready to loose her but I need to keep her quality of life in mind.

I know Babe has been a big part of so many riders/clients lives. If you have pictures or stories, please pass them along. It would mean so much to me to put together a collage of photos and stories of how much Babe has impacted our community.

I’ll update as soon as I know more. In the mean time, please know she is getting the best care and so much love 💜

21/09/2024

Yesterday this little girl took her first riding lesson. Her mom captured this perfect picture of her kissing Chief on the nose after her ride 🥰 I have the best job!

30/07/2024

This was hard to get a picture of but I had to try. Unmounted lesson day due to heat index. I have a student who LOVES baseball (but not as much as he loves his horse, Chief, he says). So I created a baseball diamond in the arena. He had to lead Chief to each “base” and complete a task before moving on. He “knocked it out of the park!” ⚾️