Legacy Oaks Farm

01/24/2025

Quite the sky tonight. It’s been a tough week and I’ll definitely take a little glimpse of sun at the end of the day.

01/22/2025

Winter update - we’re hanging in there. We got about an 1” of snow yesterday afternoon into the evening and there’s ice here and there, mostly on the driveway.

Horses have ice-free thawed water, salt in the feed to encourage them to drink, most horses get a “mash” - warm water mixed in the feed, and hay forage to keep them warm (mostly unlimited), and warm dry blankets. Non-hay tolerant horses get warm soaked alfalfa cubes. Those who stand at the gate and want to come in get to come rest in a stall, those who want to move around and play with the herd in the field get to do so. Cupcake wants both. It’s her world I just clean stalls in it.

Preparation is key. We started back in August.

We’re canceling lessons through Thursday now. I’m not sure about Friday but don’t want to cancel yet if the arena does get to thaw. I’ll make a decision midday Thursday.

Saturday make up lessons are pretty full at this stage but if you’re interested I’ll see what I can fit in. Assuming it warms up like it’s supposed to.

Everyone hang in there and stay safe and warm. We’ll be cursing 95 degree days here soon enough.

Photo of our new addition Sofia, who has the super power of no slinkies or blankets fitting her properly. Otherwise she’s lovely!

01/18/2025

01/17/2025

Fun video. Discussed bits today in lessons.

01/10/2025

A few photos from around the farm. Mostly of Diesel

01/08/2025

No crow bars this morning! Happy and hydrated horses this AM after a day of cold setup yesterday.

01/07/2025

A few photos from around the farm this morning. Be kind to your outside working friends this week - their fighting the low temps and not resting in the high ones.

01/04/2025

Just had this conversation at lessons yesterday. Read it and read it again.

12/07/2024

A lot of Winter sunshine naps happening out here ☀️

11/15/2024

1 Board spot available December 1st at Legacy Oaks Farm in Watkinsville. Would consider opening a second spot for a good fit.

We offer priority stall boarding - if the weather is agreeable, our horses live outside. If the weather is rainy and cold or too hot, our horses come into our renovated 10 stall barn. We also have pastures with sheds and shaded pastures for horses that prefer not to be stalled.

- Well lit 100x200 arena with jumps
- 12’x12’+ matted, well lit stalls
- 18” high power outdoor rated stall fans
- Barn built with ventilation in mind
- 2 Nanny Cam stalls for infirm horses needing around the clock monitoring (rates may change if used for an extended period of time)
- 3 oversized wash bays with hot/cold water
- Large tack room with washer dryer
- Cross ties available throughout barn
- Separate feed room
- Triple Crown, Pro Elite, and Seminole feed options
- Timothy Orchard square and round bales from Mills River, NC
- Round bales are in Hay Huts and Hay Chix nets when required
- Herds have options to square flakes if round bales are not a dietary option
- 20+ acres of managed pastures
- Bridle paths and trails
- Hunter/Jumper/Equitation lesson program
- Family friendly
- Owner/Trainer lives onsite
- References available

All junior boarders are required to be in the lesson program a minimum of once a week. Adult amateurs may be exempt
from the lesson program on a case-by-case basis.

We attend Local GHJA and AAHJA shows but competing is not required of boarders.

For information please call Jess 404-861-5872

**Tours By Appointment Only**

https://www.legacyoaksfarm.com/facility

10/31/2024

Everybody’s favorite spooky kitty wants to remind you no afternoon lessons today. We hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween!

10/03/2024

Here are our 2025 dates in both Georgia and Pensacola! A couple of new additions to the Georgia schedule:

We are pleased to announce that our March, July and August dates at the Georgia International Horse Park will be sanctioned by the Athens Area Hunter Jumper Association (AAHJA) as well as the Georgia Hunter Jumper Association (GHJA) and our own Horse Show Ventures series.

Many of you have requested that we add dates at Wills Park, and we happy to announce we are adding a Wills Park date in 2025 - April 19 & 20 and September 6 & 7th!

Mark your calendars for Horse Show Ventures' 2025 dates! We will celebrate the end of our 2024 show season November 2 & 3 at the Georgia International Horse Park Season Finale & Halloween Show.

Our year end awards banquet will be February 8th at the Berkeley Hills Country Club, Duluth.

09/08/2024

We enjoyed a beautiful and successful morning at AAHJA!

🏆 Sham’s Fire and Ice and his Pre-Beginner Rider were Champion in their division! 🥇 🥉 🥇

🏆 Philosopher and Mabry Williams were Champion in Beginner 9 and Under 🥇 🥇🥉

🏆 Philosopher and Lucienne Mutolo were Champion in Beginner 10 and Over 🥉🥈🥇

⭐️ Sham’s Fire and Ice and Caroline Patrick attended Caroline’s very first show ever! and got 3rd and 4th in her two classes out of 6! We’re so proud of you, Caroline!

A big thanks to our hosts and neighbors High Point Farm for putting on a great show! It was so fun to see so many friends from around the region.

08/30/2024

Quick trip to Horse Show Ventures last weekend with the whole barn fam!

08/22/2024

So many good points in here.

When someone leaves a comments or a like here, I often click on their name to see their riding images on their page. I do this to keep track of what today's typical riding looks like. I see all kinds of riding. Some images and videos show very good balanced riding. What seems to be a common riding flaw that I see recently is with head position. So many riders post pictures of their riding with their eyes looking down. This might seem a minor issue, but it is not.

When your eyes are down, your horse can feel that your balance is forward, more over the forehand. This will put your horse onto their forehand. When your eyes go down, your head that weighs 15 pounds (7 kg) goes down and forward, and usually your shoulders fall forward as well. The fact that your head is up high at the end of an effective lever that is your upper body, multiplies the forward weight that you place over your horse's shoulders.

The negative effects this has on your horse show up in several ways. It makes both upward and downward transitions more difficult for your horse. This is because Horses need to push off or reach under with their hind, and you have shifted their balance off their hind. Lead changes become more difficult for the same reason.

Worst of all for riders, looking down makes it more difficult to develop "feel". I briefly had an argumentative student who insisted on looking down. She would argue with me when I said "eyes up", saying "I like to see what my horse is doing". I'd explain that with eyes up you can feel what your horse is doing and that makes all the difference.

If you look down when riding, just stop doing that. If you have to look down, move your eyeballs, not your head. If you do this, many improvements will follow. You will sit the canter better because your head and neck position will no longer interfere with your hips swinging to the 1-2-3 beat of the canter. "Eyes up". It's simple and fixes a lot of things.

08/18/2024

Mothman hung out on the roll top for lessons this morning. If he’ll take care of some army worms, he can stay. This guy was the size of hand.