We are focused on creating strong riders using the classical techniques. Under Anne’s guidance, Cristine learned classical techniques in dressage and jumping.
ABOUT CRISTINE ETUE AND OSAGE EQUESTRIAN:
Osage Equestrian in Weimar, Texas is the home base for Cristine Etue. Though her training facility is in Weimar, Cristine enjoys traveling to teach many of her students. Cristine started riding at age 8 at British Olympic Reserve rider, Anne Osborne’s training barn located just outside of Austin, Texas. After moving to Minnesota for college, Cristine bega
n training at Fortuna Farm, a dressage and eventing facility founded by the late German equine master and founder of the American Trakehner Association, Max von Bluecher. The program at Fortuna Farm reemphasized proper horsemanship that she was taught at a young age and instilled an overall passion for dressage and the beauty of communication between horse and rider, on the ground and in the saddle. Upon returning to Austin, Cristine trained for almost a decade with USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and “L” Program Graduate, Grace Harris. Today, she regularly rides with FEI Instructor, Jenny Snapp. Cristine also tries to extend her education by attending clinics throughout the country with internationally renowned riders and horsemanship experts. She believes versatility and cross-training is the key to happy horses. Our horses in training receive a combination of natural horsemanship, classical dressage and even driving training depending on existing level of training and preparedness. Horses are exposed to varying environments and obstacles to learn to trust their rider. Cristine encourages her clients to set reasonable and attainable goals and loves to see their hard work “shown off” in local, state and national competitions. Cristine is active in the United States Equestrian Federation and the United States Dressage Federation. She is certified SafeSport and Concussion Awareness.
08/20/2023
It’s a bit hard to see but not hard to smell the mold from this feed. Tractor Supply Co. should never have stores that sell ripped bags nor should you ever buy ripped bags (my fault!) The moisture and smell coming from this bag of feed was horrid.
I usually like to support my local feed stores and will continue, but sometimes their hours don’t work with mine
But that being said…always check the feed bags and do the smell test when you get to the barn!
08/18/2023
🍁 Kids are back in school so Fall lesson schedules should be out soon 🍁 Look for late (not on Fridays 🏈) and very early 🌅 for now.
Lots of dressage is ready to be owned! 💪
07/23/2023
Over this heat 🔥 but it makes it easy to stay off the horse and organize the tack room.
07/23/2023
Thank god for cheek protectors when you put a piece of twisted metal your horse’s mouth.
07/16/2023
We had a runaway flag with this wind. I picked up, she freaked for a millisecond and then decided it was her best friend…oh Nugget!
07/16/2023
🐐 We will have some new barn mascots in the coming weeks 🐐
Meet Hank and Frank!
If we get any training done with this cuteness around it’ll be a miracle. Mascheck Goat Herd
07/12/2023
Not my own, but had to share these words of wisdom…
07/12/2023
🐴 ⭐️Lesson spots are full at this time! New time slots will be added as we get settled, so please PM 🐴⭐️
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07/11/2023
She’s a silly one, but her movement is one for the books...on another note, can someone mow the pasture?
07/08/2023
07/08/2023
⚡️💥 WE’RE BAAACCCKKK ⚡️💥
We had a hiatus for a while and while we are still getting used to new schedules and lack of sleep IYKYK, we are excited to offer lessons again, however with a new year, comes some changes:
🐴 We are only offering lessons to a very limited number of students at the moment and these lessons need to be on horses owned by the rider.
🐴 We teach classical methods and do not teach western riders or for speed events.
🐴 Lesson prices have increased and will be on a monthly tuition rate.
🐴 We are working on arena improvements, so we’d love to teach at your place! Only riding in a pasture? No problem at all! We’ve ridden in rougher terrain!
🐴 We follow the heat/humidity scale. Horse welfare comes first. Lessons will be scheduled very early and very late while it is still so hot!
🐴 We are not a boarding facility.
We are excited to be back to it!! Please contact us with any questions. Happy riding!
03/26/2022
We have taken a little pause to get our young horses started and on the right path towards a successful career.
We will resume a select number of lessons closer to the summer!
11/13/2021
Moved this girl up a level during a beautiful morning lesson and she rocked it! A little dressage before jumping today worked wonders ❤️❤️
11/10/2021
I wish I could find the original poster for this, but this is a great visual. I think I’ll hang this up at the barn as a good reminder for us all!
11/08/2021
Monday kisses from the best boy ❤️
11/05/2021
I am loving the little touches in the tack room by TMI Custom Woodwork ❤️❤️👏 It’s coming along beautifully!
11/04/2021
📢 Will be conducting evaluations to join our 2022 IEA Team in December and January.
Spots are open for students in grades 4-12. 📢
10/20/2021
My parents built this little barn shack back in 2007 so that I could have a place to train my dressage mare and my old gelding could have a place to retire outside of Austin, now that I have grown, it needs a facelift!
So thankful to my non-horsy parents, VERY non-horsy brother Kel Gibson and TMI Custom Woodwork for making it all possible and for literally doing the heavy-lifting while I pick out paint colors 🤣😉🥰
And thank you tons to my hubby who is not on FB and my clients and students.
All possible because of you!
10/18/2021
Marshmallow fluff??? Our horses deserve better. This is insane and thrilled that it’s banned but it should have never had to be brought up in the first place 😡
On 3 August 2021, British equestrian magazine Horse & Hound posted that a final push for a pro-choice top hat/helmet rule was thrown out by FEI.
10/16/2021
😘 Always kiss your horse after a good ride. Proud mama ❤️
10/13/2021
Good information…
10/12/2021
YM Apparel & Designs Did it again y’all! We took some major inspiration from Whipped Cupcakes amazing shirts and tried the tie dye in our barn colors and…boom! They are awesome!! 🤩🤩🤩
10/10/2021
Such an inspiring team! I hope Nugget and I are able to fill some BIG shoes as Jody has helped pave the way for Saddlebreds in dressage. I am in awe 🥰
“My George (I’m really his) has taught me how to become a Grand Prix rider at 62 years young….” We are celebrating Saddlebreds as our Breed of the Month. In the latest story, a lifelong American Saddlebred lover shares about her heart horse George, & their adventures through Grand Prix Level together. Read it here: https://yourdressage.org/2021/10/06/my-george-and-me-the-story-of-a-grand-prix-saddlebred/
Photo by Meghan Benge
American Saddlebred Horse & Breeders Association
10/09/2021
Clipping day for these beauties! Equine Clips by Jess is amazing! 🥰
10/09/2021
When your jumping arena is wayyyy behind schedule, we use the dressage ring. It’s all about improv here and going with the flow, but y’all…this team is everything no matter what ring we are in! ❤️
10/09/2021
This was a very welcome sight at the end of a crazy weird Friday ❤️
10/05/2021
🐎 We are excited to now incorporate HorseSense Learning levels so that our students will be able to complete levels and receive prizes and certificates at the end of each level. 🏆
We think this is a great tool to ensure all of our riders learn horsemanship and horse care along with riding! 🙌
10/01/2021
Honoring one of our biggest supporters and now guiding angel. Nugget’s registered name is for my Aunt Kathi Eileen who was fiesty, fearless, goofy and so incredibly kind ❤️ 😇 We can’t wait to hear this name over the loudspeaker at shows!
09/29/2021
Looks like it might be a soggy weekend for lessons so we have a list of potential horses to go try for clients and our program!
09/27/2021
We love a good party 🎊 🎈 🎉 more than anyone around, but y’all for the love of animals, let’s dispose of balloons properly so they don’t get into pastures or rivers! Happy we found this before our animals did!
09/26/2021
Literally has a clean, full trough behind him🤷♀️🤦♀️
09/26/2021
Poor Max has a bad gash on his leg so per the vet we did a lot of walking and very little trotting, but these two still managed to have a great time even if we couldn’t run wild! 🥰🤣
09/22/2021
We are so proud to be a 🏆 Trophy Sponsor 🏆 for the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Fall Training Challenge!
The challenge is on October 16th and will feature 50-60 adoptable horses…🥰😱 we love this organization and what they do for our horses in need! Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
09/16/2021
This is what I love to see my students doing….practice, practice, practice! So proud of this stellar team!! ❤️❤️
09/12/2021
Osage Team…
🐎 Who is ready for a fenced in dressage arena? 🙋♀️
🐎 Who is ready for another fenced in arena with top notch footing? 🙋♀️
🐎 Who is ready for a tack room with A/C? 🙋♀️
🐎 Who is ready for more stalls? 🙋♀️
🐎 Who is ready for better dust control? 🙋♀️
🐎 Who is ready for another grand school master? 🙋♀️
Our dream is turning into a reality and we could not be more excited, but it does mean it’ll be a construction zone for at minimum until the end of the year.
We appreciate your patience with us as we enter this amazing phase! We promise it will be worth it!!
09/02/2021
And…just like that, summer has returned. Please keep in mind the “feels like” temps before heading out! No charges for last minute cancellations these next few weeks!
09/01/2021
Even after a hot ride, she’s still going! This picture is everything! My clients are the best photographers ❤️
08/29/2021
This baby rocks our world! Her future is so bright! ❤️❤️
08/24/2021
Good thing to remember especially as we head into a busy Fall! ❤️
It’s the little things 🥰
08/23/2021
When your strapping 6’2 barnman heads to work in the northeast and you realize you forgot to have him move the heaviest jump standards for your upcoming lessons, you just sit and stare at them really hoping they’ll move by themselves
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Osage Equestrian in Weimar, Texas is the home base for Cristine Etue. Though her training facility is located in Weimar, Cristine enjoys traveling to teach many of her students.
Cristine started riding at age 8 at British Olympic Reserve rider, Anne Osborne’s training barn, located just outside of Austin, Texas. Under Anne’s guidance, Cristine learned classical techniques in dressage and jumping. Cristine excelled in the hunter ring and loved learning the precise techniques needed to be successful.
After moving to Minnesota for college, Cristine began training at Fortuna Farm, a dressage and eventing facility founded by the late German equine master and founder of the American Trakehner Association, Max von Bluecher. The program at Fortuna Farm taught Cristine proper horsemanship and an overall passion for dressage and the beauty of communication between horse and rider, on the ground and in the saddle. Upon returning to Austin, Cristine trained for almost a decade with USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and “L” Program Graduate, Grace Harris. Today, Cristine regularly rides with dressage and combined driving instructor, Jenny Huffer. She also tries to extend her education by attending clinics throughout the country with internationally renowned riders and horsemanship experts. She believes versatility and cross-training is the key to happy horses.
Our horses in training receive a combination of natural horsemanship, classical dressage, jumping techniques and even driving training depending on existing level of training and preparedness. Horses are exposed to varying environments and obstacles and learn to trust their rider. Cristine encourages her clients to set reasonable and attainable goals and loves to see their hard work “shown off” in local, state and national competitions.
Cristine is active in the United States Equestrain Federation, American Riding Instructors Association, Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America and the United States Hunter Jumper Association and the Texas Hunter Jumper Association. She is certified SafeSport and Concussion Awareness. She is a certified IEA (Interscholastic Equestrian Association) Coach for 2020-2021. Cristine will be sitting for the Level 1 American Riding Instructors Certification Exam in June.
