Iron Horse Riding Center

01/13/2025

We got a lot done today! The other long wall is finished, electrical conduit is all fitted and ready for wiring. Gutters, the last of the stall mats, framing out the rack room and finishing the end walls are next weekend!

01/09/2025

Pentobarbital is what we euthanize horses with! 😱😱😱 How could you ever justify using it for performance??

We all think we know what is going on in the industry we love, but after serving as the chair of the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Horse Welfare Commission for the past year, now I do know, and I can’t un-ring that bell. I was sickened, as anyone would be, to hear of some of the atrocities commit...

01/06/2025

We are thinking of setting up some Jump Schooling Days at our barn for other programs. Thinking of having Programs/Trainers book blocks of time to school students so that people aren't having to wait around for height changes and trainers can be in and out with their groups.

Would there be interest in something like this to let people get off property and school somewhere else? Let us know!

01/01/2025

Just what I wanted to spend New Years doing…. Corralling horses. I wanted to be asleep 😑

12/27/2024

Maggie Moo supervising us changing the tractor’s battery to make sure we are doing it correctly 😝

12/26/2024

I was too lazy to go get twine so I made it *festive* instead… now fingers crossed the horses don’t eat it and get out anyway cause I’m not fixing it fully until tomorrow.

12/26/2024

Joy 😑

11/25/2024

Dental day! Keeping the horses in top shape so they can perform their very best 🥰

11/13/2024

3 school horses got their winter clips today. Sooooo much hair

11/04/2024

11/04/2024

Counting our blessings:
•Having Coach Daniel come every year to teach our riders
•To be a part of the incredible Pressure Proof Coaching Team
•To help spread this amazing program to more riders in our region
•To see the positive change in riders as they learn the skills to focus on effort not outcome, overcome fears/frustrations and have fun

Thank you Coach Daniel for coming every year to us!

11/03/2024

Getting ready for Day Two of our Daniel Stewart Clinic! Yesterday started with his Sports Psychology Seminar talking about how to mentally shift to focus on Effort over Outcomes and to do the best can in the moment!

Then our two rider groups got to have some challenging fun playing games in teams while learning to put their best hoof forward. Today should be even more fun with a new set of challenges ahead of us!

Come join us!

10/30/2024

Today was a perfect October day to say goodbye to you Slew. Bright warm sun, lots of green grass and a pony who got to enjoy endless treats. 27 years for a TB, 24 of them with your current owner, Kathryn. From dancing around the dressage arena with Kathryn to teaching the next generation with Amy at Firefly Training, you touched so many lives over the years. Our hearts break with Kathryn’s as we let you go with grace and dignity (and enough s***k to get loose and run across the field this morning 😝) Go gallop the green fields above Slew 💔🐴