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Livvmore Equestrian

LmE in Williamstown, NJ. Head Trainer; Olivia Sanders, instructs riders & horses of all skill levels through the basics of dressage to cross country.
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David Bierly assistant trainer assists in coaching & specializes in ground & body work for the equines. My expertise lies within dressage, stadium jumping, and cross country; however, I have a strong understanding of the basics of riding and the mechanics of our equine partners. Together we can achieve your goals in any discipline. It is my belief that the principles of dressage and show jumping c

an help you and your horse progress through many disciplines. I started riding when I was 8 years old, and was instantly hooked on these incredible animals. I wholeheartedly believe that every horse has something to give and I can proudly say that I am a true problem solver and my specialty lies in acclimating “diamond in the rough” horses and off track thoroughbreds to new careers. I know that many of these horses are misunderstood and get passed by, but I knew early on that I would make a lifetime commitment to them. I have been competitively showing for over 10 years, and have been fortunate to have successfully competed many different horses in various classes and competition levels, up and down the east coast. Every time I have ridden or attended any events or clinics, I managed to learn something new. I believe my education as a rider and instructor is a lifelong journey, so that everything I teach is relevant and most helpful to you and your education as a rider and competitor. I would like to start sharing my continuing experiences with you. If you are looking for your next or first horse take me along on your search so I can help you find that perfect match, or have me along at a show to help make sure you and your partners stars shine and your show nerves do not get the better of you. If you would like to grow you skills, and make you and your horse an unstoppable team, I am ready to help you achieve these goals.

07/31/2024

🐴Anyone ISO a project horse? 4 year old unraced TB bay gelding. ~16hh. Asking 3️⃣🥕 obo to the right home. He needs someone with all the time to give. Located in Williamstown, NJ. 🐴

06/24/2024

Oh Ciri, you are truly something special! Not many 3 year olds like you. Tonight was maybe your 10th backing after your initial start up a few months ago. We rode at dusk, in between storms(seriously yay rain 🌧️ 👏🏼), & trotted some circles & hacked down the lane and even went through all the big puddles 💕Of course we couldn’t do it without your wonderful Dad making sure you are ready to go first with your groundwork😘

06/10/2024

Wow! What a day! Early morning loading up 9 of our Livvmore Equestrian crew to head to the Flora Lea Starter Horse Trials!

Rylea & Renz slayed the Beginner Novice winning🥇 on their dressage score of 25.9! He’s not easy and they kept their cool and it paid off!

Lou & Bear rocked it around their first Beginner Novice together coming in 🥈 on their dressage score of 31.2!

Jenn & Demon dusted off some first time nerves together & came in 5th in Beginner Novice on their dressage score of 37.7! Just a month together and already crushing it!

Bridget & Dalton won their Starter division on a 24.7! Dalton just started his eventing career this month and he’s already loving it!

Kat & Teddy had a fabulous first time in the dressage ring together with a 34.7 in the Starter division & some workable but expected green moments kept them out of the ribbons but a great first outing!

Sarah & Scooter tackled Starter for the first time today with a 38.3. Scooter just 6 months off the track had some green moments in the show jumping but cruised around the cross country clear!

Mia & Bionda blasted through the Starter dressage with a 33.3 to put them in 🥉. An unfortunate management of the gear shift on cross country left them out of the ribbons but came away from it learning tons and they will be ready to hold their own next time out!

Vicky & Dewey killed the Intro Divison with a 22.8 and double clear show jumping & cross country to come home with the Blue! 🥇

MJ & Outie smashed the Intro Divison with a 27.5! Two clean rounds landed them in 🥈 overall in a huge division. Just 6 months with us and they’ve truly come so far!

We couldn’t be prouder of our Livvmore Team! What a great time we always have together. The best support family you can ask for on all fronts 💜💚

05/20/2024

ISO: Stubben Zaria Optimum or Excalibur- 27-29 tree- 17.5 seat size. 2.5 🥕 or under. TIA

05/14/2024

🦄ISO for client: Big bodied, school horse type horse- ideally 15.3+. Mare or gelding. W/t/c & jumping to 2’6” ideally. Draft or draft crosses allowed, even large halfies but not opposed to other breeds. Will be doing low level eventing. 4s budget. Sound minded is most important! 🦄

05/05/2024

And this is why we do what we do! Not the pretty pictures but the joy in our clients and horse faces when they succeed at something new and just loving the job🩷

Thank you for capturing these highlights of our team!

05/02/2024

ISO: Lesson type horse or pony for w/t/c & jumping. Program demands are growing. Our horses are only ever worked twice daily a few times a week; max! Just need someone who wants to be loved, dolled over and treated like a king or queen 🐴 located in or around NJ. Long term care lease considered or low 4s.

04/21/2024

Happy 1st Birthday Jaece!! 🥳

We love watching you grow! You are the smartest, happiest, funniest little boy & we look forward to all that’s ahead. Enjoying each and everyday with you.

Such a wonderful day for you surrounded by family & friends. Thank you all for joining us 💕

04/16/2024

🐴ISO BN/Novice packer type. Can be a little green or older and needing maintenance. Looking for something 15.3 and up, mare or gelding to teach a student the ropes of eventing. 4’s budget.
TIA, Located in and around NJ ideally. 🦄

04/12/2024

We will be headed to NJHP XC schooling Sunday morning ☀️ If anyone wants to join us, just send me a text (856) 341-0208 😁

03/31/2024

Happy Easter Everyone 🐣🌷🐰

03/10/2024

Bee Bee my mountain goat 🐐❤️

03/10/2024

Bee Bee my mountain goat 🐐❤️

02/28/2024

A little Zuzu to brighten up this weird weather day 🌥️Had to add in an adorable Ciri too 🥰

02/28/2024

A little Zuzu to brighten up this weird weather day 🌥️

02/16/2024

Happy to have my boys with me today! Out on a field trip with some of the horses.

12/04/2023

Hello Everyone! We are excited to announce that we are adding a new instructor to our Livvmore Equestrian Program; Cory. We now have weekly availability in our beginner lesson program on Fridays with limited availability on Saturdays. Our lessons are hour slots where students will learn basic horse management skills such as grooming, blanketing and tacking up in addition to riding time. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful indoor so our lesson program runs all year! Please Contact Cory Patton to schedule (856) 581-1868.

10/18/2023

Hugo I Go “Hugh” 2006, 13.3/14hh registered welsh pony.

This guy is a total gentlemen and he’s ready to teach another! Hugh would be a great mount for Pony Club or even a small adult who just wants to do dressage through 1st & 2nd level. Over the past 3 years he has evented up to 2’3”, and is happiest jumping there or below.

We would love to find him a single family home but will consider other situations.

Hugh is an easy keeper, currently wearing 4 shoes but could go barefoot or just wear fronts. He does have managed seasonal allergies, but requires no maintenance and is only on monthly Adequan for joint health and daily vitamin E. Willing to sell him with some of his attire included.

Only the best of homes considered, this boy deserves it! Owner is ready for her Novice mount. Asking 8🥕,open to reasonable offers for the right situation.

Posting for a client please contact me (Olivia Bierly) with any questions.

09/05/2023

"I didn't think riding lessons would cost that much..."
Well. We wish it didn't. But, if you don't own your own horse and you ride a school horse (horse owned by a riding barn), there is a harsh reality behind the expenses.

As the cost of living for everyone increases, our horses are no exception to that. The days of $5 60lb good quality hay bales is over. Grain is no longer $15 per 50lb bag. So how much does it actually cost today (in 2023, in North East America)?

Let's break it down...
Hay $12 per bale - 1 bale / day = $360 / month
Grain - $30 / bag - 1 bag / week = $120 / month
Bedding - $7 / bag - 3 bags / week = $84 / month

(For reference, these numbers used to be $5 / bale, $15 / bag, $5 / bag )

So far, for just basic supplies for your horse we are at $564 (in comparison to 5 years ago it being $270), excluding any labor costs or facility costs....let's keep going.

Your stall fee (mortgage/rental) will run $350 / month on the low end (with an indoor arena)

The following fees would be divided amongst horses on the property...

Insurance $50 / month
Manure removal / arena/facility maintenance $50 / month on the low end
Utilities $75 / month

Without labor, we are at $1,089.00

Let's say your horse gets a total of thirty minutes of care each day (turn in, turn out, stall cleaning, water bucket refills/cleaning). That 30 minutes probably doesn't include blanket changes or any additional services aside from general care.

Good barn help will not get out of bed for anything less than $20 / hour, so totaling per month your horse would cost $300 per month, assuming your horse didn't recieve more than 30 minutes of care each day.

We are now at $1389.00

We have not accounted for vetting, farrier, or supplements. Let's do that now.

Farrier - $250 every 5 weeks (low end) so let's call it $200 every month
Vet - assuming your horse is healthy annually you would spend maybe $700 so let's say $60 per month if divided
Supplements - that tried and true schoolmaster you ride probably needs some joint support, so let's buy a lower end joint supplement at $50 / month

We added an additional $310.

Your school horse now costs $1,699.00 per month, and there are many more costs associated (like your tack, equipment, tractor, trucks, trailers, etc)

Okay. So how does this school horse pay for himself? Let's say the horse does two 1 hour lessons per day, 5 days a week. That means the horse can produce income 40 hours out of the month. To break EVEN (theoretically, because any horse owner knows the pricing listed above isn't even as comprehensive as it should be) you would need to make sure the horse worked twice a day, 5 days a week, and charge $42.50 per lesson.
Realistically, If you do not overwork your school horse, the horse is probably working 30 hours per month, which would bring us to having to charge $60 per one hour lesson to break even.
But wait....Our instructor hasn't even gotten paid yet! So let's give them $20 per hour, which of course is low. And for reference, that would mean your instructor makes $600 per month.
Now we're at $80 per lesson.

So when you call any facility, and their lesson price is $80 or less, think of this cost break down!
We don't do this for money. We do it because we love to share our passion with the next generation of riders. We wish this weren't the case financially, like the rest of America and how the economy is. We want so badly to have horses be affordable for everyone, but these are the real, true, uncensored costs of owning a horse today. If riding schools don't charge what they need to in order to stay afloat, I fear one day the horse industry will not have school horses, and the only people who will be able to ride are the ones that can afford horse ownership outright, and then pay for lessons on top of that.

*disclaimer* these prices are based on our experience of pricing in the industry. Pricing may vary based on care and diet provided to horse, area of the country, and specific horse requirements. This pricing is assuming the horse is receiving top level but basic care (free choice hay, quality grain, etc). There may be cheaper options available and there may be more expensive options available. I'm sure there will be many comments that say "those are low" or "those prices are high". We are happy to share receipts as these are the legitimate prices we pay!

Also, as a side note, we are full of clients with a waitlist, which is something to be thankful for in this economy. We have a cancelation policy, monthly tuition as payment (don't typically accept students if they don't ride weekly), and offer a weekly horsemanship class free to all students. Our clients find value in what we offer and we are very thankful for that! Some may think our policies are crazy, but we find them necessary to survive.*not my write up, but fairly accurate.*

09/05/2023

ISO: Dumpster companies that take manure? South Jersey Area… TIA

08/02/2023

Anyone have a horse for sale under 10k available to try in South Jersey at 16+hh, under 10 years old to be used for Eventing? Buyer ready for new partner.

07/29/2023

Ready to support today 💙

Address

876 Radix Road
Williamstown, NJ
08094

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 9pm
Tuesday	8am - 9pm
Wednesday	8am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 9pm
Friday	8am - 9pm
Saturday	8am - 9pm
Sunday	8am - 9pm

Website

http://Lmequestrianllc.com/

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Flying Air Zuzu ✨ Its taken a long time but I’m really starting to feel that this horse is suppose to be with me for some time. It’s been mentally tough coming off my heart horse and trying to fill those big shoes. I’m a ride who really likes to know my horses inside and out and that relationship takes a long time to build. I honestly wouldn’t have picked Zuzu out for myself and never saw it coming but that’s just the way the cards laid out and I’m becoming grateful it did. I always had a different plan in my head but as we all know in horses, things never go as planned. I preach to have a plan B or C but it’s not always easy to see through the bumps in the road. These past few weeks, I’m truly starting to feel that everyone is paired up with who they should be🩷 I’m looking forward to continuing to learn how to pilot Air Zuzu✈️ Starting to soar some big kid heights. #zuzu #palooza #ottb #thoroughbred #love #soaring #meshing #partnership #xoxo #airzuzu

What a fabulous day for team Livvmore yesterday at Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, Inc.!!! Rylea @rvh_equestrian & Renz in their first Novice together came home as the only pair double clear in the jumping phases with a win on their dressage score! Kat @crystalfox_and_ponyboi & Teddy came home with the win in the Starter divison on their dressage score from the start of the day! They were focused and their rounds were beautifully ridden! MJ @mj_and_outie07 & Outie came home with a 3rd place finish on their dressage score at their first Starter event together! Hard to believe this is their second event ever. Nat @nle_equestrian & Stabler moved up to 2nd place finish with 2 double clear rounds in their Starter Divison! They also won the High Point TIP award!! They worked hard these past few months to get on the same page and it truly paid off! Sarah @sarahtrotta & Scooter came home with a 6th place finish in their starter divison after a beautiful dressage score & some expected baby moments in the jumping rounds but overall so proud of his day! Couldn’t be prouder of our team and we are looking forward to next weekend at Flora Lea with more of the crew! Thank you to all who make it possible! #teamlme #livvmoreequestrian #eventing #njhp #love #ottb #dressage #horsebarnlife #barnfamily

Rare opportunity for someone to join our Dressage and Eventing family at Livvmore Equestrian in Williamstown, NJ. We are a full care and lesson facility for all ages. Our horses are turned out 24/7 in dirt or grass lots and come in twice daily for feeding, fly spray, medications and blanket changes. Our feeding program consists of 24/7 hay and forage based “grain” Triple Crown Gold products catered to their individual needs. Please contact Olivia Bierly with any further questions at (856) 341-0208. #teamlme #livvmoreequestrian #boarding #training #love #family #horse #horsebarn #eventing #dressage #newjersey

She’s here 🥰 The newest member of the Livvmore family has arrived! Dance For Joe x Qaiden AF Jo did a beautiful job delivering and her little girl is healthy and friendly. The cute ear flop! We can’t wait to meet her. Thank you Matthew Lewis for taking great care of them, we appreciate you! Now to start the name brainstorming 💭

Day 2 of Essex- Cross Country! Palooza coming home double clear in a solid Novice- ending on her dressage score 🎉 So proud of her! So much atmosphere & she may have been aware of all the people, car show, music, announcer, tents, chairs, & picnics in the background but she still answered every question asked in front of her. Moved up to 7th overall 💜 Thank you to my cheering squad! Nice to hear the voices as you go around 🥰 #palooza #zuzu #ottb #essex #crosscountry #love

Day 1 of Essex complete- 33.6 in dressage and double clear show jumping to sit in 9th heading into xc tomorrow. Honestly just thrilled with how well Zu is handling the atmosphere! Our first recognized together and even in dressage receiving no lower than a 6 on any movement in her test. The tension is of course still there but she’s allowing me to push on her quite a bit- now just to do it more 😉 Show jumping she was a rock star! So much to look at and she was brave and rideable. Very proud of her 💜 Onto Xc! Loved getting to hang out with some of our people too 💕 #palooza #zuzu #ottb #essex #love #eventing #usea

My spring project. 4 days of meal prep for the farm so I only have to make grain 2 times a week 🎉 #obsessed #imayhaveaproblem #horsefarmlife #grain

Zuzu being so good! Thrilled with how far she’s come. It’s taking us a lot of trot sets, jump schools and keeping the flatwork minimal but her anxiety & straightness in the dressage is getting so much better. Still a ways to go but can’t wait to see where she is with more time. #palooza #zuzu #ottb #thoroughbred #dressage #anxiety #love #eventer #eventing

Beautiful Easter ride 🐣 Zuzu and I taking advantage of those clear blue skies 🌷🥰🌻🩵 #ottb #zuzu #palooza #thoroughbred #clearblueskies #easter #easterride #love #dressage

A little jump school for Palooza in the rain this afternoon. Might as well embrace the spring showers. Zuzu put in some solid effort despite the weather. She’s slowly gaining more confidence using her neck over fences which is really strengthening her form. And although she’s not always sure of herself; her ride-ability continues to improve with each question. #zuzu #palooza #ottb #thoroughbred #jumping #eventing #mare #love #teamlme #livvmoreequestrian

7th ride and we can’t steer completely yet but we CANTERED! Big strided girl- she was so good! Couldn’t ask for a better baby horse! This girl is going to be unstoppable one day 🥰 We can also do figure 8’s at the trot 🙈👏🏼 #ciri #zangersheide #love #babyhorse #eventer #dressage #canter #somethingspecial #carraciaz

Ciri’s 5th ride under saddle with very little assistance from Dad in the ring. Soon will be working towards ground driving & rides outside. Enjoying the ride! #warmblood #zangershiede #carraciaz #love

Nothing makes me happier than seeing my heart horse Renmore with my sister. He’s never been the easiest ride but to watch them grow a partnership brings me smiles. I’m excited to see what they accomplish this season together as they are getting to know each other. There’s nothing quite like #flyingairRenz

Zuzu. Handling her anxiety is always a work in progress but it’s truly come a long way. The ride-ability is coming. Building strength💪🏼 #ottb #zuzu #thoroughbred #love #dressage #eventing

Big big night for Miss Ciri- 3rd ride & first time solo around the ring ~ with some cues from Dad 🎉 I couldn’t be more excited for the journey with her 🥰 #carraciaz #inlove #zangershiede #undersaddle #groundwork #super #comingthreeyearold #somethingspecial Thank you @jenndsilk for grabbing video!

This happened today 🥰 Ciri 2nd time under saddle, first time trotting & some leg aids. Loving this girl ❤️ #carraciaz #2ndride #love #zangershiede #babyhorsr #dressage #eventer

🥳Happy 4th Birthday little boy 🙃🥰 Now pop that pesky abcess so we can get back to work. Really missing those rides on you! #zuko #happybirthday #4yearsold #love #ottb #thoroughbred

Big big day for Ciri🎉First time with a rider on her back. Step by step photos and videos of how we went about his process today with the end result as photo 1- the rest are in order of the day. She’s a very smart and curious girl so we are taking our time to really make sure she understands every piece and carries as little tension as possible through the whole process. As always a huge thank you to my amazing hubby! Daves ground work techniques are keeping Ciri and I safe as she begins to understand this part of life 💕#carraciaZ #ciri #groundworkmakesthedreamwork