Magnolia Equestrian Center

01/28/2025

Do you need someone tall, dark and handsome in your life?
Finn is your guy! 17.3 Clydesdale gelding seeking the right partner for an on-farm lease in Willington to do flatwork/poles, trail ride and be your best friend!
He's a sweet, sensitive guy so looking for a more experienced rider to bring out the best in him! Shoot us a message for more information.

01/26/2025

Our first meeting was so much fun yesterday and CONGRATS to the kids who earned their horse grooming badge !!
Next meeting is Saturday February 15th Contact us for signup !

At Magnolia, we are devoted to meeting the individual needs of our clients and horses. We provide a supportive environment for you to enjoy your equestrian partner.

01/26/2025

Follow up on this post from last weekend ⬇️
Our first class will be Saturdays at 3pm. RSVP/instructor approval is required inquire for details . The basic curriculum for Saturdays class is below . ( more days /classes tbd stay tuned )

Saturdays 3-4 pm
Equine Behavior & Ground Training -Students will gain familiarity with basic equine behavior and training theory while practicing a variety of foundational groundwork exercises.
The program will introduce concepts and exercises designed to give students confident ground handling skills, an understanding of the training process, increased awareness of equine body language and empathy for their nonverbal partners. Topics include unmounted safety, ground handling, equine behavior, training theory.
Students will get an overview of different approaches to training, including positive and negative reinforcement and appropriate use of food rewards. They will learn to identify stress signals in the horse, and develop strategies for helping a horse overcome fear.
Initially students will use the above to halter,lead, groom and basically handle . Ultimately, they will practice basic groundwork skills including leading, yielding, sending, circling, and targeting.
More detailed syllabus and curriculum will be given to participating students.

01/26/2025

Ready for some winter fun in the saddle? There’s still a couple spots left in the February 8 rider fit class!! 60/person. Open to current lesson clients on our horses or bring your own!
Email or message to RSVP!

01/23/2025

It may be COLD out there 🥶, but we're thinking ahead to SUMMER! ☀️
Sign up today for our popular kids summer horsemanship program! 🐴

01/20/2025

Welcome Josie and Ninji!!!
Josie is a 3 year old Belgian/QH mare who was used to plow a small garden and was ridden. Ninji is a 16 yr old Morgan Amish buggy horse (former broodmare). Both mares came through the Shippensberg Pennsylvania auction , and were rescued (bail paid) last October 2024. Since then they have been in quarantine and under saddle training plus learning some handling and riding basics with a professional that specializes in rescue/rehab at Raven Oracle Ranch.
Josie and Ninji have a unique role at Magnolia Equestrian Center. They are here to teach interested equestrians about starting horses and training them from the ground up - including foundational skills like round pen work , ground driving, desensitization, as well as under saddle.
We will offer classes working on the above regularly and interested students can “trade” work off hours at the farm for participation in said classes, with the goal being students are able to work with Josie and Ninji one on one outside of traditional lessons . It is our hope that some of the “horseless” riders within the Magnolia community bond with these special rescues, ultimately giving the horses a sense of recognizing humans as part of their herd instead of their “Master”. Additionally we are hoping to give riders an opportunity to partake in a role similar to that of having one’s own horse and learning more about fundamental training methods!
First post comment is a small snippet of Jossie under saddle.

01/19/2025

We had so much fun in our first pole work mini-clinic! Already looking forward to the next one!
Join us for the next mini clinic, Rider Fitness, on February 8th at 2PM!

01/17/2025

It may be cold out, but we’re all finding creative ways to stay warm and keep the winter fun going! 🥶🦄❄️

01/16/2025

Magnolia Equestrian Center is excited to collaborate with CDCTA and Copperline Equestrian to be the host venue for this clinic!
Clinic will fill! Get your rider aps in early if you’re hoping for a spot. 

CDCTA is proud to host a Clinic with Tik & Sinead Maynard.
Note: previously planned for April, now rescheduled to June 28-29th.
Magnolia Equestrian Center Willington CT.
Members-only registration available now, open registration starts January 20th.
Rider registration deadline May 1st, auditors welcome.
More info and Registration: https://www.cdctaonline.com/maynard-clinic-registration.html
Photography from Emma Guillot Photography !
Vendors include Naughty Pony Boutique Bridle Path Tack Axel Grace Confections and Grey Mare Magna Wave !

01/15/2025

Feel like you could use some show season motivation? Join us at Magnolia Equestrian Center in our HEATED lounge with FEI judge Sarah Geikie Dressage on February 16!

At Magnolia, we are devoted to meeting the individual needs of our clients and horses. We provide a supportive environment for you to enjoy your equestrian partner.

01/15/2025

Another warm welcome to the newest 🦄🦄🦄 at Magnolia!
Sylvia and her lovely gelding Ronkal and Michelle and her gorgeous mares Estrela and Prim joined us earlier this month with their trainer Liz Caron. We're so thankful to have them here with us!

01/13/2025

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to two of our newer boarders! Lisa and Debbie and their handsome geldings Sampson and Brodie are already a wonderful part of our barn family and we're so happy to have them❤️🐴

01/12/2025

FUN Schooling Show at Magnolia Equestrian Center February 2, 2025.
Open to in-house clients (students and boarders) and invite only (message us for a signup link).
Fun mix of classes for kids and adults alike - traditional EQ, pleasure, command etc plus jumper xrails and games.

01/11/2025

We’re excited to welcome Buttermilk aka “Beamer” to the family! We’re looking forward to watching Joe and Beamer’s partnership grow! 🖤

01/09/2025

Out of an abundance of caution for our competitors traveling in, due to the potential for a storm this Saturday, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our CHSA/CHJA/NEHC/M&S show. We will see you all for our next scheduled show on March 2!