Cadence Dressage LLC

Cadence Dressage LLC Offering Lamoille county horseback riding instruction, camps, and homeschool horsemanship programs.
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Miss Hannah sporting a rainbow this afternoon 🌈
09/08/2024

Miss Hannah sporting a rainbow this afternoon 🌈

We love and how she works with each and every horse, especially the baby! 🥰🥰
09/06/2024

We love and how she works with each and every horse, especially the baby! 🥰🥰

It was certainly a little brisk this morning!! 🥶
09/03/2024

It was certainly a little brisk this morning!! 🥶

Happy first day of September, and 4 years of business!!
09/02/2024

Happy first day of September, and 4 years of business!!

Ellery celebrated her first week of school with a trail ride! She practices cantering up hills, trotting the flats, and ...
08/27/2024

Ellery celebrated her first week of school with a trail ride! She practices cantering up hills, trotting the flats, and enjoying doing something different!

When you match not only in your apparel, but your ponies as well 🤗🥰
08/26/2024

When you match not only in your apparel, but your ponies as well 🤗🥰

08/26/2024

Fall lesson schedule begins this week! There will be no lessons Wednesdays or Fridays!

So comfy 🥰
08/22/2024

So comfy 🥰

You know what this means 🍂 🙊
08/19/2024

You know what this means 🍂 🙊

ATTENTION Homeschooling families: only 2 spots left!!!! REGISTER NOW!!! 📣 Fall semester begins September 5th and runs t...
08/18/2024

ATTENTION Homeschooling families: only 2 spots left!!!! REGISTER NOW!!! 📣

Fall semester begins September 5th and runs through November 14th.
Ages: 7-14;
Locations: 847 Tjader Rd, Wolcott VT

Classes will run on Thursdays from 10:00am-11:30am.

We will be following a structured curriculum, based off the Pony Club manuals/lessons, which will encourage education for all aspects of horses and horsemanship. Though there will be riding, this is a well rounded program including unmounted lessons as well.

Preregistration is required; contact Jayd at [email protected], DM here or through our page: Cadence Dressage LLC.

SPACE IS LIMITED!

These moments are what I live for 🥰
08/16/2024

These moments are what I live for 🥰

Greta and Simon took advantage of the shade today, and went for a trail ride!
08/14/2024

Greta and Simon took advantage of the shade today, and went for a trail ride!

Practicing being a big boy!
08/14/2024

Practicing being a big boy!

Hannah and Rascal posing for a photo after yesterday’s lesson 🐴
08/14/2024

Hannah and Rascal posing for a photo after yesterday’s lesson 🐴

Clara and Tyler are working so hard! They have been working on fine tuning their aids and helping to support their horse...
08/07/2024

Clara and Tyler are working so hard! They have been working on fine tuning their aids and helping to support their horses while riding.

08/02/2024

Limitations can be the slow death of your lesson business, OR you can get creative and thrive.

Story time: Way back in 2013, our riding school packed up and moved across town. The new facility was being built around us but the plan was for the arena to be done by the first week of January, when we resumed normal operation.

Of course the arena wasn’t completed by Jan 1, because construction. It wasn’t done the second week of Jan, either. It was more like the second week of Feb before the footing was spread. Oh, and there wasn’t a barn, so we were using our 2-horse trailer as a tack room. The tiny living room of the farmhouse became a temporary feed room and everything else was under a tarp.

Also (if you are familiar with Georgia winters this will not surprise you), it poured rain for two weeks straight, then it snowed, then there was a tornado warning, plus a wind advisory and a day of sleet for good measure. 🙄

At this time we had about 40 weekly riding students and the temptation was to cancel everything and hibernate until spring… but the horses and bank account had needs!

So we got creative. We quickly learned how to make unmounted lessons fun and engaging on the office floor, on days when going outside just wasn’t an option. And on dry days, everyone rode in the GIANT, HILLY unoccupied pasture. Beginners did this with the assistance of a Ground Buddy walking nearby; for students Blue Level and up, Nikki saddled up and taught the lesson from horseback.

Teaching for six weeks in this environment sounded impossible BUT…

At the end of that time, instructors and horses were FIT from walking up and down hills. The horses had done so much slow work in the field that they were extremely chill about it - even the horses that used to be firecrackers in an open space. Our students were balanced and confident from riding across varied terrain, and developing scrappy problem-solving skills. Cross-country lessons that spring were a breeze.

Lesson learned: you make excuses or you make it work.

Yes, it can be a challenge figuring out how to conduct safe, positive, productive lessons in the midst of an extreme heat wave, or a rainy season, or a tough economy, or when your horses all decide to go lame at once.

But necessity is the mother of invention. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Your hard times might just show you that you are more creative than you think!

It was Beau’s 25th birthday today, so the campers sang happy birthday and gave him some extra lovings!!!
08/01/2024

It was Beau’s 25th birthday today, so the campers sang happy birthday and gave him some extra lovings!!!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Limited space available! Our Homeschool Horsemanship Program is back! We are located on the Morri...
08/01/2024

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Limited space available!


Our Homeschool Horsemanship Program is back! We are located on the Morrisville/Elmore line.

Fall semester begins September 5th and runs through November 14th.
Ages: 7-14;
Locations: 847 Tjader Rd, Wolcott VT

Classes will run on Thursdays from 10:00am-11:30am.

We will be following a structured curriculum, based off the Pony Club manuals/lessons, which will encourage education for all aspects of horses and horsemanship. Though there will be some riding, this is a well rounded program including unmounted lessons as well.

Preregistration is required; contact Jayd at [email protected], DM here or through our page: Cadence Dressage LLC.

SPACE IS LIMITED!

07/31/2024

Riding schools for children -

I used to teach children riding lessons a lot. It was really fun and rewarding to instill in young people care and respect for the horse, and good riding skills. I found chikdren far more receptive and empathetic than many adults, because they hadn’t been taught to ignore horses expressions to get something done.

The pressure from parents to accelerate the kids skills to more fun stuff, or to prevent the child’s boredom, was a steady presence in teaching- along with maintaining the school horses soundness and mental well-being from being ridden by beginners. Keeping lessons good for both horse and rider was a job of creativity and constant adjustment. I believe it can be done, but the culture at large doesn’t typically make it profitable, as many parents struggle to want to pay for lessons on sound husbandry and good riding basics. The kids want to canter, by God!

I have some firm beliefs about good riding stables, and I realize the expense and strain and adjustment is an ever pressing reality, I stand by these beliefs:

-children should learn good riding fundamentals first, and not progress to trotting, cantering, jumping until they have a good understanding of a balanced seat and can demonstrate it

-children should learn care of and respect for the horse comes before their entertainment. Grooming, tacking, warming up and cooling down, quitting an activity or adjusting if the horse is stressed, learning groundwork, etc, should be a non negotiable

-children should learn to feel a balanced horse to the extent possible. A beginner horse should not simply be a lame horse that tolerates them, but one to teach th em how to ride- children should not be set up for a future of kicking and pulling to get a horse to do something, but learn to feel how to direct a horse with their body, and to feel movement that is balanced, setting them up for a lifetime of being able to balance future horses.

- children should learn to read accurately equine expression and well-being. Children should not be taught to describe horses as lazy, stubborn, etc- these are taught by adults and children learn to adapt these views. The adults are responsible for setting the culture and views of horses and their handling.

Many riders struggle with normalizing tight, crooked, and unhappy horses because this is what they learn to ride on. The instructor is responsible for setting the culture of what their program entails, and I believe this means setting firm boundaries on what the purchasing client can expect, instead of catering to unreasonable demands to keep business. That is a whole can of worms in itself, but one worth opening.

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
07/28/2024

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

Natalie and Rascal walking back down to the barn, after their lesson this afternoon 💐
07/19/2024

Natalie and Rascal walking back down to the barn, after their lesson this afternoon 💐

Ronda and Ruth enjoyed a little trail ride this morning! It has finally cooled down and not was it comfortable!!!
07/18/2024

Ronda and Ruth enjoyed a little trail ride this morning! It has finally cooled down and not was it comfortable!!!

07/16/2024

Why should we bother teaching a horse collection?
(or lifting of the back)

Many riders struggle to understand why we would ask a horse to engage his or her core when we know it is difficult for the horse and often results in resistance at first.

Many mindful riders spend so much time reducing resistance that they don’t understand why you may need to add some resistance and are content to ride their horses on a loose rein however the horse would like to go. Unfortunately, this is not really beneficial to the horse.

It is true that lifting the back is very unnatural for the horse, but so is being ridden. In order for the horse to be able to carry our weight and maintain soundness, we need them to learn to lift their backs and engage their hind end. No matter what discipline you ride, a round horse will perform better and stay sound longer.

Once the horse understands what we are asking, he will start to look for the stretch since he will find it an easier and more comfortable way of going.

Beating the heat with a trail ride!
07/15/2024

Beating the heat with a trail ride!

Early morning before the heat sets in!
07/13/2024

Early morning before the heat sets in!

When your the bestest pony, you do the weedwhacking and lawn mowing ❤️
07/13/2024

When your the bestest pony, you do the weedwhacking and lawn mowing ❤️

Oh hey there!
07/13/2024

Oh hey there!

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847 Tjader Road
Wolcott, VT

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Played around with a “not so scary” tarp with Ande today after our ground work session. From not knowing what a tarp was to letting me put it on his back was about 10 minutes. This boy has the best brain ♥️ #lusitano #cadencedressagevt #babyhorse #yearling #desentisization #babysteps #groundwork

Last day of camp for the summer was celebrated with a trail ride! Lots of action pics!!! We spent the afternoon with our guest Artist, who taught the kiddos how to draw horses! #getoutside #vermontkids #vermont #cadencedressagevt #ilovermont #lessonhorses #summercamp #lessonhorses #

Day 4: the farrier came, we hiked for nature items in every color of the rainbow, played some mounted games, and made some art! #getoutside #vermontkids #cadencedressagevt #vermont #ilovermont #lessonhorses #horsemanship #summercamp

Day 3: it was a rainy day!!! The students learned how to clean stalls and basic horse care, painted the horses, and we had guest baby goats who came for some snuggles! #getoutside #vermontkids #cadencedressagevt #vermont #ilovermont #lessonhorses #summercamp #horsemanship #horsesofinstagram

Day 2! Lots of games today and despite the rain we got some riding in! We played Simon says on horseback, made dream catchers, and played an egg and spoon rally (but with an alfalfa cube 😉)! These kiddos will sleep good tonight! #getoutside #vermontkids #cadencedressagevt #ilovermont #lessonhorses #summercamp #horsemanship

First day of our last camp!! It’s crazy to think summer is almost over, but these kiddos are enjoying every last second! We were able to squeeze in riding this morning, followed by a hike in the woods, nature crafts, and finished out with a special guest to release kestrels! #vermontkids #getoutside #vermont #summercamp #horsesofinstagram #lessonhorses #horsemanship #outside #nature

Our last day of camp was HOT 🥵 Campers learned about coordinating the other their partner for picking up and moving cones, we finished our tie dye shirts, and had water play with squirt guns this afternoon! What a wonderful week! #horsemanshipcamp #getoutside #ilovermont #happykids #vermontkids

Day 4 of July horsemanship camp was a blast!!! We played “musical cones” to music on horseback, and everyone did wonderful! Lots of learning on steering, stopping, and going in an organized manner to be able to get to a cone in time! We also made tie dye t shirts, followed by some lovings on Ande! #getoutside #havefun #vermontkids #horsemanshipcamp #lessonhorses #ilovermont

Day 3 was a rainy one! Students learned about horse care, cleaning stalls, and we spent some time painting the horses with designs! We decided since it was raining, to create a “theatre” in the barn with hay bales, and watch the classic movie “Spirit”. We ended the day with making fairy houses!!! #getoutside #horsecamp #horsemanship #summercamp #cadencedressagevt #lessonhorses #campers #vermontkids

Day two! Riding this morning, celebrating a birthday, creating pressed flower art, and frog catching! #getoutside #vermontkids #summercamp #horsemanshipcamp #ilovermont #horses

July summer camp day 1!! Riding, sponge baths, flower pressing, fairy houses in the woods, and red rover! #getoutside #summercamp #horsemanship #cadencedressagevt #lessonhorses #vermontkids #ilovermont

Last day of camp!!! Riding, painting, watching the vet, and a sponge relay race! What a great week with great kiddos! #summercamp #getoutside #horsemanship #futureriders #cadencedressagevt

Free time at camp after lunch turned into a group gymnastics session! These kiddos are so talented!

Day 4! Started our morning watching a load of hay be delivered, followed by a hike with strawberry picking! The students also created and rode through an obstacle course. We finished out the day with painting stall plaques and making dream catchers!

Day 3! The kiddos spent time using nature to “dress up” their horses before riding, then we took turns on a small trail ride, followed by painting sculptures that the students made yesterday! @apowerfulpeace #getoutside #vermont #ilovermont #vermontkids #horsemanship #summercamp #horses #happykids #cadencedressagevt

Riding, clay sculptures, and water gun wars!!! It was a great second day at camp!!! #getoutside #lessonhorses #summercamp #vermontkids #ilovermont #summer

Our first day of camp was a success!! Students participated in a stall cleaning relay race, followed by some riding, and then fun in the rain!! #summercamp #horsemanshipcamp #vermont #vermontkids #horses #lessonhorses #cadencedressagevt #getoutside

Lily and Rascal spent some time in the round pen this afternoon! It’s so fun to see the connection build!

A beautiful morning for our First Ladies Trail ride! Happy to have such wonderful women in the barn! #trailride #getoutside #mommasmorningout #vermont #happyhorses #ladiesday @apowerfulpeace @rberns1 @anipetrolito

Changing things up and working on getting up the hills on the trails with Veda and Finn!!

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