SmartAlex Equestrian

16/11/2024

Yay yay competition day! Nugget has his game face on!

01/11/2024

New working student!

04/10/2024

Good luck to all competitors competing this weekend!

26/09/2024

Bit late but had a wonderful time at the Oak Spring Equestrian schooling show last Saturday. I had so much fun playing with Jax and trying Level 2 out. Jax was a superstar and tried really hard. Super pleased with a 2nd in dressage and 3rd in EOH and speed. Amy and Nugget had some fun their first time out. Very proud of them! Looking forward to working with them next year.

21/09/2024

Yay! Yay! Show day!

20/09/2024

Rode this handsome beast today!!!

17/09/2024

14/09/2024

Last year I took Amistad (Ami) to the Fresh Start 1 clinic held by Riding Far, LLC. It was a tough weekend. Ami was a relatively new horse to me and his anxiety fed mine and visa versa. I learnt a lot about the psychology behind my fear and anxiety. A few months later Ami got an injury and It has been a very slow recovery. Last weekend Ami and I returned to Sycamore Seed Farm for this year’s Fresh Start 1. To say I am proud is an understatement! Ami was a star! He was calm and thoughtful and I felt like we were had some major breakthroughs. Our rides this week have been more relaxed and we are communicating more clearly. I am so excited to be working with Ami and can’t wait for more breakthroughs as we continue to build out relationship. He is such a good boy!

30/08/2024

This is what I have been working on with a lot of clients!

DRESSAGE SOLUTIONS: To maintain a correct upper body position through corners ...

Imagine you are balancing on an exercise ball. If you lean your torso into a turn, your seat bones will push the ball (your horse) in the opposite direction. To help the horse balance, keep your spine straight and use your shoulders to turn. Your seat bones will follow. Try it on a ball, it works!
~ Jane Kelly

Jane Kelly is a USDF gold, silver and bronze medalist, “L” Education Program graduate and associate instructor based in Powhatan, Virginia.

16/06/2024

We made it!

15/06/2024

Archery desensitization! So excited to be sharing. Both girls were perfect! Can’t wait to show you more.

14/06/2024

2 more days till the Linda Parelli clinic! I am so excited! Ami is not ready yet, so I get to take Tucker. He and I will have so much fun I can’t wait! I am so grateful to have many people in my life who will trust me with there horses. It has given me countless opportunities like this one to continue learning and growing while I am horseless.

12/06/2024

My favorite nose! Got to spend quality time with the best boy today!

09/06/2024

Phew! What a crazy couple of days! We had an incredible 2 days at the NOVAWE Clinic and licensed Show. Clinician and judge was Polly Limond. I learned a lot and everyone did amazing. Congratulations to Joanne Masterson and Nancy Wilochka on competing in your first licensed show and doing so well. Goals were completed, and fun was had. I had the best group of volunteers that made the show run so smoothly. Thank you to everyone involved in organizing and helping on the day. I really love how the Working Equitation community comes together to help out and cheer each other on. It is so refreshing!

09/11/2023

Got to spend some quality time with the best boy yesterday !