elitetraining919

11/07/2022

Something about the long conversation with a friend on Friday, the cooler weather and the rain this weekend — if someone dangled a two year in front of us this week, we might bite.
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We’ve been quite recently, but we’re still around and about. We’re just youngster-less. Whatcha think, world — were we doing enough good to consider getting in deep again? 🤪
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03/05/2022

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒
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With misty eyes, we are *very* excited to wish Michelle, George, and Thomas, a big congratulations on their purchase of Work From Home, “Ritzy”. We couldn’t have asked for a better family to love her.
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We had an incredibly difficult time parting with her, starting and stopping the selling process with her multiple times. She was our first joint project. We have hours of content of us working on her as a team, figuring out our unique training approaches. We love you, Ritzy Bitzy — be a good girl for your new family! ♥️
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02/04/2022

🎀 …𝓌𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝓅𝒾𝓃𝓀… 💅🏼
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Very proud of our crew today for showing up with killer attitudes and work ethic to knock out a 13 hour show day. These gals had great rides and great behavior out of the horses with not a single hiccup out of either Junior Horse. Truly couldn’t ask for a better first show experience as a team this year. Come on, 2022!! 💪🏼💋
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02/04/2022

First show of the year! 2 horses 3 riders 10 classes. Pine Rock Farm here we come!

15/03/2022

𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹
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Our second fan club member may win the award for cutest — how could you deny that sweet smile?? Remi’s parents wanted him to have experience with horses young so that he could be confident with them all throughout his life — and it seems to be working!
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27/02/2022

𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹
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We’ve got friends all over the country! This one’s coming to us from down in Georgia. Julia and Karma were pals down there. One of these days, we’re going to get Julia up here for a reunion!
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12/02/2022

ＲＥＰＲＥＳＥＮＴ！
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Santa was a little late in delivering at least one of his packages to our supporters this year. Now that we can share without ruining the surprise — check out that fresh swag!
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Do you have an shirt or hat you can show off around town? Tag us in your next post and REPRESENT!
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01/01/2022

ⒽⒶⓅⓅⓎ ⓃⒺⓌ ⓎⒺⒶⓇ
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We took a moment to reflect on 2021 and all that we had accomplished and - man. We really can’t complain. New home, new trailer, new horses, new lessons… new EVERYTHING!
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New is exciting and fun, to be sure, but we’re looking forward to some familiarity in 2022, too. We’ve got a plan, a great group of folks around us, and we’re ready to have a ball this year.
𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗡, 𝟮𝟮!
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31/12/2021

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

If a rider wants quiet hands, don't start with trying to quiet the hands.

Start with establishing a secure, flexible, elastic and independent seat.

Why? Because the concussion created by trotting and cantering horse creates waves of motion that are either absorbed by the rider's seat, or are avoided, as much as possible, by having the rider post at the trot and get in a half seat in the canter, or, worst case scenario, having those shock waves jolt the rider around.

If the body of the rider gets jolted, what do you think the rider's arms and hands are going to do? 99% of the time, they are going to get jolted right along with the rest of the rider, and jolted hands are not quiet hands.

So to fix your hands, first fix your seat. All the best teachers understand that if a rider has not trained his/her body to become part of the motion, that student is not as adroit a rider as the ones whose independent seats go with rather than at cross purposes to the motion of the moving horse.

If an instructor does NOT insist that a student be encouraged to acquire that "independent seat," it will be because of one or more reasons.

Reason one---The teacher does not know.

Reason two---The teacher has tried, the student has resisted, and rather than persevere and probably lose the student's income, the teacher thinks, "The heck with it. If she doesn't want it, far be it for me to insist."

Reason three---The teacher realizes that because of health or physical issues, the student probably needs to be kept at a less challenging level.

Reason four---The teacher knows what the young student should learn, but the pushy parents want the kid out competing, and don't want to go through the sometimes long waiting period while the child learns to ride.

And so we see many many horses having to endure the rough, uneducated hands of many many uneducated riders, who may actually understand the concept that quiet hands are some sort of "good thing," but do not understand that quiet hands are a by-product of a quiet seat.

It is amazing how many riders resist acquiring an independent seat, when that single skill unlocks so many other riding doors, and its absence guarantees that those doors remain locked shut.

And, as they say, it IS a choice.

(Photo---Richard Watjen)

05/12/2021

GET➡️IT➡️TO➡️GETHER 🤪
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We have wrapped up our first official year as the team and BOY what a fun year it was!! We had fun, we learned a ton, made a fool out of ourselves in the best ways possible — and met all of you ♥️
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We are so thankful for all of the love and support this year. Who’s ready to do it all again next year?? 🔥🤩
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03/12/2021

𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉𝓎? 👀
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It’s officially the grind season for us! Time to work, fiddle, push, and make 💪🏼gains💪🏼. Sometimes that means being freezing cold, sometimes wading through mud, occasionally enjoying a snow day — but always looking to improve for the next show season.
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What are you working on with your horses over the winter?
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25/11/2021

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 🦃
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said it best! You’re all a part of this “little horse family” and we’re so grateful for it ♥️
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24/11/2021

And for the love of all that’s holy: don’t lean over, pivot at the waist 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

14/11/2021

S͓̽U͓̽R͓̽P͓̽R͓̽I͓̽S͓̽E͓̽!͓̽
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Nothing like a surprise horse gifting to warm you up on an unseasonably cold morning! Farmer Charlie is now hanging out with the crew at — welcome to the family! Thank you to Carrie Martin DeJarnette and John Callicut for helping find and get him here for .janiga and .garrettt
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30/10/2021

Elite wants to congratulate on her acquisition of Final Stimulus Check! We’re exited to see what this duo does in this filly’s debut 2-year old year 🤩
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30/10/2021

I know, it’s a LOT of pictures — but you’re going to want to swipe through 🤩
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We could not be more proud of our lesson kids and their families today. We had:
🔆 Two adorable lead line families who did amazing
🔆 A killer youth rider who went in all the classes she could — including egg and spoon, water glass, AND ride a buck
🔆 A flurry of old friends come, and one even show (and did great!)
🔆 One More HUGE Announcement — to come 😏
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Of all the shows this year, I think we had the most fun here at home with our friends and family. THANK YOU for coming out and supporting us!
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26/10/2021

😁 🎉😁

20/10/2021

FOR CONSIDERATION

🔥Final Stimulus Check “Meg”🔥

Two year old grey filly with silver mane.
Out of a Pusher stallion and an Encore mare. 10/06/2019

Very in your pocket, easy going filly — you’d never guess she was 2. Not spooky, and has a decent amount of go to her. She’s got all the basics down to take and make a great pleasure show horse. She backs, steers, walks, stops, keeps a four beat gait. Clips, loads, great with other mares.

To this point, she’s been trained by an amateur — you can keep on that route and have a great AOT horse, or take her to the trainer of your choice to have her finished into a true head turner for her 2022 debut show season. Currently on kegs.

Videos and more info upon request.

11/10/2021

𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓹𝓲𝓵𝓵
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Karma has had more “go” than “whoa” in her for the last several months. Thankfully, with Saige’s patience and determination, we’re starting to find a happy equilibrium again. And then today, when she realized the good behavior meant the next lesson with the toddler was a bath?? Well, fingers crossed she gets the hint 😉
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If we go to a fun show with her, what would you dress her up for in costume class/lead line?
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05/10/2021

😫🤦🏼‍♀️

26/09/2021

Anyone have information about an all-breed fun show at Riverwind this fall?

12/09/2021

𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨
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Sometimes you get a new student in who is just so great with horses, it makes you wonder about their experiences in a past life. Saige was a natural today on her first ride with Ritzy today 🤩
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From grooming to tacking up, how to use your seat to your hands, we cover it all. And you’ve got two coaches who goof and laugh just as much as the guide and direct for a fun, yet informative experience.
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There’s just 1️⃣ lessons spot left open — DM us today!
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07/09/2021

We are very sad to share that Karma delivered a precious c**t this morning who did not survive delivery. We are *very* relieved that Karma is okay. We’re also very grateful that we were home at Bayfield for this event, the farm Leah brought Karma home to all those years ago as a two year old.
We’re all very sad, and we know we’ll all recover. We know a lot of friends and family have been following this pregnancy journey and are grieving with me. Thank you for all the kind words ♥️🙏🏼

06/09/2021

This time last year, we couldn’t get this mare to go one lap without doing this fussy little rear up/canter hissy fit. So annoying 🙄 A whole year of tons of work later, she’s the easiest, dead broke horse.
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Now we’re working on getting her off her front end and sitting back on her hiney. She showed us she still remembers how to look like a warhorse when needed 🤣 Go see all 3️⃣ videos on our Instagram page — .
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After a summer full of surprises - job changes, physical injuries, home renovations - we’re all back and focused on the final two shows of our season. Care to guess where we’ll be? 🗺
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03/09/2021

𝐇𝐢, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
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Anyone else have a fearless, slightly entitled 2 year old? Meg decided to jump up on the porch of the workshop during her turnout time the other day. I guess the sun was too much, but the 15 steps to her stall was also just too far? 🤦🏼‍♀️
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30/08/2021

𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 84 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴…
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Mama got a bath in before her breakfast yesterday morning. It’s been brutally hot, and ol girl is just *incredibly* pregnant at this point 😪 Anyyyy day now…
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24/08/2021

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
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EliteTraining919 wants to give everyone a huge GOOD LUCK at the 83rd National Celebration. Every owner, barn hand, trainer, groom, financial backer, and emotional support team has worked incredibly hard for this moment. Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy the ride 😎
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We want to give a extra special dose of luck to those riders and trainers coming from NC. You make us proud — go show em how we do it out east 🤩
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23/08/2021

𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏…
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Leah has left for the beach for the week — oh, we know, she’s just ʙᴇɢɢɪɴɢ for this baby to come early, right?? 😅 Before she left, we didn’t have any visible signs that delivery would be eminent. We’d like to ask everyone to give a collective prayer that this baby decides to keep on cookin’ this week!
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20/08/2021

𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃
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We’ve had a flurry of interest this last month in our lesson program and, all of a sudden, we’re almost booked. We have *ᴛᴡᴏ* open lesson slots available, starting in September 😨
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Maybe you’ve got a kid going back to school and you’re looking for something for them to plug into outside of the classroom. Maybe you’re looking to get a break in the routine yourself! Please reach out to us for more information — but do it quick! 💨
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14/08/2021

𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘
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When one of the partners owns a screen printing shop, we can make a game out of things like birthdays 😍 Shoutout to ! The person that gets closest to Karma’s due date gets a FREE Elite tee shirt. The comments on the last post count, too.
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Wanna support directly? Drop us a line, we’ll get some swag made up for you!
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