Breeding and Training facility in Guanacaste, CR. Horses for sale.
So I’m normally full for lessons - but as is the nature of rainy season in Costa Rica I’ve had a lot of families leave for the summer- if you are in our area or Costa Rica please share for me - open for lessons right now in playa negra/ Lagartillo/ Avellanas área. Thanks 🙏
My forever heart horse and my forever kid ;) 😂
For any Costa Rica horse people I have three saddles for sale right now- a 2014 CWD 17.5, a black country 17.5 for high withered horses, and a Thorowgood cob saddle for@those round no wither horses. All in good@condition just don’t fit any of mine or fit horses I already have saddles for. Share if@you@know anyone looking. #ñ
“Hello?…. Anyone home? Oh yes! Excellent… treats please…”
My two new lesson horse arrived safe and sound! Apache and Pío !
Hide and Go Seek with Canti! 😂
My gorgeous hannovarian mare Reggie has just been confirmed in foal to Hardrock Z. So stoked about this… I’ve always felt she throws the best foals consistently out of my mares and he is such a super stallion. This one is going to be so special I can hardly wait!!!
Horse buying horse buying horse buying… so many choices but so hard to find sane sound and safe… we are embarking on a week of finding a perfect lesson horse candidate… gonna be a fun week! Here are some of the ones we’ve been looking at so far… which one do you like?
I have been so over the moon to share how excited I am about my mates being in foal to Dallas VDL, OSA is another one of my mates who was confirmed in foal yesterday but then I learned he was put down yesterday so it has become a bittersweet piece of news.
Really excited to have this pregnancy confirmed! Fresca (Crassus 7 X Foxhunter) and Dallas VDL (Douglas X Heartbreaker) I’m pretty sure about two things here: foal is going to be grey, and it will jump, lol 🤣 thank you to everyone to helped make it happen! From getting the semen to getting them inseminated to the transport, thank you I am so excited!
She happy for Kira and her new owner! She was a fluffy 8 month old when I saw her knew I had to buy her and she’s never disappointed. Always willing, always kind and gentle. I’m so happy she is going to such a great home! From swan to swan… cuz let’s be honest she’s never had an ugly day… ;)
Just two gorgeous chestnut girls in my barn right now. The little one is Dalia and Lumi’s filly from 2023 and she is saucy. And the other one is Reggie and Lumi’s filly from 2021.
Liberty work with Lego
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I have two more lessons spots available for this season… if you or your kids are interested send me a message
Hello, So I'm looking for a confident rider to come live on my farm for the month of October. I'm going to take my daughters on vacation for the month and would like someone to hold down the fort. It would only be a riding job - I have full time staff for the barn. Job would be riding about 8 horses a day. From 3 year olds up to 7 and 8 year olds. I'm good with young horses so they're all good horses but you have to be confident because I don't want someone who can't problem-solve with a 3 or 4 year old. I always have a workaway helper so you would have someone to help tack up and put away horses as well. You would have my entire house to live in as well as being 300 meters from a beautiful beach in Costa Rica. I'm happy to pay for your food, and flights here. ( Though I pay for flights after you've actually arrived). You'd have to take care of my 4 Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs as well but they are a lot of fun. I train show jumpers so most are warmbloods, with some I've bought as projects thrown in. Also to be clear, October is our rainy season so it will be raining most afternoons. Though usually sunny all morning until 3 or so. Please feel free to share if you think you might know someone who might like a month away in Costa Rica on the beach.
Not a bad Sunday afternoon. sleeping on the picnic table beside the barn 🤣 kids
Again… when you need to McGuyver some stuff here in Costa Rica..: thank you pool noodles!
It’s a family thing 🤣😎
7 days ago was one of the hardest days I’ve ever had. My favorite mare began giving birth. And I was so excited but I quickly realized he wasn’t alive. But I still had to get him out. It was like she didn’t want to anymore… that she knew too. After 2 hours trying to help@her deliver a dead c**t I thought it was over. I’d just needed to get it out to save her life. But 30 seconds later it was clear there was another one. Coming knees first. So I had to get that beautiful little filly out too. All the while knowing they weren’t alive but just hoping to make sure Ponzi (mom)survived. Two days later it was clear she had laminitis from retained placenta without any warning or any temperature as a sign of infection and we’ve been racing to save her life. It looks like she’s out of the woods so now I can finally grieve for the two babies we lost. I know it’s part of life and having horses and this week has been heartbreaking… but also full of love. I’ve poured all my heart into making sure she makes it and wants to stick with us.
It was Prima’s turn today… the girls did a great job!!!
Blue got painted today 😂
No name yet but Spicy’s foal is a cutie 🥰 Taking name suggestions. 😜
Sometimes I just don’t know how this became my life… Tiggy having breakfast with 3 chicks beside her inside the house. I just… 🤷♀️🤣
Blue came up onto the porch to say hi… and p**s off the pups who don’t like it. He’s the only one on the farm who we don’t bother putting in a paddock he just roams free. 😂
When you live in Costa Rica far from any well stocked US tack shops and your mare need fly relief: you have to great creative! Who says horses can’t wear pantyhose ;) 😂
We are doing a super awesome fun two weeks of April break at the farm! Anyone interested can shoot me a message or WhatsApp! Thanks!
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If you can’t reach your goals… get a step stool! #mydaughter #girlansherhorse #mommydaughterday #farmlife #horselife #happylife #lifegoals #saturdays #horses #caballos #costarica #lifestle
It’s baby starting season! First Carosel getting his first ride and then Ritzy working with the saddle for maybe a next week start! Love working and starting the young ones! #horses #caballos #ecuestre #equestrian #horsebackriding #guanacaste #costarica #equitacion #younghorses
Really liking how Canti is coming along- starting to relax under saddle. Such a a far way from when we got him and really start to look like he’ll be a nice nice horse pretty soon. #horses #caballos #costarica #guanacaste #horseforsale #equitacion #caballosalaventa #ecuestre #equine #equestrian
Si happy about this canter on her. She’s really starting to come together… !
I have this gorgeous mare for sale: she is 6 years old, imported from the US, an amazing prospect especially for 3 day as her movement is lovely. She is 17-17.1 just in between both (1.73m) she is for sale for a steal honestly I just need to move some horses. She isn’t for a beginner (jsut her sheer size she needs someone who can sit and make her work) she is big and sweet and loving and quiet in general, you have to be able to rider her forward to make her move but when you do she works like this. @horses #caballos #costarica #forsale #horsesforsale #stjohnsporthorses #equestrian #ecuestre #equitacion
Si ha great day at the show! Apache and synne were 4th overall at his first show ever and crystal and Gavi were 4th overall too! And Kazi and Lego were 2nd overall in their combined class! Great day!!
Little baby 4 year old first time off the farm to a schooling show- was a total rockstar. Got a bit wobbly and zig-zagged in a few places but his head was in the game. 😎 horses #caballos #equine #showjumping #stjohnsporthorses #babyhorses #equestrian #horsetrainer #costarica
My 4 year old baby loving on our 1 year old filly Dani. Xx 6am kisses 😘 #horses #caballos #costarica #horsebackriding #farmlife #horselife #horselove #equestrian
Ponzi is getting better everyday. She will be hard to sell but whoever buys her will be so lucky 🥰 #horses #caballos #equine #ecuestre #equitacion #costarica #guanacaste #stjohnsporthorses #horsebackriding #horsebackridinglessons
Apache on our farm doing his thing taking over the small kids lessons. It took me so long to find someone to take over our pony Blue’s spot as first horse for small kids, but we’ve got Apache now… with@my little girl :) #horses #caballos #costarica #ecuestre #equine #equestrian #horseriding #horsebackriding
Gymnastics day for some of@the@horses today. Lego is coming along nicely :) #horses #caballos #costarica #ecuestre #equitacion #horsebackriding #showjumping #stjohnsporthorses #farmlife #horselife
Canti is learning to jump and is seriously loving it! Thanks @crystalstranger for being a great pilot! He’s gonna be in the show ring in no time! #horses #caballos #costarica #horsebackriding #horsebackridinglessons #ecuestre #equitacion #equestrianfacility
Pío- really in love with this boy. Gonna be such a great kids horse. Just gonna spend some time teaching him some English riding and circles and steering and jumping and.. … lol. 😂 he’s got the calm/brain/kids horse thing going anyway, now we work on the less important stuff! #horses #caballos #horsesofinstagram #costarica #playaavellanas #playanegra #horseriding #horsebackriding #horsebackridinglessons
Honest to goodness the best 4 year old horse I’ve ever had… has been doing lessons since he was a 3 year old that how@good@he’s always been, and has now graduated to doing lessons with kids too… just the best. But I expect no less from the@brother of Gavilan and Jam @sunshinequalls #horses #caballos #horsebackriding #horsebackridinglessons #costarica #guanacaste #playaavellanas #stjohnaporthorses
Love that I have this giant loving mare back in work. Ponzi lost her twin foals last year and had some@health issues following it for a while. At over 17.12 hh I even have trouble getting on her with a mounting block! #horses #horseriding #horsebackriding #costarica #caballos #guanacaste #ecuestre #equitacion #farmlife #horselife #stjohnsporthorses
There is so much we can do with horses without riding them… one of my favorites is liberty groundwork. Legolas loves it too, he has so much fun, it’s like a puzzle to him to figure out what I am asking, and he loves learning to trot with me too!! #horses #caballos #libertywork #guanacaste #costarica #stjohnsporthorses
I find myself needing more horses for liberty lessons so I decided to see if kazzy might be good at it. I just popped off his bridle and trusted that I knew him. And he didn’t disappoint. Little baby horse just trucked around as though he’s been practicing liberty for months :) #horses #caballos #stjohnsporthorses #guanacaste #costarica #libertyriding #inlovewithhorses
Riding without a saddle: is 1) one of the best things you can do for your balance as a rider. 2) helps the rider to maintain straightness while riding. 3) is a great way to evaluate your position on n your horse as you will quickly realize where you are unaligned without a saddle to support you. I try to ride at least one horse a day without a saddle to be sure I’m constantly aware of my position. #horses #caballos #stjohnsporthorses #guanacaste #costarica #tips #ridingtips #horsebackriding
You do what you gotta do, right? My 1 year old Ritzy being creative. #horses #caballos #costarica #stjohnsporthorses #equestrian #equestrainlife #farmlife #horselife #lovehorses #ecuestre
Just a beach, the sound of the ocean, the sound of my horses hooves, and the play of sunlight in the trail on the walk home… magic #magic #horses #caballos #costarica #beachday #beach #xc #equestrian #horsetraining #happyplace #stjohbsporthorses
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