Cara Blanchard Training, Inc.

07/04/2025

Happy Monday! 💜

06/04/2025

Let’s ride! 💫

06/04/2025

I’m trying something new again this year. I’m only going to welcome new haul in and schoolmaster students who I can pack into my mornings for the Summer. (Virtual lessons will be offered in the evenings.) Here in Central Florida we are in for our usual hot, wet Summer so I’m not even going to attempt to schedule lessons at my farm after noon unless needed.

That being said, space is very limited. Please PM me now if you’re interested.

I come up with a specialized training game plan for each horse and rider team to help them reach their individual goals. We work on everything from mindset to movement training to biomechanics to dissecting dressage tests stride by stride.

For my students who are on Facebook, I have a private group with extra training tips, helpful equestrian yoga, mindfulness exercises, etc.

If you’ve been wanting to work with me, now is the time! Let’s have some fun this Summer!

🌻 Cara

04/04/2025

I have a lesson opening next Saturday, 4/12, at 11am. This is for a haul in or someone who is interested in weekly lessons on a schoolmaster. Sorry, I can no longer take beginners on my horses.

Please PM me if interested.

Payment required to hold time slot.

CaraBlanchard.com

04/04/2025

Amen.

04/04/2025

For every rider who competes at a high level, there are dozens, perhaps hundreds of other riders who, if they compete at all, do so at basic, entry levels.

And while the prices for the most elite horses for the most elite riders may range, literally, into the millions, and often, into the hundreds of thousands, most riders can get by just fine with a horse that can be bought for anywhere from about $1,000 to $10,000.

And riders with these less expensive horses can become very accomplished riders, even if they can not win at high levels, because it doesn't require a super horse to learn most of the basic riding skills.

Yes, it does take a super horse to win on at the big shows and events, but it is a fallacy to think that the motivated youngster has no chance of becoming highly skilled absent the ability to have a talented horse.

"How can that be?" one might ask.

Simple---

Think about what skills a rider must possess to be skillful.

The rider must have a body that meshes seamlessly with the body of the horse. The rider must have a soft and supple feel of reins and seat. The rider must possess specific knowledge for the intended sport. The rider must have an open willingness to learn. The rider must have a calm and patient temperament.

Not one of these is horse cost dependent. These traits and skills and bundles of knowledge can be acquired on a $1,000 horse, coupled with a willingness to read, watch videos, get physically fit, and to be open to taming impatience and frustration.

People SAY that this can't be done without money. Ask a kid who works at a riding stable, puts in hours in exchange for riding time and some help from the barn owner how rich she is, how much money her parents spend on importing horses from Europe---

There are always reasons to be cynical and negative, and those who take that route will never get what I am trying to explain. Some other rider will simply ignore the cynics, will find a way to ride, will study, learn, practice, and become skilled and accomplished.

It is not easy, but neither is it not possible. I know riders who have gotten depressed at the struggle and given up. I know others who did not quit, and who became very skilled.

It IS more of a choice than many will be willing to accept. - Denny Emerson

📸 McKenna Wilkins

03/04/2025

💪

03/04/2025

Not everyone's going to like you.

Even if you're the kind of person who always returns your grocery cart. Or makes a batch of homemade soup for a sick friend. Or always calls your aging grandmother back.

Because you're still going to be too much for some people. Or not enough for others. It's just the way it is.

You'll be too loud. Too emotional. Too sensitive. Too intense. Too extroverted. Too introverted. Too needy. Too this or that.

You can work your butt off to be well-liked. And it still won't be enough.

But just remember, you are enough. Just the way you are.

Let's stop trying so hard to be well-liked by everyone. And start living!

Live boldly walking along the sides of those who already embrace you—the YOU you were born to be. There are people in your life right now who care about who you are on the inside and what you represent on the outside. They don't need you to be perfect. They don't care if you wear the same black yoga pants every day with the same cardigan sweater and top knot. They just want you, all of you, just the way you are today.

So, it's true. Not everyone's going to like you even when you try your hardest to do all of the things.

Just stop trying so hard.

Open your arms to those closest to you.

And be you.

Because you are enough.

Not too much or too little.

Enough.

Shared from Angela Anagnost-Repke, Writer

📸 Hubby

03/04/2025

❤️

02/04/2025

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📸 Max & Maxwell: Equestrian Photography

02/04/2025

“The greatest project you’ll ever work on, is yourself.

A constant, never ending evolution, growth should be mandatory year on year, spirituality, mentally, physically, financially.”

- Self-Mastery: Volume 1

📸: Max & Maxwell: Equestrian Photography

01/04/2025

Go for it! 💫

31/03/2025

Jade goes back to work tomorrow from the ground up! I will be recording and sharing those videos with my subscribers. If you’d like to join us, the link is in the comments. 💚

31/03/2025

I admittedly had not shown in 2.5 years and had not shown at a rated show in 3.5 years. (Really, because of my pregnancies.)

It was a much needed break from the show ring that gave me the opportunity to learn liberty and dressage in hand with my girl - something I will now do with all of my horses.

This past weekend we ventured down to Tampa for the Suncoast Dressage Festivals 1 and 2. It was such an incredibly well run show, we made great new friends, everyone was just so kind.

Fiona was a super star! I couldn’t be more proud of her. We are now qualified for Regionals at 3rd Level. She won the biggest class of the show on Saturday. She was nervous and her adrenaline wore her out, so I decided to scratch her last ride yesterday.

On Saturday, my VERY first clients from over 20 years ago just so happened to come watch the show for fun. It was so great to see the Robertson ladies!

Thank you to my dad and hubby for being a part of the 3 ring circus that is two small children and camping at a horse show. Big thanks to McKenna for holding down the fort at home.

Now to decide our next show plan! 🤩

30/03/2025

💜 TeamCBT for your discount. 💜

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Our Classic Lavender Tights are making a comeback THIS WEEK! 💜

Get ready to saddle up in the COLOR OF THE SPRING – soft, stretchy, and buttery smooth for all-day comfort in and out of the saddle. Don’t miss out on adding this fresh shade to your riding wardrobe! 🌿

30/03/2025

💁🏼‍♀️

30/03/2025

𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜.

𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡.
𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜.
𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡.
𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩.

𝙄 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.

𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜. ♡

- Flower Notes

📸: Marc Vaughn

29/03/2025

Always here for you! 💁🏼‍♀️