Riptide Sporthorses

30/10/2024

When he’s toxic but is also a 10 🤣

27/10/2024

Our weekend at the Pink Ribbon Dressage Show was a success!

It was a weekend filled with many firsts… and many goals that were set have been accomplished. As a new professional… it was my first time showing someone else’s horse and my first show since regionals with Mikey last October.

Terri trusted me with her steed, Sarko. Terri was my first client upon arriving in Pensacola and has trusted me with guiding her through her riding since the beginning of July. What fun we have had since then! Sarko was dealing with some horse show jitters, so I had the pleasure of presenting him to the Judge. By Sunday he was calm, cool, and collected. We did basic walk-trot equitation classes, achieving a 71.6 on Saturday and a 76.6 on Sunday bringing home two blue ribbons!

Harlind Equestrian Center and owner, Linda Williams gave me the privilege of piloting Del Rey, an 8 year old Hanoverian. Our journey together began in August and this was our first ever trip off the property together. This horse seriously has the BEST brain. He was a bit tense but became a bit more relaxed each day. We brought home blue ribbons each day with a 68.7 on Saturday and a 71.85 on Sunday! We also got high point for all of first level this weekend!!!

I could not be happier with the way the weekend went. Both horses truly exceeded my expectations and I can’t wait to see where we go from here! We are looking forward to our next show in December… hopefully with more horses riding under Riptide Sporthorses!

Thank you to the judge, scribes, show staff and volunteers… and a special thanks to Ashleigh from the Harlind team that took exceptional care of the horses this weekend. I am so excited to grow with these horses and show the world what we are made of! It can only get better from here!

26/10/2024

We are all set up at the Escambia County Equestrian Center for the Pink Ribbon Dressage Show! Come check us out, grab a business card and a cup of coffee! Our team has two riders showing tomorrow and two more tagging along for schooling. Good luck to all horse and rider pairs! Thank you, Harlind Equestrian Center for trusting us with THREE of your horses!

18/10/2024

I can’t wait to see what the future holds for this handsome guy! Thanks elizabeth.poulin.dressage for the picture! irh_helmets_official

16/10/2024

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16/10/2024

Del Rey enjoyed a good roll after our ride today. He now identifies as Pinto 😂

12/10/2024

Pictures simply don’t do it justice! We are so excited about the dressage ring! Mirrors, lights, GGT footing, and now letters to ride between! What more could we ask for?

09/10/2024

Admiring Mikey’s coat and the new dressage ring! I’m not sure if his coat has ever been this black! And those dapples!

21/09/2024

Always ❤️

07/09/2024

Counting my lucky stars ✨

10/08/2024

Mikey has officially avoided euthanasia appointment #3.

While his situation still isn’t the best… we have solid information now and a plan for moving forward.

He is clearly very happy and has a will to live. He still has a great appetite, loves being groomed, calls to me, and drags me around when I take him out of the stall.

We initially thought that he had torn all 4 of his collateral ligaments holding the hock together… now we know only one has been damaged. Our suspicions of fractures were correct… there are 4. However they are all more like bone chips than big breaks and none of them have been displaced. They are all in the lower motion small hock joints.

The vet at Auburn advised not to euthanize as he believes that Mikey will at least be pasture sound after the rehabilitation period. There is a possibility that he can return to some amount of lower level work. It is unlikely that he will return to the same level of work as before the injury, but it’s not impossible. There are lots of treatment options that we can try down the road.

The amount of support and love I have received through this terrible time of uncertainty has been insurmountable. I appreciate every call, every text, every comment. I will continue to do what I can to provide the best for Mikey and do right by him. Now we just wait and see.

01/07/2024

🥹 maybe I’m baised… but I think he’s

08/06/2024

Back at it with my favorite dance partner! He’s such a good boy. He tries so hard for me ❤️

15/11/2023

There are few things I love more in the colder months than a body clipped horse!

07/10/2023

❤️🍁🍂🍁

Absolutely Fallnomenal.
Currently over Schroon River In the Adirondacks

07/10/2023

We are here at regional championships with our favorite people, pulling together to have a successful end to our season. Pictures to come.

24/12/2020

Pretty Ms. Vivica is all clipped and ready to show everyone in Florida how fancy she is!

11/12/2020

Mikey handled clipping like a champ! But clearly he had an opinion about being naked!