Spartan Equine

16/08/2024

Swimming, when done in a controlled & safe way, is an excellent way to add variety into a horse's training regiment. The buoyancy of water makes this a form of exercise that's easy on tendons & ligaments of the lower legs while also making a horse have to engage their core, push from the hind end, and reach through the shoulders in order to swim. When not forced and introduced slowly/calmly most horses take to it like fish in water 😉🦭

10/08/2024

King 👑💛 my sensitive blonde boy has come so far since his semi-feral state when he arrived

03/08/2024

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𝓗𝓢 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓬 𝓔𝔁𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷

serious inquires welcome on this special youngster

03/08/2024

A little puddle stomping fun for Perfect Archie this morning 🧡⛈️ it baffles me that this good thinking, good looking, and reasonably priced c**t hasn't sold yet, y'all are missing out on a super jr exhibitor mount 🤷‍♀️

16/07/2024

🥵 very much looking forward to fall weather already! Switching to a night turnout routine has been so important to keeping the horses safe & healthy during this spell of extreme heat & humidity🌡everyone came in for breakfast this morning happily covered in mud after enjoying a brief rain overnight and are now all contendedly eating hay & napping in front of their fans for the day. Stay cool everyone 😎

02/07/2024

Almost forgot to post a Down East wrap up for Gracie!

DGH Star Of The Stage finished the show with a championship ride in the Open Walk & Trot Pleasure Stake and took home grand champion in the 18 & Over Walk & Trot Pleasure championship 🏆🥇🥇

01/07/2024

King feeling left out lately with all the focus being on Archie. This big handsome blonde 2yo is coming along slowly but making progress every day.....and I just love his floaty trot 😍

29/06/2024

Fresh off a few well deserved days off following his undersaddle debut, Archie came back to work with more confidence & ready for his next performance 🔥🧡 you seriously can't buy a better thinking young horse!

23/06/2024

🧡 HS Artistic Expression 🎨
HS Daydream's Masterpiece x Callaway's Love Me True (Callaway's Blue Norther)
DOB 5/8/21, 15H Gelding

Talk about cute & sporty! "Archie" may only be 3yo, but he is solid WTC undersaddle, bold & forward, amateur/juvenile friendly, easy in the bridle, and is one of the best thinking c**ts you can ask for. Flat walks with ease, simple pattern work has been started, and he's ready to hook. He is an absolute joy to have in the barn and comes out ready to give 100% every day. Archie will easily finish out to be a wonderful pleasure or equitation entry and will certainly excel in the 13 & under divisions as he has the best personality & brain for a kids horse. Clips, trailers, ties, bathes, stands for vet/farrier, UTD on everything. Plain shod in kegs, natural tail. Trainer owned and sadly must sell to make room for client horses. Priced in the low five figures.

Serious inquires please PM for more info & videos.

22/06/2024

✨HS Artistic Expression ️🎨

Only his 12th ride under saddle! Green Horse Walk & Trot champion & grand champion 🏆 🥇

21/06/2024

First session of Down East Horse Congress and so far the youngsters are doing great!

HS Artistic Expression ("Archie") won the ASB In-Hand 🥇

DGH Star Of The Stage ("Gracie") won the Morgan In-Hand, took 4th in the Open In-Hand Stake, and had a beautiful clean ride to snap up 3rd in Adult Walk & Trot Pleasure ✨️

21/06/2024

😍 Archie doing big kid things with style! Less than a dozen rides and he's ready for a horse show 🧡

17/06/2024

It's a good day when the groundwork session with the cowboy goes smoothly & quietly. King isn't too sure about all this grown horse stuff so we've been spending a lot of time building solid ground manners & exposing him to new things slowly so he builds confidence. He's a quick study and a very sweet & willing boy 💛

15/06/2024

An important reminder that while winning feels great, it's the ones we lose that often teach us the most and make us to try harder & do better the next time.

09/06/2024

🥹 they grow up so fast! "Baby Archer" continues to absolutely smash the grown up things like cantering undersaddle for the first time 🧡

08/06/2024

"Perfect Archie" continues to live up to his nickname 🧡 each ride he is brighter, bolder, and more confident 🤩

01/06/2024

HS Artistic Expression - 6th ride undersaddle, barefoot behind & only a plain keg shoe up front

24/05/2024

Baby King starting to do more big kid things! And Perfect Archie absolutely killing it with his third ride undersaddle, second time trotting with a rider, and first time off the lunge line ❤️

24/05/2024

Welcome to DGH Star Of The Stage ✨️

"Gracie" is by Front And Center and out of Alphastar First Stage (Hollybrook Stage Rage). Many thanks to her owners, Little Oaks Farm, for sending her down for the show season to be teamed up with Courtney Grant for the Morgan Hunter and Adult Equitation divisions!

13/05/2024

So very true…

The problem with horse training is that society is set up to believe that you can buy a service and have things the way you want in a certain time frame. People look at horse training as if they're spending their money on a product. And yet even the best horse trainers will tell you the horse takes its own time, and no one can guarantee a horse will be doing what you want from it when you want it.

The other problem is that even if your trainer can get XYZ done with your horse, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be able to. Getting a horse right takes an amount of commitment on the owners part to develop the same type of relationship that the trainer has as well as level of fitness, otherwise how can you expect from your horse for yourself what your trainer gets, when it's they who have put in the hours, the sweat, the patience and the desire to get along with that horse and learn their buttons. You aren't spending money on a tune up for your car that you can take home and drive.

The fact that money is involved leads people to believe they deserve something for what they paid, and they do, but, it happens in the animals time, not the humans. I think any good trainer would say they would do this for free if they could, just to help horses and people. And yet, we all have to eat.

08/05/2024

Happy 3rd Birthday Archie 🧡🎉

This c**t is so special and I can't wait to see what the future holds for my little FirePony/Piglet/Bug/Perfect Archie ✨️

07/05/2024

It was a great day for first time moments! First time wearing a bridle for King and first walk rides for Archie & Kimber!

04/05/2024

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Amy Chace who recently lost her long battle with liver disease 💔

Amy has been a longtime friend to me and client of Spartan Equine. She loved her Walking Horses and Great Danes and was always happiest when camping with the horses either in Florida for the winter or her trips to the mountains in New Hampshire during the summer and supporting her nephew as he competed in pleasure & game shows at Mousam Riding Club. I will always cherish the moment pictured below, such a happy moment for both of us: being able to get her back on a horse years after a bad fall, but not just any horse, her own youngster that she bred & raised, Eddie. This special moment happened on her birthday no less!

May you rest in peace Amy, painfree and reunited with your beloved Skip, Zoe, and Cleo 🪽

19/04/2024

Congrats to "Blue" and "Tipsy" (and their owners & trainers!) - these are a couple of my recent body clipping clients bringing home wins at the UPHA Ch 14 Spring Premier show this week 💙🏆

01/04/2024

With clipping season about to kick into high gear for me there is one particular thing I must emphasize on: a clean horse clips better!

This photo of my 3yo was taken mere minutes after completing his full body clip......there isn't a line in sight, no unevenness in the clipped coat, and his under coat is already shiny & showing his true coat color. How did he come out looking show ring ready? He was given a full bath the day before, doused in an ungodly amount of show sheen from head to toe, and kept blanketed to ensure he wouldn't cake himself in dirty bedding overnight/mud this morning.

Please make sure the horses you are bringing me to clip are as clean as possible to ensure their coats come out as beautifully as Archie's in the photo below. Even if your horse was blanketed all winter I strongly recommend bathing with a good scrubbing....blankets may keep the dirt & mud off, but they compact the coat forcing it to lay down which traps all the dander close to the skin and no amount of currying will be enough to truly clean the coat in preparation for clipping. And don't forget to LIBERALLY apply show sheen or a similar product post bath, this will help the blades glide smoothly through the coat and lessen the chance of a stripey appearance on the freshly clipped coat.

26/03/2024

There's just something about a chestnut gelding ❤️

HS Artistic Expression (Archie, 3yo)
Prom King RWF (King, 2yo)

10/03/2024

Is it just me or does anyone else find the following to be true...
🙍 slurping food: disgusting, rude, annoying, cringey
🐴 slurping food: comforting, reassuring, peaceful, happiness

15/08/2023

✨️AVAILABLE FOR LEASE (in barn only)✨️

Folly is a 5yo, 15.1h registered Saddlebred mare.

Folly is an absolute sweetheart with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn. While she is broke enough to be used for advanced beginner lessons I'd love for her to have an intermediate/advanced rider that is looking for a project be the person to lease her. Lessons are included in the lease and she will remain in training during the lease. Opportunities to show (open pleasure/breed shows or dressage), trail ride off property, and for outside lessons/clinics.

This is an excellent opportunity for a teenager/young adult to gain valuable experience riding & finishing a young horse without the risk of purchasing an unproven youngster. DM for lease options and more info.

13/08/2023

Folly & Courtney made their dressage debut this morning! They brought home two thirds with a score of 60% in Intro C and 59.808% in Training 1, definitely room for improvement but overall very pleased with both their first dancing in the sand box experience 🥉

20/07/2023

I've been a long time user of Blue Seal feed, and the Sentinel line in particular has proven to be a superb feed for my current program. LS has been my go to grain for years now, and the GX is excellent for youngsters. The addition of Gastric Care made a world of difference for a particularly tough to manage ulcer prone horse. I can't thank my Blue Seal rep, Mel, for all her help in developing the right feed program for my barn 💙

5 Winners Total! Grand Prize Winner receives 1 Ton of Sentinel Horse Feeds. Four (4) other winners will receive a […]