Upstate Equine, LLC.

29/03/2025

Checking out saddles.....

29/03/2025

and please 🐎+☕️

20/02/2025

20/02/2025

Lined, numbered, or plain? Take your pick!

20/02/2025

The 2025 Competition Calendar Preview is now available! 🥳 From Regional to CSI 5* competition, highlights include:
🌟 World Champion Hunter Rider Weeks (Spring 3 & Summer 4)
🌟 Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Charity Horse Shows (Spring 6 & Summer 4)
🌟 Pony Spectacular Week (Summer 4)
🌟 Major League Show Jumping (Fall 5)
… And so much more! 🤩
View the full calendar preview at Tryon.com. 🐴

20/02/2025

Great post by Brittany Bird Saddle Fitting!

It’s time for another billet integrity post! Let’s go through each billet and talk about what’s going on.
1) new
2) the holes are beginning to be stretched out, it’s time to start planning when you’re going to replace your billets (within the next few months)
3) replace your billets now! The leather is thinning out, the holes are stretching, and things are really looking bad
4) do not use your saddle with billets like these. Billet 911, emergency replacement!
5) this is what happens when you use billets like number 4 has—don’t be that person!

Don’t risk your life by riding in unsafe billets. I know it seems dramatic but remember, you’re only held on the horse by 4 little leather straps.

Lesson programs, don’t risk other people’s lives by having them ride in unsafe equipment.

03/02/2025

Gorgeous croc cantle with Which is your fav?

03/02/2025

Billets-it is normal, routine maintenance to replace billets on your saddle as they begin to wear down. Don't let it get to the point of snapping or tearing before you get them replaced.

28/01/2025

Did you know that something as simple as flipping the barn lights on at night check can disturb your horse's circadian rhythms and hormone production? The retino-hypothalmic tract is controlled by special photosensitive cells within the retina, that are stimulated by blue light waves, that in turn stimulate the body to release certain hormones that affect things like heart rated, blood pressure, muscle function, immune response, body temperature, alertness and sleep/wake cycles. The physiological and mental behavioral responses to the 24 hour period of night and day are called the circadian rhythm. Every cell in the body responds to the natural circadian rhythm, so disturbances in natural light cycles can negatively impact every cell in the body. This is extremely important to think about in horses that are stalled for a significant part of the day. In humans, research has proven that being exposed to light at the wrong times of day (such as too much screen time at night) affect the ability to sleep and can cause mood disorders and cognitive dysfunction. Horses are much more sensitive to light disruptions than humans. Study's have shown that even just flipping on the lights for night check stops melatonin production in horses, a hormone needed for rest. These disturbances in normal light cycles have been shown to increase risk of unwanted behaviors in horses, such as stall weaving. Care tips from Dr. Barbara Murphy, an expert in equine circadian rhythm research, to help maintain your horse's natural circadian rhythm to improve health and decrease unwanted behaviors include: as much turnout as possible to expose them to as much natural light as possible, use high blue wavelength lights during the day and minimize light disruptions at night for stabled horses, use red lights overhead or red light head lamps at night for stable checks rather than flipping on overhead lights, and align feeding schedules with natural grazing patterns (horses in the wild spend up to 18 hours per day foraging).

10/01/2025

Tara C Mebane, CSF, EM/MT, EEMFR

Certified saddle fitter and equine bodyworker (sports massage, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy techniques) and classically trained rider. Helping horse owners create happier, sounder partners for over a decade.

31/12/2024

New Year’s resolutions are great, but what if we focused on what we can lose, instead of what we can gain?

Let me explain…

I hear a lot of New Year’s resolutions like:
“Earn my Bronze Medal”
“Build a new barn”
“Attend X amount of horse shows”

But what if I challenged you to focus on LOSING some things in your life as you embrace the new year?

For example:
“Focus on removing negative thoughts from my rides”
“Declutter my tack room”
“Leave an unsupportive barn environment”

Sometimes freeing ourselves from what holds us back is what we actually need in order to successfully achieve our goals.

Sometimes… Less is more!

So this new year, I challenge you to try and LOSE what bogs you down, gets in your way, or prevents you from happiness… So that you can then GAIN those dreams that you set out to achieve.

You’ve got this – I’ll be cheering you on!

𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!
🩵 𝑱𝑱 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒆

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25/12/2024

Happy Christmas and Holidays to everyone celebrating. Wishing you and your horses a holiday of peace and a New Year full of joy, balance, and well fitting saddles! 💕🐎

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to all the horses and their owners, near and far.

I am so grateful for such wonderful clients this past year-it has been a tough year personally and I am so blessed to have such understanding and kind people to work with, with equally kind and generous horses. Thank you for sticking with me through it all-I am so excited to share our 2025 plans with you all soon. 🏇🏇

To more well fitting saddles, happy horses, and saddlery work throughout the holiday season and into the New Year!

Thank you all, I count each of you as a blessing to my life. 🍁💕🐎 Your support allows me to continue in this special line of work-always for the horse.

20/11/2024

29/10/2024

Hunter Pace is on at FENCE!

Come out November 3rd and pace the beautiful course surrounded by the fall foliage.

https://www.fence.org/equestrian-center/hunter-pace

13/10/2024

⭐️ Your Talent Should Be Rewarded!⭐️⁣
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This season, we are thrilled to introduce 𝗭𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁—an exciting new initiative designed to uplift and support the dressage community! Each month, we will select one exceptional dressage rider to receive a 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 $2,000 grant. This grant can be used toward show entries, clinic participation, or lesson fees to support and enhance your equestrian education and support your showing career!⁣
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How to Apply: Complete the form below by December 13, 2024 for your chance to be considered👇⁣
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bit.ly/zeneliterisingstargrant⁣
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Together, we can make this your most meaningful and rewarding season yet —take the next step and reach new heights in your dressage journey!⁣

13/10/2024