Storm Chaser Stables

06/09/2024

🌾 Did you know our programs integrate social emotional learning with hands-on activities? Our farm is a place where kids grow both inside and out! 🌿🧠

26/08/2024

Scavenger hunt time!

26/08/2024

Team, we have agreed to take these horses if we can raise the funds. We will need to raise their purchase price plus transport and a bit to buy them alfalfa for their refeeding program. Can you help? Click on the link to donate to their fundraiser.

https://givebutter.com/Ll5DhL

26/08/2024

It's okay to adjust your expectations. It's okay to change your mind. It's okay to decide something you wanted doesn't fit you any longer. Allow yourself to change course. Life is all about growth and finding what truly works for you.

26/08/2024

26/08/2024

🧘‍♀️ Mindful movement and yoga on the farm - a perfect addition to your day! Join our classes for a blend of games, horseback yoga, and rider fitness. Mindful riders have the most fun! 🐴✨

25/08/2024

🌻 Farm life adventures? Check! 🐴 Our programs offer structured fun with room for learning and growth. More homeschool co-op classes coming soon! 🌿📚

25/08/2024

🎨✨ Express yourself through art inspired by nature! Our engaging art projects foster creativity and connection. 🌸🖌️ Be on the lookout for our upcoming schedule postings!

24/08/2024

🐴💜 Horsemanship isn't simply about learning how to ride horses - it's about growing and building relationships, exploring new skills, and making memories with the horses while spending time outdoors together. Join us on the farm for upcoming horsemanship classes and nature exploration together! 🥰🌿✨

15/08/2024

Horsemanship has our vote for best activity to start the day with! 💜🐴

Have you considered exercise as a tool to help kids regulate and focus during the school day?⁠
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In this post, we review some of the reasons why morning exercises can be beneficial for school kids and talk about how that exercise might take shape. (Pardon the pun.) From biking to calisthenics, we have a few ideas to use as a starting-off point!⁠
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➡️ see link in comments ⬅️⁠
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15/08/2024

10/08/2024

As summer winds down and many students prepare to return to school, we find ourselves remembering the magical moments shared at Storm Chaser Stables this summer. From sunlit rides to playful camp days, every experience has been filled with laughter, learning, and the pure joy of connecting with nature and our beloved horses. Here’s to the adventures we’ve had and the ones yet to come! 🥰🐴💜

22/07/2024

📣 Attention Nature Co-Op families! 📣

Tuesday July 23rd there will be NO meeting at the farm. Thanks to those of you who made it to past meetings, we had a great time exploring nature play with you and your littles!

Stay tuned for more, we will definitely see you again!

20/07/2024

The SCS Equestrian Team is back at it! Our students are having a bake sale at EW Thomas Grocery today from 8am-1pm or until sold out. Don’t miss their homemade treats and support some hardworking kids in meeting their competition fee goals!

20/07/2024

The SCS Equestrian Team is back at it! Our students are having a bake sale at EW Thomas Grocery today from 8am-1pm or until sold out. Don’t miss their homemade treats and support some hardworking kids in meeting their competition fee goals!

15/07/2024

Pony fashion show for day camp horsemanship this morning!

15/07/2024

📣 Attention Nature Co-Op families! 📣

Tuesday July 16th there will be NO meeting due to the excessive heat predicted.

We will see you all for our final meeting this summer on July 23rd!

15/07/2024

Submissions are rolling in - be sure your design is included! We will be accepting art for the contest until July 31!

Drop off your art at the farm during business hours or email it to us at:

[email protected]

05/07/2024

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

It’s been a while since we’ve shared a recipe, so here’s a delicious option for summer: Blackberry Crisp! This is a classic summer dessert we like with freshly-picked blackberries and vanilla ice cream. Try it out this month and let us know if your family enjoyed it!

03/07/2024

Happy July! We have a busy month ahead of us, from chirping treefrogs to blooming summer-flowering plants. 🐸 🪻

What are you looking forward to this month?

Download all of our Almanacs here: https://www.massaudubon.org/nature-wildlife/outdoor-almanac

03/07/2024

Nature Co-Op this week we had nature free play, made pet rocks, and enjoyed story time with our group! Thanks so much to all who came and shared in some outdoor fun with us! 🥰☀️🏞️

03/07/2024

One of the many perks of incorporating groundwork into your equine lesson program: it can be practiced in more casual attire, including shorts!

This might be relevant if you too are seeing posts about “Excessive Heat Warning!!!!” circulating in your feed. Surely we are not the only ones experiencing above-average temperatures this summer? 🥵

The HorseCentered curriculum is the perfect seasonal complement to a riding lesson program, because it is SO flexible. Practice indoors or outdoors, with five horses or one horse. There are actually a handful of HorseCentered lesson plans that can be taught without equine participation, if leaving a climate-controlled space is not a reasonable option.

Can’t make space in your schedule for designated groundwork classes? No sweat. (Okay, maybe a bit of sweat - but less than usual!) Have students spend the first half of the lesson playing on the ground, then hop on for a ba****ck ride. (Trust us, 20-30 minutes of ba****ck practice is PLENTY in a heat wave.)

You can help everyone keep their cool while teaching students important training skills and ways to have fun with their horse out of the saddle. Win, win, win. 🩷🤍💛

Download our 🆓 checklist of HorseCentered curriculum objectives to get started!

30/06/2024

Absolutely! This is one of our long-term projects we are working towards!

🌱 Nurturing minds, cultivating futures 🌿 Teaching children the origins of their food is like planting seeds of knowledge that flourish into a lifetime of understanding and appreciation. Incorporating gardening into their schooling not only connects them with nature but also instills invaluable life skills. From learning about soil health to understanding the lifecycle of plants, every step in the gardening journey fosters curiosity and critical thinking.

🍅 Growing their own food empowers children to make healthier choices, as they witness firsthand the effort and care required to produce nourishing fruits and vegetables. Moreover, it fosters a sense of responsibility and stewardship for the environment, as they comprehend the impact of sustainable practices on our planet.

🌻 Beyond the physical act of gardening, it cultivates patience, resilience, and a sense of achievement. Watching a tiny seed transform into a thriving plant teaches them the beauty of growth and the rewards of perseverance. Plus, getting their hands dirty outdoors promotes mental well-being, reducing stress and fostering a deeper connection with the natural world.

🥕 We owe it to them, it’s our duty to sow the seeds of knowledge that will blossom into a brighter, healthier future. Let’s nurture young minds by teaching them not just what’s on their plate, but the journey it took to get there. Together, we can cultivate a generation of mindful eaters and responsible stewards of the Earth.

28/06/2024

A few pictures from sessions we got in during the month of June. It’s been HOT so we had to work around the weather, which included some unmounted lesson time (that I didn’t get as many photos of unfortunately) and lots of working on developing our walk, transitions between gaits and halt, and rider balance drills.

Hippology and ground-based lessons this month we worked on projects, learned how to calculate the heat index, how to identify overheating in horses and humans, brushed up in our basic ground maneuvers with the minis, and practiced working the ponies through fun obstacles (like the sprinkler!).

28/06/2024

Nature Co-Op meets on Tuesday mornings 10am until noon for a few more weeks. In the coming weeks be prepared for water play, simple kid-friendly craft options, and fun outdoors with other families!

28/06/2024

A few pictures from sessions we got in during the month of June. It’s been HOT so we had to work around the weather, which included some unmounted lesson time (that I didn’t get as many photos of unfortunately) and lots of working on developing our walk, transitions between gaits and halt, and rider balance drills.

Hippology and ground-based lessons this month we worked on projects, learned how to calculate the heat index, how to identify overheating in horses and humans, brushed up in our basic ground maneuvers with the minis, and practiced working the ponies through fun obstacles (like the sprinkler!).

28/06/2024

Do you already have an abundance of summer vegetables or fruits you don't know what to do with? If done correctly, canning is a safe way to preserve many common summer vegetables like tomatoes or cucumber pickles.

But which canning method do you use!? Water bath or pressure canner?? Water bath canning is appropriate for high-acid foods like pickles or fruit preserves.

Pressure canning is the only safe method for processing low-acid foods such as vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish.

To learn more about canning and find sources for SAFE, TESTED recipes, check out the National Center for Home Food preservation: https://nchfp.uga.edu/

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Water bath: For processing high-acid foods. The pH is the measurement of how acidic a food is: Foods with a 4.6 pH or less are considered high-acid.
High acid
4.6 pH or less

Pressure canner: Pressure canning is the only safe method for processing low-acid foods such as vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish. Foods with a 4.6 pH or more are considered low-acid.
Low acid
4.6 pH or more

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