Revive Your Stride

23/08/2024

When leaves are a delicacy, at least someone is happy with downed branches!

23/08/2024

When leaves are a delicacy, at least someone is happy with downed branches in the field!

03/07/2024

We’d like to welcome “Jazz” to the family! This fabulous older girl was offered to us after we lost Kylie’s pony two weeks ago. She will be giving lessons as well as being Kylie’s pony club horse.

19/06/2024

Riding in the evening tonight!

13/05/2024

Not bad for a 15 minute break to give this old boy his summer haircut!

30/04/2024

Maybe she’s thinking big thoughts about the upcoming horse shows???

23/04/2024

Some days you need to get out of the arena and just play!

31/03/2024

Learning to groom, tack up, and basic horse care is a big part of lessons!!

15/03/2024

Yesterday my 8 yr old wanted to try and canter on “the big horse”. Was it perfect? Of course not. BUT she gained confidence and had fun doing it!
Like so many sports, it’s easy to fall into the social media trap of “perfect”. Riding is all about small improvements and just spending time in the saddle. Don’t let the fear of not being perfect keep you from doing what you love or trying something new!

05/03/2024

There is a standing rule at my farm that “if you run over your instructor (aka, me), you owe a dozen cookies or brownies.”

Here is my bounty from last weeks lessons, along with some beautiful photos of our lesson horse Rue competing once again at the 4H fair.

I really have some stellar students and horses!

01/03/2024

Who’s ready to start riding!?!? With the weather warming up, if you’re a budding rider who’s been waiting for things to warm up before you ride, now is the time! Call Leah at 406-802-4631 to get on the schedule!

Lessons will be available Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Our lesson ponies are perfect for the beginner and intermediate riders in English and western, along with some jumping opportunities. Trailering your horse in is always welcome!

22/02/2024

I don’t do a lot of winter lessons (usually it’s too cold for small kiddos!) but I have a few students with lots of grit who ride anytime they can!

08/12/2023

A few pictures taken of the new barn build today! (And yesterday afternoon) It is now 8:00 and the last worker has just left the site. He stayed and worked by headlamp from 5-8!!

12/09/2023

My kids had such a great fair- they all came home with champions, reserves, and many blues! Today was our first day back and we decided to have fun! Cookie race, egg and spoon, ba****ck candy, and finished the lesson with naming parts of the horse. Their spelling leaves much to be desired, but the awesome moms thanked me for this weeks spelling words!

10/08/2023

Teach/ride through the rain and enjoy the view on the other side! We were blessed with a beautiful double rainbow during tonights lesson!

18/07/2023

Sometimes, horses come full circle. Today we welcomed back the mare that started it all! Zora has come home to retire from breeding! She will live out the rest of her days here with us, and with her son and daughter! We will let her settle a bit, but I already making plans on what new training and “adventures” her retirement brings!

04/07/2023

Happy 4th of July!

01/07/2023

Our winter project has now been thoroughly tested. So nice to have a real bridge to practice riding over at home!

13/06/2023

Hello wonderful friends and clients. The other day, while riding, I suffered an accident, leading to a small brain bleed. I was very lucky in that I was riding with another friend who was able to give me care right away. I was also wearing my helmet! I have been ordered to take the next two weeks off per Doctors instructions, and then to slowly resume teaching. I will be spreading my teaching out at that time to give my brain plenty of time to rest. I appreciate your support and flexibility during this time, as this will allow me to heal and continue to help you and/or your children to improve in their riding and horsemanship skills.
💕Leah Beach

06/06/2023

Nothing like coming home from an amazing clinic weekend to a wonderful trail ride and three great lessons! And while it’s wonderful to brag about success, today I showed one student my “blooper reel”, so that she knew that I really knew the fear she was dealing with when riding. I think that kids respond better then they know I actually “get it” and that I get them. I’ll still push them, but I “get them” too.

01/06/2023

When you “Let’s go on a trail ride” lesson turns into a “let’s learn how to herd” lesson.

Guess who’s horse that is without the rider.

25/05/2023

The older horse. So many times I see adds for people looking for horses for their kids and they put an age limit of “no older than 20”.
I bought these two horses at the age of 27 each. With a little matinence, they have been the best partners. They have taught my kids that spooks can be scary, but they should be brave. That brushing a horse that is twice as tall as you, or doesn’t like to pick up their feet, can still be done with a little effort. That the care of the horse comes first, that even though the kids are having fun, the horse is tired and needs to be loved and put away. And that it’s OK to decide to step up to the next horse, even though that’s scary too.
Riding lessons, horse shows, trails, and pony club camps, these old guy have done it all and STILL have fun doing it. They may be slowing down, but they are still happy when they get on that trailer.
Don’t pass over the older horses. Our children need a best friend to show them the ropes, give them love, listen to their silly made up songs, and teach them to overcome fears. Buy the horse that will be the best friend they need. The fancy show horse will come in time.

04/05/2023

How sad that last Sunday, a 15 year old girl died when her horse tripped and flipped over on her at a horse show.

Horses are a dangerous sport.

She wasn’t racing.
She wasn’t running barrels or poles.
She wasn’t jumping or being irresponsible.
She wasn’t fox hunting, running cross country or eventing.

She wasn’t at a breeding farm, handling a rank stallion.
She didn’t get thrown off, the horse didn’t rear up, or buck or bolt…
She wasn’t doing anything wrong. The horse wasn’t doing anything wrong wasn’t misbehaving, he simply tripped.

She was not an uneducated horsemen.

She’s simply was just cantering along and her horse tripped and flipped over on her. Total freak accident.

So when you think you’re a horseman in your know it all and “ that would never happen to me” mentality because you think you’re so safe and careful. That’s not always the case.. never let your guard down.
You’re playing with a 1000 to 2000 pound animal who has a mind of its own and could also make simple mistakes that you’ll end up paying for.

Racing motorcycles, cars, boats, skiing… Any other sport is dangerous, but your none of those items have a mind of their own, or can make decisions on their own… dealing with horses is dangerous. It’s not all fun and games.

Millions of riders fall off.. part of the game for the most part you know at some point it might happen, and we get up and walk it off we are the lucky ones who dodged a bullet.

I don’t know her, but I know my heart breaks the loss of a fellow horseman, and bigger the loss of a child so young with such a bright future ahead of her.

My heart goes out to her family and her friends, her trainer. The people at the horse show who witnessed A 15 year old life gone from a freak accident.

If you have horses, post a picture of you and your horse for support for the family with the # below..



Post from Lisa Clements

17/04/2023

Wind storm last night finished off the geldings shelter- needless to say they are not fans of the flapping, so I’m gonna leave it like
This for a few days for them to deal with their fear.

25/03/2023

Wow, has it already been 5 years?!?

5 years ago “Revive Your Stride” was born! What started as a massage business has morphed and grown in lots of way, but my core desire has remained the same, to revive your partnership between you and your horse, or to start you down the path to creating one!

25/03/2023

5 years ago “Revive Your Stride” was born! What started as a massage business has morphed and grown in lots of way, but my core desire has remained the same, to revive your partnership between you and your horse, or to start you down the path to creating one!

24/03/2023

Exciting news! The weather is finally realizing it’s spring, and that means that it’s nice enough for our young riders to start taking lessons again!
Lessons for riders start April 3rd! Call me to schedule your weekly slot!

29/01/2023

Frosty morning here as we deal with negative temps for the next few days! Don’t worry though! Everyone is toasty warm in their winter coats ( plus extras for the old guys!), heated water, and all they hay they can eat! See you all when it warms up!

22/01/2023

Keeping your horses fed in the winter is a little harder when they “share” with the wildlife.

21/01/2023

Some days, everyone just wants a nap… 💤