Aries Performance Horses

05/10/2026

i ruined nap time to get these photos 🤣

05/04/2026

life tip: when life feels a little too heavy, swing your leg over a good horse and go out into the woods. there’s nothing more therapeutic and calming.

love you miss puzzles 🧩

05/03/2026

Weekend & Weekday Evening Lessons Available!

Beginner Hunter/Jumper Lessons
* $50 private — 1 hour
* Greenspring Farm, Burgettstown, PA

To book or ask questions: text 724-350-3623 or message Aries Performance Horses on Facebook Messenger.

04/28/2026

from sometime in december to now.

loosing that winter chonk to slowly gaining some muscle…it’s hill work for the foreseeable future for this little pony 🧩🧩

04/27/2026

Unpopular opinion: Temporary soundness isn’t the same as a solution.

There are a lot of tools available today to help keep horses comfortable—therapy modalities, bodywork, chiropractic care, injections, NSAIDs, corrective shoeing, muscle relaxers. When used appropriately, they can all play an important role in supporting a horse. We know, because we use them daily and offer these services.

But they are meant to support, not replace a true understanding of what’s going on.

If something helps, but only for a short period of time…if the horse consistently regresses once it wears off…or over time you find yourself needing to add more injections just to maintain the same level of soundness…that’s important information.

It often means the underlying issue hasn’t been fully identified or addressed.

This is where proper diagnosis matters. Looking at the whole horse—movement, feet, conditioning, history—matters. Taking the time to understand the why behind the lameness matters.

And we understand that diagnostics can feel expensive or out of reach at times. But guessing, repeatedly treating, and continuing to inject without clear answers often ends up costing the same—if not more—in the long run, while the real issue continues to progress.

Without that clarity, it’s easy to fall into a cycle of adding more:
more therapy
more bodywork
more chiropractic adjustments
more injections
more medication
more shoeing changes—or even blowing through different farriers

while the root cause continues underneath.

It’s also important to remember that long-term reliance on certain medications, especially NSAIDs, can have systemic effects—impacting the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys over time—particularly when used to maintain performance rather than support recovery.

The goal shouldn’t be to keep a horse going at all costs, but to make informed decisions based on what is actually improving their condition.

We owe it to them to be realistic, to listen to what they’re telling us, and to do right by them. Proper diagnosis provides answers—and short-term fixes aren’t always the solution.

If the only thing keeping a horse sound is something that wears off, and they’re worse after it does, it’s worth considering whether anything is truly improving long term.

04/27/2026

free lunged my 4 year old and popped him over some cross rails a little bit ago.

i’ve been free lunging him every once in a while over some cross rails and ground poles so he can better gauge where his feet are without rider intervention.

this is his first time popping over a decent sized cross rail without looking like a deer. so i’ll take the win where i can. 🤣 we went the other way also and he did amazing so we ended it immediately there.

after every jump session (which is very few and far between), he gets all four legs cold hosed and lineament. along with his topline and haunches. horses only have so many jumps in them.

super super proud of my boy and how he’s progressing.

04/25/2026

slow and steady 😴

03/22/2026

With warmer weather on the way, I’m officially opening up my lesson schedule! 🌷 I have a limited number of spots available due to my college schedule, but I’m happy to work with you to find a time that fits.
✨ Lesson Details:
* Beginner hunter/jumper lessons
* $50 for a 1-hour private session
* Lesson horse provided
📍 Located at Greenspring Farm in Burgettstown, PA
📲 To book your spot, text 724-350-3623 or message Aries Performance Horses on Facebook Messenger!
Spots are limited—reach out soon to get on the schedule!

03/20/2026

I am absolutely disgusted with the dishonesty of the horse community.

People don’t realize the “beginners” coming into horses are LITERALLY the future to our beloved sport continuing and staying alive. Whether they are getting into performance horses or someone hitting the trails.

Screwing our beginners of this way of life is so ass backwards I cannot fathom it.

They are the ones who need dedicated direction, straight honesty, loving and ENCOURAGING support.

YOU too, were a BEGINNER. Do I need to repeat myself?

The lies, the deceit, the misinformation and 2 sidedness is embarrassing. It’s so embarrassing.

I’m here to say DO BETTER.
Tearing down the beginners or setting them up to fail is only hurting what YOU love. I hope I am making my point clear.

Do freaking better.

12/14/2025

Due to snow, bad roads, worse driveways, and temperatures that feel personal…
both barns are CLOSED today.

Everyone stay warm, stay safe, and don’t test your luck. ❄️🧊

12/09/2025

very interesting read

Horses with high-impact jobs like jumping and eventing can be more prone to developing this chronic, progressive joint disease. We look at the symptoms and causes of osteoarthritis in sporhorses and provide a multi-faceted approach to help treat and manage it.