Halcyon Pastures

08/22/2023

The basics make cantering easy as 1-2-3 for this tiny but mighty dream team ❤️🐎🌳!

08/03/2023

A little rain won't stop us with some hoof care and tack cleaning on today's 'To Do' list!

07/31/2023

A sunset so gorgeous it would be cruel not to share it!

Happy 21st birthdays to Nugget (far left) on July 19th and Eagle (far right) on July 29th. We're grateful for both of them, they're truly worth their weight in gold ❤️.

05/09/2023

The first sit on an equine's back is without a doubt an honor and a privilege every single time ❤️.

04/24/2023

Every day is the perfect day to spend on the back of a horse!

Sweet Dunkin enjoyed changing it up this evening with some Western Dressage including continuing to improve his neck reining.

02/20/2023

Love the process (and animal) first and the progress will follow.

01/31/2023

Adorable pocket selfie after a student urgently whipped a cat stuffie out of their coat pocket before mounting this evening 🤣.

'Can you hold my cat? I didn't bring him a helmet. His name is Silver.'

01/28/2023

It's a ballerina? It's a rock? Both, it's a Poco Bueno bred mare named Molly, after her first ride in an English saddle!

None of the Western saddles were quite wide enough for her pasture puff bod after a 2.5 year break from riding. Luckily, enter the extra wide Wintec gullet so we could mark another day of progress off in her customized conditioning program.

12/25/2022

🎄Merry Christmas 🎅! After months of meticulous planning and secret keeping- congratulations to Artemis on the quarter lease of 'Eagle', Sophia on the half lease of 'Dunkin', and Max on the purchase of 'Popcorn'!

12/07/2022

Too gorgeous of a shot not to share- complete with the horse's keen expression and in a snaffle bit!

Quality equitation = quality partnership that results from a rider able to communicate their aids with clarity without interfering with the horse's way of going.

The beautiful posture over the huge hedge exhibited by this fox hunter from the Cambridge University FB page tells us that stylish riding can be found anywhere, not just in equitation classes.

I would almost suggest that the sheer size of the jump elicits good posture, because woe betide jumping up the neck and letting your legs swing back over something like this.

Post this photo somewhere, if your goal is to ride like this, and put a note next to it---"If she can do this out hunting, I can do it in my jumping ring!"

Then take steps to fulfill that wish.

07/26/2022

After 4 days of intensive groundwork, it's a successful ride for this pretty AQHA mare, Skyler in for a 30 day restart ❤.