Flying Change Farm

05/29/2026

The show scheduled for tonight, May 29, is rescheduled to Friday, JUNE 12 with a current start time of 5pm (subject to change due to heat or number of entries). Schooling will be 1:00-4:30. Hope to see you then!

05/29/2026

SHOW UPDATE FOR MAY 29:
Unfortunately even more rain overnight has forced the cancellation of tonight’s Friday Night Lights. We are working on a reschedule date, and will have that posted shortly!

05/28/2026

Update regarding this week’s Friday Night Lights:
We did get quite a bit of rain here today but the arena should be good to go! We may need to delay schooling a bit and park trailers in the front pasture instead of the west field. We will reach out later tonight to all those entered and let you know the plan!

05/27/2026

We have such a fun course set for our Friday Night Lights! We cannot wait to get this series started. Remember, TOMORROW is the last day to get pre entries in at the discounted price. Schooling 12:00-4:15. First horse in the ring at 5:00 🏆

05/25/2026

The barn cats say it’s officially hot now!

05/25/2026

Our barn hours for the summer are 7am to 8pm!

Barn staff and trainers understand your desire to want to spend as much time as possible with your horse, April Bilodeau writes. While some barns may have open hours and you may come and go as you please, others may choose to implement barn hours, and for good reason.

You may not think it makes a big difference to come to the barn a half hour earlier than its set “open” time, but consider these few points before pulling up the driveway a little early next time.

Safety: While it may be quiet and peaceful to ride outside of barn hours, a major reason for barns to have set times for riding is to make sure that someone is on property while riders are riding. If something were to happen, whether it be your horse getting loose or you take a fall, who would be able to help you?

Structured Schedules: Most farms have set feeding times, turnout times, a whole daily schedule that the horses get accustomed to. Arriving early may cause anxiety or confusion in horses that expect to be fed upon someone arriving at the barn. Leaving late may disrupt night check schedules by not providing barn management to check on horses at the appropriate time should a horse have to eat late or be cooled out late.

Privacy: Many farm owners live on property, meaning their backyard is a constant flow of people coming and going to visit their horses. It’s important to respect the privacy of the farm owner by visiting during barn hours. Just think how you would be feel about someone being in your backyard at 6am, or 8pm!

If your farm has barn hours that don’t work for your schedule, talk to your trainer, barn manager, or farm owner. Chances are, they are open to being flexible on some days to accommodate your schedule, but in this case it’s better to ask for permission than forgiveness!

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05/22/2026

One week from tonight, our fun summer jumper series starts! 😱We can’t wait to see everyone Friday, May 29 starting at 5pm! FREE burgers, dogs, and drinks! Just Chillin’ sno cone truck will be joining us also for a sweet treat! Come spend your Friday nights with us and see why we ❤️Friday Night Lights! (Pic from last year’s series high point prize - stay tuned to see what’s coming this year! 👀)

04/28/2026

We are so excited to welcome everyone to our first show of the year this weekend! Join us Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday for some horse show fun! As always, we will have a breakfast benefitting our IEA team, a food truck, and champion prizes! Hope to see you there!

And also, don’t forget our fun jumper series starts in a few weeks! Friday Night Lights begins May 29 with classes from 2’ - 3’6”. Come bring your jumpers and green horses out for an economical and laid back way to get some experience in a realistic jumper format. Free burgers, hot dogs, and drinks provided while they last! We are so excited to get this series started! Entries up now! Pre-enter the jumper series to save $5 per class.

04/27/2026

Have a kid who is crazy about horses? Looking for something to get your child off those screens? Enjoy the beauty of horses in our tranquil setting in Coweta! Camp is Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm. Campers learn horse care and knowledge, ride TWICE a day, and do fun horse themed activities in our climate controlled lounge. Ages 7-14. Enroll at https://www.flyingchange.farm/camps

04/14/2026

This! Yes!

“If you want quick fun, go somewhere else. Fall off there. If you want your kid to be confident, capable, and safe around horses- that’s what we do."

"We let students trot on the first lesson because it makes it more fun!".....I’m gonna say this a little more plainly…this is gonna be long. Bear with me.

We saw the comments…I get it. Fun sells. To a non horse person, trotting is the definition of "fun" and "progress". As a professional, it is our job to change that mindset, not cater to it.

Rushing kids to trot right away just to keep them excited or make parents feel like they’re “doing something” is exactly what I was talking about in my last post.

That’s not good horsemanship. And it’s not putting the kid or horse first.
These are 1,000 lb animals. Not a ride at the fair. They have a mind of their own. Rushing progress isnt creating fun- it's creating risk.

Sometimes our kids walk.
Sometimes they walk for a while.

And yeah… sometimes they get a little bored. Boohoo.

That doesn’t bother me. Because what they’re actually learning in that phase is what keeps them safe later.

You don’t skip basics in anything else, but for some reason people expect to skip them with horses. Kids in gymnastics don’t walk in and go straight to the beam.
They condition. They stretch. They do drills over and over. Football players don’t just show up and start running plays. They practice footwork. Timing. Repetition.
Basketball? You’re not scrimmaging day one. You’re dribbling. Passing. Shooting form.

Walking might not feel exciting to a new kid.
But that’s where they learn balance. Feel. Control.

And honestly…It’s good for kids to not get instant gratification. It’s good for them to be a little bored sometimes. To have to work for something. Build patience.

We’re not here to entertain kids for 30 minutes. We’re here to teach them how to ride.

Even our “just for fun” riders with no competitive desire learn how to do things the right way.

If you want quick fun, go somewhere else. Fall off there. If you want your kid to be confident, capable, and safe around horses- that’s what we do.