Harmony Riding

10/13/2026

Offering saddle fitting services in the St. George area.
Each fitting takes anywhere from 1-2 hrs depending on how complicated your horse is.
Cost - $150, includes tracings and measurements. (+fuel if we travel to you).
You can come to us in Bloomington or we will travel in the St. George area.

10/07/2026

We will be doing a clinic at Reinmaker’s Equestrian Park in St. George Utah. The clinic will run from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday the 21st and has limited spots. Cost: $250/person ($100 deposit required). In case of bad weather we will refund and/or reschedule. Don’t have a horse? Message us and we can rent one to you.

09/28/2026

We’ve got just a few rare openings coming up for both advanced and beginner riders in our program. Contact us to grab one before they are gone!

09/27/2026

Some adventures we’ve been having this last month.

09/07/2026

07/29/2026

Contact us for help saddle fitting

07/05/2026

HIRING - Assistant horseback riding instructor job opportunity in Bloomington/St George area.
We are looking to hire a part time assistant instructor to run performance riding lessons in our program.

- ideal person will be 21 years +
- must be an experienced rider
- coaching experience a bonus but not required
- looking for someone with experience in one or more disciplines: ranch riding, western/english pleasure, horsemanship, equitation.
- must be able to work Mon-Fri evening hours
- horse show competition experience a bonus but not required
- approx 10 hours a week available with potential to grow or adjust
- includes paid vacations
- pay $15-25/hour depending on experience

06/27/2026

Offering full and partial body clips in St. George and close surrounding areas. Horse must be well behaved and able to stand several hours at a time. Clipping area must be shaded and have some type of power source. If you don’t have this, you are welcome to haul to us. Contact us if interested.

06/26/2026

POLL TORSION…

One of the best ways to address head tilt is to take the axis, the joint responsible for the majority of rotation, out of the equation by straightening the neck, therefore isolating the AO joint.

And we can do this by simply asking for a lateral release, then bringing the nose back to center to take the torsion out of the poll.

Pull torsion is the number one cause of poll dysfunction and poll tension that I see, and it’s caused by everyday handling where we are constantly pulling the horse’s nose out from plumb.

The more we can stay off their head, and stop pulling on the lead and the inside rein, and lead and ride back to front, the better.

06/05/2026

Here's an effect of saddles that are too narrow.

When I've come across this, the physical and emotional trauma I've felt in the horse has been sickening. The physical damage is done - you can't put back what's gone.

The emotional distress can be enormous and I sincerely believe it's emotional trauma that has built up over many months and/or years, as an unprotesting horse continues to do as asked, despite the problem being exacerbated whenever the rider's weight hits the saddle.

Perhaps they become numb to it over time, and it's only with deep and gentle work that the problem is revealed. I hope that enough of the distress is released for the horse to continue its ridden career with renewed heart.

I've usually been with a new owner when we've come across this, thankfully not that many times, and we've taken heart that the horse knows its needs (and pain) are seen and heard. Sometimes we can't change what's there and what's been done, but we can certainly help with the horse's response to it.

This isn't a new observation - there's a reason Balance Saddles call this the 'junction' - but it's always worth building awareness and *empathy. (Please excuse the limitations of images - it can be hard to find what I need!)

- Dr Jane Clothier