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๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐ŸซถItโ€™s easy to get caught up in chasing success.The ribbons. The wins. The recognition.But ...
03/16/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐Ÿซถ

Itโ€™s easy to get caught up in chasing success.

The ribbons. The wins. The recognition.

But real success with horses isnโ€™t just what happens in the pen.

Success is showing up day after day, even when no one is watching.

Itโ€™s putting in the time, the effort, and the patience to get a little better each ride.

Itโ€™s staying focused on your goals for you and your horse, ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‹๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’†โ€™๐’”.

Because every horse and every rider develops at their own pace.

Some days progress looks big.

Other days itโ€™s the smallest improvement โ€” a softer feel, a better transition, a moment of true connection.

And those small moments matter.

Success is built through hard work, dedication, passion, and a genuine love for the horse.

Itโ€™s choosing to keep learning, keep improving, and keep showing up for your horse.

The wins are wonderful, but they arenโ€™t what define the journey.

The real success is the progress you make along the way, the partnership you build, and the effort you put in every single day.

Stay dedicated.
Stay patient.
Stay focused on your path.

๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. ๐Ÿดโœจ

Your first horse show season is exciting, nerve-wracking, humblingโ€ฆ and one of the best learning experiences youโ€™ll ever...
03/13/2026

Your first horse show season is exciting, nerve-wracking, humblingโ€ฆ and one of the best learning experiences youโ€™ll ever have. ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™– ๐™›๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™›๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ-๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ:

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿญ. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป โ€” ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป.
Everyone dreams of the blue ribbon, the prize money - but your first season is about gaining experience. Learning how the show pen works, how your horse handles the atmosphere, and how you handle the pressure: that is far more valuable than a ribbon.

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜†.
You might miss a lead, your horse might spook at the gate, or you might forget part of your pattern. Every single experienced rider you admire has been there. It still happens. Mistakes are part of the process.

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ.
Even the quietest, most broke horse can feel different in a new environment. Give yourself and your horse some grace while you both figure it out.

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.
Work on your basics at home โ€” body control, responsiveness, and communication with your horse. Those fundamentals will carry you much farther than trying to chase a perfect run.

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฑ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.
Having someone in your corner โ€” a trainer, coach, or friend โ€” who can guide you, calm your nerves, encourage you, and help you learn from each run makes all the difference.

๐Ÿด ๐Ÿฒ. ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€.
Your horse stood quietly at the gate? You nailed your transitions? You kept your nerves under control? Those are victories worth celebrating.

At the end of the day, your first show season isnโ€™t about proving anything to anyone. Itโ€™s about building experience, confidence, and a partnership with your horse. ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›'๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’; ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ข๐‘. ๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†.

If this is your first season โ€” let yourself be new. Let yourself grow. Enter the class. Take the shot. Learn from it. Then do it again.

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™—๐™š๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ.

And one day youโ€™ll look back and realizeโ€ฆ those early shows were the ones that taught you the most. ๐ŸคŽ

โœจ If youโ€™ve had a first show season before, whatโ€™s something you wish you knew back then? Letโ€™s help the newcomers out!

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ŸฅฐMy first โ€œhorseโ€ was a little mini named Buckeyes Queen Isabella. I was 3 years old when sh...
03/02/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿฅฐ

My first โ€œhorseโ€ was a little mini named Buckeyes Queen Isabella. I was 3 years old when she came into my life โ€” and from that moment on, horses were just part of who I am.

Iโ€™m the youngest of four girls, and at one point or another, we all had the horse bug. But it was my next oldest sister, Rebecca, who really got us started. Because of her, I truly havenโ€™t known my life without horses in it. And Iโ€™m so thankful for that.

Looking back, itโ€™s wild to think about all the different equines that have shaped me from that tiny 3-year-old girl to now. My first taught me confidence. Patience. Responsibility. Probably a little humility too. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Fast forward to my current horse(s) โ€” the goals are bigger, the expectations are higher, and my knowledge has grownโ€ฆ but that same little-girl love for horses is still there, but stronger. ๐Ÿฅฐ

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜๐Ÿ‘‡
โœจ Who was your first horse?
โœจ Who are you riding now?
โœจ Has your โ€œtypeโ€ changed?
โœจ How many have you had along the way?
โœจ What have they taught you?

Drop your first horse vs. current horse story in the comments โ€” we want all the details! ๐Ÿ–ค

โœจ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜† โœจ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆโ€ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.Braidy and his moth...
02/25/2026

โœจ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜† โœจ

๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆโ€ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.

Braidy and his mother were given to my family shortly after he was born by people we deeply admire and care for. At the time, ๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ. Truthfully, there was no way I could have owned something as well-bred and special as him back then.

๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ ๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ: his registered name is Gun Smokin Whiz, but his barn name, "Braidy", was picked because it was my late grandfather's favorite horse's name.๐Ÿ˜‡

I got to start Braidy from the very beginning โ€” to put the first rides on him, to shape his foundation, and to watch him grow into the super fun, charismatic, broke horse he is today. There is something incredibly humbling about building one from the ground up and seeing that investment come full circle.

Today, Braidy wears many hats.

He steps into the lesson program when needed, helping riders refine advanced maneuvers like spins and lead changes. Heโ€™s been my solid, dependable mount in the sorting pen for years. And now, heโ€™s stepping confidently into ranch versatility, shining across a variety of classes, dry & cattle events alike. He likes helping by ponying colts around and enjoys blazing the trail (with a little pep in his step ๐Ÿ˜‰)

Beyond the accolades, itโ€™s his quirky, upbeat personality that wins people over. He has a presence about him โ€” the kind that makes him unforgettable and makes every ride genuinely fun.

I am beyond blessed that he came into my life when he did. Iโ€™m proud of what weโ€™ve built together and of all heโ€™s accomplished so far in his career. And somehow, I have a feeling heโ€™s just getting started๐ŸคŽ

02/23/2026

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿค

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ โ„Ž ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’.

Not every season needs to be about proving something. Not every day has to be a stepping stone to the next big thing.

Sometimes, itโ€™s enough to ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š.

Feel the air in your lungs.
Notice the small wins.
Laugh a little longer.
Stay a little softer.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. And while many of us get so focused on creating and chasing the life we've dreamed of, we often forget to be present.

The past has already taught its lessons. But today โ€” this moment โ€” is where your life is actually happening.

Stay motivated, not by pressureโ€ฆ but by gratitude.

Stay driven, not by comparisonโ€ฆ but by purpose.

๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ชโ€™๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™.

Make this Monday less about chasing and more about appreciating.

Less about rushing and more about living.

You are allowed to grow and enjoy the journey at the same time. ๐Ÿซถ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿค Think of all the various classes within both the stock horse ...
02/20/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿค 

Think of all the various classes within both the stock horse & versatility ranch disciplines: ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’'๐‘  ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š! (And more aside from just what's listed below)

If you compete in ranch horse events, you know every class brings something different to the table. There are a variety of classes, depending on the association, to enter!

From the precision & control of the Ranch Riding pattern, to the grit and cow sense in the Herd Work & other cattle classes, the real-life, working feel of Ranch Trail, and the transitions and quality of movement shown in Ranch Rail (aka Ranch Riding in the ARHA ๐Ÿ˜‰) โ€” ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ.

๐™Ž๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š:

โœจ Do you love the pattern work and finesse?
๐Ÿฎ The adrenaline of the cow classes?
๐ŸŒพ The practicality of trail obstacles?
๐Ÿ”ฅ The all-around challenge?
๐Ÿ‡ Or the quality movement showcased on the rail?

๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜†! ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–'๐’—๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’๐’๐’†? Tell us which one below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

If you have questions about classes, associations, shows, or other related material, feel free to reach out! I love to chat about all things ranch, versatility & cowhorse ๐Ÿฅณ

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š'๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ’˜Wishing you all a great day filled with all of those you love! ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’, ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘ฆ & ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ
02/14/2026

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š'๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ’˜

Wishing you all a great day filled with all of those you love!

๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’, ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘ฆ & ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ

โœจ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ โœจ๏ธIf youโ€™ve spent any time around our program, youโ€™ll probably agreeโ€”this horse deserves a spotl...
02/11/2026

โœจ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ โœจ๏ธ

If youโ€™ve spent any time around our program, youโ€™ll probably agreeโ€”this horse deserves a spotlight of his own.

Cash has been a true cornerstone of our program, and incredibly special to me not only as a rider, but in my life as a whole. He has beenโ€”and continues to beโ€”an exceptional teacher to so many. He doesnโ€™t hand things out easily, but he is solid, safe, broke, and honest. No matter what you ask of him, Cash shows up, gives 100%, and is always there when you need him.

He has helped countless people develop feel, balance, correctness, and confidence. One of my favorite things about him in lessons? He tells on his riders ๐Ÿ˜‰โ€”in the best way possible.

He has quietly and carefully taken care of the ittiest, bittiest riders, brought joy and confidence to riders with disabilities, and given advanced riders the toolsโ€”and wingsโ€”to elevate their skills.

Beyond the lesson pen, Cash is an accomplished sorting horse with numerous wins and top finishes alongside both Chad and me. Heโ€™s also worn many hats: pickup horse for Chad, cow-catching enthusiast, trail partner, parade pro, trusted mount for teens at horse shows, and so much more.

๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏโ€”and Iโ€™m beyond grateful that he came into my life. I canโ€™t thank my fiancรฉ, Chad, enough for sharing him with meโ€ฆ even if Iโ€™ve basically stolen him ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐ผ๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘ โ„Ž, ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค. He deserves every bit of love and recognition he gets ๐Ÿค

02/09/2026

๐“ฃ๐“ป๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ฎ๐“ฏ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ผ. ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐”‚ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ญ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป๐”€๐“ช๐“ป๐“ญ.

Happy Monday. Get out there and get after it ๐Ÿซถ

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ฆโ€”๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™.Feeling frustrated doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re doing some...
02/03/2026

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ฆโ€”๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™.

Feeling frustrated doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re doing something wrong; it often means youโ€™re ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ . When youโ€™re learning something new, things can feel awkward, timing will be off, and progress may look messyโ€”and thatโ€™s okay. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

Every challenge, every imperfect ride, every โ€œwhy isnโ€™t this clicking yet?โ€ moment is your body and mind learning, adapting, and getting stronger. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฉโ€”even when you canโ€™t see it yet.

Having a great teacher by your side matters: Someone who believes in you, helps you understand what youโ€™re feeling, and guides you through the hard days - it can make all the difference. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

๐˜‰๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง. ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ. Trust the processโ€”because with effort, support, and good guidance, those frustrating moments turn into confidence and progress.๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿซถ

01/26/2026

This registered Morgan filly wrapped up her time with us, and we couldnโ€™t be more proud of the progress she made. ๐ŸŒŸ

She came in unstarted, but incredibly willing, trainable, and ready to learn her place in the world. She leaves with a solid foundation, more confidence, and a clear understanding of her job. Throughout her time here, she consistently showed us just how smart and honest she is.

Some days meant slowing things down, other days meant asking a little more โ€” and she handled both with maturity well beyond her age. โ€œWeenโ€ has a lot of natural ability and likes to stop (watch about 20 seconds in when all I do is sit just a touch and she puts the brakes on ๐Ÿ˜†).

Starting young horses is never about rushing the end goal. Itโ€™s about building trust, good habits, and a foundation that sets them up for long-term success. This filly truly soaked up the process and reminded us how rewarding starting babies can be.

Weโ€™re excited to see where her future takes her โ€” this is only the beginning. We hope to see her back for some continuing education in the future ๐Ÿฉต

Huge thank you to her owner, Jaime Luce-Bartels for trusting us with her start. We appreciate you and canโ€™t wait to see you two in the show pen down the road! ๐Ÿฅณ

11/08/2025

๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™
๐ŸŽŠ ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—•๐—œ๐—ก ๐ŸŽŠ

Spots will fill quickly! Text Abby at 570.721.3171 to get yours ๐Ÿฅณ

With enough interest, we will take 12 riders and cap at that!

Any questions - give us a shout ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ“ฑ

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Abigail's love for horses began at the young age of three when her older sister got her first miniature horse. She and her three older sisters all continued owning, riding, showing, and gaining knowledge with horses. Abigail continued by showing IHSA in college as well as receiving a degree in Business with a minor in Equestrian Studies. When Abigail first saw massage used on her equine athletes and its benefits, she knew she wanted to become certified. Abigail attended school through Midwest Natural Healing for Animals, following the Amassage method developed by Beverly Brady. This school provides much more than just massage techniques: she learned in-depth biomechanics, causes of pain, hoof & dental information, saddle fit and placement, rehab strategies, the ability to eyeball a horse and identify issues before even massaging, and so much more. She plans to immediately move on to become certified in Myofascial Release & Cranial Sacral Therapy. Abigail will continue to add more to her available services in order to keep her equine clients feeling their very best.