Now that I am fully retired, I have plenty of time to sit around and remember all the great times I have had. Like in 2011 when I flew around…
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Let me share a little secret with you. Humans love to give out treats. Take my mom, for example. I see her coming and I make a beeline to the…
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Well, this entire grazing issue is really heating up. My mom REALLY wants me to go out and eat grass every day. She says it is good for me, full of vitamins and minerals and healthy calories.
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I love my stall, I adore it, I can’t put into words how much I love my stall. I get really upset when I can’t get in my stall. Some horses don’t like being in their stalls, but that is NOT my problem…
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You know I am retired now, so I have a lot of time to think back on my glory days. I was amazing! (If I do say so myself.) When my mom starts talking about how special I am…
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I heard some of you were concerned about me last night because it was freezing here in Kentucky. No need to worry…
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I knew it was just a matter of time before they asked me to tell my life story. After all, I have had quite an interesting life. Four different careers, lots of excitement, and plenty of hard times…
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COVID-19 has taken over what we horse people know as normal and we’re having to call this strange limbo our new reality. How does one decide how to train their horses with no competitions…
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. There is nothing worse than dealing with skin crud. To limit your horse’s exposure to the pathogens that cause skin disease, take a few easy steps:
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Are you sick of sending your blankets away to get professionally cleaned and spending a fortune on it?? Invest in a…
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. Take this time to expand your horizons and learn something new. Read an equine-focused book or…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. When packing a horse’s foot for a bruise or after working on hard ground to prevent soreness, add a little…
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There are so many ways to talk philosophically about how to deal with “failure.” From a couple of wrong steps in a lesson…
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. Got white noses in your barn? Break out the sunscreen and apply daily before turning out. I like to…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Warm-up is important, but not all horses warm up the same way. If you want to practice the movements…
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By Joe and Penny Most, equine clinicians and owners of Perfect Partners Equine. We suggest to all of our trail riders that they carry a spare set of horseshoes with them when they go on trips. You can ask your farrier…
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A few days ago, I sat in the Orlando airport waiting for my delayed flight to board. I was headed to eastern Pennsylvania to visit one of my very best friends, Hannah Sue Burnett, for a few days. As I waited—relatively patiently—I couldn’t help but reflect and be thankful.
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. It is amazing how many riders forget to breathe, especially when they are competing in the ring! Holding your breath creates tension…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Go back to basics and make your exercises simple. Start with just poles on the ground and gradually build up…
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By Joe and Penny Most, equine clinicians and owners of Perfect Partners Equine. All of the maneuvers we ask our horses to perform originated with either war horses or ranch horses. These movements were…
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. The best way to improve your riding is to always be positive when you’re working with your horse. Horses are extremely…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Want your horses to eat out of hay nets to slow them down, but struggle to get the hay in the net? Put the hay net in a muck tub, just like…
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As some of you know, I’ve grown up riding and training all my horses essentially from scratch. I’ve had a wide assortment of talent and level of hotness. None of them have been all that easy but that’s what makes riders well-rounded, right?!
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By Joe and Penny Most, equine clinicians and owners of Perfect Partners Equine. So many times we feel as though we don’t get to spend enough time with our horse, either riding or working on our relationship. With our jobs and living life, it is sometimes hard to have…
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