Halcyon West

A very big congratulations to Vanessa on the purchase of Rosie! Thank you to the Creviston family for this special young horse, looking forward to her arrival.

Happy #nationalcatday to Rancho Los Amigos and Halcyon West’s hardest mousers, Pasta and Toast

This is possibly one of my favorite articles. Posted by Tamarack Hill Farm. Some of our best horses have been 15+ with years left enjoying their jobs. - One of the biggest reasons, I do suspect, that so many green riders wind up with green horses that may scare them, or that at any rate prevent them from learning the way to apply correct aids, is because so many riders WILL-NOT-BUY an older horse.... Here is Bold Minstrel at 16. In his prime, at the height of his powers, yet how many people do you know who would buy a 16 year old horse? They will say things like, "I want an investment." As if investing is only about money, and not an investment in learning how to ride, or in safety, or in the sense of security while learning that can come from an older, wiser, steadier horse.. So when I hear that cost is a prohibiting factor in finding a suitable horse which knows the deal, and can help a green rider figure out "which buttons to push," I always suspect that those are riders who automatically carry some type of prejudice against "investing" in an older horse. The older, been there, done that horse is a great investment, but not so much in terms of getting a later financial return, so much as in investing in the process of giving he young or green rider the chance to learn correct basics that will last them all their riding years. Most green riders who struggle with equally green horses are not learning correct basics. They are "investing" in the wrong piece of the riding puzzle -

Jilli and her new horse Cappy, getting to know each other!

Friday lesson for Sarah and Phoenix

Have you ever seen a cuter barn dog?! is a rare breed

Sunday’s are fundays with barn friends and @riatadesigns

We love a chestnut mare // Thrilled to have Thomas back HW!

Halcyon West shirts are in!

A visit from Dr. Silverman to keep everyone’s feet looking fantastic.

Sarah and Phoenix

Jilli and River