Schwarzer Sporthorses

Baby dragon coming in April! World be warned.

Mia and Paco are starting their trick or treating early! #happyhalloween #trickortreat #acapulcodelanutria

Realistically, most students will not go on to be professional riders. Most children won't ride after high school. What horses provide is a chance to practice resilience, patience, empathy, discipline, and thinking under pressure. How often in your daily life do you get to practice calm thinking while your life is in danger? Not many. But with horses... Trust me, I want things to go as successfully as possible. The lessons need to be fair, and I do my best to make sure they ...are fair. But we often learn more when things go terribly wrong than when things go right. ****** Let your child have a bad ride. I know you want to protect them from the hardships of this world. I know you want to give them success and good experiences. I know you don't want to see them get hurt. To see them fall. To see them fail. But, hear me out, let your child have a bad ride. Let them cry the tears of frustration. Let them shake the sand out from the inside of their riding pants. Let them face the fear building inside of them. Let them step back on again. Yes, let your child have a bad ride. Let them hate the horse that challenges them. Let them learn what fight and passion and ambition mean. Let them realize that when they refuse to quit the horse will take the time to listen. Grant them the joy of realizing that they are connecting with another living being. Grant them the joy of realizing that they, although they are small, can be powerful. Grant them the joy of seeing their hard work pay off, through the days of tears can come a love unspeakable. Yes, let your child have a bad ride. After all, life will grant us plenty of them. *not my words, but I loved them so much I just had to share.* written by Sarah Crouse

This stellar young gelding got on the trailer at 3:30am and was in the competition ring at 8am. He put in some good rides and scored 77.7% in the 4 year old class, as well as low 70s at Training 2 and 3. Not bad for his first go in the dressage court! He’s also super pretty so you focus on him and not the rider. ;) #landkonig #dressageprospect #dressagehorse #fancypants

There was a battle. There were casualties. #whywecanthavenicethings #toddlerhorse #areyousmarterthanahorse #no #mexicanwarmblood #acapulcodelanutria #imanotter

My online shopping might have gotten a little out of control this year. Welcome Arty to CA! #whathappensin2020staysin2020 #shopaholic #onlineshoppingaddict #ottb #ottbgelding