County Line Stables

08/17/2026

In an ideal world when starting a horse it is an absolute necessity to give them a strong foundation! Not all horses are lucky enough to get a solid start but we are here to help those horses become solid citizens. You cannot skip steps or rush the process that will not work long term!

08/15/2026

We have a nice family of deer taking up residence in the pasture with our horses 🦌

08/14/2026

This is a good info

☀️🐴 IS IT TOO HOT TO RIDE? DO THE MATH FIRST!

Just because your horse is willing to work in the heat doesn’t mean it’s safe.

One of the easiest ways to estimate how efficiently your horse can cool himself is to add the actual air temperature (°F) + relative humidity (%).

🌡️ TEMPERATURE + HUMIDITY = YOUR NUMBER

Here’s a quick guide:

Temp + Humidity What It Means

Under 130 🟢 Lower risk — horses can cool themselves relatively efficiently

130–150 🟡 Use caution — cooling ability is decreased

Over 150 🔴 High risk — cooling ability is greatly reduced; avoid riding when possible

Over 180 🚨 DANGEROUS — conditions can become life-threatening with exertion

☀️ HERE'S AN EXAMPLE:
It’s 100°F outside with 58% relative humidity.
100 + 58 = 158
🔴 That puts your horse OVER 150.

Even though 58% humidity may not sound terrible, when combined with a 100°F air temperature, your horse has a much harder time getting rid of the heat produced during exercise.

DON'T FORGET THE INDIVIDUAL HORSE

These numbers are a guideline, not a guarantee of safety.
Older horses, overweight horses, horses that aren't conditioned to the heat, horses with long hair coats, and especially horses with anhidrosis can develop heat stress much sooner.

When temperatures are extreme, consider riding early in the morning, shortening your workout, decreasing the intensity, taking frequent breaks and providing plenty of water.

Sometimes the safest training decision you can make is simply:
It's too hot. We'll ride another day.

08/12/2026

Time will show you someone’s true colors… keep your circle small⭕️

08/07/2026

We get the most gorgeous sunsets here at CLS… no filters needed!

08/06/2026

⚠️ RECALL ALERT: American Regent, Inc. Animal Health has announced a nationwide recall of the following products:

• Adequan® i.m. Injection for Equines (500 mg/5 mL):
lot numbers 24416 and 25265P

• Adequan® Canine Injection (100 mg/mL):
lot numbers 3369 and 25011

These products are being recalled due to the presence of glass fibers found during testing.

We are currently auditing our purchase records with our distributors to determine if we have ever had these lots in our inventory. The products we currently have stocked in our pharmacy are unaffected by this recall.

We urge all owners to take an abundance of caution, and check the lot numbers on any of the aforementioned products to ensure they are not a part of this recall.

⚠️ If you have a product that contains a recalled lot number, you can contact American Regent Inc, Animal Health directly at the following numbers:

• Customer service/returns: 800-645-1706
• To report adverse affects: 888-354-4857
• For product quality complaints: 888-354-4855
• For medical questions: 888-354-4857

08/04/2026

We have great results with this product!!

07/31/2026

How cool is it to be used for a featured photo in a post♥️This just goes to show you that the foundation you put on a horse when they are young really matters…this pic that was taken last year is of Martina Rose Coppola and her 1D barrel horse “Storm” having a little fun away from chasing cans. He always grave her 100% no matter what she asked him to do!Looking forward to another OCHC Hunter pace …Maybe I can convince her to ride his brother “Trooper “ this year.😉

🐴🍁The Old Chatham Hunt Club is pleased to be part of the Hudson Valley Pace Series again for the 2026 season! We are the first event of the series on 9/13 @ Good Hope Farm - 4334 Kinder Hill Blvd
Malden Bridge, NY 12115🍁🐴

🍁Whether you’re a fox hunter, trail rider, eventer, pleasure rider or seasoned “pacer”, we welcome everyone to come ride and enjoy the beautiful Hunt Country of Columbia County.🍁

🐴We offer a combination of rolling hills, wooden trails, farm land, picturesque barns, views of the Catskill Mountains, stream crossings and the opportunity to jump logs and coops. All fences have go arounds and we offer quite a few baby logs for greener teams!🐴

🍁Adults Early Entry (until September 4th) $80 per rider
🐴Juniors Early Entry (until September 4th) $60 per rider
🍁Late Entry Adult (September 5 – Sept 11th @ 12:00 PM) $95
🐴Late Entry Junior (Aug 30 -Sept 11th @ 12:00 PM) $75

🔔Online entries with guaranteed ride time close on September 11th. Entries received after 9/11 will have to stand by on course and will be accommodated as fast as possible.🔔

🐴🍁 Three Divisions: 🍁🐴
🍁Hunt
🐴Junior
🍁Pleasure
�🔔Junior division time will be the same as Pleasure division but will be pinned separately. In order to qualify for the junior division you must have at least one junior rider (under age 18) on your team.🔔

🍁Results are judged against a pre-determined ideal time set for each division by an experienced fox hunter

🐴Maximum of three riders to a team. If four riders, then two teams of two.

🐴🍁Awards, Ribbons and Raffle start around 1:00* (depending on last team to complete course) 🍁🐴

🔔Completed entries must include: Entry, Payment, Negative Coggins, Signed Release Form For Each Rider*, all riders must wear an ASTM approved helmet with a harness when mounted🔔

🍁Please email Rebecca at [email protected] with any questions! 🍁

🐴Link for entry can be found here: https://oldchathamhuntclub.com/hunter-pace/ 🐴

🍁🐴🍁 We hope to see you there! 🍁🐴🍁

📸 Photo by Alex Zhang Photography 📸