UpHill Eventing

03/25/2026

DaVinci- the official farm greeter 💙

02/17/2026

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from our barn family to yours!

12/12/2025

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For those who were raised by horses…

Some people go through life
never knowing what it feels like
to love a horse.

Not just ride one.
Not just admire one.
But love one
in that deep, wordless, life-altering way
that changes the shape of your heart forever.

Horse people know.
We know what it means
to grow up in a barn,
to measure time by seasons and shows,
to learn courage in the saddle
and patience on the ground.

We know what it means
to be taught by an animal
who never speaks a single word
yet somehow understands more about us
than most people ever will.

Horses become part of your soul.
They teach you how to breathe
on the days when everything feels heavy.
They teach you how to trust
in a world that hasn’t always earned it.
They teach you how to stand tall
even when you’re shaking inside.

They see the parts of you
you don’t want the world to see—
the fear,
the doubt,
the hope,
the quiet dreams you only whisper
into a warm, waiting neck.

There’s a love between a horse and a human
that doesn’t fade.
It doesn’t weaken.
It doesn’t grow distant with time.

It settles into your bones
like something ancient and true.

Because horses aren’t just animals.
They’re the safe place you run to
when life feels too loud.
They’re the steady heartbeat
in a world that won’t stop spinning.
They are
freedom,
healing,
home—
all wrapped into one gentle, powerful being.

You can explain it to people
who have never loved a horse…
but they’ll never really understand
why one touch of a velvet muzzle
can undo you,
or why one soft nicker
can make your entire day lighter.

They won’t understand
why you still remember the smell of the barn
more clearly than the sound of your own childhood,
or why your best memories
are measured in hoofbeats.

But horse people understand.
We always do.
We carry these animals with us—
in our stories,
in our scars,
in our victories,
and in the quiet places
where the deepest parts of our hearts live.

Loving a horse is not a hobby.
It’s a way of being.
A way of breathing.
A way of becoming
who you were always meant to be.

And if you’ve ever been loved
by even one good horse…
you already know:
you are changed
for life.

09/29/2025

https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2025/09/22/why-early-specializing-in-one-discipline-early-fails-young-riders/

Brought to you by The Plaidcast In the United States, it’s not unusual for a child to walk into their first riding lesson and be labeled a “hunter rider” by the end of the week. Trainer David Reichert believes this early specialization is one of the biggest flaws in our system. “What unfortu...

06/27/2025

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There will be times in life when you find yourself sitting with a horse at sun up.

Where tears can flow freely...

A heart can mend gently..

And life lessons be taken in solitude.

There will be a horse who feels every tear...

Regulates their own heartbeat to heal yours..

And whose warm breath will fill the depths of your soul.

A silent conversation that will bring you...

Clarity.

Hope.

And strength.

When the road becomes a little bumpy..

Go sit with a horse...

Listen to the silence..

Heal🌿

Jo Harmer

11/28/2024

Thankful ❤️

10/25/2024

Beautiful fall days at the farm 🍁

02/05/2024

When you tell your ponies that you want to take a picture of them, Davinci (left) will strike a pose. Dom (right) tries to eat your phone. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣