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We are currently only offering riding lessons. This is by appointment only. Fun with horses!

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10/27/2026

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10/20/2026

For real!

10/17/2026

We were treated to some beautiful evenings this week! 🌅🐴🍂

Today definitely has that chilly fall feeling, but I’m not ready to hang up the reins just yet! Hoping Mother Nature gives us a few more beautiful riding days before winter settles in. 🍁❤️

Of course, this is Michigan, so we could be riding in sunshine one day and brushing snow off the horses the next! 😂🐴❄️

10/17/2026

7 FUN FACTS ABOUT HOW HORSES UNDERSTAND OUR WORDS

1. Horses really can learn individual words.
Horses can learn that a particular spoken word predicts or represents something specific. With repetition and experience, a sound that initially means nothing can become a meaningful cue.

2. They aren’t just memorizing your voice.
In a 2024 study, horses learned a completely unfamiliar word and were later able to recognize it when it was spoken by people they had never heard before. That suggests they had learned something about the word itself—not simply the trainer’s particular voice.

3. Horses can recognize people by their voices.
Horses can connect the sound of a familiar person’s voice with that person. Researchers have even found that horses notice when the voice they hear doesn’t match the person they see.

4. Tone of voice carries information too.
Horses can distinguish emotional information in human voices. So what we say and how we say it may be giving them two different kinds of information at once.

5. Words become meaningful through experience.
A horse isn’t born knowing that “whoa” means stop or “walk” means move forward. The sound gains meaning because it repeatedly occurs alongside an action, situation or consequence. Eventually, the word itself can become a cue.

6. Your horse may be listening to much more than the word.
When we give a verbal cue, the horse may also be reading our posture, movement, hands, legs, facial expression and the situation around them. Sometimes we think the horse knows the word when he may actually be using several clues at once.

7. Consistency makes words much easier to learn.
If “walk,” “walk on,” “come on,” “let’s go” and “okay, go” all mean the same thing, the horse has to sort through a lot of unnecessary information. Using the same distinctive word for the same thing gives him a much clearer signal to learn.

So, does your horse know what you’re saying?

Probably more than we once gave them credit for—but not necessarily in the way we understand language.

To a horse, a familiar word can become meaningful through learning and experience. And while he is listening to the word, he may also be figuring out who is speaking, how they sound, what their body is doing and what usually happens next.

Your horse isn’t just hearing you.

He’s learning what your sounds mean.

I think many of us already knew that ❤️🐴🥕

https://koperequine.com/when-horses-hum-exploring-audible-tinnitus/

10/11/2026

🐴 Know Your Horse — Part 3! 🐴

We’ve learned about horse terms and coat colors. Now it’s time to talk about horse markings!

⭐ Star, stripe, blaze, snip, bald face…do you know the difference?

And what about those white markings on their legs? Is it a sock or a stocking? 🧦

Every horse has its own unique look, and learning to recognize these markings is part of becoming a knowledgeable horseperson!

🐎 SideTrax students, here’s your challenge: Think about the horses you ride at the barn. Can you identify their face and leg markings?

👇 Everyone else: Does your horse have any special markings? Share a picture in the comments so we can see!

10/06/2026

More to come! Prices in pictures- obo

10/05/2026

🐴 Know Your Horse — Part 2!

Last time we talked about horse terms like mare, gelding, foal and pony. This time, we’re talking horse colors! 🎨🐴

Bay, chestnut, black, gray, palomino, buckskin and roan—can you identify them all?

Here’s a quick guide to some of the basic colors every horse person should know.

SideTrax students: Which of these colors do we have right here at the barn? 👀

10/02/2026

These two looked great at their last meet of the season!

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47621 Hull Road
Belleville, MI
48111

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(734) 644-1791

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