KB Sport Horses LLC

06/01/2026

Wow! What an incredible weekend at Stable View!

A great reminder of what teamwork, kindness, and horsemanship can build. We have so many highlights from the weekend, and the horses were just absolute stars. Many of these horses we developed ourselves, and a few really awesome ones that we have lucked into having in the barn. (Sara Falcone, Kristi Roberson, Jessica Thaxton, Grace Johnson)

A few big weekend highlights:

🥇Macie and Tripp were champions of the limit equitation
🥇Holly and Cha-Cha were champion of the open hunters
🥈Emily and Clove were reserve champion of the open hunters
🥈Kate and Ozzie were reserve champions of the Low Child Equitation
🥇🥇🥇Jeff and Stewart, Kim and Busy, and Mischa and G all had clean, accurate and fast rounds in the jumper rings all taking turns being the class leaders ✅
👑Samuel and his new horse Wyatt were just incredible to watch in their first derby together finishing 9th over all❤️
🤠Claire and Ace had a fantastic show weekend together and finished with 4ths and 5ths in a class full of trainers and adults 💪

I cannot thank Yosmany and Kieran enough for diving right into the chaos and making sure all our horses were taken care of the way they deserve. What a smooth and wonderful weekend for all.

As always, thank you Stableview for the incredible venue, hospitality, and well run horse show. (Caroline Carlson you are such a champ!)

Team

05/23/2026

I just arrived in Sanford for a day of teaching. Here is a Martin Black quote to start the day.

“The old myth of “not letting the horse get away with something—staying there to finish what you started,” has probably wrecked more horses and frustrated more horse people than anything. You don’t win by fighting. You may win a battle, but in doing so, you lose the war. Many times, pride and ego get in a person’s way here, and, when emotions take over good sense, you have already lost. When that happens, the best thing to do is to identify the situation as soon as possible, cut your losses and get out."

(Also a photo of a local bumper sticker. )

05/07/2026

Bittersweet goodbye to our barn manager Sydney Conto! In true KB Sporthorses fashion, we had a send off with fresh baked foods, cocktails, and some horseback games!

Thank you Sydney! And thank you to this amazing barn family!

05/04/2026

Small but mighty crew this weekend at ESJ Local at Chatt Hills. A little bit of grey power hour!

Cirie and Corinne were Reserve Champions of the Crossrail Hunters at their first show together!

Makaylee and Queso took Champion of the schooling hunters!🥇

04/16/2026

Stride control 😎

Anneke Pullen and Indira's Splendor with clinician Laura Kraut © Lisa Slade Laura Kraut Emphasizes Stride Control In World Cup Jumping Clinic Jumper Hannah Sherk l April 10, 2026

03/29/2026

Congratulations to Corinne Ginsberg on her new horse, Cirie!!!

There are many fun days in their future 🎉

Thank you JF Gagne for the great match!

03/28/2026

Congratulations to the Cymerman family on their purchase of Wyatt’s Me!

Thanks Kristi Roberson for this special horse!

02/15/2026

UGA IHSA also had a great day at Auburn yesterday 🎊

Naturally, I only took two photos. One of team member Carly Roberts who celebrated her 21st birthday in the ☀️

And the other of my new best friend, Porky, who I may or may not be stealing from the Auburn team.

02/15/2026

02/04/2026

Let’s Talk About Trainer Rides.

There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and it feels like an important conversation: Trainer rides.

Somewhere along the way, I feel like trainer rides have started to feel optional, like a luxury, or something only needed when things go really wrong. But I believe they are one of the most important parts of keeping horses happy, confident, and reliable in their jobs.

Especially the good ones! The steady school horses. The saintly kids horses. The show horses packing their riders around week after week. Those horses don’t stay that way by accident. They stay that way because someone with experience is checking in with them from the saddle.

Horses are athletes, but they’re also thinkers and feelers. Over time they develop habits, compensations, and questions, just like riders do. A horse gets a little crooked or starts dulling to the leg. They lose confidence in a certain question or quietly start carrying more than their fair share. These things can show up as the ride feeling harder, less smooth, less fun… until suddenly both horse and rider are frustrated. Or they start to voice their frustration and they get labelled as having “bad behavior”.

That’s where a trainer ride isn’t a luxury, it’s part of the care. A professional ride helps to clarify the aids, rebuild confidence on the flat and over fences, and supports them physically and mentally in the job we ask them to do. Then that carries over into the owner’s ride. And the rider gets to build their relationship on a solid, supported foundation instead of constantly trying to fix things themselves.

It’s also about fairness.

Our horses work hard. They try, they tolerate mistakes, they take care of their riders. It’s only fair that we give them rides where the aids are clear, the balance is correct, and they get help doing the job well. Those rides keep them happier in their work and help prevent the slow mental burnout we sometimes see in over-generous horses.
That’s not taking something away from the rider, it’s supporting the partnership.

When horse, rider, and trainer all play their roles, the whole system works better. Horses stay more reliable. Riders progress with less frustration. And the relationship between them gets stronger, not more strained.

At the end of the day, trainer rides aren’t about control. They’re about responsibility.



Photo Credit: Wild Griffin Photography