Hide-Away Farm Equestrian Center

Hide-Away Farm Equestrian Center Offering Horseback Riding lessons for all ages and full Boarding Services. Sadly our main page was deleted by Facebook so we lost 10 years of content!

We specialize in Hunt Seat, dressage and low level eventing.

Looking for barn help! M-F or Weekends Horse experience is a must, and reliable transportation. Roughly 3 hours per day....
04/29/2025

Looking for barn help!
M-F or Weekends
Horse experience is a must, and reliable transportation.
Roughly 3 hours per day.
Riding and showing opportunities available to the right person

04/28/2025

The top image is a beginner rider with a green horse. The spectrum graph indicates the low training level of the horse (left side) and the skill level of the rider (right side). This combination is the worst possible rider-horse combination that an instructor can face. The second rider-horse combination is a highly trained rider matched with a top competition horse ready for high level competition. This also is a challenging pair to teach, but in a very different way because it requires that the instructor has an advanced level of understanding of competition horsemanship.

The third rider-horse combination is the optimum combination for a beginner rider. We see a riding student who is not advanced with a horse that has more training than the rider. This is how it should always be with beginner riders. Likewise, but opposite, the fourth rider-horse combination Is a highly skilled rider with an untrained horse. These horses need advanced riders to improve them. This is how it should always be with untrained horses.
Matching the skill level of the rider with the training level of a horse should always be in the very front of a riding instructor's mind when pairing riders and horses no matter what type of horses or riders come their way. Teachers should always be asking, is the horse helping or hurting the rider's progress, and is the rider diminishing or improving the horse's training? Beginner riders must consistently ride horses that are above the level of their riding skills, but not too far above.

With students the combination of a horse that is more highly skilled than the rider will always result in some untraining of the horse, but this is necessary for proper teaching and learning. After the student untrains a lesson horse with their poor riding, the teacher must hop on the lesson horse and tune it up. This means lesson horses must constantly be tuned up by a better rider or horse trainer to keep them at the appropriate higher level for students. My top riding students helped me with tuning up my lesson horses in return for lessons. That worked out well for me.

We see too many riders struggling with horses that are not helping them learn but rather damaging their confidence and sometimes. I sometimes hear instructors say things like, "I can ride the horse, so she has to deal with the horse". That statement reveals an instructor ignoring the necessary skill balances contained in these graphs that analyze the skill differences between lesson horses and students.

If you are an instructor struggling with this matching of rider skill and horses' training levels and you are not a horse trainer, it's a good idea to team up with a horse trainer to accomplish the goal of maintaining consistently in your lesson horses to help you better match your riders with horses. If instructors are not thinking seriously about how horse rider combinations work most effectively, chances are they may be sliding into the entertainment business and not focusing enough on the quality of their riding instruction.

Weather kept us from most of our plans for the day, but it didn't stop us from celebrating Barn Manger Austin and his wi...
04/06/2025

Weather kept us from most of our plans for the day, but it didn't stop us from celebrating Barn Manger Austin and his wife Angela's upcoming arrival in just a few weeks.
We can't wait to welcome our youngest barn member!

03/31/2025

Hello Everyone.
Calendar updates.
Thursday is farrier April 3
Vet is out April 16 if anyone needs anything done.
May 17 is next Smoky Mountain Horse Show Series in Athens.
May 24 and 25 is a 2 day clinc with Jan Bellows at HAF. All riders and levels are encouraged to participate! Day 2 will build off skills learned in Day 1!
May 31- Pony Club Meeting at HAF. Arena will be closed for 1/2 Day after lessons conclude.

03/24/2025

Good Morning all.
Signups are in Barn for BEMER treatments with Ashley this Friday.

Hi all we have some leases available for the show season on some of our fabulous lesson horses. If you are interested pl...
03/19/2025

Hi all we have some leases available for the show season on some of our fabulous lesson horses.
If you are interested please message me!

Just want to take a moment and give a shout out and Happy Gotcha Day to Hope. 4 years later. She remains a part of our ...
02/25/2025

Just want to take a moment and give a shout out and Happy Gotcha Day to Hope.
4 years later. She remains a part of our lesson program and I'm so pleased that she has a family that loves her. Jamie Timm has made this girl special.
Hope has been a total transformation from then to now and I'm so proud of all this little mare has overcame!

The best Valentine is with a horse!
02/14/2025

The best Valentine is with a horse!

Get signed up for the Clinic! Flat or Combo lessons available! Alexis Poe has competed through the 2-star level in Even...
02/12/2025

Get signed up for the Clinic! Flat or Combo lessons available!

Alexis Poe has competed through the 2-star level in Eventing and spent the last five years working with top professionals, including two Olympic riders. She’s passionate about teaching and loves helping riders grow their confidence, reach their goals, and build stronger partnerships with their horses. At her core, Alexis has a huge heart for horses, and she brings that same care and dedication to every lesson, creating a fun and supportive environment for riders of all levels.

Sign ups will be in the barn for show and clinic !
02/03/2025

Sign ups will be in the barn for show and clinic !

02/01/2025

A few calendar updates!
Show season is back upon us and soon the schedule will be shifting.
Please take note of the price changes on the board for 2025!
Farrier day is February 13 and 14.
The Vet will be out for Spring Vaccines, Coggins and teeth on March 5. Please be sure to let Equine Medical know what you want done and have payment on file.
Show updates:
February 22&23 - CT at River Glen. Entries close soon.
March 1 and 2 Smoky Mountain series starts at Tri State, with a clinic to follow on Sunday with Alexis Poe. I encourage students to attend either or both!
March 8-9 - Stableview in Aiken, SC

01/10/2025

Weather update!
Lessons for tomorrow are most likely canceled due to condition of arena and road conditions.
As for travel to the barn. Currently there is no need! This former Yankee family is no stranger to winter weather! Horses have plenty hay, fresh water and are currently enjoying a snow day.
Please stay off the roads. They are not treated and your 4x4 is not going to help. If conditions are same for tomorrow, please don't attempt tomorrow either. If you have a need call me!
Sunday Temps will most likely warm enough we can all enjoy the mud. Yay.....

Address

540 County Road 637
Etowah, TN
37331

Telephone

+14235068031

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