Rocking S Farm

12/25/2025

Kids and horses…kids and horses. 2 of God’s greatest creatures and we get to work with and love on them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Merry Christmas 2025

So very, very excited to share our RSF 2026 season with our ever-faithfuls and new beginnings!

12/24/2025

12/23/2025

What Rocking S horses are getting for Christmas 🎄 🤣

12/22/2025

📣🐴Calling all youth, get creative for the ASHBA Youth Conference Sticker Contest!!

📋The rules are simple: use your creative skills to create a fun Saddlebred youth sticker for the upcoming youth conference. Contest is open until January 16th. When ready, send your finished creation to [email protected] with the creator's name and age. Winning sticker design gets their sticker in the youth attendee bags at the Youth Conference!

🖌Creations can be done using digital software or using crayons, markers, ink, pencils, pastels, oils, acrylics, and watercolors. Design should incorporate the American Saddlebred.

12/22/2025

A day late but happy to share the good word!

December 21 shows up every year quietly, without lights or songs or anyone baking cookies for it. It doesn’t get an Advent calendar. No one puts it on a mug. But it might be one of my favorite days of the year anyway.

Because December 21 is the day the light turns around.

It’s the shortest day. The longest night. The point where the darkness has stretched itself as far as it possibly can and physically cannot take one more minute. And from here on out, the days get longer. Not dramatically. Not all at once. But measurably. Even if you can’t feel it yet.

Which feels…on brand for God.

This is the day that feels like a Christmas present slipped under the tree early. No wrapping paper. No tag. Just the quiet knowledge that the light is coming back whether it feels like it or not.

And the wild part is that December 21 doesn’t look hopeful. It doesn’t feel warm. Nothing about it screams breakthrough. It’s still dark when you wake up. Still dark before dinner. If you judged the situation by appearances alone, you’d say nothing has changed.

But something has.

The math has shifted. The trajectory has turned. The longest night has already passed by the time you realize it. Darkness has lost ground even though it still feels heavy.

Which is exactly how God works most of the time.

He doesn’t usually flip a switch and flood your life with sunlight. He nudges the direction. He changes the arc. He does work underground, in silence, while everything still looks cold and unchanged.

Christmas works the same way. The world didn’t get brighter overnight when Jesus was born. Rome was still Rome. Herod was still Herod. People were still struggling. But the light had arrived. And darkness had officially been put on a countdown it couldn’t stop.

I think December 21 is God’s little reminder that just because you’re still in the dark doesn’t mean the dark is winning.

Sometimes the gift isn’t immediate relief. Sometimes the gift is knowing this is as dark as it gets. The turning point already happened. You’re just living in the early minutes of the change.

So if you’re tired. Or discouraged. Or wondering how much longer this season is going to last. Mark the day. The light has started its slow, stubborn return.

No fanfare. No fireworks. Just the quiet promise that the days ahead hold more light than the ones behind you.

And that’s a pretty good Christmas present.

12/18/2025

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Skill improves with practice. That part is straightforward. Ride more. Train better. Repeat. 🐎

Desire is different. It shows up in how you enter the ring, how much space you are willing to take, and whether you ride to be noticed or to be comfortable. 🔥

There is nothing wrong with riding for fun. Not everyone needs to compete, and not every rider wants pressure. But a judged show ring is not neutral ground. The moment you trot through the gate, you are asking to be evaluated. 👀

If your goal is to blend in, the class will move on without you.
If your goal is to compete, you have to be willing to stand out. 🎯🏆

That choice matters more than most people want to admit.

12/14/2025

Consider this…

Youth Council application: The ASHBA Youth Council Application is open for the 2026-2027 term!

If you are seeking to expand your leadership skills, help promote the breed, and assist in the planning of youth events and programs, apply now!

Applications are due by January 16, 2026; questions can be sent to [email protected]

For more information & the application, please visit: https://www.saddlebred.com/youth/youth-council

12/10/2025

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