Red Wing Farm

03/10/2026

03/03/2026

We are happy to have free Egg Hunt for second year! Join us Sat. April 4th to see the Easter Bunny, win some raffle baskets, and get egg:)

02/17/2026

02/15/2026

Today was amazing! Thanks Tara Jones

02/11/2026

We can't wait for Sat:)

02/09/2026

In many barns today, school horses are quietly disappearing. Rising costs, time constraints, and liability concerns have made them feel impractical. Some feel it’s an outdated model in a sport increasingly driven by private ownership and full-service programs. But at Belleame Farm in Ohio, trainer Jennifer Edwards has held on to her lesson horses. And the riders who have come through her program, some of whom have gone on to compete at the highest levels, offer a compelling argument for why.

“We still want that atmosphere in the barn,” Edwards says. “We want the school horses.”

For Edwards, school horses are the foundation of how riders learn, how families enter the sport, and how long-term horsemanship is built.

Edwards and her husband, Rob, have run Belleame Farm together for more than four decades. They teach every lesson themselves. They travel with their students to horse shows. And from the beginning, they have insisted that riders start where learning is clearest and pressure is lowest.

“We never, ever push anybody to buy a horse,” Edwards says. “That’s not our program. That’s not what we want to be.”

Instead, children begin on school horses—good ones. Horses capable of going to horse shows, being competitive, and teaching riders how to ride rather than how to manage an investment. Riders are allowed to progress at their own pace, to decide whether the sport truly speaks to them before families are asked to make major financial commitments.

📎 Continue reading this article at https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2026/02/03/why-school-horses-matter-even-at-the-highest-levels-of-the-sport/

01/21/2026

Reina drinking replenimash on this cold night. Everyone loved it:)

01/19/2026

Horses had a wonderful day in the snow:) it was nice to have fresh air, not just turned out one at a time in indoor. We have been extra careful with isolation and those girls didn't go outside. We were glad to let them be horses before the freeze comes tomorrow and the weekend:(

01/10/2026

1. We are working with our vet and state vet and reported it immediately and got EHV postitive test last Fri. Why not posted til today I'm not sure but was told they were hit hard with HPAI (bird flu) so maybe that's why. We are going above and beyond with protocols.
2. We have informed anyone this could have affected and been very transparent.
3. Lilly my almost 31 year old mare is THRIVING!!!! Phoebe and Lo**ta live next to her and are also wonderful. Lilly has no more neurologic symptoms and they were very mild. All are in isolation.
4. We did not go anywhere and were being so cautious so it can happen to anyone.
5. IT IS NOT ALWAYS FATAL!!!!! I didn't know this and want everyone else to share this piece of information. It's scary but it's not a death sentence.
6. Most important my take from all this is education- please educate yourself and anyone you know in the horse world as there's not enough research on this. It's not always fatal. And most importantly it can happen to anyone- not just show horses or those trailering places or been places. Like herpes in all species all it takes is a stressor to bring it out after having anytime exposure (almost all horses have been exposed by 2) and shed the virus thus spreading. Take lysol wipes and alcohol spray every where and take extra precautions- good practice for human and horse germs this time of year.
LASTLY and most important WE are THRIVING! Take that 2026 I'm able to be positive after having a terrible start to 2026 I can keep finding a smile and joy not just sad tears as they are all but too much.