Luminous Acres

04/24/2025

Camp signups are now CLOSED🎉

I will send everyone their registration forms online once I can get out of the barn for more than a couple of hours. Taking this guy away from his pony isn’t easy 😂

I have a waitlist going for camp, if you want to get on it send me a message! It’s looking like it’ll be a busy week with lots of cool kids!🤩

04/15/2025

The June 2nd - 6th camp has limited availability and is nearly full. To secure your spot, we recommend doing that soon, as sign-ups and deposits will close on April 22nd. 🎉

June 2nd - visit from our veterinarian
June 4th - visit from our equine dentist
June 6th - visit from our farrier

The amount of education packed into this camp is astounding and will be SO beneficial to the kids, regardless of age or riding experience!

We are thrilled to host our camp in our new barn and look forward to sharing it with everyone. 💜

04/14/2025

In light of the limited availability of young rider programs in our area, we are proud to offer a tailored experience for your child.

These 'mini' lessons, specifically designed for children aged 4-6, are highly interactive and accelerated to maintain your child's interest.

As a seasoned professional in the horse industry and a mother of five, the safety and well-being of your child are my top priorities and the foundation of my program.

Our horses are exceptionally well-trained for riders of all ages, are never overworked, and receive top-notch care. They are sure to capture your heart!

Contact us today to schedule a meet and greet and determine if our program is suitable for your family.

04/12/2025

Dentist - booked ✅ 🦷
Farrier - booked ✅ 🔨
Fun - booked!✅ 🎉

This camp is going to be educational, full speed ahead FUN, and packed full of laughs, activities and friends. Deposits are due by April 22nd. 🌺

If you want to secure your spot, now’s the time to do it! Contact us for more information.

04/09/2025

04/06/2025

The life of a barn cat is certainly a rough one

04/01/2025

Happy April! Summer is right around the corner! 🌺

Deposits for the June 2-6 camp are due no later than April 22nd in order to keep your spot. 🐴

Deposits are 1/3 of the camp price with the remaining balance due by May 26th. Text or call me with any questions! ☎️

***deposits are non refundable***

04/01/2025

Maze wants to know when you’re going to enroll your child in riding lessons. Time is ticking! 😀

I have Saturday morning availability. Message the page or text me (239-206-0149) to schedule a meet and greet.

03/18/2025

Jaws AKA the golden child on our farm is looking for someone to lease him (on site) for the season. This big 8 year old gelding standing around 16.2 is as perfect as it gets. He is all class.

He is suitable for an intermediate rider that maybe wants to take him starter level in eventing and move their way up. I’d love to come watch and cheer you on as you make your way through a mini trial or rated show!

He is independent enough to haul and hack out alone and is brave over fences with tons of scope. He has a beautiful and elegant way of carrying himself both on the ground and under saddle, he just oozes confidence. He will pony other horses, will quietly be led by children and stands quietly tied to the trailer as well as crossties.

His ground manners are great and he is happily sound barefoot, he wears scoot boots for riding. He enjoys baths, a heavy grooming (curry combs are his favorite), hunter paces and is up for just about anything.

If anyone is interested, please send us a message for details and videos.

03/16/2025

A wonderful upgrade is going from a 9x9 tack room to a 12x14 tack room. A huge thank you to the barn parents that got all of the paint and stain on just a few hours!

Looking forward to getting the ceiling and floor done and moving all of the goodies in! It’s going to be so great 🙌🏻

03/11/2025

Existing students receive 20% off ANY camp this summer. That’s a good deal! Currently accepting new students to begin their riding journey in April. Send a message or give me a call for a tour🤩

03/09/2025

It’s that time of year again where I open registration for lessons beginning in April! 🌺

Same horses, same coach, new barn! It’s still a bit of a work in progress, but it is amazing to have a brighter, bigger and more open area to work in 🙌🏻

Private and semi-private lessons available. On-site leases available as well as competition opportunities to interested students … AND of course, our summer camps!

Any inquiries, please send us a message!

02/16/2025

No lessons yesterday (thanks, Ohio) BUT Rich added 5 more lights in the barn and I was able to finish up clips on horses that needed to be done. It is SO bright inside, it’s unbelievable.

Soon… paint! Since we can actually SEE what we’re doing now! It’s all coming together 💪🏻

02/08/2025

Foster got allllll of the loving today.. a billion scratches and curries and a fresh clip ALL done by the kids! It was a great skill for them to learn and they learned the importance of clipping horses that are working 💪🏻

01/22/2025

A bitter cold morning here. Happy ponies with blankets, hay (600 # hay roll not pictured, it’s 40’ to the right!) and heated water. They’ll be out in the sunshine and snow until later ❄️☀️💜

01/20/2025

While it is well below freezing ❄️, I’m dreaming about summer! ☀️

Opening sign ups for camp with a special young riders camp for 2 weeks this season!

Discounts for multiple week signups ⭐️

01/16/2025

It’s snowing and it’s 19° with a real feel of 6°, and the wind is blowing. Our horses go out for a minimum of 10 hours unless it’s freezing rain or very cold and rainy. (think 38° and rain, yuck)

Why do we do that?

🔹 Social interaction and mental wellbeing. Horses are social creatures. Ours are especially social with each other and us human care takers. They need to be interacting with each other!

🔹 Reducing the risk of respiratory issues from stale stable air. All barns should be well ventilated, but it’s inevitable that with horses stalled constantly that there will be some unpleasant aromas.

🔹 Prevents stocking up from long term stall confinement. I have a couple of horses here that get puffy when stalled excessively. The movement from being outside helps reduce that!

🔹 Movement + hay + water = happy horse belly’s. Constant access to forage is absolutely essential to their gut health, nobody will ever change my mind on that. These guys get hay 24/7 365.

Yes, pasture preservation is always a concern. With the ground so frozen and reducing the area that they have access to, it’s really not a big concern to us. When it’s muddy we can hose their legs off when they come in.

Blankets - under 25° and windy they get 2 blankets. Although blanketing is a whole other debate, I won’t get into it. We do what works for our horses.
Water - heated if possible 💧
Hay - unlimited access
And that’s it, that’s how simple it is to keep these guys happy and moving.

It’s SO important for me that they have what they need to be happy. It’s my life passion. Some of these guys are currently unemployed, some are very happily working 3 days a week. They all have access to the same things.

Jaws and Foster (with a very over excited Aussie) pictured here 💜❄️

While I understand that some people have different opinions, this is what works for US and our horses 😉 I wanted to share what’s worked for us 🙌🏻

Now we do have ONE horse that is quite the diva and isn’t appreciative of turnout. She will work herself into a tizzy over it. Working with our vet and staggering her turnout times has helped tremendously with that issue!

Here’s a link to a great blog for more reading with references included - https://smartearthcamelina.com/blogs/news/four-reasons-winter-turnout?srsltid=AfmBOopZXE4vM-zSVo1eynMBHnUqC-VkVhz1FAHqlZ4fQDtq-A3PVczu