Peak Performance Equestrian Center

05/05/2024

Really cool opening day at Greenhawk Tack in Natick! Piper Klemm was there for a book signing and Paisley was able to get her series “Show Strides”.

04/27/2024

Our show calendar is 🔥!
We can’t wait to kick off show season 2024 at The Northern Premier on May11th! 🐎Followed by our first local show at Hanson Riding Club May 19th! Last call to reserve your horse stall and trailer spot is Monday April 29th!

03/29/2024

Beautiful night on the farm.

03/23/2024

Have you hugged your horse today?

03/09/2024

Hanover Hunt And Riding Club Tack Sale this weekend!
At the clubhouse at Briggs Stable in Hanover, Ma
March 9th- 10th
Saturday 8:30am-3 pm
Sunday 8:30-1pm
It looks awesome!

03/05/2024

Rain rain go away ☔️☔️
but then again….
This photo of the arena in 2015 makes me appreciate the mud a bit more!

03/04/2024

⚡️New Flash⚡️
Boot Barn is now open in Natick! We are excited to go check it out! Square toe and square heel 😉

03/03/2024

Some fun ideas for Sunday afternoon snacks!

03/01/2024

Meeko is ready to ride!
Today Meeko is sporting a Le Mieux ink blue saddle pad and Paisley rode in her new favorite jacket, the Dover Saddlery kids Bristol riding jacket!

02/22/2024

Lock in your ride for spring at Peak! Lessons, boarding, horse showing, leases and horses for sale currently available! Spring and summer Children’s Horsemanship programs are open and enrolling!
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02/16/2024

Today was a little windy!

02/15/2024

Wow another reason to love Waterville Valley Resort! This looks so fun!

02/13/2024

This SUNDAY check out this awesome event at Sterling Point Stables! Get outfitted for show season or find some great bargains at this vendor/tack sale! It’s always a fun event!

02/12/2024

February Vacation! Feb 21-23, 2024
Have SHOW MUCH FUN with us!
Wednesday-Friday 10:30-1
we have two horses left for youth show riders! Reach out to Alex or Whitney to reserve your ride!

02/10/2024

Melt their heart this Valentines Day with a gift of horseback riding! Gift Certificates available!

02/05/2024

Let’s get you on the correct bend this season!
Stalls available for boarding and training.
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02/01/2024

It was a great season at NHHJA! Congratulations to Paisey Moylan on her two year end awards! Reserve Champion in both the Walk Trot equitation and pleasure. Thanks to Oak Hill Farm for the opportunity to show some great horses like Goldmine and Three Pennies. Her lucky streak continued through the evening with the dog raffle and the EquiFit raffle win!

01/31/2024

🧡🧡 February at the farm!

Private and Group lessons available

Youth group lesson openings:
Thursday afternoon beginner group (2)
Friday afternoon advanced (1 spot open)
Saturday am: advanced group (2)

February Vacation: 2/21-23
Show like a pro series II
Weds-Fri 10:30-1
Sign up with Alex or Whitney

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01/20/2024

All smiles after our last trip to the Smart Pak Retail store as it is set to close it’s doors 1/31. So sad to see it close but thankful for the many years and memories made there with our friends and family.
Paisley loves to ride in these base layer tops, this one is by Le Mieux.
🐎Take your young rider to a tack shop, let them smell the leather and see all the stuff that makes up our horses world! When starting to acquire gear you can start small! Treats and a hoof pick, brush box, or saddle pad, riding clothes…🤩so many fun options to start your horse collection! 🧡

01/20/2024

❄️Interesting fun facts about horses and how they adapt to the cold! Our equine partners are all bundled up in their blankets in the barn with loads of good hay to eat today!

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/06/2024

Beau was happy to wear his winter hat this week!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! 🎊🎉🥳

12/26/2023

Two spots left to join us tomorrow in our “show like a pro” mini camp! Weds-Friday 10:30-1. Perfect for independent walk trot+ riders and our horse show team riders! Reach out to Alex or Whitney to reserve your horse!

12/24/2023

12/22/2023

Can you guess which PPEC horse’s elf name is “Figgybottom the prancing trouble maker”?

12/21/2023

Some of our favorite chestnuts 🧡

12/19/2023

Show like a pro mini camp!
December 27-29
10:30-1
Bring a lunch and join us for our extended show prep mini camp! We will go over all
Things horse showing to help you prep for show season 2024! Open to young riders on our show team or aspiring show ring contenders! Reach out for details and to sign up with Alex or Whitney. Space will be limited.