The Bleu Barn

06/01/2026

First Day of Camp is HERE and we are so excited!

Meant to sign up and forgot? ONE spot left - show up and it’s yours!

Check out our own Bleu Barn flavored sneak peek of the activity for our “Early Days” portion of literacy camp.

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And just in case:

Good morning, camp families! ☀️🐴

We are SO excited to see everyone today!

📚 Literacy Group begins at 9:00 AM — please come to the front door.

🐎 Riding Camp begins at 12:00 PM if your rider is staying for lunch with us, or 12:30 PM if eating beforehand.

Please check Slack for parking info, attire reminders, waiver info, and other important updates. Bring a water bottle, wear long pants and cowboy/paddock boots, and come ready for fun and adventure!

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https://join.slack.com/t/bleubarn/shared_invite/zt-3m5jrow0j-dAWBgQ26Swi7yeq0rV1LSA

We’re so grateful you’re spending part of your summer with us — see you soon! 💙

05/31/2026

05/28/2026

Barn Kittens Available!

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05/28/2026

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Just a couple of camp spots remaining - camp starts Monday!
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05/28/2026

😼😼 Today’s Pattern (see previous post for real life setup)

🤓13 Poles

🔹 Set Up
👉 6 Trot poles on the outside track. I ended up rolling these in for a collected line at 1.20m but your trot distances can go right up to 1.45m.. just remember if the distance is bigger than their standard working trot you need to ensure they are strong enough NOT to dive through their chest but can “sit, lift in front and push out”..
👉set your walk poles where you can ride an achievable leg yield line. Don’t put them metres over if your horse is only just learning leg yields…less is more.
👉 Your three pole fan needs to be far enough off the outside track to ride a small circle. Again… set this at the level you’re training. Give yourself more room or bigger circle area for a less technical line… bring it down to smaller circle sizes if you want a more technical ride.

🤓 How did it ride?
👌It worked a treat! I rode the long sides before the 3 pole fan in shoulder-in or traver before entering the fan. The trot poles I made a much shorter distance so I could keep Ruby in a slower, more collected trot pace. Sometimes I rode the walk poles at a very collected trot. Each turn except into or out of the fan was a square turn.. think 1/8th of a turn on the haunches but in trot. Then I added canter from exiting the walk poles or trot poles depending on what rein I was on. Downwards transitions to trot or walk for the poles. This was a really fun pattern with loads of options and definitely got my Ruby Rocket a lot more supple for the more technical training she’s recently begun.