Durkee Hill Stables

05/22/2023

Thank you Stoney Ridge Stables for a fabulous weekend! These girls, all the horses and Kyle(not pictured) were AMAZING!!!

03/09/2023

Starting to put out feelers and reaching out to past and current clients first- I may have 2-3 horses available for on farm half leases (2 rides and 1 lesson per week) starting April 1,2023.

LMK if you are I in hearing whose available and what a half lease looks like. Thanks!!440-773-9418

02/23/2023

"If, when a rider's leg is applied, the horse responds by going above the bit, then we must re-educate the response. The response of "leg to rein" much always produce a softer, rounder, and more secure outline. When the leg aid initiates a request, the reins must make it clear that it is not acceptable for the horse to go above the bit. They do this by holding against the tendency. Meanwhile, the leg aid continues to ask the question until the horse finds that a lower, softer, less resistant contact on their end produces the same from the rider. This will now enable the rider to allow the horse to answer the question the legs were asking (for example, a transition). It also sets the tone of future requests-that is, leg to rein means acceptance of both before answering the rider's question.
- Has your horse been taught the subject?
-Has your horse been asked the question in the correct way at the right time?"
Eric Smily in https://amzn.to/3Eu71mC

Photo: Copper Arrow Photography at Metropolitan Equestrian Grant Week 2022, presented by the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation and MZ Farms LLC.

10/20/2022

Hey friends! Just a reminder - We have stall gates in a lot of stalls and buckets in every stall.

When you put the blankets on with the clips out they can catch on the gates and buckets and can get stuck or break. Always clip towards the horses bodies!

👋 This is a very important memo! 👋 Please make sure you always buckle your blankets and tack into your horse. When they face out they have the risk of getting caught on fences, buckets, and anything else your horse might find.

02/12/2022

01/20/2022

BY PIPER KLEMM “It’s Not My Fault” It doesn’t matter whose fault it is. It’s probably just how the day is going. So many issues happen every single day with all the moving parts at the barn. Instead of wasting everyone else’s time having to put fingers at something (or someone) else, use...

01/15/2022