The Meadows Equestrian Center LLC

07/22/2025

On Sunday we went to the local SEMSCA open show .
Hannah and Rooster took on their first gaming show with lots of learning moments.
Rooster and I did showmanship placing 3rd.
Jasmine and Cougar did showmanship, English and ranch events with lots of great rides, especially for cougar coming off pasture as a backup horse.

Harlan took on the lead-line class with cougar and placed 3rd! Proud mom moments when he steered and backed his horse on his own.

This week we take on the Olmsted County Fair!

07/14/2025

UPDATE: These times have been booked! Thank you for all of the interest!

I’ve had a lot of inquiries for lessons this summer. I currently have 2 private lesson openings on
August 18th @ 5pm
August 27th @ 10:30am

My schedule for September will be out mid August.

Follow the link to sign up!

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/f6cd66b1/appointment/74875092/calendar/7117184

10/30/2024

Anyone looking for a pony or foal blanket? One is a rain sheet and other is 300g. Both waterproof. Asking $50 each.
I ordered these and got the wrong size for my pony.

07/30/2024

Congratulations to all the Olmsted County State 4-H trip recipients! We are excited to watch one of our lesson students Lillian participate with her 2yr old mare in the training project.

2024 Horse Riding/Horse Related Olmsted County 4-H State Horse Team. Good Luck in September 13-16. The event is free to attend and also free on video.

04/16/2024

Congratulations Onalee on your Highpoint Award for Yearling/2Yr Old Longline at the DW Productions April 12-14 WSCA Pleasure & Ranch Horse Show!
Such an awesome accomplishment!

04/11/2024

🌺 SPRING CLOTHING ORDER 🌺
I have setup an online clothing pre order for anyone to purchase apparel.

apparel. https://themeadowsequestrianswag.itemorder.com/shop/home/ (https://themeadowsequestrianswag.itemorder.com/shop/home/)

Anything you add to your cart you will be asked to pay for when you check out. Items are non refundable as this is a custom order.
Each item has multiple color choices, click on the item to view them.
This form will be open until the 4/15.

Items should be expected around middle of May and all items will be available for pickup at the barn otherwise I can ship them to you at your cost after they arrive.

There are more items available then what is pictured below 😊

Please reach out if you have any questions!

03/18/2024

Congratulations too all of our lesson students and boarders who had a fantastic weekend at the show put on by the Wissota Appaloosa Horse Club.

I failed at getting pictures but I did manage to get one 😊

03/12/2024

Horse friends:
Anyone from the surrounding Rochester area going to Arrowhead Arena in Maple Lake on March 23rd that could haul a pony back for me? Willing to pay!
Please share if you know someone!

01/23/2024

Edit: thank you for all of the shares!! All of our positions have been filled!

We are looking to hire 1-2 evening chore staff.
This position would ideally do 2 evening shifts during the week days and 1-2 weekends a month. Weekends would also include morning chores and some holidays are required.

🐴You must have some horse handling experience
🐴 16 years of age minimum (parent’s permission of under 18)
🐴Reliable transportation
🐴Strong communication and attention to detail

Please reach out to our page if you are interested!

01/14/2024

We are really thankful for our amazing chore staff who take such amazing care of our ponies on days like today ❤️

11/20/2023

I copied this from a friend Angie Tutewohl. This is why we feed so many of our horses Enrich from Purina and/or a sufficiently LBs of grain from one of their other feed sources!

Did you know that all horses need some form of supplementation beyond hay? Its impossible to know exactly what vitamins and minerals your horse will be lacking without getting your hay tested for a gauranteed analysis. Ration balancers are recommended vs vitamin and mineral supplements for a few reasons.

Good Ration Balancers provide quality protein and amino acids, that many mineral balancers lack. Ration balancers are designed to give the horse everything they need without oversupplementing a specific vitamin or mineral. Some vitamins/minerals are completely useless unless paired with another that will allow their absorption (copper and zinc for example). Some even become toxic when over supplemented like Selenium and Iron.

The feed rate is only 1 lb. The calories provided by the ration balancers are minimal, as the horse spends energy (calories) to break down the protein. Usually, supplements have to be mixed with a forage carrier. The amount of calories provided by a ration balancer vs a carrier is about the same.

Ration balancers are considered "feed products" so fall under AAFCO and FDA guidelines regarding quality control and labeling. Supplements do not fall under AAFO/FDA so they are completely unregulated.

There is a reason that big name brands employ several nutritionists and microbiologists with a PH. D. as well as quality control specialists and do significant amounts of product testing before releasing the products. They also have representatives that will help you get the products you need and explain what each is any how they're different!!

There are a ton of boutique feeds going around claiming to be beneficial in so many ways with no actual research to back up their claims. Look into what you're feeding!!!

Please do your research on what you're feeding your horse, or let the experts do it for you!! Also FEED and GRAIN are not the same.....