Paradox Farm Sporthorses, LLC.

06/24/2025

With Summer heat finally here, we want to remind riders on a good rule of thumb if and when it’s safe enough to ride. ☺️👍🏼

We also love to supplement with extra minerals and electrolytes this time of the year. Check out Gallagher’s Water through ECOGOLD for the best electrolyte replenish in the game!

06/21/2025

How you do the small things is how you do all things!

Good intentions don’t counter sloppy tool handling

As the horse world shifts into intention, relationship and the more emotional side of work, we are losing one very important thing: good technique

If you want to be a musician, you have to practice your scales. This can be boring but necessary.

Once the technique is accurate, you can create art, express emotion, even break the rules and create something totally unique as many artists have.

But if you don’t learn to handle your line with care, to make sure the feel inside you is being conveyed to the horse through your body through the line, your intentions often won’t get to where you wanted them to go.

Many people relying on inner feeling are neglecting the technique, and the feeling being transmitted to the horse is poor, sloppy, confusing, even scary.

I’ve spent many hours with my teachers refining the way I hold the lead line, the flag, the lunge line, the way I pick up my reins - over and over again until it’s the right feel for what I’m trying to say. Inside me was always a good intention, but the horse can’t hear it if our technique is jarring.

Practice your scales. Be willing to take critique on the most basic things you do and take it seriously. That’s what makes riders and horse people truly great with horses - good intentions and listening to podcasts about emotionalism and spiritualism can set the tone, but then you have to get the skill to communicate that with the horse, and that requires elbow grease

06/12/2025

What a roller coaster of a weekend at Windermere Run Horse Trials Spring HT. Eventing is surely a sport of highs and lows, rainy weather and sunny weather… and usually all in the same weekend.

Vinny didn’t feel 100% this weekend so I opted to withdraw after dressage to make sure he feels okay physically before heading into the summer. We had his saddles adjusted recently so I’m hoping it’s just a chiropractic fix and not an EPM relapse, but nevertheless… it wasn’t worth the risk of running him.

Despite the rough start to my own weekend, I had the pleasure of coaching some fun and awesome people and I am BEYOND proud of how everyone came together to help each other, cheer each other on, and rise to the occasion to have excellent rides!! 🥹💙

Jennifer Zielinski wins the weather warrior award this weekend for riding her XC during the absolute WORST downpour.. I mean the rain drops were so big it felt like we were being rained on with needles. The foxhunter in her dug deep to finish on her dressage score for 2nd place in the Novice rider!❤️

Ginger Stiver romped around on my pride & joy Huey and despite only starting riding him uh…. 3 weeks ago… they absolutely smoked the XC coming in 45 seconds in the time and then finished it up with another speedy and clean jump round today. I think I was laughing all weekend watching Huey’s saucer dish ears glued forward with his human cape flying behind him. 😂

Nicole Jackson got her second taste of eventing this weekend and really learned what it meant to be a tough mudder. By the time starter xc was around, the warmup was torn up and there was standing water on the xc course. But Nicole kept her head, rode with poise, and followed it up with an even more polished show jumping rounds today! It brings me so much joy seeing these two build confidence in each other and I truly believe Fireball is really starting to enjoy this eventing game! 💪🏼

And lastly, but not least, I want to congratulate Sam Parcell for completing his first USEA event this weekend and even bringing home a 5th place to show for it. He told me last fall that he wanted to do an event this summer and man did he put in the work to make that happen. He managed to shave 5 points off his dressage score from the schooling show just 2 weeks ago, had a double clear xc, and even though I know he was bummed to pull a rail, he didn’t let it rattle him and only rode better as his round went on.

I also wanna shout out Cassandra Boehm-Stiles for SLAYING THE GAME and bringing home the blue on Bayou and the rest of the CSH crew for some amazing move ups and rides! 💙💙 To see Bayou put together 3 DAMN good phases was the biggest win of all and bringing home the blue was just icing on the cake.

I’m so proud of everyone. While great results are always fun, seeing the noticeable progress and smiles on everyone’s faces at the end of a long weekend is why we do this. The weather and schedule changes made for a challenging weekend, but everyone kept a positive attitude and pushed through. The amount of camaraderie and teamwork was truly amazing. Thank you to everyone who came & supported this weekend… the good vibes were palpable. I feel incredibly grateful to be surrounded by so many amazing people!

Thank you to John & Nick Staples, Ashlynn Riley, Kathi Roof and the whole Windermere Run crew for going above and beyond to host these events and accommodate us crazy eventers. You guys are so welcoming and caring and make it easy to show people what the fun of eventing is all about, especially to our newbies just dipping into the sport. We are already looking forward to the next one!

06/04/2025

Hooray! It’s hump day! 🥳

We’re working hard at home preparing for Windermere Run Horse Trials this weekend. If you’re local to Kansas City, come out to Longview Horse Park in Grandview, MO and watch some fun, horse-filled action in person! 💪🏼 We always enjoy showing others what the world (read: cult) of Eventing is like, and lord knows we love to indoctrinate more!

We will have a canopy shade set up at the trailer day parking with coolers full of refreshments— so feel free to come hang out, enjoy a bevvy, and support all of our riders as they put their hard work to the test! Look for our Paradox Farm trailer! 💙

Good luck and safe rides to all this weekend! 🥰🙏🏼

05/25/2025

Rain or shine, eventers are gonna ride. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Mother Nature was kind enough to let us get in a beautiful and productive XC schooling yesterday (which everyone rocked!) before opening up her skies all night and raining well into the afternoon today. 😅

Despite the pouring weather and the slippery, muddy footing, Sam Parcell and Archer kept their game faces on to put together three solid phases (and a double clear XC🥳) to finish in 4th place in the Mid-America Eventing Association starter horse trial.

I’m beyond proud of Sam for all of his hard work to get to this point. He sat on a horse for the first time ever 13 months ago and since then has shown nothing but determination to improve any way he can. Back in October, before Sam had even started jumping, he set a goal of competing starter level at Windermere Run Horse Trials this June. He’s had to put a lot of hard work in this spring, but I feel safe to say he’s prepared and ready to make his USEA debut in two weeks! 💪🏼❤️

05/23/2025

It’s been a busy month as we’ve been full steam ahead prepping for summer fun— lots of schooling shows, XC schoolings, and lessons happening at the farm! 💪🏼💙 So proud of everyone putting in the hard work lately. Results are made with quiet consistency!

Our lesson schedule is quickly booking up for the summer so if you’re interested in getting on the books, contact us today!

And as always, our facility is open and available for schooling. 👍🏼

📞 Call/Text: Mallory at 913-548-9632

05/18/2025

You have to be willing to be a fool in order to advance. When you're learning anything new, you'll feel like an imposter… that is inevitable.

That’s a very useful thing to know. You'll feel like a fool because you are. And you'll think, “I'll never get there”. The destination might look very distant, but if you take a small first step, embrace looking like a fool and get the ball rolling, you can cruise along at a pretty good rate.

What happens when you expose people to small but challenging tasks?

1. It makes them more skilled because now they're dealing with the problem. They're acquiring new perceptions and new behaviors that are mastery.

2. They see themselves as actors who can change the direction of their lives.

I've never seen anyone unable to progress if they made the task small enough.

That can be pretty humiliating. But the upside is that once you've taken that first step, you'll start progressing exponentially.

If you're not willing to be a fool, you cannot become a master.

05/13/2025

Thank you HLJ Images for this beautiful photo of Nicole Jackson’s Fireball at the Kansas Hunter Jumper Associations - KHJA show! Safe to say he had his game face on this weekend💪🏼💙

05/13/2025

We had an absolutely fabulous Mother’s Day spent at Longview Horse Park for Kansas Hunter Jumper Associations - KHJA / KCPHA’s Hunter/Jumper show! It was an early morning and a long day, but our horses and riders got some great practice and exposure heading into the summer eventing season!

Sam Parcell and Archer made their step up from the hunters into the jumper ring, with great rounds in the 2’ and 2’6”. They are looking more and more prepared for Sam’s eventing debut coming up in June with each passing week! 💪🏼

Ginger Stiver took a spin on our resident best boy, Huey, and she absolutely smoked it! Bringing home tons of ribbons in the 2’ and 2’6” and looking like a beast doing it. I don’t think I’m getting my horse back! 😆🙈

I took a spin on Nicole Jackson’s Fireball in the 2’ and 2’6” while Nicole graduated college this weekend, and he was on fire! 🔥 Despite missing the finish timer in our first round, and start timer in our second, he continued jumping better and braver with each round! He‘s been busy with his education this spring while Nicole finished up her senior year, and it’s safe to say he’s feeling excellent heading into the summer!

We also took Cassie Stile’s Bayou and our own Vinny for rounds in the 3’ and 3’6”, but after a 12 hour day showing and a Mother’s Day dinner to get to, we decided to throw in the towel and head home. I don’t think the boys were too disappointed to go to a show just to stand at the trailer and eat all day though!

Thank you Ashley Behlen and KHJA crew for always putting on an excellent show and for being so welcoming to us feral eventers. We always have so much fun!!! And thank you to all the spouses, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and clients that came out to enjoy the beautiful day with us! We feel beyond blessed to be surrounded by a growing group of supportive riders and families! 💙

Here’s to a busy, fun summer ahead! 🥰

05/07/2025

“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.”

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