Twisted Pine Equine Center

06/17/2025

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06/11/2025

Horsemanship and sportsmanship come first! Always and every time!

We love to support the Shawnee County 4-H open horse shows and this weekend’s show was no different . The riders experienced a fantastic time, and the show was meticulously organized. Our judge displayed exceptional expertise, offering supportive feedback and practical guidance to riders on enhancing their skills. The participants exhibited commendable sportsmanship, reflecting the true essence of showing.

The 9 & under classes featured stiff competition among riders who had demonstrably invested significant time and effort in perfecting their craft. 🥰 It was inspiring to watch!

Hannah, competing in all walk/trot/lope classes except English for only the second time, achieved a tie for overall champion in her age division. It was the perfect outcome. .

06/10/2025

Change your perspective. 🙏🏼🙌🏼

06/09/2025

A USDA-APHIS investigation traced a multistate EIA cluster to contaminated IV flushes at a Texas clinic. Officials continue IDing and testing potentially exposed horses.

05/23/2025

Our first horse camp of the season is fast approaching, and there are still a few available spots. For registration, please click the link ⬇️.

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05/11/2025

May your Mother's Day be filled with love and appreciation!

05/05/2025

05/01/2025

We are approaching our first summer camp, taking place in just one month. Limited spots remain available. To learn more or to sign up, please contact us or register on our website.

03/12/2025

….you still have to learn.

02/24/2025

Please don’t get your feathers ruffled! Many states are even more restrictive but it is for the benefit of all horse owners. You have “never” had a positive test until the day you do…..

Kansas horse owners: There has been confusion regarding the new requirement of a negative Coggins test. To clarify, a negative Coggins test is required for horses participating in showing or judging contests or other type of public display, including but not limited to team roping, penning, barrel racing, rodeo or other performance events. This can include events like playdays, saddle club shows, gymkhanas, rodeos, jackpots, or other organized group events with a judging, competition, or public display component.

The responsibility lies on the horse owner to follow this requirement. Event organizers have the authority to ask participants to verify their current Coggins test and are encouraged to do so, but this is not required by event organizers.

A negative Coggins test is valid for a 12-month period.

To read the regulation in full, go to: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11378

01/13/2025

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

01/12/2025

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