Briarstone Riding Academy

08/27/2026

Don't miss it ... The Briarstone Riding Academy Spooktacular Schooling Show Oct 24th and 25!

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08/22/2026

🎃SCHOOLING SHOW🎃
Join us for a frightening good time! Fun for not just equestrian but for the entire family. Good courses, good footing, good food, and a good time!

07/26/2026

🎉 Boarders, lease riders, lesson students, and your families—we’d love to see you there! Come enjoy great food, fun, and a chance to get to know the amazing people who make Briarstone such a special place. Whether you’ve been here for years or just started riding, we hope you’ll join us! ☀️🐴 please RSVP to Karen +1 (314) 504-7543 or Jena 618-719-9959

07/11/2026

As a horse trainer and a mother, I can confidently say the greatest lessons at the barn aren’t just about riding—they’re about becoming. Horses teach children to be patient, resilient, compassionate, and brave. The friendship between a child and a horse often becomes one of the most meaningful relationships of their childhood.

03/28/2026

The fun at Briarstone continues!

New classes announcement!

K-9 jumpers! At the end of show ... Saturday April 11th .. we will be offering a K-9 jumper class!

Take your best friend over a course ( set to dog heigth lol) and beat the clock!

K-9 jumpers will be 1 class judged on time and faults ( like jumpers) and at the end of the course throw in a trick for style points lol!

To sign up for K-9 jumpers please message Katie Messer!

03/09/2026

What a blessing you have been. You are strong, courageous, and an unknowingly humorous woman. You make someone smile every time you are at the barn. We are so happy to have had you as part of our Briarstone barn family for 18 years now. We are looking forward to the next 18 years. Colleen thank you for teaching us to never set limits and to be game for trying new things. We love you!

For more than three decades, Colleen Costello has been a powerful leader within Special Olympics Illinois. She first got involved at age 10, when she asked her coach, Jenny, if she could compete in gymnastics — a moment that sparked a partnership now 30 years strong.

Her journey has taken her around the world, including the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, where she competed in rhythmic gymnastics and earned multiple medals. “I was so excited when I got my first gold medal … and then I got the second, third, and fourth,” she said.

Today, Colleen serves on the Special Olympics Illinois Board of Directors, where she is now in her third term. Before meetings, she gathers ideas and feedback from athletes, coaches, and parents to share with leadership. “If you’re not an athlete, you don’t know what it’s like to be an athlete. So it’s my job to tell the board what it’s like.”

For Colleen, inclusion is the heart of everything she does. “Inclusion means that we make the right decisions for everybody, so that all people can participate in special events.”

On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate Colleen for her leadership and advocacy. Thank you, Colleen, for being the !

03/08/2026

FIRST BRIARSTONE SCHOOLING SHOW 2026!
Just two weesks away! Come join fun at Briarstone Riding Academy and earn those Missouri Hunter Jumper Organization (MOHJO) and Mid-Illinois Sport Horse Organization (MISHO) points!

https://horsespot.net/shows/fe27abff-78b5-4157-a763-08de65c501fe

Jena Larsen Burrisk

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