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Bleu Ridge Farm Boarding, Training, Lessons and Sales! Specializing in OTTB's! Sales Prep. Grooming. Body Clipping. Braiding. Local thru Rated Showing. Experienced.

Equitation, Hunter, Jumper, Dressage, Eventing, Green Horses, Off the Track TB, Driving, Trail and Showmanship, Traveling Instructor, Clinics, Professional Rides.

The horse is the clock!
28/07/2025

The horse is the clock!

In some ways it’s disappointing being a trainer who puts the horse first, goes at their pace, does an incredible amount of useful ground work, focuses on biomechanics and correct movement and wants the horse to feel happy and confident.

It’s hard to find clients who not only want the same thing, but realize that doing it correctly takes time.

Everyone is in a race to the show ring to try to beat the other guy.

Every horse I train gets worked with at their pace. 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there and it’s little bits at a time. They get the days off that they need. I never wear them out, drill or over do it. I want them to get it, think about and come back again fresh in the afternoon or the next morning to try the next step for a few minutes. It’s slow and steady building blocks with me.

There’s no fluff and frill. There’s no 5 and 6 year olds practicing Grand Prix movements - that takes years and how many years depends on each individual horse.

There’s no race to the show ring. No competition to see who can climb the levels the fastest.

It’s about building a happy, healthy athlete who feels confident in their body and in their work. Those are the horses who last - physically, mentally and emotionally. Those are the horses that I train and put out into the world.

I wish more people were in it for the right reasons.

The horse first. The date of the show is unimportant.

🌻 © Cara Blanchard

📸 Max & Maxwell: Equestrian Photography

26/07/2025

Perfect ponies this morning 🤩

25/07/2025
25/07/2025

When your sister wants to ride, too 😎 We make it happen!

23/07/2025

"The best riders don't just ride – they study their horses and make the effort to understand them." - Ariat Athlete and 4x Olympian Boyd Martin

22/07/2025

Fun with the girls today 💞 great rides, excellent horses and lots of fun 🤩

Set a new course for the week 🤩
15/07/2025

Set a new course for the week 🤩

Part 2 of our weekend consisted of a trip to Liberty Line Farm for a Bradley Caine Clinic! Bradley is one of my favorite...
14/07/2025

Part 2 of our weekend consisted of a trip to Liberty Line Farm for a Bradley Caine Clinic! Bradley is one of my favorite clinicians.

Our   competed Saturday to advance to  District V competition!
14/07/2025

Our competed Saturday to advance to District V competition!

11/07/2025

I said what I said! 😁😁😁

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