Secret Pride Stables, LLC.
Welcome to our Bulletin Board!
I cant believe we are already a month into the school year! We have a lot of fun things on the calendar for the cooler fall months and into the start of winter. The horses are appreciating cooler weather, less bugs and new lesson plans for the school year! They've also been promised some more time on the trails.
Our barn is full and we are looking forward to finishing up our fencing/run in shed project! We are stretching the fencing further back to accomodate our new guests and will hopefully be wrapping back around to the front and see whats in store for the woodline plans!
This past summer was a lot of fun being able to focus on different disciplines every day. Our horses enjoyed their week/work layout rotating days of training and days of rest, which was nice with the heat!
From basic horse care to eventing, working equitation, mounted archery and horse training - we are busy learning over here!
We've attended a good amount of shows this season in all the rings and I am proud of our riders and horses as always!
We are looking forward to attending the Snowflake Series at Autumn Grove and attending the next round of NBHA at Millville. We also have some fun mounted archery events on the schedule as well as attending a Starter Horse Trail at Layfield Sport Horses.
We have planned many barn days for the months of October - December so be sure to check out our calendar. Our Take the Lead Challenge has proven to be fun for everyone, the horses have enjoyed spending one on one time with their students and our it's been nice having our students spend more time at the barn besides just riding! We look forward to our next - NO STIRRUP NOVEMBER Challenge!!!!
Finally, I'd like to add that Nova, Rainer and Miley made it to their first off farm shows since they've been with us! Nova went eventing and had a blast and Rainer went eventing one weekend and barrel racing the next! We hope to get them all out more over the Fall months. Lily is learning to jump and Lily, Puck, Solstice and Pascal all went on their first trail rides and Pascal just loves leading thr trail! Lil Man and Pascal had a very busy summer show season and they were both wonderful mounts for their riders!
Dont forget to put your order in for your SPS Performance Pullover!
Check our other pages for more information on day camps, shows and what else we have to offer. We are looking forward to enjoying a fun summer, making new memories and enjoying the outdoors!
We would love to welcome more Mounted Archers - if you would like to give it a shot, please contact us! Our Secret Pride's Mounted Archers are doing great things in their training and gradings. We are looking forward to completing a new 90 meter mounted archery track alongside the creek/paddock woodline but for now we have moved on from our 30 meter track in the indoor to 50 meters alongside the dressage ring! .
Check in again soon as we continue into this years adventures!
Our first edition riding journals are ready for purchase just $15.00!
Some other fun patches in the works include:
From Tail to Mane
Roam and Ride
I stuck the Buck...earned not purchased
Perfect Course
Rise and Fall with the Leg by the Wall
We are looking forward to the future production of these great steps in our riding Milestones! In the meantime, we have Milestone Patches available for purchase for rider levels True Beginner - Intermediate 3. If you need to set some riding goals for the New Year, the time is now!
Horse Boarding oppurtunities available at this time: (CHECK BACK IN, WE ARE FULL!)
Full Care: $700/month
Field Board: $450/month
80 x 160 Indoor Arena!
Rent it by the hour for your personal riding for only $30/hr!
Horses for lease:
Several nice horses available for lease $30 - $400
Check our our Horses for Lease and Sale page!
Earn your Patches in our Milestone Program:
"True Beginner": New to horses and ready to learn from the ground up. Learning how to control a quiet school horse at the walk and trot and can stop the horse. The beginner rider is still finding their balance and getting comfortable with the horses movement.
(Milestone 1)
"Beginner": understands common safety practices while working around the horse. Is balanced to walk halt and trot while applying correct riding aids and maintaining position. Able to sit and post the trot in rhythm with the horse and is understanding posting diagonals.
(Milestone 2)
"Advanced Beginner": this rider can mount and dismount unassisted. Can ride independently at the walk, and trot the shapes of the ring while maintaining rhythm. Is comfortable with and can maintain position at the halt, walk, trot (sitting, posting, and 2 point). Can trot a ground pole course. This rider is ready to canter!
(Milestone 3)
"Novice": this rider knows basic parts of the horse and tack. They are comfortable tacking and untacking the horse without assistance. They are learning to canter while remaining balanced and in control of the horse. They are understanding their leads and can walk, trot, canter in both the full and half seat position. This rider has been introduced to small jumps.
"Intermediate 1": this rider shows seriousness in their riding and has sound equitation skills. Can ride w/t/c with ring shapes and simple changes, knows what diagonal or lead they are on and can correct quickly. can stop the horse from any gait. This rider has an independent seat and can ride without stirrups and is ready to be introduced to the basic principles of dressage and jumping. This rider is gaining knowledge in stable management and abides by the rules of the ring and emphasizes safety on and around horses.
"Intermediate 2": this rider can perform flying lead changes on a school horse, can apply variations to the gaits, turn on the forehand, turn on the haunches, and lateral movements. This rider also understands basic concepts of jumping as well as related distances and stride lengths for jumping, can hand gallop lengthen and shorten strides and understands lateral and longitudinal bending/suppling
"Intermediate 3": this rider is capable of riding basic dressage tests correctly and/or jump a course while maintaining a steady tempo and being able to negotiate strides and distances. This rider can spend a long time in the saddle and can canter for prolonged periods of time and has galloped in a controlled situation. This rider can ride the horse forward from leg to hand with impulsion, rhythm, regularity and evenness of pace.
"Advanced 1": this rider has experience with green horses. They understand training principals and how/when to apply them. They have a good sense of balance and timing. Has knowledge in different disciplines, can show successfully and works in harmony with the horse with invisible aids to the audience. This rider recognizes true quality of movement and can influence the horses way of going.
"Advanced 2": This rider understands sophisticated concepts of horse movement and has sound methods of training and can perform advanced maneuvers in their riding style. This rider is capable of riding/training green or difficult horses.
"Advanced 3": This rider can compete successfully at upper levels: dressage, hunters, eventing
Test out of your current riding ability and move up a level! Private Patch Lessons $55....If you are already past the levels - Patches are just $10.00
Purchase your SECOND EDITION Milestone Book Today! Have a way to review and check off your riding milestones as you complete them with this fun new book! Also a wonderful addition to your equestrian library giving you many tools and exercises to help improve you and your horses training! ~ $30.00
Memories made:
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Looking forward to making new memories!!!
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