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Love the sport. Love the horse more. Beginner horsemanship, horse and rider development, and full-turnout boarding.

Education and care grounded in nervous system regulation, biomechanics-based communication, and species-appropriate management.

11/05/2026

Leslie is half-leasing Lily and painted this beautiful portrait of her!

11/03/2026

My rainbow of thoroughbred mares exploring their new space together. 🤎🤍🧡

I’ve been making big changes in how we manage paddock space over the past few weeks.

All of my lesson horses moved to the fields at the bottom of our hill which made enough room for all of the boarders to have space in the turnouts at the top of the hill by the indoor.

Creating the new herds took six stages and most interesting was to see how each of the horses responded to the change. Some of the behavior was exactly what we expected, and some of them surprised us!

Mollie and Lily (the gray and chestnut in this group) have had some pretty dramatic introductions in the past, so we weren’t sure how they would do together as two strong personalities.

To smooth the transition, we moved them into neighboring paddocks for several days and for yesterday’s big shuffle, gave their nervous systems some pharmaceutical support and put them together in a space that was new territory to all three mares!

There was almost no squealing or kicking as they explored yesterday, and this morning they are happily eating together!

They make an awfully pretty picture from my kitchen window! 😍

10/27/2026

When we bought the farm, the stalls had been taken apart and stored in a trailer. The previous owners had painted a giant X on each wall in a different color for each stall. Putting it back together was like doing a life sized jigsaw puzzle matching the colors of the Xs.

I finally decided I wanted to try to remove the paint and that has turned into days and days of power washing!

It’s so satisfying I can’t stop!

10/19/2026

Looking for a safe and authentic way to get your young horse-lover involved with horses? I have just a few spots left in our next beginner course starting NEXT WEEK!

Hello, Horse! is a five week course that introduces our foundational horsemanship curriculum.

Drawing on my background in child behavior and development, I’ve spent ten years teaching horsemanship to beginners.

This is real horsemanship and real life skills for children ages 8-11.

We'll spend most of their time on the ground learning how horses think, move, and communicate.

Pony rides during each session give students the chance to carry new skills into the saddle, reinforcing confidence and connection.

Students end the course prepared to safely join our regular lesson program!

Join us every other Saturday 9am in New Gloucester!

Register here: https://hideaway.as.me/hellocourse

10/08/2026

My brain is pretty big on structure, plans, curriculum, coaching.

But sometimes my job is to just set the stage and let them play!

10/07/2026

I often give the instruction “walk with purpose” when coaching students new to groundwork. And to be honest, it doesn’t work very well.

Most people start doing some variation of stomping harder. Which is more expressive, but still earthbound and sometimes a little wacky!

Today I tried “like you’re walking on a trampoline.”
👍 lifting
👍 forward moving
👍 energetic
👍 playful!

10/07/2026

It's new student week for our new semester which means every new student package purchased before 12am Friday Oct 9th includes a BONUS private lesson!

There are two ways to start:

1. Weekly private lessons (Nov/Dec semester package)
2. Group beginner horsemanship course (five weeks)

Link in comments!

10/05/2026

Clinics can be an amazing way to challenge yourself and leave feeling inspired and connected. But a public format can also feel rushed, busy, and high pressure.

Weekend retreats at Hideaway are designed personally for you and your horse. Completely private lessons, no auditors, flexibility to explore how your body and nervous system interface with your horse.

Two solo riders per weekend, or bring two horse friends for a group getaway.

First opening: Oct 17-19 2026

Comment for details and registration!

If you could customize a clinic, what would you work on?

10/02/2026

After about 7395 (actually fourteen) hours on mostly the New York State Thruway, we are at the Creekside Eventing Complex outside of Cleveland, Ohio with two horses (Bernie and Moxie) for a joint clinic with Celeste Lazaris and Yogi Sharp on the bidirectional relationship between hoof balance and posture.

The Core Premise: The hoof is the boundary between the horse and the ground. The shape and balance of the hoof is determined by the horse’s static and dynamic posture or movement patterns. AND the horse’s posture and movement is shaped by the way the hoof contacts the ground. SO if you want to improve hoof balance, you have to consider horse’s posture. And if you want to improve the horse’s posture you have to consider their hoof balance.

After morning lectures, each demo horse is evaluated by Yogi and Celeste together. Then each horse gets “before” radiographs of all four feet. Yogi does a full corrective trim/shoeing based on the x-rays before taking “after” images to compare angles and alignment. After their feet are balanced, Celeste works on each horse’s posture.

We get to watch the changes! It’s only day one and I’m already blown away.

Go check out our story for some of my favorite notes from the lectures!

Huge gratitude to everyone at home making this possible!

Address

41 Gabriel Woods Road
New Gloucester, ME
04260

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Website

http://www.hideawayacres.org/

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