Jumpp Equestrian Saddlebred Sport Horses

10/17/2023

10/17/2023

My beautiful Chanel is headed to her new home in New Hampshire today. Congratulations, Anne!

10/17/2023

10/17/2023

A three year old? A three year old registered saddlebred? A three year old registered saddlebred filly? A three year old chestnut saddlebred filly? That's just our Dear Jolene.

More info coming *very* soon.

10/17/2023

She is sold! Congratulations to the Emily in the Upstate on the purchase of Dear Jolene. You've got one heck of a partner!

07/17/2023

💎Jolene's Epic Babyhorse Day!💎

Saturday was absolutely inhospitable. The idea of riding wtc an hour each way to a horse show-with a HHI hovering around 180 (Horse Heat Index)- sounded unnecessarily dangerous... so I contacted the show to scratch and started to make plans for Jolene to have an Epic Babyhorse Day on Sunday.

I got in touch with Sonia of Heart-Horse Stables and made plans to come over for a ride. Much like Dancing Horses where the show was, Sonia has a local boarding farm with lots of horses and amenities like trails, obstacle courses, an arena, and more. She told me to come on over on Sunday morning and she would take a horse out with me!

Jolene's Epic Baby Day started with a full on grooming session (maybe a little over the top) with hoof oil and a tail brush just like if she was going to a schooling show. Of course she, like any good Saddlebred, loved this. Then she got to patiently watch me shine her tack and get suited up for the day.

We opened the gate, headed out the farm, and started our adventure. On our way to/from Heart-Horse Jolene got to:

💎 Practice opening and closing gates
💎 Walk, trot, and canter through a different neighborhood
💎 See and be passed by new cars and trucks
💎 Enter new water puddles
💎 See horses in paddocks along the road
💎 See my cows from a new perspective
💎 Ride 7 miles round-trip

That in-and-of itsself was a big fun day for Jolene, but we had just gotten started. When we got to Heart-Horse the fun just kept coming. Sonia tacked up one of her Rocky Mountain geldings and we set off together. Jolene got to:

💎 Ride with a strange horse
💎 Practice, leading, following, and riding abreast
💎 See a new arena and trails
💎 Encounter a foal
💎 Explore a different farm
💎 Check out some equine obstacles
💎 Go through water as a team.

I was so, so proud of Jolene on her special baby day. She handled everything with courage and curiosity. I made sure to stay out of her way and let her learn as much as she wanted to about everything and she kept blowing me away. I think she had a great time, increased her confidence and experience banks, and is continuing to flourish into an elegant, educated filly.

I hope you can watch the video to see her in action and come along on the ride. In there I also added a little bit about my thoughts on summer riding, young ASBs compared to other breeds as youngsters, and one of my biggest tips for getting a new horse used to the trails.

https://youtu.be/KIwXdUaJq88

07/15/2023

I am so excited to usher this American Saddlebred into her future career. Tomorrow we are hacking over to the horse show and she is going to knock off a few things from her "grown up" check list:

💎 Cross a bridge over moving water
💎 Go for a ride longer than an hour
💎 See a Dressage Arena
💎 Navigate a warm up area
💎 ride-rest-ride again

We are going to practice the patterns, not to get the high score of the day. I have no score type expectations for her, and I don't expect that she is going to "win". For me it isn't a competition tomorrow- its a schooling opportunity.
The most important thing is that Jolene has fun. I want her to see that horse shows can be an enriching experience and encourage a relaxed, confident, happy attitude in her. If that can happen then we are miles and miles ahead for the next show. One of my friends called this sort of thing "putting money in the bank for later" and I really love the analogy.

I'll post and update tomorrow!

06/11/2023

Not typical for my ASBS, but maybe for their rider

04/15/2022

I’m beyond humbled and excited to have been selected as an ATFO Trainer this year. Stay tuned to watch the journey!

04/04/2022

A part of my continuing education as a rider and trainer has been confirming and improving my dressage skills. While most of my horses are young or green I still think it’s important to expand my understanding of correct riding in order to benefit the horses and riders I work with. I am proud to have completed the requirements for my USDF Bronze Medal and I am so grateful to everyone who has helped along the way. I will be continuing this work and am excited to bring more skills and knowledge to my clients and horses.

03/10/2022

Born to Rage went out and had a ball last weekend. I love riding this intelligent, kind, warrior of a horse. He is a testament to the quality and versatility that can be found throughout the American Saddlebred breed. These pictures show him competing in Second Level dressage at the Southern Comfort USEF/USDF recognized show.