Misty Brae Farm, LLC and Pony Club Riding Center

03/03/2020

The #1 Rider Problem: The Outside Rein!

The #1 Rider Problem: The Outside Rein!

The outside rein is the most underused and poorly understood of all the aids, and here’s why.

02/24/2020

Independent Riding Helmet Test Indicates Major Differences in Levels of Protection | HORSE NATION

https://www.horsenation.com/2018/07/16/independent-riding-helmet-test-indicates-major-differences-in-levels-of-protection/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

Folksam, a Swedish insurance company, conducted an independent test of 15 riding helmets available on the Swedish market and found major differences in the...

02/20/2020

01/25/2020

How Well Do Horse Owners Recognize Colic? – The Horse

How Well Do Horse Owners Recognize Colic? – The Horse

According to one British study, not well enough.

01/22/2020

Bridle & Ride

Bridle & Ride

Love 💓 this video from #horsesinsideout! Get another look at the horses movements ! #biomechanic #horses #dressage #bridleandride

01/04/2020

The Stables

‘Let your child have a bad ride.
I know you want to protect them from the hardships of this world.
I know you want to give them success and good experiences.
I know you don't want to see them get hurt. To see them fall. To see them fail.
But, hear me out, let your child have a bad ride.

Let them cry the tears of frustration.
Let them shake the sand out from the inside of their riding pants.
Let them face the fear building inside of them.
Let them step back on again.

Yes, let your child have a bad ride.
Let them hate the horse that challenges them.
Let them learn what fight and passion and ambition mean.
Let them realize that when they refuse to quit the horse will take the time to listen.

Grant them the joy of realizing that they are connecting with another living being.
Grant them the joy of realizing that they, although they are small, can be powerful.
Grant them the joy of seeing their hard work pay off, through the days of tears can come a love unspeakable.

Yes, let your child have a bad ride.
Afterall, life will grant us plenty of them.’
By Sarah Crouse

12/16/2019

What Is A Balanced Seat?

https://www.horselistening.com/2019/11/04/what-is-a-balanced-seat/

It stands to reason that without a balanced seat, the rider is UNbalanced! But what we don’t hear often is what is actually balanced about the balanced seat, and how to achieve it.

12/06/2019

How to get your horse in uphill balance and off the forehand!

How to get your horse in uphill balance and off the forehand!

Get Your Horse Uphill and Off the Forehand Has a judge ever written on your score sheet “downhill,” “on the forehand,” “needs uphill balance,” or “more self-...

11/24/2019

The Farm House Tack Shop

Seriously!!!

11/16/2019

Tech Stirrups USA

💕🌸 Megan De Michele of Misty Brae Farm, LLC and Pony Club Riding Center never rides without her 🌸💕 pink Tech Stirrups! Visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/2y4sLlP to find the perfect color for your #MatchyMatchy style #TechStirrups #SafetyStirrups

11/10/2019

Suicidal Veterans Are Seeking Help In an Unlikely Place

Suicidal Veterans Are Seeking Help In an Unlikely Place

Every day in the United States, approximately 20 veterans kill themselves.

11/08/2019

Noseband Tightness Study: The Two-Finger Rule Is Just About Right – The Horse

Noseband Tightness Study: The Two-Finger Rule Is Just About Right – The Horse

Researchers found zero-finger tightness equaled 10 times the tightness of a human limb tourniquet.

11/05/2019

How To Care for Your Tall Boots | The Plaid Horse Magazine

How To Care for Your Tall Boots | The Plaid Horse Magazine

BlogsTack Room How To Care for Your Tall Boots February 6, 2019 Photo © Lauren Mauldin BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM It’s no secret that a pair of quality tall boots is a significant, albeit necessary, investment. With the base price of a quality off-the-rack boot often beginning somewhere around the tho...

10/05/2019

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10/01/2019

Megan DeMichele and All Dun Up - 8th place individual National Pony Jumper Championship August 2019.

09/08/2019

Virginia Arabian Horse Association

09/07/2019

Maryland Dressage Riders

Maryland Dressage Riders

"Remember, the conversation between you and your horse must never be dull or inert. It should be, "Ask, receive, give. Ask, receive, give." Ask with your body and legs; receive through your body into your hands; give primarily with the hands, but also with your body and legs, so that you can ask all over again, receive again and give again. The give is your thanks. If you don't give, you must ask harder the next time, and even harder after that, until you end up with a dead or resistant horse." - Sally Swift

08/30/2019

FloRodeo

Wow!

Just when we think she can’t possibly do anything more dangerous or spectacular, #TeamFloRodeo Yule Ponies ups the ante 😍

Seriously...can we be like Piper when we grow up? Just 9 years old 😱

07/31/2019

Colonial Williamsburg

Welcome to the world Williamsburg Janus a.k.a Mendle! Congratulations to The Colonial Williamsburg Coach and Livestock Department’s Rare Breeds Program and its supporters and thank you to Woodside Equine Clinic for helping Willow safely deliver this Cleveland Bay colt sired by Clarence.

To learn more about Colonial Williamsburg’s breeding program for Cleveland Bays, check out this highlight from the latest issue of Trend & Tradition: bit.ly/2YtbGS3

07/26/2019

Equine Herpesvirus: What You Need to Know

Equine Herpesvirus: What You Need to Know

Equestrians fear equine herpesvirus, or EHV, with good reason. But there are measures you can take to help protect your horse. Dr. Nathan Slovis of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., offers advice on biosecurity and ways to reduce your horse's risk.

07/21/2019

How to Make the Horse's Canter Stronger ⋆ How To Dressage

How to Make the Horse's Canter Stronger ⋆ How To Dressage

If the horse's canter is lacking power, the correct rhythm and sequence can easily become corrupted and can lead to poor marks in dressage tests.

07/21/2019

Horse Lovers

07/17/2019

Camp Misty Brae- Conformation and lameness!

07/14/2019

Siblings Special - Register one child for Full Day Camp at full price and get a sibling discount of $50 for the next child and $75 off of a third child (all must be siblings) For new registrations only, does not apply to camps already paid for.

July Special - $50.00 off of Full Day camp. For new registrations only, does not apply to camps already paid for.

Referral Special - Refer a friend and upon their paid registration, you will receive a $25.00 credit towards a future Misty Brae Class/Camp (does not apply to Class/Camp already paid for).
www.mistybraefarm.com

07/14/2019

Siblings Special - Register one child for Full Day Camp at full price and get a sibling discount of $50 for the next child and $75 off of a third child (all must be siblings) For new registrations only, does not apply to camps already paid for.

July Special - $50.00 off of Full Day camp. For new registrations only, does not apply to camps already paid for.

Referral Special - Refer a friend and upon their paid registration, you will receive a $25.00 credit towards a future Misty Brae Class/Camp (does not apply to Class/Camp already paid for).
www.mistybraefarm.com

07/14/2019

Elisa Wallace Eventing

So true. #horselife #horsememes

07/10/2019

Maryland Dressage Riders

07/01/2019

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06/29/2019

Misty Brae Farm, LLC and Pony Club Riding Center

Summer Camp at Misty Brae Farm

Join us for the fun! Great camp with weekly pricing as low as $70 per day for a half day Monday through Friday Camp. Full day also available.
Visit our website for online registration
www.mistybraefarm.com.

06/27/2019

Dressage Today Online - Janet Foy - 2019 First Level Overview

Dressage Today Online - Janet Foy - 2019 First Level Overview

5* judge Janet Foy discusses the new 2019 First Level tests.

06/26/2019

Introverts Need Emotional Support They May Not Ask For. Horses Can Be Their Answer

Introverts Need Emotional Support They May Not Ask For. Horses Can Be Their Answer

I’ve addressed before how horses help support your mental health, but beyond just assisting with mental health, horses can be excellent and undemanding emotional support for introverts. Introverts Can Recharge With A Horse For Company Now, I want t...

06/26/2019

Dressage Solutions: Know When Your Inside Leg is Effective

https://dressagetoday.com/theory/dressage-solutions-know-when-your-inside-leg-is-effective

Try this tip from Martin Kuhn.

06/21/2019

Dressage Today Online - Janet Foy - 2019 Training Level Overview

Dressage Today Online - Janet Foy - 2019 Training Level Overview

5* judge Janet Foy discusses the new 2019 Training Level tests.

06/16/2019

NTHJC-North Texas Hunter Jumper Club

06/16/2019

Horse Grapevine

06/15/2019

BEST series horse show today!

06/14/2019

Watching the Herd – The Horse

Watching the Herd – The Horse

How can watching horses interact in a herd help improve my relationship with my horse?

06/12/2019

How Teaching Horseback Riding Differs From Coaching Other Sports – The Horse

How Teaching Horseback Riding Differs From Coaching Other Sports – The Horse

Horseback riding is a unique sport, in that it’s an “individual” sport with two participants—horse and rider. That also makes it special in the way it’s coached and learned, researchers say.

06/11/2019

The History of the Shoulder-In

The History of the Shoulder-In

Having been an advanced dressage rider myself, I am aware that the way one executes a certain movement is not only dependent on what is written in manuals, guidelines or rulebooks, but on several other factors - such as a horse‘s training level, a specific goal to follow or also from the feeling o...

06/11/2019

Dressage Today

❗️Quick Tip: When you fill your horse's water buckets—especially if you are away from home—do not immerse the nozzle in the water.

This is because hose nozzles can be a major culprit in the spread of diseases.

“We’ve found with strangles that one of the best conduits of disease was a water hose, and you see this all the time at shows, where competitors and grooms use the same hose in a barn,” says Robert C. Stout, DVM. “What better way to move the disease from stall to stall and between horses who never actually come in contact with each other? We had one major strangles outbreak at a racetrack where we could track it right down the barn aisle where the same hose was used to top off water buckets.”

To read more tips about how to keep your horse healthy during busy travel seasons, check out this article from Jennifer Keeler! --> http://bit.ly/2I9HORJ

06/08/2019

Jenni McAllister On the Controversial Brain Mapping Therapy That Got Her Back in the Ring After Injury 

Jenni McAllister On the Controversial Brain Mapping Therapy That Got Her Back in the Ring After Injury 

Last fall, American show jumper Jenni McAllister was floating on air. She had a new, prospective superstar on her string, backed by supportive owners in Sweden, and FEI World Cup™ qualifier season was just around the corner. With the spicy, talented Swedish mare, Escada V S, McAllister won and pla...

06/07/2019

D-Day in the Forge: Invading Troops Find a Farrier in Normandy

D-Day in the Forge: Invading Troops Find a Farrier in Normandy

When allied forces landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and fought their way inland from the beaches, some Allied soldiers discovered that, in spite of the invasion, you could still get a horse shod at the village smithy.

06/06/2019

Horse Business World

06/04/2019

Woodside Equine Clinic

05/31/2019

Can I Friend My Students On Facebook? USEF Legal Counsel Sonja Keating Answers New SafeSport Policy Questions

Can I Friend My Students On Facebook? USEF Legal Counsel Sonja Keating Answers New SafeSport Policy Questions

U.S. Equestrian Federation representatives announced May 22 that additional policies were being added to the organization’s SafeSport practices. These policies limit one-on-one interactions between minors and adults who are not their parents or leg...