Stone's Throw Farm Dressage

04/24/2025

TBT: ‘Why did you do so many game shows while you were doing a sitcom, Pam?’

‘Because I had two horses in full training!’

1991!!

04/23/2025

I’m posting this because, even though she’s not a rider, what she believes I think resonates with everyone who finds their world in the company of horses…

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FgKTxBoj4/?mibextid=wwXIfr

04/22/2025

Salad Bar and I celebrating Earth Day in the Wildflower Meadow. (Thank you for filming, Katherine Pfaff!)

04/22/2025

Janice finding some really nice moments yesterday— and Mattie enjoying the larger arena!

04/21/2025

Good morning!

04/20/2025

When you’re still determined to get that ride in…😂

04/19/2025

Johan Hamminga comments: “When you make the horse longer and you give him more rein and you keep the contact, you develop a longer neck, and then it is possible for the horse to stretch his hind legs under his body, like in the canter photo where the hindleg is nearly to the girth, and that is riding for me.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2018/02/looking-at-the-canter-a-photo-gallery/

04/19/2025

Paul’s car club is participating in the Wheels and Whiskers Car Show at FENCE today, benefiting the Foothills Humane Society til 3pm. Head out and say Hi! Food trucks, cool cars— what’s not to like??

04/18/2025

I’m a rider who has always loved hacking and schooling horses out in the open. Not always for the faint of heart on a sensitive, exhuberant youngster! But with lots of turnout, and warming your horse up, first, in the arena so that you feel they are comfortably on the aids, you’ll enjoy the satisfaction that your horse is delighting in his workout, developing forward expression and strength. I love trotting this fence line as the turf footing is excellent: springy and stable. It’s also a long, gradual incline that builds strength without overtaxing not yet mature musculature, and you can see the effort required by the articulation of Zalazar’s outside hind hock. We even added this to Irene’s lesson on her TWH filly, Jade, and she loved it!

04/17/2025

And today, we worked on the transition on the half 20m circle from free walk to medium walk to turn that 6.5 into an 8. Super work with this lovely mare, Irene Becker.

04/17/2025

Guess who rocked her last TWH Dressage show with 80% in all 3 tests?? Go, Irene and Jade— especially earning 10s on your center lines!!🏆🍾

04/17/2025

Trading sand for grass today. ❤️

04/16/2025

As riders, it’s important that despite our ‘plan’ for the day’s ride, we must be adaptable and ride the horse we have that day. Today, Palo was a little blocked in his body and so our focus was simply achieving rhythm and suppleness before we attempted anything else— and Judy did a fine job of patiently showing Palo the way.

04/16/2025

My only concern is how hot it can get there…

Santa Anita Park, host of the 1984 Olympic equestrian events, is confirmed as venue of horse sports of Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

04/15/2025

Yay, Janice!!! A real lightbulb moment for her today in terms of feel— that hallowed inside leg to outside rein! And the more consistent and effective she becomes with the quieter, the connection and the more consistent it will become. Great job!

04/15/2025

A red letter day!! Thanks, Hayrack!!!

04/15/2025

Lovely opportunity for appropriate rider

04/15/2025

❤️❤️ My big redhead