“The hardest thing about riding is the ground.” -Unknown Please note- this helmet should be adjusted more tightly! It’s inevitable. Anyone who rides horses regularly is going to come off at some point. Equestrians joke that they’re “unplanned dismounts.” Falling off is no big deal for some people, but for others it can
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” -Benjamin Franklin How much do you know about your horse? Would you be able to tell if something was wrong? Being well informed and educated is important for responsible and safe horse ownership and management. We must KNOW about horse behaviors so we can tell when
Hi all! It’s Samantha’s assistant, Rebekah Bukowski here. Funny story, you might recall a post Sam wrote awhile back (May 2017!) about getting back into the swing of blogging. Well…. Yeah. That didn’t quite happen! As I’m sure most of you know, business for Samantha Walker Performance Horses has been steadily increasing in the last year
Our November Student of the Month is Kaydin Pfeiffer! Kaydin has been riding with us for about a year and a half now! She was leasing Cowboy for most of that time and came so far on him! She had just started learning how to jump over the summer and she was a natural! She
Wow you guys. Just WOW. Almost 5 months have already gone by since I gave birth to my son, when suddenly there was no time in the day! Spring is always busy for my business as it is, but throw in a newborn and that’s a whole new level of busy mixed with constant exhaustion.
Our student of the month for October is John Reich! John is another adult student of mine, one who has been riding with me for over 5 years now! He started out riding English and jumping a thoroughbred I had at the time, then quickly realized he wanted to stay closer to the ground. So
I have been slacking on my blog posts lately! It’s been a busy spring which led to a busy summer and to top it off Michael and I found out we are expecting a new addition to our household (in human form this time!) So I have been trying to catch up on everything possible
The Leadline class is a great place for young riders to start their show career. Learning how to win and lose at a young age is so important. I find it really helps young students, especially the competitive ones, handle subjective judging with grace when they don’t always place like they wanted to. Some open
Love this picture of Emmy and I at the show last Saturday! I apologize for slacking on my blog posts! Fall show season has come out swinging! Our barn here has at least one show, sometimes two, every weekend until November, and the last week of October I will be in Texas with a full
