50% Off – Holiday Special
Schedule a riding lesson online anytime between December 1st and December 31st and use coupon code HOLIDAY2016 and you’ll get 50% off! You can book your lesson for anytime during…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Warmest wishes to everyone this holiday season! We have so much to be thankful for and your support is a big part of that. Make sure you sign up for…
Winter Show Series
Calling all of our walk/trot riders! Join us this winter as we participate in the Winter Show Series at Picturesque Farm. If you’re interested in going please let me know….
Hunter Paces
The month of October has been a flurry of Hunter Paces! The first for Bull Run Hunt took place at Summer Duck Woods in Orange, VA which has an absolutely…
New Arena Jumps
Thanks to two successful Summer Camp sessions we’re excited to announce that we’re getting two new jumps for our arena. Introducing the red brick jump and the brown travertine…
Summer Camp – III
So our second session of camp was canceled but our third session was just as much fun as the first one. Here’s a look at all the neat things our…
Summer Camp – I
Summer, Summer, Summer Time The girls had a blast and we have tons of pictures to show for it! Horseback Riding Each camper got to ride once a day, and…
Visual: Correct Leg Position
One of the things that makes me most uncomfortable as a riding instructor is seeing students jumping or doing advanced work on a horse when they haven’t yet achieved a…
Visual: Behind the Vertical
When you’re teaching your horse contact on the training scale riders often make the mistake of riding their horse behind the vertical, also known as rolkur. This happens when you…
Visual: Hollow vs Rounded
There are some concepts in horseback riding that are hard to teach with words alone. No matter how much I talk about it, or show you how to do it…
Reserve Champion
Congratulations to Gelsie and Abbott for taking Reserve Champion in the Pleasure Horse division this Memorial Day weekend at Kelly’s Ford Equestrian Center!
Building An Outdoor Arena
If you’re interested in building your own outdoor arena then congratulations, you’ve found a great place to start. I recently built an outdoor arena, and on a steep hill no less,…
Horse Age in Human Years
I’ve had several people ask me this in the past few days and I can never remember the exact answer so I thought I would share this little horse to…
Art Teacher
Cindy Bergeron is a kindergarten teacher in the Fairfax County Public Schools system. She is CPR and Epipen certified. She has a passion for teaching children using art, stories, expression and creative…
Summer Camp Dates 2016
Reserve Your Spot Today! Session I – July 25th to 29th $100.00 DepositSession II – August 1st to 5th $100.00 DepositSession III – August 8th to 12th $100.00 Deposit …
Blizzard 2016
Burrr! Well we were wondering when winter would arrive and then it came all at once. We had 4ft drifts of snow in front of our house and the barn…
Picturesque Farm Horse Show
Congratulations to all of our riders on their performance at the show! Here are some taken by the show photographer.
New Playground
This Christmas we treated ourselves to a playground for all of the siblings of our riders who are looking for something to do while lessons are in progress. The playground…
Happy New Year
Here are some photos from the festivities and the candle lighting ceremony in Old Town Warrenton and a Holiday card from one of my lesson students.