Holy cow, 2021 was quite a year. JSS had tremendous growth not only with the lesson and training programs but also with our facility. I met so many equestrians this year who contribute to our wonderful, supportive and growing equine community. Every single one of my students has grown leaps Read more…
I woke up on the morning of June 20th (Father’s Day) and checked the barn cameras like I do every morning and saw that our very pregnant J was not in her stall. I jumped out of bed to catch my naughty mare but when I ran outside and looked Read more…
Wow- what a project! Our initial projected completion date of November 2020 was pushed back again and again after hitting SOOO many road blocks (mainly with the concrete guy) and then a long winter and a brutal mud season… BUT IT’S DONE! This was the biggest hole we’ve ever had Read more…
As I reflect back on 2020, I realize that, yes, it’s been difficult, but there have also been many positive things. Both mares slipped their pregnancies and we were unable to get them to settle again, BUT they are both happy and healthy and ready to try again (with all Read more…
This year’s show season started off quite late due to COVID concerns and we definitely limited the total number of outings for the summer so that we could all remain safe. We had some wonderful rides and wonderful additions to our show team! Maddie entered her very first show this Read more…
As with any construction project the arena is taking longer than anticipated. We’re still shooting for completion by the end of the calendar year but I’m excited to share our progress so far. Site work is complete and the foundation is started; we still have the continuous footer and then Read more…
I am blown away with my barn family! We had such a fun practice show hosted by Sondagster Farm. This was a great opportunity to get the horses off property and give the show team AND non show team a great chance to practice and show off their skills. The Read more…
As covid-19 circulates the world JSS is encouraging social distancing and hoping for the spread of everyone’s HEALTH! We have halted the lesson program but don’t want to halt learning. Online lessons will include 3 videos EACH WEEK consisting of riding tutorials and demos with our various horses. I will Read more…
I’m so proud of how quickly Theo is coming along. This giant boy has taken EVERYTHING in stride. When we first picked him up the trailering experience was miserable. Very resistant to get on, panicked, turned around, tried to go under the divider and was a hot, sweaty mess by Read more…
Last night we got to celebrate Ana Castillo and All The Class (Leo) at the 2019 Silver Heels Riding Club awards banquet! Ana only started riding in September of 2018 but worked her butt off and had a very successful Walk/Trot 2019 show season. Ana and Leo took year-end Third Read more…