Month: December 2020

I saw a video clip over the internet the other day. The professor filled this jar with golf balls to the top and asked his class if the jar was indeed full . The answer was ; yes. He then proceeded to fill smaller marbles in the jar around the golf balls. When he couldn’t …

First posted- April 21, 2014 *The following suggestions are treatments for minor injuries.  If you have any concern consult the farm manager and/or your veterinarian.***  BASIC CUTS & SCRAPES: Basic cuts and scraps can be treated with Corona.  It keeps the area moist and prevents scabbing.  If the area looks irritated use a triple antibiotic ointment from your …

I first posted this article in March 2014. Thought it was worth bringing back- Congratulations!!  If you are reading this blog you already own or lease a horse or are about to begin the wonderful experience.  It is such a privilege as well as HUGE responsibility.   There is so much more to horses than …

Congrats to all of our riders and their mounts for a great season! I’m not one to check points and so I was super pleased and surprised to see so many of us on the list for NCHJA and SCHJA year end awards. With the pandemic this year there won’t be any award ceremonies to …

Its that time of year- Caroline and I take a rainy cold day to look at the upcoming year’s show schedule and start planning… of course then in April or May we look at ourselves and wonder what we were thinking – scheduling as much as we did- it always looks so doable on paper …

I have been looking through some of my old blogs and finding them relevant to repeat- here is one from 2014! Charlotte, North Carolina has had a particularly cold winter this year.  I have been amazed in the lack of clothes our young horseback riders have shown up to lessons wearing.  Quality lesson programs have …

For those who  have asked about tipping our grooms for Christmas, you may Venmo or give Caroline Foto $ who will make sure it is distributed to our 5 grooms. Thank you!

It saddens me that we won’t be able to have our Cedarhill Christmas Party this year due to the Pandemic. Even trying to host it outdoors wouldn’t be safe, nor would it be the same. Instead, we will hope for this to be over sooner than later and we can have a rocking July 4th …

With everything unknown due to Covid 19, we have decided to stay closer to home for the winter and show locally. Both Aiken and Raleigh offer good A shows over the next few months, and we  have listed them on our Sign Up Genius. Let us know if there are any others that you wish …

We put Day turn out off as long as possible- this is the first time ever that we have managed due to th mild weather, to be able to stay on Night Turn Out for this long. It used to be October 1st was the change over, then November 1st… Now for 2020- December 1st! …