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If you have not already done so, now is the time to renew your USEF, USHJA, NCHJA, SCHJA, and for those doing C shows- BRHJA memberships.  The beginning of the new show year starts December 1st confusingly enough, although SCHJA seems to have rolling membership??? . This can all be done online on each of …

Cedarhill Riders and Families, The Cedarhill IEA team needs your help! Earlier this fall we sent out a call to each of our barn families to support Cedarhill’s IEA team’s fundraising efforts. The IEA team has partnered with Lynch Creek Farms to raise funds for the team via the sale of fresh, decorative holiday greenery – …

After close to 5 months Cedarhill and Tanya have  mutually decided to part ways. We appreciate Tanyas’s help with our ponies and her lessons, and hope that she has a soft landing wherever her next spot may be. Nancy will be stepping in and taking over Tanya’s lessons starting Monday May 23. Nancy will also …

You can never stop learning something new. This weekend Caitlin Andresson, one of our students taught us a super easy trick to really get whites very white… orange Cheetos no more!  At our Grassroots horse show, our assistant Tracy Nystrom, who was helping everyone get ready pointed this out to me- Redding’s tail was blinding …

We are looking forward to our first home show of the season- Sunday May 22, it should be a lot of fun, especially if we have the weather we ordered- cool, crisp, and sunny! These home shows are great to get our new riders the opportunity to get their feet wet competing in front of …

Checkout the Summer Camps that Cedarhill offers – Horsemaster Camp for all the siblings who have been pestering you to sign them for lessons, this is the place to get them started! Showmanship is for your rider that is walk, trot and cantering and tackling small jumps. This camp will hone their riding skills with …

Please note for those who are asking Brian and or Nancy for access to the Google Sheet Schedule to put your name on it, that’s not how it works! Please email or text your instructor with the lessons that you want to be put in, and once we have payment from you, your instructor will …

Like everyone around, our operating expenses have increased substantially. Wages and fuel costs play a large part. It effects everything from the price of grain, hay and shavings, to maintenance of our fields,  rings, and the barn. Lessons- Effective September 1st, 2022 for the start of the fall schedule our lessons will be increased as …

We have been testing out our new treadmill with a bunch of our horses, slowly introducing them to the concept. Fitness is important for any sport, and for horses who ultimately aren’t designed to do the job we ask them to do, fitness is paramount. We stress turn out for all of our horses and …

We have arranged for Collins Cleaners to wash and repair all our winter blankets- they will pick them up May 18th, and return them before the Blowing Rock Show (we need the sheets for the cool mountain nights) . If you have leased a Cedarhill owned horse you have already been charged for blanket wash …