PULLING BACK ON THE REINS IS NOT GOOD
People seem to think that if you pull back on the reins, your horse will stop. There are a number of different ways to get your horse to...
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meadowsweet60081
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Does a Rider's Focus, Intentions, Emotions matter?
Does the rider’s focus, intention and/or emotion play a role in how the horse they are riding behaves? This is Brooklyn riding Hank. Hank...
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meadowsweet60081
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Why work at an equine facility?
Studies have been done on how being with horses helps the human. It's pretty hard to find a job that actually benefits humans in more...
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meadowsweet60081
- Jan 21
- 2 min
PONIES AND LESSONS
When I first decided to start our horsemanship program I was told a few times not to include ponies because they are smart and...
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meadowsweet60081
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Happy Kitties
Hope & Twinkles were very excited to get the new addition to their kitten sanctuary this morning. We don't usually like to get kittens...
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Elizabeth Velasco
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Meadowsweet Ranch Barnsgiving 2021
Come out for an afternoon of community, fun, and of course, horse time! Ages 4-7 from 1pm-3pm Ages 8 and up 4pm-7pm We will be having a...
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Elizabeth Velasco
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Spooky Spider Mazes, Black Holes, and Floating Ghosts!
Team Meadowsweet had a blast yesterday at Dover Stables in Waterford, WI attending their Horsey Halloween Equine Trail Sports Event!...
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meadowsweet60081
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
LATTE WANTED TO PLAY TOO
Erin taught lessons yesterday and sent me this photo saying "Latte" wanted to play too. He often wants to grab the end of the lunge-line...
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meadowsweet60081
- Sep 4, 2021
- 1 min
LESSONS BACK IN FULL SWING
Students were happy to have lessons back in full swing this week. It was nice to have students come out during the high humidity days to...
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meadowsweet60081
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
IN LOVING MEMORY
Magnum was 34 years old and lived at least half of those years here at Meadowsweet. He had a wonderful owner that owned him from the age...
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Elizabeth Velasco
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Hot! Hot! Hot?
The last few weeks at Meadowsweet Ranch the temperatures have been up in the upper 80s and 90s with the humidity close behind. So when is...
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meadowsweet60081
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
HORSEMANSHIP CAMP EDUCATION TIME TODAY
A HUGE THANK YOU to Kendra Skorstad for her excellent presentation on the parts of the equine hoof and for allowing the campers to watch...
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meadowsweet60081
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
CONGRATULATIONS LIZ & J D
Liz recently received her ribbon from the last VTR (Virtual Trail Rider Challenge) that they participated in. A group here at the ranch...
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Elizabeth Velasco
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Rainy Day at the Ranch
Today was rainy, wet, and muddy here at the ranch, we still know how to have fun! Here are 5 things we like to do with our horses when...
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meadowsweet60081
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
CONGRATULATIONS KIM & KAYLEE
Congratulations to Kim F. and her horse, Titan, and Kaylee A. and her horse, Brodie at yesterday's Phantom Ranch ETS event. Kim and...
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