I bought Shade a couple of years ago after working with her for a friend. They had had a terrible wreck together and both had their confidence shattered. After that incident the two just couldn't seem to connect. My friend was justifiably afraid of another potential serious injury, and Shade was afraid of well, just about everything. Sadly a scared horse and a scared rider do not make a good team, and so I was asked to work with her. I rode and competed her for a year before her owner asked if I'd take her. I was in love by that time, and we were making real progress, so of course I brought her home. We've been competing steadily ever since. Last Winter, Shade kicked her shelter wall and got her hoof caught up in the tin. When I first saw it, it looked as though someone had taken a mach...

Distinctive Bay, known as Eddie in the barn, is a 2013 OTTB who only raced a total of 8 times before being retired due to being a ‘roarer’. Originally purchased to be a sales horse, Eddie quickly displayed all sorts of potential and talent. Eddie was given the winter of 2016 off and started up in the spring as a lanky 4 year old. He came with us when we went down to North Carolina for a few weeks in the spring and did miles and miles of hacking and even began jumping a few tiny cross rails. He had an easy summer and fall learning how to be in work as an actual riding horse, before starting back up again in 2018. He once again went down with us to North Carolina to start his season at his first dressage show. However, late that spring and early that summer he struggled so immensely with ul...

Meet nick! I bought nick as a 3yr old from Adena springs retirement facility. I originally got him as a project horse but his dorky fun personality convinced me to keep him. Nick just celebrated his 11th birthday and couldnt be happier with this boy! Although we have never shown a horse I was told I’d be lucky to get anything accomplished with jumped 3′-6″ like its nothing. And to be be honest if it wasnt for Mad barns pro biotics he may not be with with us. At the age of 5 he has a scary collic that ended up putting as at Guelph university. Then we found out he has stomach ulcers. We tried everything you could think off, spent thousand of dollars trying to keep his tummy happy and nothing worked. We had minor episodes every few months until we started mad barn! Not only is it a fraction...