Second Chance Stables

Such a fun show today !! Please share your pics if you have them I managed not to get any. Spring time will do again !!Such a fun show today !! Please share your pics if you have them I managed not to get any. Spring time will do again !!

The weather looks amazing this weekend for the schooling show !! Western, english, jumping, green horse, and lesson rider classes --- something for everyone. Space is limited so please PM me for class list and space !!

I was scared today. I was scared to get on, scared to walk out the yard because I had a bad ride the day before. One bad ride, and it made me scared. I didn’t... know why. I’ve had 1000 bad rides. I’ve had 1000 falls. I’ve broken bones and bruised my pride on countless occasions, but today I was scared. Why? Because confidence is fragile. It takes months and years to build and seconds to lose and yet we are so careless with it. When we get on a horse, we wear a hat to protect our head. We wear body protectors, gloves, boots... We pay so much attention to protecting ourselves physically, we forget that our minds are not invincible, and our confidence certainly is not. Your bank of confidence needs regular deposits, not just from others... but from you. Self confidence is the most valuable currency in life. When you go to get on, and you hesitate, you falter and you start to ask yourself can I do this?, chances are, your account is almost empty. Every time you laugh and say oh no, I’m no good or so and so is 10x better than me, you make a withdrawal from that account, and before you know it, your account is empty and you’re scared to get on. But every time you say I’m really pleased with how that went or I think I rode that really well, your balance increases. We need to learn to give ourselves a break, pat ourselves on the back and allow ourselves to feel proud of where we are - after all, most of the time we’ve worked bloody hard to get there! Recognising your strengths is just as important as recognising your weaknesses. Never allow yourself or anyone else to empty that account. Confidence is valuable, don’t bankrupt yourself.

Equine friends!! Please let me know if you would like a shoot done with your babies! Here’s some from today at the barn! Heather Brandt Second Chance Stables

Done them all !

Lots of fabulous info!!

Thank you Heather Brandt for having me out! Second Chance Stables

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT We had a client reach out to us recently about a weed in her hay. We identified it as a plant called Hoary Alyssum, wh...ich is an invasive plant found in this area. It is TOXIC to HORSES either ingested as a live plant or dried in hay. It can cause fever, diarrhea, colic, swollen limbs, laminitis, and potentially shock if enough of it is consumed. The prevailing thought is there needs to be roughly 30% of the dried plant in hay to cause symptoms but this is relative to the size of the horse and not all horses who eat it will be affected. Research also suggests it can retain its toxicity for up to 9 months after cutting and drying in hay. Thank you to our clients for being diligent and helping us to bring awareness to more equine lovers. For further information, here are a few articles: https://www.dvm360.com//hey-hoary-alyssum-can-be-fatal-hor https://csuvth.colostate.edu/poisonous_p/Plants/Details/114 https://extension.umn.edu//hoary-alyssum-most-common-poiso #equine #horse #toxicplants #toxictohorses #dangerousplants #weedsinhay #hay #poisonousplants #hoaryalyssum

Ahhhh so cute!!!

Very well put love my SCS family