HM Equestrian & Sport Horses

Somewhere in the world, the 2028 Olympic champion is a foal out in a field. He’s ewe-necked, sickle-hocked, downhill and shaggy, with a club foot and a chunk of... mane missing, because his buddy chewed it off. Somewhere in the world, there’s a young horse that everyone says is too short to make it big. In three years, he’ll be jumping the standards, but right now he’s fat and short and no one is paying him any mind. Somewhere in the world there’s a 7-year-old who can’t turn right, and a 10-year-old who has not shown the ability to put more than two one-tempis together without losing it, and a 14-year-old who hasn’t yet reached his peak, and all of them will be at the next Olympic Games. Somewhere else in the world, there’s a rider who is thinking of packing it in. Maybe the bills are getting out of control, or she’s killing herself to get enough help in her own riding development because she’s having to spend all her time riding and teaching to make ends meet and change needs to happen, and she’s wondering if it’s worth it. She’s thinking it’s time to just give up and be a local trainer, to shelve her dreams of international competition. And then she’s going to shake off the doubt, double down, and make a team in the next 15 years. Somewhere in the world, one of the next great team riders is 9 years old and couldn’t tell if she was on the right posting diagonal if her life depended on it. Somewhere in the world there’s a future team rider who just got told that she’ll never make it because she’s too chubby, because she’s too short, because she’s too late. There are horses who will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars that will never amount to anything, and there are horses who will be touted as the Next Big Thing only to be never seen or heard from again, and there are horses who will fly under the radar until suddenly they’re setting the world on fire. There are riders who will win Junior and Young Rider competitions only to quit riding completely, riders who will be touted as the Next Big Thing only to get stuck in their comfort zones and never come to fruition, and there are riders who will make their first Olympic team at 50, at 55, at even older than that. And yes, there are the horses that will be brilliant from day one, and there are the riders for whom success both comes early and stays late. But more often than not, history has shown that the unlikely story, the horse who was passed over in favor of his more expensive stablemate, the rider who no one saw coming, is the more likely path to greatness. Credit and written by Lauren Sprieser at Chronicle Of The Horse

Let it snow! So Lucky to have such a beautiful(and heated) facility to call our home base! We weathered the storm with our horses last night and I am pleased to report, we were all as sung as a bug in a rug! #hmequestriansporthorse #snowday #newhopepa #ridinglessons #sporthorsesales... #findyourchampion #indoorarena #heatedbarn #spoiled #winterwonderland #farmhouse @olivia.evans91 See more

Voted THE BEST by YOU! Thank you so much to our staff, clients and amazing horses who have made this crazy year a huge success! We are honored you recognized our mission and hard work! We look forward to continuing to provide you with THE BEST instruction, training and horses in the business! Much love & appreciation, Heather & Richie #hmequestriansporthorse #hmequestrian #thebest #ridinglessons #buckscounty #horseriding #pony #horseshow #dressage #showjumping #equitation #hunterjumper #juniorrider #sporthorsesales #ridewiththebest

Congratulations to Meghan and family on the purchase of Nova! We are excited to watch this pair grow together and as equally excited that this sweet girl will be a part of our fantastic lesson program! #hmesporthorsesales #hmequestrian #kidshorse #hunterjumper #pleasurehorse #painthorse #thoroughbred #quarterhorse #sporthorse #americanwarmblood #horsebackridinglessons #horsebackriding #merrychristmas

Had an excellent off property lesson with the HM Equestrian Show Team today at the Horse Park! @hm_equestrian_ #jumper #thoroughbred #ottb @ Bucks County Horse Park

Congratulations to Luna on the purchase of our beloved Jupiter- now Giovie (Jupiter in Italian)! I’m just so ecstatic for this new partnership to continue to blossom! A huge Thanks in this private sale to one of the truest professionals in the business, Barb Folser! This process was a pleasure to be a part of and the boy could not be in better hands! @horsiebarbie #happilyeverafter #sold #privatesale #foreverhome #quarterhorse #painthorse #pleasurehorse #hmemade #hmequestriansporthorse

A little late on the introduction but I want to share a big welcome to Dixie! Another part of my history now becoming a big part of the present! Thank you @heathergaglione for trusting me with the semi retirement of your beautiful, talented and beloved girl! I am truly honored, BH. We are so lucky to add this school master to our program! #keepitinthefamily #ottb #schoolmaster #dressagehorse #homegrown

Throwback Thursday to HME summer camp! #summercamp #hmejuniorrider #ridinglessons #juniorshowteam #ponyparade #fun #letsride #indoorarena #cloudysky #summertime #makingmemories

Great read From the Plaid Horse.... "If a horse says no, you either asked the wrong question or asked the question wrong. An average hunter course has 100 strid...es. Only 8 of them are jumps. Don’t sacrifice the 92 for the 8. On approaching a fence: good riders wait until it’s time to go. Great riders go until it’s time to wait. Don’t squat with your spurs on. It is NEVER the horse’s fault. Yes, sometimes a horse may take advantage of a situation, but there is ALWAYS something the rider could do differently to change the situation. Pass left hand to left hand. You can only lie to your horse so many times before they call your bluff. Horses do no know what they are worth. They do not know, or care, what they are capable of. They only care about the way you treat them. Injuries and colic happen almost exclusively at 10:00 pm on a Saturday. Shoes get lost almost exclusively when preparing to leave for a show. If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, your efforts will not go unnoticed. And you will be rewarded with opportunities when you least expect it. If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, you will still fail sometimes. Video doesn’t lie after being told repeatedly that I was lifting my right hand before every fence, and swearing up and down that I was certainly NOT lifting my right hand before every fence I wasin factlifting my right hand before every fence. Sometimes your brain lies to you. Video does not. On being nervous going into the show ring: you’re just not that big of a deal. No one at the show is watching you close enough to know every mistake you might make, except for the judge and your trainer, and you are paying them to watch. Be patient there are no shortcuts. Any shortcut you may try, will actually be the long way. Check your personal issues and emotions at the door. Your horse will know. It usually does not go well. If your horse is in front of your leg, you have options. We never lose. We either win or we learn. Ride like a winner. You cannot act like flip flops and expect to be treated like Louboutins. If you have to pick only two things to think about during a course, pace and track are the two you should choose. The rest cannot happen without pace and track. Give yourself and your horse brain breaks. Go have fun, go hack out in the woods, go swimming bareback, read a book in the paddock, whatever. Just allow yourself time to have fun. At home there’s no reason to jump as big as you show every time. The basics are the basics regardless of the jump height. Save your horses legs. The horse world is very small. Remember this and don’t burn your bridges and be mindful of your words. Clean your tack. Groom your horse. Properly. Every day. If you can control nothing else, you can control your turn out. There is no excuse to not do the minimum effort. No matter what the problem is, the solution is almost always add more leg. Ride the horse you have today. Not the one you had yesterday. Not the one you want to have. The horse under you at this moment is the only one that matters. You go where you look. The human head weighs 10 pounds. Unless you would like to end up on the ground, do not look down. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. " - advice excerpts from the Plaid Horse See more

Pictures are up from Saturday’s showcase!! I am so impressed with our team’s progress in just 3 short months at our new location! What a lovely and supportive HME family we have! I feel so blessed to have your support, love and respect for my knowledge of this demanding sport and the importance of the horsemanship that comes with it! #rideon #hmequestrian #family #likenowhereelse #equestrianlife #ridinglessons #horseshow

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And even after a 13 hour day at the barn, I’m still up At 3am thinking about YOU & YOUR HORSE. #wedontstop #sounhealthy #horsetrainerlife

Big and small, we teach them all! #ridinglessons #hmejuniorrider #quarterhorse #schoolmaster #flowerpower