Stable Secretary Featured Stable – Sudley Farm, Home of Blue Clover Eventing
Located in West River, Maryland, Sudley Farm is home to Blue Clover Eventing, a training, and competition program run by Valerie Vizcarrondo Pride. With a long list of career highlights and an even longer list of client reviews overflowing with positive recommendations, Valerie’s high expectations for herself and her horse management program are paying off. ... Read more
Caring for Horses in the Summer
Every season has its concerns for horse owners, but summer can push many horse care experts to the limit when it comes to keeping horses cool, fly-free, and hydrated. Whether you’re caring for one horse or thirty, these tips can help keep you sane when summer management demands even more time and energy. Some horses ... Read more
Stable Secretary Success Story: Cornell University Equestrian Teams
Joanna Novakovic has been leading Cornell University’s Equestrian Teams as head coach since 2014, and has been personally involved with horses for 32 years. Novakovic is a United States Hunter Jumper Association certified trainer with a history of excellence in showing and horse care. Her coaching has brought the Cornell Equestrian Team an outstanding record ... Read more
Stable Secretary Essentials: Taking Horse Vitals
Many skills required to manage a barn can be learned on the job, but there are a few essentials every barn manager (and horse owner) should know. Understanding how to take a horse’s vitals and what’s normal for each horse in your care could mean the difference between life and death when a horse is ... Read more
Stable Secretary Success Stories: Poulsen Dressage
Ruth Hogan-Poulsen has been involved in horses for the last 50 years, starting with her first pony ride and lesson when she was 5-years-old. Since then, she has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals as well as her Freestyle Gold Bar, and has been named a 4* rider on Centerline Scores. Year-Round Training ... Read more
6 Tips for Keeping Your Horse at Home
If you’re used to boarding your horse, it can be a big change when suddenly you’re responsible for all of his day-to-day care. Scheduling feed and hay deliveries, managing vet visits, and coordinating the farrier are just the top of the list items that you’re now responsible for handling. Do you know when your horse ... Read more
Stable Secretary Success Story: Brannigan Eventing
As one of the top event riders in the US, Jennie Brannigan operates Brannigan Eventing at a high-quality facility in Coatesville, PA with a winter base in Ocala, FL. Brannigan coaches, teaches clinics, produces horses and competes year-round. With such a busy schedule, she depends on her team of professionals to maintain her business and ... Read more
Tips to Remain Safe at the Barn During COVID-19
While most horse farms have settled into a “new normal” for rider safety in a pandemic-filled world, after a year of precaution it’s easy to slowly start letting things slip. Strict protocol is easy to maintain when the outbreak is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, but as some states remove mask mandates and the ... Read more
Stable Secretary Success Story: Capall Creek Farm
Home of multiple World and Congress Champion-producing stallion, Iron Enterprise, Capall Creek Farm has been breeding and training World and Congress Champions and Reserves for over a decade. “We specialize in breeding, raising and training western pleasure and hunter under saddle futurity horses as well as some all around horses,” shared Melanie Thurston, breeding manager ... Read more
Winter Barn Hacks
It happens every year, and yet it still seems that most horse people are surprised when winter weather really sets in. Days of snow, slippery footing, and freezing temperatures are all an unfortunate symptom of the winter season, but with a few tricks, you can make caring for horses in the winter less of a ... Read more
