High Country Stables » horse riding http://highcountrystables.com Horse Stables NW Atlanta Ga Fri, 18 May 2012 12:41:46 +0000 en hourly 1 Admin Admin Horse boarding, lessons and camps NW Atlanta Ga No No April 21st Open House Fundraiser – Pony Rides – Music – Face Painting – Drill Team http://highcountrystables.com/2012/04/april-21st-open-house-fundraiser-pony-rides-music-face-painting-drill-team/ http://highcountrystables.com/2012/04/april-21st-open-house-fundraiser-pony-rides-music-face-painting-drill-team/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:01:26 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=2741 Don’t miss all the fun April 21st – 11:00 to 3:00 with pony rides, face painting, music, games, food, riding exhibitions and our very own Drill Team. Drill Team will perform at 12:00 and 3:00. Riding demos will go on throughout the day in the lower ring. $5.00 at the door but bring extra money for a cowboy cookout, bake sale and drinks. Meet the 2011 North West Georgia Horsemanship’s Queen. Ride the 2011 Country Pleasure Racking State Champion – Midnight! Visit with Tater Tot, our new baby chicks and Littleman. Tell all your friends and neighbors! Proceeds go to the NWGHA and RIFNA riders to help fund their events.

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At In Your Dream Farms RIFNA Show

Congratulations to all the 2011 RIFNA Riders. We are off to the State Show March 24th & 25th and then on to Regionals! It has been an awesome year and a great learning experience for both the riders and Kerry and I as their coaches. We are very proud of how the HCS team handled themselves and the horses they drew for competition this year. You guys Rock!

Kylie and I got to visit the

Kylie and Governor Deal

Capital on Youth Participation Day where she was awarded a certificate for winning the Youth Country Pleasure Racking Championship at NWGHA State in 2011. It was quite an honor to meet the Governor and see all the riders recognized for their accomplishments.

We ALL wear helmets at the horse shows!

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2012/02/spring-is-almost-here-and-the-farm-is-hopping/feed/ 0 Game Night at HCS and meet Dallas! High Country Stables http://highcountrystables.com/2012/02/game-night-at-hcs-and-meet-dallas-high-country-stables/ http://highcountrystables.com/2012/02/game-night-at-hcs-and-meet-dallas-high-country-stables/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:13 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=2696 High Country Stables is now offering Game Night the first Friday night of the month. Weather permitting, they will be playing Ultimate Frisbee, Capture the Flag, Freeze Tag, etc. My older son is in charge of setting up the games and ordering the pizza(the most important part). Our next Game Night is Friday February 3rd – 5:00 until 9:00 – Bring $5.00, wear old clothes and your fastest running shoes. If you have further questions you can email Ian at ian_phillips@bellsouth.net. Any and all are invited!

Dallas is a 9 year old mare, trained at Hancock Farms in reining. She also loves to jump!



Dallas is awesome and we look forward to adding her to our lesson program!

Our first chick of the New Year!

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Some of our RIFNA riders

Emily winning her jumping class

Awesome RIFNA show this past weekend at In Your Dreams Farm. Thanks Keely for hosting. The kids had a great time. Congratulations to everyone who showed. You guys looked great with all those smiling faces and blue ribbons.

Nikki's first RIFNA show.


Our next RIFNA show is February 25th at KTR Farms in Cartersville.

Taylor waiting for her Western Combo Class

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Kylie and Cowgirl at the October Charity Show

We want to welcome Sugar and Busta to the farm. Sugar is a rescued Mustang who needs lots of love and carrots. Busta has come down from Ohio. He is an Arab who has shown dressage in the past and a very sweet boy! Snickers will be arriving at the end of the month. He is going to take Sherle to State in the running events!! Go, Sherle!!

HCS has a new horse – Chance! He is too cute, goes English or Western and we are excited to add him to our lesson program.

Our RIFNA team is up and running! We will have our first meet in December over the holidays.

October 29th was the last PCSC show of the season. So, proud of Emily and Rosie – it was Rosie’s first show – and they did awesome!

Emily and Rosie winning their jumping class!

All the HCS riders did a great job showing this season. The PCSC Awards Banquet is coming up and we can’t wait to see all the awards and trophies the girls will be bringing home.
The girls came up with some great costumes for the Halloween Class! To see all the show pictures – facebook!

Taylor and Romeo


Miranda and Midnight

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the farm!!

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What a great video! We are so proud of her.

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2011/10/becoming-a-rider-the-movie/feed/ 0 Great Show this weekend and farm happenings! http://highcountrystables.com/2011/05/great-show-this-weekend-and-farm-happenings/ http://highcountrystables.com/2011/05/great-show-this-weekend-and-farm-happenings/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:58:13 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=2195 Congratulations to all my NWGHA Riders! We have one more show this season then it is off to Perry, Ga for the State Show Labor Day weekend! Kylie is tearing it up in Queen, Western Pleasure, Halter and Horsemanship. Emily won her Equitation Class! Preacher and I won our reining class!

Emily and Cody at the PCSC Show!

This coming weekend is the PCSC running show! We are taking 8 riders and trying to claim the youth and adult Buckle series! Turn and Burn!

Dustin and Preacher heading for home!

Welcome to Blue/Romeo and the Burns! Taylor is our up and coming barrel racer!

Kerry found a handsome Morgan named Comet and she and Savannah are excited about their first jumping/dressage/pleasure class!

Magic is visiting and for sale. If you are looking for a great trail horse come take a look at him!

Magic at our Extreme Trail Clinic

Val has been sold and is happy at her new home with the Rockdale Trail Blazers! We miss her but glad she is doing so well for her new owners!

The ducks and geese have been busy and there are babies everywhere! But they are growing up fast so if you want to see them you better hurry!

And don’t forget if you want to sign up for camp please do so soon. They are filling up!!

Happy Trails!

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Let’s try this again! And this time the weather will be sunny and warm!!

Please join us April 2nd from 12:00 to 3:00 for pony rides, face painting, live music, tack swap and sale, games and to meet all the crazy animals – peanut, our pig, a duck that thinks he is a chicken, a chicken who likes to sit in your lap

Little Man AKA Herbie


and our sweet bunny, Tater Tot! $5.00 at the door! Food will be served in the conference facility.

]]> http://highcountrystables.com/2011/03/summer-horse-camps-dallas-ga-and-fundraiser/feed/ 2 Spring Break Horse Camp Dallas, Ga! http://highcountrystables.com/2011/01/spring-break-horse-camp-dallas-ga/ http://highcountrystables.com/2011/01/spring-break-horse-camp-dallas-ga/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:50:37 +0000 Admin http://highcountrystables.com/?p=1908 April 4th to 8th – 9:00 to 1:00 – ages 7 and up, English or Western! $250.00 for the week or I have been asked by several parents if kids could come just two or three days instead of all week, so, yes – $60.00 a day!

Learning to jump at a Fun Day!

Friday the camp is limited to 8 riders!
Monday - Riding in the ring working with obstacles.
Tuesday - Trail Ride
Wednesday – Vaulting
Thursday – riding in the ring with ground poles and jumping(depending on skill level)!
Friday – Games on Horses

You may sign up for camp to the right of this post under “buy lessons, camps and trailrides”!

Today is session Two of “Road to a better horse”. One of the exercises is desensitizing to scary objects. I love this one! Bring out the feed bags, tarps, tires and big rolling balls!

Please note, because Paulding and Cobb Counties are not having their winter break there is no Feb. Fun Day!

March 5th 12:00 to 3:00- mark your calendars! The HCS 2011 Show Riders are having an Open House to help raise money for Equestrian Events throughout the year! $5.00 at the door buys you pony rides, face painting, games and lots of fun! We will have refreshments and food and all donations are welcome!

I see buds on the trees! Spring is near!

Happy Trails,
the HCS Gang

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The winner of the May photo contest!

With runners up Jack and Lauren and Scout Western! Thanks for all the great pictures. If you want to view them go to High Country Stables Face Book Page. And a big thanks to my judge Kim Steen!

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