Thanks for all the emails! I had no idea so many people were reading the blog posts!
Autumn and Caroline at the last Fun Day!
Congratulations, to Karen and Chloe C for winning the free Fun Day pass.
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February 15th – Fun Day – 9:00 to 1:00! The first person to email me gets to come for free!
Marley and Freddy!
Meet Freddy, the newest addition to the HCS family! He is very friendly and loves his carrots, celery and to be scratched behind his ears. He’s not quite as cute as Peanut but comes a close second!
We want to welcome Sugar and Grace to the barn. Sugar is a 7 year old Tennessee Walking Horse and in training with Shelly! She is very fun to ride as long as nobody pops up with a baseball cap! Watch for our next video!
Val, is another Tennessee Walker, who joined the farm just last week. Val, is also in training and owned by Sherle. Val is only 4 and very silly on windy days!
One more month of cold, rainy, weather and it will be Spring and Show Season. Our first Drill Team meeting went great and we are really excited to put the music and pattern together. Our first show is schedule for March 20th at Wild Horse Park!
Happy Trails!
The Phillips
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Our next stables fun day is coming up next Monday January 18th. Click here to grab one of the remaining few spots!
We have heard a little bit of grumbling how it might be a little chilly. Watch this video of these 4, 5 and 6 year olds at a birthday pony party last week when it was about 19 degrees! Besides there is always the nice warm conference room!
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January 18th – 9:00 to 1:00 – $50.00 – 1 Day horse camp. Instructional riding, trail ride(weather permitting), games on horses, crafts and snacks! 5 and up.
April 5th to 9th – Spring Break Horse Camp – 7 and up – 9:00 to 1:00 – English, Western, Jumping, Halter, games on horseback, trail rides, crafts and team building. $275.00 for the week! Limited to 8 Riders.
Congratulations to all the Paulding County Saddle Club Members who worked hard for the club and their awards.
Holly and Rocky, Chloe and Cody, Kylie and Preacher, Emily and Digger and Marley and Callie! 
They came home from the End of Year Awards Banquet with all sorts of trophies and gifts, Championship Halters, Blanket Coolers, Captain’s Chairs, trophies and a horsey watch! Way to go girls, you rock!
Look out – here comes the High Country Stables Drill Team! We are gearing up January 15th for our first meeting and practice!
We would like to welcome Sugar and Val to the barn! Sugar is a 7 year old TWH owned by Grace and her family.
Val is also a TWH, 4 years old and owned by Sherle. They are both in training with Shelly and we will keep you updated on their progress.
Enjoy the snow and stay warm!
The High Country Stables Gang
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We haven’t shown too much of Shelly’s training skills. Shelly is one of those natural horse people – she and horses seem to speak the same language. Shelly has been taught by some of the best including John Lyons and Clinton Anderson as well as several nationally ranking local trainers.
We thought you might like to see how it is done. Training a horse is much the same as ‘training’ a dog, or a child. It takes patience, repetition and consistency.
This is the first lesson with Sugar who has just joined the boarders here at the barn. We welcome Marcus, Martha and Grace to High Country Stables. Grace was surprised Christmas morning to see her horse Sugar in her new stall at the barn!
We welcome your comments! (Just click on ‘comments’ below and add yours!)
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Christmas Eve Snow?
The horses were talking as they often do, when we aren’t there to hear them and neither are you.
Preacher
Scout sang Jingle Bells at the top of his range, Hunter’s head moved in time though he thought him quite strange.
Rocky
Mac was snug in his place right next to Kokie, and Lex on the end hummed White Christmas in a low key.
Midnight
Sugar was sad cause he didn’t yet fit in, heard Petie thumping Drummer Boy and gladly joined in.
Cody
And up at the house minis were eating again, happy to get out of the cold and the rain.
Big Monster!
First they could hear the thump of big paws, and smell the bad breath and see the big claws;
They begin to get nervous and all started to whinny, (all except for Hunter who was a bit skinny);
And to their surprise out on the road, there appeared a small waif carrying a big load;
Could it be they asked was this the big day? Had Santa really come would they get extra hay?
And into the barn with a smile and big mutt; and arms full of carrots and candy and stuff,
Was their favorite Santa coming to see them? On Christmas morning, she wanted to free them!
From the long night of their talking, singing and sore feet –
Shelly wished them Merry Christmas and cried – its time to eat!
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Shelly knows she has to stay on top of her game to be able to teach lessons to others. We have been very fortunate to have at High Country Stables some really good trainers. Currently we have a Level 3 Dressage Rider training some of the advanced lessons kids in jumping and teaching Shelly advanced horsemanship.
We love Leeanne Ellingson and her warm blood horses, Saba, Willa and Cooper!
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Thanks to everybody who came out to the barn for the Christmas party! We had lot of great food and fun. It was great to see and meet all the people who help makes High Country the fun and successful stables it is.
We hope the kids are not too sore from their rugby game in the ring last night!
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We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We sure did! My Mom and dad came over from Asheville and my Mom did all the cooking! It was very yummy!
And what a beautiful weekend! I was able to get most of the Christmas decorations up in and around the barn, which is a good thing because the barn Christmas party is Friday night! Speaking of Christmas, we are offering several great opportunities for horse lovers!
1. Every Wednesday in December we will be offering Mother’s Morning Out from 9:00 to 12:00, ages 3 to 5. Moms get your shopping done while we entertain your little ones with crafts, pony rides, games and lots of fun in a safe and clean family run farm. $25.00 per child. Please email highcountrystables@gmail.com or call 404-427-5004 to reserve your spot!
2. December 21st is the last Fun Day of the year! 9:00 to 1:00 ages 5 and up! Crafts, horse back riding, snacks, games and fun, fun, fun! $50.00. Click here to reserve your spot.<
3. For your horse lover check out our Christmas Gift Certificate packages! Click here for prices!
4. Tips to buying your first horse and a free month of training if you bring your horse before January 1st 2010! Click here for more information.
5. December 27th – Horse Show at High Country Stables! Come watch the fun! 1:00 to 4:00 weather permitting! We will have jumping, English and Western Pleasure and Running Events
I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
The Phillips Gang!
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November 23rd is our Thanksgiving Fun Day! Join us for horse rides, crafts, snacks, games and lots of fun. 9:00 to 1:00 and cost is $50.00. Click here to sign up!
Congratulations, to all the Paulding County Saddle Club riders. We had a great season and finished with a bang. Holly and Rocky took first place in there English Pleasure class and Equitation class. 
Chloe and Cody, Kylie and Preacher, Kayla and Midnight, Channing and Hunter, Gabe and Hunter, Emily and Digger, Morgan and Digger, Ellie and Midnight, Marley and Callie and Lindsay and Scout all came home with ribbons and lots of them!
We want to welcome Rascal and the Flint family to HCS. Rascal is a 3 year old TB and very cute! He came from Cedar Crest Stables and Heather, who takes Thoroughbreds from the race tracks and finds them new homes.
We also want to welcome Red, a Tennessee Walker, who does field trials with dogs, a very interesting sport. You gotta love those Walkers!
Happy Trails,
The Phillips Gang
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