Stephanie George Eventing

Intro lesson packs are still on sale until the end of the month 25% off! Call or message to schedule. 😁

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Buy the kid a pony!🤣

So, you're thinking about getting your child an iPad? Be better. Buy them a pony.
An iPad teaches colors. A pony teaches consequences.
An iPad keeps them quiet. A pony keeps them humble.

Your child throws an iPad? It bounces.
Your child throws a tantrum near a pony? The child bounces (hopefully).

An iPad will rot their brain.
A pony will break their spirit… and rebuild it with character.

iPad addiction? Real.
Pony addiction? Also real. But at least they'll be too tired/poor to do drugs.

An iPad keeps them inside, safe, warm.
The pony keeps them outside, freezing, muddy, and character-building.

You want to teach discipline, resilience, and upper body strength?
Get the pony.

An iPad gives them screen time.
The pony gives them trauma and legs of steel.

The iPad comes with parental controls.
The pony comes with vet bills, trust issues, and a God complex.

The iPad updates overnight.
The pony updates mid-ride — usually into full gremlin mode.
The iPad comes with a warranty.
The pony comes with regrets, vet bills, and a deeply personal vendetta against your child.

The iPad might keep them quiet on long plane/car journeys.
The pony will mean you are too poor to need to keep them entertained on such journeys.

You want to teach patience?
Try waiting for your child to lead an overly chubby hamster disguised as a pony in from a fresh field of grass.

And friends?
The iPad gives them Fortnite buddies.
The pony gives them lifelong bonds with other feral horse girls who smell like horse p*e and Red Bull formed through traumatic events.

Because in 20 years, no one remembers the iPad game, but they do remember the feral Shetland pony who consistently threw them into the arena fence.

So do it.
Buy the pony.
The iPad might raise a screen zombie...
But the pony?
The pony will raise someone who can deadlift a hay bale, drive a trailer, and be emotionally immune to panic.
Essentially a gladiator — with helmet hair and trust issues.

This post is in jest but it's absolutely true sometimes especially when working with a young horse! If one the young ones that I'm riding decides they don't want to go forward I do this exactly, we stand there for a min until they get bored and decided they want to go forward. The young ones also need a moment to process pressure, and it's a balance of how much pressure is too much at times. Anyways some of this even though its meant to be a joke is an effective method of training especially with young/green horses! 🤣

How to out-mare your mare.

So you own a mare. Commiserations. You thought you were getting a nice weekend hobby; what you actually acquired is a half tonne of bad decision with legs and a hormone imbalance. Now you must perfect the ancient and sacred art of out-maring your mare.

1. If she is stubborn, you must become monumentally stubborn. She doesn’t want to load and just stands at the bottom of the ramp? Excellent. Cancel your plans. Time is now a social construct. You have evolved beyond clocks. You will stand there with the unblinking resolve of a toddler told to leave Disneyland. You live here now. The lorry is your address. Amazon parcels will be delivered to the ramp.

2. She’s spotted something spooky coming in from the field and refuses to face the right way? Absolutely fine. Who needs forward motion anyway? You will simply reverse her the entire way to the yard. The ENTIRE way.

3. She threatens you when you go near her feed? Bold of her to assume it was ever hers. That is your dinner now. You grew it. You harvested it. You invented fibre. You will stand there next to the feed while maintaining aggressive eye contact until she rethinks her life choices.

4. She plants her feet and simply… stops… mid-hack for no reason whatsoever? Cool cool. You too will stop. Do not move. Do not speak. Become a statue. Birds may land on you. Seasons may change. Historians will debate what you were waiting for. Eventually she will walk on because this is boring now and she hates that more than anything.
�Remember, you cannot win against a mare. This is not a battle. This is a long-term psychological chess match against a creature powered entirely by spite, stubbornness and hormones. Your goal is not victory — it is to become so equally unhinged that she looks at you and thinks, “absolutely not,” and decides to cooperate for her own mental health.

(Please be aware this is a joke and in no way a training guide!!)

Here's at SG Eventing we've decided that horses are just too expensive in this economy. So we're selling them all off and taking up hobby horse competition instead. 🤣

Happy birthday to my sassy girl Dani! You bring plenty of personality and opinions to the table girl, but you're always good to me! 🤣 Clearly I need to take more pics of you as most of these are old. Here's to more years lapping the sun together! 🏇💨😂

Buy your child something sweet for Easter! (Other than candy 🤣) Gift certificates for horseback riding lessons! 🏇
Has your child, grandchild, niece or nephew always wanted to start horseback riding but you are unsure if they would want to commit to long term lessons? Not a problem!
Take advantage of our Intro lesson pack of four weekly lessons!
Each Intro lesson pack is being offered for Easter at 25% off thru the end of April:
$135 for students 6 y/o and under 👦👧
($180 value)
$150 for students 7 y/o and older 👨👩
($200 value)
Each pack includes 4 weekly lessons, (30min for 6 y/o and younger, 1hr 7 y/o to adult).
Pack's are for both new students that might be interested in riding as well as returning students that we haven't seen in a while. Redeem lessons now or wait until summer.
Call or message to purchase a gift certificate for a pack or set up your lesson time today!
412-480-9902

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Hay > flowers.
Also it's much more expensive but 🤷! 🤣

Valentines day is tomorrow, get your horsey partner what they actually want ... 🌾