Deer Run Farm

Lottie the Queen loves being warm and dry, in her custom-built “barndominium”. All of the ponies are bored -and snacking-until the weather clears up and the ground dries some. Our rescued farm pups, Mable and Mylo, are growing like crazy since winning the lucky-puppy lottery!

Excellent progress from all of these great kids. Braving the heat and working toward our goals!

Cultivating future leaders! Our student, Jane, teams up with our adorable Clover. They worked on some desensitizing with the flag, leading over obstacles and had a terrific grooming session. We love starting youngsters- horses and humans alike.

**Edited to add: Little Clover is owned by Jacque Elliott, my sweetest friend and the best sister in law. **

Looks like our leading lady, Lottie is getting very close to having her foal! Stay tuned for the baby announcement soon! We’re so excited to start this chapter and can’t wait to meet our newest addition to the Deer Run and Sunset Rowe family!

Thank you again to the Sykes family for starting this journey with us! ❤️

Golden hour rides are our favorite. Kids building trust in the horse, and confidence in themselves are the ultimate goals.

The grande dames of Deer Run- Noelle, celebrating her 26th birthday today- and Granny Hope, just younger at the ripe old age of 25! These two spunky mares still think they’re feisty young fillies. Could be the regular application of love (and cookies) from their adoring fans. Also- a little bird told us that Rebecca June Steele is turning 26 tomorrow!

We have wonderful news for our boarder, Becca! She just had her first ride on her horse Beauty for the first time in a few years! Ba****ck and in a halter no less! Beauty came to us in November for training in careful groundwork to rebuild confidence after an accident, and today it has paid off! Slow and steady, will always win the race.
We are so unbelievably proud of this team and can’t wait to see their relationship grow!

Scenes from our horse camp this week. The kids all learned valuable lessons about horses and their care, as well as reaching some personal goals with their riding- hopefully while having a great time! Lots of new friends and new skills were gained by all.