Scottsdale Riding Club

It’s that time of the year again! Time for Scottsdale Riding Club’s annual Karma Project! For the 13th annual Karma Project, we have chosen to aid Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center! Bring your donations to the barn no later than November 27th at the Holiday Party. Help us aid those in our local community struggling this holiday season.

What do you do when your best friend turns 20?!?! Emily says throw him a birthday party!!

🎉 HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY, ZIPPY!! 🎉

These are great RIDING RULES FOR Middle Aged HORSEWOMEN

1) We DO NOT need to show up with our hair combed and wearing makeup and a clean shirt.

2) Moaning, groaning and complaining about aching muscles is perfectly acceptable, as is taking Motrin (or something stronger) prior to a ride.

3) Helping someone on or off the horse does not mean the rider is an invalid. It only means the horse got taller overnight.

4) No one will comment about how big someone's butt looks in a saddle.

5) Everyone will wait patiently while someone dismounts and adjusts equipment. They will also wait patiently until that person re-mounts and is ready to move on--no matter how long that takes.

6) When a horse is acting up, we will just accept that it is having a bad hair day - it is not the rider's fault.

7) Mentioning that it is too hot, too dry, too humid, too cold, too wet, too buggy, etc., is considered self-expression, not whining.

8)Wanting to be first, last, walk, or just stop does not mean the rider is a wimp. Sometimes it is necessary to teach a horse who is in charge.

9) We will take time to discuss the important issues of the day, like who is dating who, who is cheating on who and any other relevant information that needs to be passed on.

10) We will acknowledge that horses are very strange animals and that sometimes, for no reason at all, we fall off of them. If this happens to any rider, the other riders will ascertain that the person is okay and then not mention the incident to another living soul, especially husbands and significant others.

11) Our horses are not fat, they are "big-boned."

12) We need to keep this riding thing mysterious and strange-sounding. If everyone finds out how much fun it is, the price of horses will go up and we will not be able to afford a dozen of them.

13) If we want, we can show up in English helmets and boots and ride in a western saddle if we feel like it, so we can take more stuff with us and no one is allowed to make comments.

Credit: - we just had to share 🤪

☝️ When tightening your horse's girth for a ride, you should tighten it incrementally on either side so that it's on a similar hole on both sides. This will ensure that your saddle will sit in the center of your horse's back and that your horse is comfortable during the ride! 🐴

Would you like to see a workshop at ? In our most recent poll, Saddle Fitting had the most interest when it came to workshop topics. Would you like to learn about this? Tell us your thoughts 💭

Without a bond between you and your horse, you have nothing 🤍

We are blessed to have such a beautiful facility to call home 🐴❤️

With the space that we have, we have decided to hold some educational events this year, and we wanted to ask YOU what you would like to learn about. We will find speakers who are certified and skilled in each topic to come and teach a little seminar on various aspects of horse care or equestrian sports.

Some topics we have thrown around are…

🐴 Equine Nutrition
🐴 Proper Grooming
🐴 Hoof Anatomy + Farrier Work
🐴 Equine Anatomy 101
🐴 Saddle Fitting
🐴 Riding Disciplines

Which of these topics would be of interest to you? Tell us in the comments and help us choose our first workshop at SRC! 👇

Take care of your horses in the best 👏possible👏way - our motto here at SRC 🐴❤️🐴