Honey Tree Stables is a professional hunter/jumper equine facility located on a 160 acre-working farm in Oxford, Ohio outside of Cincinnati. As one of Southwest Ohio's most experienced riders and trainers, Sarah Oelerich has over twenty years of varied equestrian experience ranging from fox hunting to showing hunters and jumpers at all levels. Under her instruction, Honey Tree Stables offers professional training in hunters, jumpers and equitation, full service horse boarding, and premium sale horses. We are conveniently located within five minutes of Miami University's main campus and its Equestrian Center.
We're going to have a small horse show here at Honey Tree Stables in July and we're hoping you will join us! We're building natural jumps in an amazing field of ours and we'll be running shows as well as having it open for schooling on non-show days. But mainly I want to have some schooling Fun Field Hunter Derbies! :)
Our first show is set for July 18, 2010. On July 17th, there will be an Eventing Derby and the Field Hunter Show will be on Sunday. It's geared toward more of the Hunter Derby-type classes.
In the Field Hunter Show, we'll have two rings going at the same time - the field and my outdoor ring. The field will have classes starting at 2'6 and going up to 3'9. The jumps will be a mix of natural permanent fences and Show Hunter fences from my indoor arena. I wanted to be able to change the courses for each show (not during the show) so we won't get tired of the course in the future.
We'll have two divisions per fence height. One Green Field Hunter division (open to pros) and one Child/Adult Field Hunter division, with each division having four trips in the ring. One trip will be judged as a Hunter round, a Handy round, an Equitation round, and an Under Saddle, reaching a Championship. After all divisions are completed in the Field, I hope to run a Fun Derby class and/or a Pairs class, with the Pairs running in the same format as the other divisions. One of my goals is to have worthwhile prizes throughout all of the divisions so it's worth the time to come out and we'd love to have some money classes too, but I'm still working on the details.
In addition to classes in our new Field, the outdoor ring will have ground poles on up to 2' classes running in the same format as the big Field - four classes per division and combined Child/Adult. We won't have OHJA points for this show, but we'll be working on this for the future.
There will be stalls available if needed – overnight or day of the show.
The biggest goal for me is to put on an affordable show, keeping in mind our Hunter roots and traditions - never forgetting the horse and rider partnership it takes to complete the tasks we ask from our horses.
If you have a moment to chat I would love to talk with you personally about our upcoming shows in more detail.
Sarah Oelerich
P.S – I'd love to start a mailing list via email and snail mail, so if you would like to be included, just send me your contact information along with others whom you feel might be interested!
Pictures of the new Hunt Field fences under construction... Once the hay is cut, we're ready to go!
Last week's Open House and Clinics with Steven and Anne Duchac at Honey Tree went so well! We had the opportunity to work with some amazing horses and people during the demonstrations and also by appointment over several days.
Thanks so much to Steven and Anne! We really make a great team! We're already planning for our next clinic together and we'll be adding a little jumping expertise from me in addition to focusing on ground work and flat work. It's going to rock!
So keep an eye on the Honey Tree Stables website and Facebook page for future dates. In the meantime, be sure to check out Steven and Anne's website for Lynn'D Farms and enjoy some pictures from our Open House and trailer loading demonstration clinic held on May 5, 2010.
Sarah Oelerich
Sarah, Steven & Anne kick off the trailer loading demonstration clinic.
Mint Julep "volunteers" to let Steven help her to get over her trailer loading issues.
Showcasing some of Honey Tree's history and photos of clients and friends.
Ishmael (aka "The Stallion") greets the Open House & demonstration clinic visitors.
Guenther and Leelynn watch over the crowd from their favorite spots.
Lexi Russell dresses up for the evening's activities.
Jack Russell sports a Honey Tree Stables wrist band to show his support.
The demonstration clinic provided plenty of learning opportunities and good conversations.
It was another great day at Honey Tree Stables. Come out to see us soon!
Sarah Oelerich and Honey Tree Stables are excited to bring Steven Duchac to our location in Oxford, Ohio this week, May 5, 2010 - May 9, 2010!
Steven Duchac is a John Lyons Certified Trainer and spent a year at Lyons' training facility in Parachute, Colorado. He has also studied Pat Parelli's methods through Level 4. Both of these schools of natural horsemanship have contributed to his uniquely effective way of handling horses on the ground and under saddle.
With good groundwork, he teaches horses to be respectful of their handler's space, to politely and quietly lead and stand, to move forward, backward and laterally and to confidently go over and through obstacles without crowding.
With skill and timing gained through years of experience, he can quickly turn the most explosive horse into a respectful citizen and teach the most nervous and reluctant of individuals to walk onto a trailer calmly and confidently. The techniques he uses in the round pen reinforce the same principles and eventually enable him to control all parts of a horse's body - even when the horse is at liberty.
Steven will also be available by appointment for training sessions for you and your horse May 6th - May 9th. Contact Sarah Oelerich at 513-505-1721 or honeytreestables@gmail.com to schedule an appointment or for more information.
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