Promoting the enjoyment of horses in North & South Carolina

Educational Seminars 2021

Show Dates

    

March 13 Dressage & CT @ FENCE

March 14 XC Schooling @ FENCE

May 29 Dressage & CT @ FENCE

July 17 Dressage only @ FENCE

September 4 Dressage & CT @ FENCE

November 6 Dressage & CT @ FENCE

Foothills Riding Club

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2021

2021
 News
Saddle Fit for your Equine Partner
Yoga Specifically for Riders
Summer
SEPTEMBER 2020   ONLINE!   EquiZen for Horses 
OCTOBER 2020    ONLINE!     How to Pull A Shoe!
NOVEMBER 2020 ONLINE!     EquiZen & Seasonal Allergies
Yoga at The Treehouse with Lori Corda    : Registered Yoga Teacher, IM=X Pilates, AFAA, AIFE
  
  
  
We hope you will enjoy this online Yoga class SPECIFICALLY FOR RIDERS, whether your interests are Trail Riding, Dressage, H/J, Western or simply “armchair coaching”.
   
Click this YouTube link for a 30 minute yoga class with Lori @ Yoga at The Treehouse
                                        https://youtu.be/S1TAZgpfGII
All LIVE seminars are postponed for now HOWEVER we are hoping to return to in-person soon!  In the meantime check out our library of online seminars.... See 'News' Below.....

Lori is a Registered Yoga Teacher through The Yoga Alliance, holds a Yoga Teacher Certification from the

Anusara School of Yoga, a Pre and Post-Natal Yoga Certification through The Integral Yoga Institute and an IM=X Pilates Certification.  

EquiZen Holistic Horse Therapies

Learn how the modalities of Acupressure & Massage Therapy work to relieve pain, prevent illness 

and maintain your horse's comfort by watching Nicole's twelve minute Educational video... 

                          https://youtu.be/ddRIkmrPE2M 

 

                    For an appointment with Nicole,

                    Phone 864-276-8536
                    Email nicole@equizenbiz.fatcow.com
                Serving All Breeds and Disciplines in the USA, Ireland and France.
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Nicole Watts, CAAMT, CVT

An Internationally Renowned Expert in the field of Holistic Animal Wellness and Natural Performance Enhancement Therapies, Nicole is a Certified Animal Acupressure & Massage Therapist offering  acupressure and massage therapy for horses.  

How to Pull A Shoe....your horse's not your own!
A ack.......We have all had that sick feeling in the pit of our tummies of going to get our trusty steed from their pasture or stall and notice that they have smeared one of their shoes sideways on the hoof, often times with the clip shoved into the white line. 
 
WHAT TO DO!!!  Of course we want our farrier or vet to magically appear before our eyes, but the reality is they are tied up on previous appointments and cannot drop everything to come to our rescue.
  
The Solution????  Master Farrier Sean Gaul and his assistant Chaise Cantrell have put together a quick informative video detailing how to pull a shoe and the tools you will need!
            https://youtu.be/lirPcMumt7o
Creased Nail Pullers (left)
Pull Offs (rt)

pictured Chaise Cantrell (left)   Sean Gaul (rt)

The Tree House Yoga Studio...
is a gem nestled in the peaceful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Columbus, North Carolina.
Each season brings a new view from the private yoga studio:  Winter opens up the eyes to the neighboring pasture with a little white barn, horses grazing and the nearby mountains.  In Spring and Summer we are enveloped in a canopy of green leaves creating a natural sanctuary with the accompaniment of birds singing and water flowing.  In Fall, before the trees surrender their leaves, we are witness to warm golds, bright yellows and vibrant reds that only this time of year brings.
Practice Yoga on YOUR Schedule!!!  Now offering Live Streaming and On-Demand Online Classes for $10  Visit our website or email Lori for details about classes offered and how to sign up!
 
 
Click here for a downloadable membership form to mail in or bring to your favorite board member !
You can always go to our Membership page and join online!
Adopt A Road Clean - up!
Foothills Riding Club has adopted Moore Road in the Green Creek area as another way for the club to give back to the community.
  
Join us in 2021 for our next clean-up day.
June 19 (June 26 Rain date)
September 18 (September 28 Rain date)        December 11 (December 18 Rain date)
Additionally, our Education Coordinator, Sue Mullen (back for a second stint at this job!!!) is hard at work planning for some online educational opportunites for everyone this year!   If you have a topic that you would like to see explored, please contact Sue at   foothillsridingclub@gmail.com   so she can explore that idea!
The third show of the year is rapidly approaching! This show is our Summer Sizzler..... July 17.... which means classes start at 7:30 and we end early by 1pm. There is no jumping for this show. The  warmup arena is the covered arena so all dressage tests will be ridden without shade.  Entries open June 5 and close July 10.
Upcoming Jumping Clinic August 1 with Annie Lane Maunder.  Get in on this last opportunity to ride with the legendary Annie Maunder before she moves home to England!  Details coming soon.
Check out the Saddle Fitting Clinic Video below..... presented by Jill Briggs Blitzer of StayFit Equine, this is our newest online seminar!
Membership
Jill Briggs Blitzer of Stay Fit Equine, LLC, demonstrates the basics of saddle fitting in this online saddle fitting seminar. 
  
A lifelong horsewoman, Jill has Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology from Purdue University, and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of South Carolina. She is a graduate of the School of Saddle Fitting and Flocking, and the School of Equine Massage/Muscle Therapy where she studied under Master Saddle Fitter and Equine Massage Therapist, Mike Scott. Jill is contracted by Saddlery Dresch to fit, service, and design their bespoke saddles.
CONGRATULATIONS to the proud owners of the "gently used" Dressage Arenas!  The highest bidders were Rhonda Lewis and Heather Sinclair... no excuses now for sloppy geometry on your tests!!!!