Superior Equine Tack & Service
5134 Soucie Ave V8G4X8 Terrace, BC, Canada

For all Superior Equine Students!

Hot off the Press . . . Thank you Terrace Standard for printing this! We wish everyone a Happy New Year and may the best wishes and dreams come true for you in 2021!! These Santa’s sure brought a lot of joy on Christmas Eve xox Michalla Heighington and Danielle Cullis

If a rider wants quiet hands, don't start with trying to quiet the hands. Start with establishing a secure, flexible, elastic and independent seat. Why? Because... the concussion created by trotting and cantering horse creates waves of motion that are either absorbed by the rider's seat, or are avoided, as much as possible, by having the rider post at the trot and get in a half seat in the canter, or, worst case scenario, having those shock waves jolt the rider around. If the body of the rider gets jolted, what do you think the rider's arms and hands are going to do? 99% of the time, they are going to get jolted right along with the rest of the rider, and jolted hands are not quiet hands. So to fix your hands, first fix your seat. All the best teachers understand that if a rider has not trained his/her body to become part of the motion, that student is not as adroit a rider as the ones whose independent seats go with rather than at cross purposes to the motion of the moving horse. If an instructor does NOT insist that a student be encouraged to acquire that "independent seat," it will be because of one or more reasons. Reason one---The teacher does not know. Reason two---The teacher has tried, the student has resisted, and rather than persevere and probably lose the student's income, the teacher thinks, "The heck with it. If she doesn't want it, far be it for me to insist." Reason three---The teacher realizes that because of health or physical issues, the student probably needs to be kept at a less challenging level. Reason four---The teacher knows what the young student should learn, but the pushy parents want the kid out competing, and don't want to go through the sometimes long waiting period while the child learns to ride. And so we see many many horses having to endure the rough, uneducated hands of many many uneducated riders, who may actually understand the concept that quiet hands are some sort of "good thing," but do not understand that quiet hands are a by-product of a quiet seat. It is amazing how many riders resist acquiring an independent seat, when that single skill unlocks so many other riding doors, and its absence guarantees that those doors remain locked shut. And, as they say, it IS a choice. (Photo---Richard Watjen)

Hello everyone! Thank you to those who honked, waved, said hello, stopped and took pictures, smiled, and helped spread the love this season. Both Santa’s had a wonderful Christmas Eve ride with their very merry reindeer. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night PS those who took pics we would love to see them!! Post them in the comments

PURE MAGIC! The definition of enchanting, is there anything better than Charlotte Dujardin & the almighty Valegro!? Fangirl to the maximum as we relive this mesmerising champion test from the phenomenal FEI World Cup Finals of Vegas 2015!

Square Halts . . . Riding your horse forward and in contact into the halt sets you up for the perfect square halt! This student has been working very hard on practising her feel and contact in the walk, and when she halted it was square!

Strength . . . This lil gal is getting so much stronger. She is now able to get on our tallest horse by herself! We haven’t been working on this particular exercise for a while and she was able to do jt 3 times in a row! Everyone is so proud

Fall Riding . . . Sometimes when the arena is soggy, we trail ride! ... . . . #superiorequineequestrian #trailrides #happyhorses #happyriders #terrace #britishcolumbia #canada #equine #horselover #ridinglessons #horsecrazy #lovewhereyoulive #lovewhatyoudo #instahorse #horsesofinstagram #equestriansofinstagram #equinecity #ridehard #lessons #practicemakesperfect #superiorstudents #Fall #atumn #falltrailrides #superiorequine #ridersofinstagram #bareback #amazingstudents #horselove #equinelife

Hay Day . . . Yesterday was hay day! Our hay comes from Vanderhoof and is shipped twice a year. Huge thank you to @adrian_babcock for supplying the equipment It takes a team to make these days possible and he is truly the best!!