Tennessee Stud and Equestrian Center

I absolutely love this story........ It made me cry. Very touching.
"An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the
next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine”
as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was
introduced and stepped up to the podium.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
you what I know.”
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop
playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.
You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.
We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!There is a huge difference between growing
older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.
If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those
with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.”
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died
peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s
never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it!
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS
OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give."
Credit Original Owner

Please do give me a cactus 🌵 ❤️

I mean, I’ve likely said a few of these in public along with lots of talk on leather and whips. Explains a lot of the “looks” 👀

Agricultural education teaches students about the agricultural industry and all it entails, like food & natural resources. Through programs like 4-H and FFA, students can apply their knowledge about agriculture through various contests, competitions, and other activities! 🤩🤩

🌟MEET YOUR JUDGE🌟

Biff is a well-known horseman of the east coast who’s been involved in the industry since 1979. He’s trained and prepared multiple National and World Champions. Mr. Barrier has judged a variety of shows throughout the country, with experience in various breeds and disciplines.

We look forward to having you on August 26th, Mr. Barrier!

We are also offering over $500 added money at our August ASC show!

We will pay back the top 3 places in Class 1 and Class 11 with $100 ADDED MONEY to each. Additionally, each OPEN class will offer $100 ADDED MONEY!

We will be posting prizes for our VRH Champion and Reserve Champion soon. Can't wait to see you in just a few short weeks!

🔥 Visit the Native American store here: https://www.nativeculturestores.com/stores/best-selling

Moving on to the Hunter Jumper show June 24-25, sanctioned by TVHJA! Entry form, prize list, and class schedule here-https://www.river-glen.com/

I have said this about 5,000 times already, but because it is so important, I will say it some more---

Let's say that you are training a horse to improve in some special skill sets. It might involve jumping, or dressage, or reining patterns, but the training that you are doing involves repetition of some sort.

If you turn training into drilling, where you practice relentlessly, the horse will probably get uncomfortable physically, and at least a little "fried" mentally and emotionally.

What if 2, maybe 3 days a week, you either worked for only 15-20 minutes on the skill set, and then just went for a nice walk in the woods and meadows? Or, better still, did no practice work some days, and only went out for a somewhat long but low stress hack?

The walking does two things. It builds a base of fitness, and it creates an educational atmosphere that is low key and low stress.

It makes no sense to me that so many upper level riders "farm out" all the hacking to others, because it is out on the trail that horses learn to deal with terrain, with footing, with crossing water, with seeing all sorts of weird "stuff."

It is just as educational outside the ring as inside the ring, only about different situations. So, for a better, sounder, fitter, calmer horse, break it up. Less drilling, more quiet hacking.

I love my horse...I love my horse...I love my horse

Some horsey humour for your day.

Entitlement, as it has to do with horses some can afford to buy but are unable to ride---

Here’s an interesting take on that subject from a different perspective.

I used to teach clinics at Waradaca Farm in Maryland, and one day in 1999 Ken Gore picked me up at the airport. This wasn’t long after John Kennedy, Jr. had been killed trying to fly to Hyannis, and I asked Ken about it. Ken had been a naval flight instructor in Florida, hugely experienced, and he told me that going at night the way Kennedy had, with minimal experience was beyond reckless. Then he added---“Entitlement can do you in.”

I asked him to explain. Ken said, “Look. Denny, if you or I were in Washington, DC, and wanted to stop by The White House and visit with the President, could we do it? John Kennedy could. If you or I were in Rome, and wanted a private audience with the Pope, could we do it? John Kennedy could. It doesn’t make him a bad guy---He just existed on another level of the possible. If he wanted something, he wasn’t used to being told he couldn’t have it. He wanted to fly that airplane in conditions that were too much for his skill.”

Similarly, there are far more riders who can afford to purchase elite horses than there are riders good enough to ride them. Being able to buy it isn't the same as being able to ride it.

Beautiful boy! Can’t believe how long his legs are & how quickly he was up. All those all nighters & he decides to enter the world at 2:30pm. 😃

Sunday Funday

In search of someone with knowledge of horse care to work in the barn on Saturday evenings 3:45 to around 6:00. Would be 2--2 1/2 hours each Saturday for the summer. Duties would include feeding, turning out horses and cleaning stalls. Person must be dependable and self motivated to work without constant supervision. Anyone interested can either contact us through facebook or call.

Since all our winter boarders have gone back to their owners homes we now have openings left for two boarders available. We offer quality care at a reasonable price. For more information you can message us or call at 423-639-4883.

For those of you have inquired about Woody, the 10 year-old TB for sale, there is a jumping video available at a YouTube search at dfo4883. Sorry but we are not great at this iPhone thing.