Sleepy Oaks Farm

Proud is such an understatement!
My .95m jumper girls laid down fast and clear rounds the past two days. This put Madison & Socks in 1st place along with Belle & Tumi in 2nd place in both of their classes, leaving these amazing pairs Grand and Reserve Champions! 🥇❤️💙💛🥈
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Claire Hames and Crawssina had an amazing time at WEC VI in the novice junior jumpers. They brought home 5th/22 riders in the power&speed, and 4th/18 riders in the $500 0.95m classic!

So proud of Claire, and we love you Miss Kiki 🤍🩶

Phoenyx and Legends first rated show together was a success!
I am so proud of this pair & all of their hard work. They placed consistently in all of their big crossrails classes!
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You’re welcome!

These two littles had the best pony party at WEC VI💝🥳
Ellie Scott and Cozette (Wren) had a great show getting used to the crossrails! They were 2nd in one of their classes, and even won 🥇 one of their walk trot poles rounds!
Milly Hollis and Mochacchino ☕️ had an amazing first show together! I’m so impressed with the way these two are figuring each other out. They placed consistently in their competitive crossrails classes, including a couple third places in their rounds!

We are all so proud to be sponsoring the $500 PCHA Non-Pro Hunter Classic at the September show in honor of Rio Gran Sky
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I am so grateful for my amazing clients, the best parents to all my riders, for this amazing surprise!

Sidney Smith & Bohemian Rhapsody had an amazing first show together! They had top placings in the USHJA 2’3” hunters, and were reserve champion in the long stirrup hunters, winning both rounds on Sunday. So happy for as all her work pays off! 🤍🩶🖤

Avery Kranitz and Cafe Con Leche always bring their A game! This pair was reserve champion in the children’s pony equitation division, as well as grand champion in the children’s pony hunter division, winning both trips on Sunday! 💙❤️💛 We love watching you shine, Avery!

HUGE congratulations to Robert Scott and Major Dude earning champion in the .65 jumpers out of over 30 horses. We are so very proud of you!

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Horse Shows are a Big Bowl of Life Lessons - The Plaid Horse Magazine BY DAPHNE THORNTON OF TWO BIT TRAINING As horse trainers, we all see a lot of angst, drama, fear, and anxiety at horse shows. Sometimes, it’s not even ours. Kids and drama seem to be able to find each other in a crowd. When you add in horses, judging, and parents spending a ton of money… […]

“Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” We feel so blessed and thankful for the 4 years we spent with Charlie on our team. He definitely did not make this goodbye easy, but we’re so happy for him to return home to his owner, Tara and her daughter, Cecelia. We know he will continue to be the best pony ever, making little kids (and adults!) smile & feel all the love 🤍 SOF will miss him, his silly whinny, and the joy he brought us everyday.

Congratulations to Milly Hollis on her new adorable addition to the family, Mochaccino! ☕️🤎 We’re so excited to watch this pair together! Thank you Kallie & Kolby from for helping us find Milly’s perfect new match.

Congratulations Eleanor on your new partnership with Derby! We love this duo of besties so much, and are excited to watch them continue to grow together!🖤⭐️🤎

CONGRATULATIONS to the new owner of Fernhill Jet, Avigayil Klein! 🖤 We are so happy for this pair and can’t wait to see what they accomplish together ⭐️ Many thanks to the Payne Family for making this possible!

The best horses in Heaven
they have no tail.
This is a rule they all know
without fail.
For when a new horse arrives
with a short cut bob,
they all know that this horse
did a very good job.

His owner could not bear
to part with her friend
so she saved his tail,
wrapped in ribbons
and in braids,
to hold with his memory
in a very loving way.

To enter Heaven
without a tail
is an honor,
a message,
that without fail
announces to everyone,
far and wide
that this horse
was more than a wonderful ride.

But
this horse was loved and cherished by one
and when his time serving on this Earth was done
he left behind
a broken heart
and a soul
from which he never will part.

Miska Paget

Team SOF is beyond lucky to have the amazing training and guidance from Ms. Julie. Congratulations to all of our riders for their success this weekend at Venice Spring Concours III! 🤍🩶🖤

Team SOF is off to a great weekend at Fox Lea!

Katie Crenshaw and Loafer’s Lodge Sweet Temptation 💌

Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful Mommas here at Sleepy Oaks💗💗💗

- When my instructor repeats to me: ′′Straighten your shoulders and open your chest!” He’s not just teaching me how to stand up. He's teaching me that in life we should always walk straight and face problems head on.

- When my instructor asks me to lower my legs and keep them close to the horse, he teaches me that in life we do not allow distractions and that little is enough to deviate from his path.

- When my instructor tells me "Too much hand, don't hang on to the reins! "He teaches me to give and not to take, with the greatest respect of others.

- When he yells and repeats endlessly: "Look forward in the direction you want to go!” He teaches me the importance of setting goals and never losing sight of them to achieve them.

- When I ask to move up or do more and my instructor says I'm not ready, he teaches me that in life you must always respect your rhythm and never skip the steps.

- When I fall and get back up, I learn that there are always setbacks, times when we back up, but the important thing is to get up more determined than before.

- If I hold my breath during a ride and he jokingly tells me "breathe! You are purple!” I understand that you have to let your emotions flow in order to get rid of them.

- When at the end of the course I am happy with the work done and my instructor says to me′ ′Well done, thank your teacher′′ I know he is not referring to himself but to my horse.

- Now you, you who are watching a rider pass in the saddle, keep saying that riding is not a sport because it is the horse that does everything. I agree. Horse riding is not a sport. It is a life lesson.

Great read!

Competing ‘‘Against’’ Friends - The Plaid Horse Magazine BY Tonya Johnston, MA Going to horse shows with your friends can be such a fantastic, fun experience. As a matter of fact, the social aspects of our sport can play a huge role in our overall motivation to ride and compete. We get to root for each other, be silly together between classes, clap […]

We are so excited to wish Belle Payne a big CONGRATULATIONS on the addition of her new fabulous partner, Incanto Notturno aka Tumi ⭐️ We can’t wait to see how she shines with this fabulous, fun-sized guy. For a third time this season… Thank you JF , for always helping us find the very best for our riders!

Madison Koplin and Electric Socks⚡️🧦 looking picture perfect in the .95m PCHA mini prix! We love seeing these two shine together 💫

CONGRATULATIONS to Claire Hames on the ownership of her new fabulous mare, Crawssina aka Kiki! 🤍 We love this pair already and can’t wait to see what they accomplish together. Another huge thank you to JF for helping us provide our riders with only the BEST ⭐️

Team SOF had a great weeekend at PCHA! Highlights include…

Madison Koplin & Electric Socks won the $500 .95 Mini Prix, and clean swept all of their rounds in the .95 division. The pair ended up champion!

Milly Hollis & Shenandoah Carnation won the crossrails flat yesterday in a competitive group, and laid down several great trips.

Hadley Autrey & Shenandoah Carnation were 1st and 2nd in leadline.

Avery Kranitz & Cafe Con Leche won all of their trips on Saturday including the Children’s Pony medal! The pair had great rounds Sunday as well, ending up Champion overall.

Blakely Brennan’s “Turn the Music Up” showed considerable improvement all weekend with Olivia Iglesias in the irons. The pair even won all of their trips on Saturday. There is still work to be done, but onward & upward!

Eleanor Morrison & Mr. Perfectly Fine made their debut in the walk/trot crossrails, laying down great rounds and pinning in many of their classes!

Katie Crenshaw & Loafers Lodge Sweet Temptation shined in the crossrails as well, pinning in all of their classes and winning the hack yesterday. They also won 2 of their trips and ended up Reserve Champion.

Good morning from ☀️🩷 Ribbons are cool, but this is what it’s all about!

We are happy to also announce that we will have a tack trunk outside the show office at March PCHA (3/22-24) collecting donations in support of The Spring of Tampa Bay- a non profit organization that support victims of domestic violence and their children. Please message us with any questions and check out the list of accepted items. Thank you for all the support!