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Blue Gum Riding School

Locality: Wongabel, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 497 227 966

Address: 82 Blue Gum Road 4883 Wongabel, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Today it was Lachlan’s turn to receive a beautiful Rosette He is a fantastic little rider after only 10 lessons he had his first canter today and he did amazing He is the beautiful little man that inspired me for this idea !! One day he showed me the ribbon he had won with gymnastics and he was just so so proud of it ... My heart melted when I saw his eyes sparkle today Patsy had to have a good look at what he was holding so near to her head I think it was a first time for both to have received such a beautiful Rosette Wasn’t he just so nice dressed for the occasion? His mum said he insisted to wear his tie for his surprise today

25.01.2022 Some very exciting news Because we have been so busy we will have a new member of the Blue Gum Riding School coming this Thursday His name is Darcy and he is about 13 hands and 15 years old, isn’t he just stunning?? ... He looks like Monty’s big brother

24.01.2022 The new pony’s arrived this morning Duke is a 12’2 chestnut pony and he is 15 years old. Annabelle is a 14’ bay pony and she is 6 years old ... Aren’t they just adorable

22.01.2022 As the last day of the year is coming close I’d like to take some time to write the last post of the year. Since we have opened in July this year we have been really busy! Starting with 4 horses, we soon had more horses available to use for lessons. And before I knew we had a great team of Blue Gum family members !! ... This opportunity would not have been possible without the help and support of Margaret and Allan and their family They have made their facilities available for us to use, made brand new toilet facilities and a wash bay for the horses. And I like to thank them for all what they have done for me and us to make it such a successful start of a brand new riding school up on the Tablelands I’d like to thank everyone for you interest and trust in us, thanks for the fantastic times we have had and the great lessons and fun we’ve had! I have thoroughly enjoyed each and everyone one of them and I am looking forward to see you guys again next year We have some amazing plans for next year, and Margaret has made some more horses available for us to use next year that we will be adding to our Blue Gum family For now I’d like to wish you all a good, safe and healthy new year! Stay free and away from Corona And I see you guys in the new year as soon as the weather allows us to start again, keep an eye on the site for the latest updates !! Lots of good wishes for the new year !! Love Yvon

22.01.2022 Monty was being sun smart yesterday And Ella helped me with putting Khush back in the paddock, he is just such a sweetheart and look at that belly on him She’s very keen to ride him so her next lesson will be on my Khushsie baby

22.01.2022 More cowboys in the saddle today!! Asher managed to trot on Monday and he did a stellar job today

21.01.2022 Isn’t this to cute?? Bree had a bit sore hands from gymnastics and the reins were a bit painful to hold today. She had a go in riding in my riding gloves Monty had some snoozies before his lesson on my lap and arm

21.01.2022 Birthday invitation / open day For my students and people that are interested in coming and having a look at the Blue Gum Riding School Sunday the 11th of October will be my birthday and I have a friend from Innisfail coming to Blue Gum Riding School to make photos ... She will be doing a nice photo shoot with me and she offered to do mini shoots for my students too, for free! Come have a look at the riding school if you are interested or have never been, anyone is welcome! We will be having a little barbecue too !! I’d like to invite you to come between 9am and 12 noon, in a nice outfit if you’d like some photos with your favourite horse. We will make sure the horses and tack will be ready to go, the drinks are cold, the bbq on and we can all have a nice Sunday-morning-horse-birthday-session-meet&greet-get-together !! Please let me know if you will be coming and with how many so we can keep it a Covid-19 friendly gathering

20.01.2022 One of my friends in Holland is selling this beautiful gelding, isn’t he just stunning ?? Think I’m in love https://www.facebook.com/1617011125/posts/10216629362159287/?extid=0&d=n

19.01.2022 After my quick ride Talani had her lesson on Star !! Talani only had 12 lessons ever, and Star is just such a well behaved girl I’m so incredibly proud of these two !!!

19.01.2022 We had a fantastic time today with the gorgeous Sebastian At first he was a little scared but after he saw mum sit on Pat he tried to have a sit on him too! He was so brave Pat stood so still for him, he didn’t move a hoof he is such a wonderful horse

18.01.2022 Sunday it was time for the last two riders of the year to receive their Rosettes 10 year old Caylan has been riding with us for a while, he comes up with his mum and his sister every fortnight all the way from Cairns! He was so surprised for his Rosette The last 3 rides he rode my 16’2 hands baby Khush. ... Khush really likes him as he behaves so beautifully for him! It’s just unbelievable that he rides him all by himself so well !!! Caylan loves to canter with Khush and he doesn’t care that he is such a big horse The last lesson was for the 7 year old Ella And she had a go at riding my 3 year old Star for the first time! And it was just so incredible to see how Star tried her little heart out for her! Ella has been the youngest and smallest rider to ride her and her legs didn’t even reach far beneath the saddle! Star just listened as good as if I was riding her Ella comes every week and sometimes multiple times per week to us, all the way from Cairns too From riding with no stirrups till jumping, Ella is up for it all Her and her mum are an absolute delight to have around and we have lots of fun every lesson

18.01.2022 The photos are online !!! https://www.facebook.com/105454497970495/posts/136783398170938/?extid=0&d=n

17.01.2022 Only one photo taken this arvo Just to busy teaching Again thanks to everyone that helped out today, washing horses, putting tack away, putting horses back in the paddocks, and just thank you for being part of this fantastic supportive and kind Blue Gum family

16.01.2022 I had the most beautiful ride on my little Star today It’s so hard to believe she only just turned 3 years old!! She was so fantastic to ride

16.01.2022 We had a fantastic weekend !! The weather was nice and cool and a bit wet at times, but just beautiful weather to ride We welcome Celeste to our Blue Gum family, and last week I didn’t have the time to make photos, and tried my best this weekend She did a amazing job with Darcy, and she is developing a nice balance already !! ... My Townsville girls brought a new little cowboy to the family He is only two years old and super smart !! Patsy got so pampered again she loves her grooming sessions almost as much as her To keep the dust down I did a quick hose, and Monty absolutely loves water and he comes always for a drink when he gets the chance, not to sure if he’s thirsty or just grabs any opportunity to have a extra break

15.01.2022 Mum and daughter lesson this arvo!! Hannah has had her lessons private and recently joined a group lesson. Today she cantered on lovely Darcy! Katrina has been a huge help to the riding school and she took little Roger on as a trainings project. ... We don’t know much about Rogers past, but Margaret saved him from the doggers and he’s always been so terrible scared of people and so nervous Luckily he loves his carrots so much!! With lots of love and calmness and professional training, he now winnies when he sees us and is much more relaxed and way less scared. He still has a while to go, but today he did his first ride with another horse in the arena and him and Katrina did an absolute amazing job today and I’m very proud of them

15.01.2022 Another super busy day today with so many achievements and smiles and we had so much fun !!!! Lilly came for a couple of rides this school holiday and she brought carrots for Pat He loves his carrots so much and it’s great to see how he bonds with his rider, she did a terrific job! ... We have had a lot of lessons today and I haven’t had the time to make photos of everyone, sorry! Lilly in the 5th photo had her first sitting lesson today! As she will be working on a station we got one of our many different saddles out to fit her needs. Patsy was so fantastic behaved and I’m super proud of both Little Roger is trying his little cute heart out every time and he progresses so quick! And after a nasty accident, I finally got to have a quick sit on my new horse Star She has healed up fantastic with the help and advise of some great locals from the tablelands, it’s such a great community!! And from tomorrow on she will begin her education and training as a dressage horse She let me feel some amazing trot today and I’m very, very excited to see where I can take her #watchthisspace

14.01.2022 These are the best messages! Coming Wednesday I’ll fly with one of my students and her mum to Brisbane to go and look at a gorgeous pony mare They fly me there, and I’m very excited about this pony as I think it would be a good fit for her daughter ... And we’ll only know if she can ride her, so there we go On a pony hunt

13.01.2022 My beautiful Star took it all in her stride today First time on the lunge and she didn’t put a hoof wrong! She has such an incredible willingness to work!! I think she will become a fantastic dressage pony

13.01.2022 Hahahaha that’s a real pure bre(ad) horse

13.01.2022 Today was such an incredible day again! So many smiles and good times I love it when I get photos send after, from proud mums The whole family had a go at riding today ... Lilly had a go at riding Khush today and she fell in love! Khush behaved so well for his first time in a stock saddle and they even cantered And then all of a sudden two little angels fell out of the sky Susan and her support worker Katica are coming to help us on a regular basis and I’m looking very much forward to that! They are bringing so much extra positivity to the Blue Gum family, we secretly already love them And the last photos are from the happy horses in the clean shavings in their stables when they are waiting for the lessons, just tooooooo cute

12.01.2022 We were up early this morning for lessons before the heat I had a nice ride on this absolutely gorgeous 13 year old Hanoverian mare Dash She is by the DeNero out of a Wolkenstein 11 mare, and gosh she can move !!!! ... Thanks to Kelly for letting me have a sit, she is just such a fantastic horse

12.01.2022 This is going to be one of the last posts of the year and it’s going to be a long one These were the last Saturday and Sunday of the year that we were open, and they went by way to quick!! After we went for a nice dinner at the Carrington in Atherton ... Ive been spoiled rotten again with chocolates, flowers, wine, cards and surprises and to much to all mention And I’d like to thank everyone again I’ll post some photos of them with this post I’d like to thank all my students, their parents and families, friends and clients for this last half year Its been an absolutely pleasure having each and everyone of you. Some of you coming from so far (Townsville,Cairns, Mount Surprise) and all of you were so committed!! Everyone helping where they could, varying from getting drinks and snacks till tacking and untacking horses. Washing and brushing horses, cleaning stables, helping with the open day, feeding and massaging horses, bringing carrots , watering and raking the arena. It’s been a fantastic time and I really can’t wait for next year! There we so many new students aged from 13 months old till, well I won’t mention an exact number here We had so much great experiences, learned lots and most of all, we had heaps of fun !!! Keep an close eye on the site in the first month of the new year, as we will be updating some very exciting news then!! We have great plans and offers for the new year, exciting opportunities and we also will be adding some new members to our Blue Gum family We might not be open during this hot time of the year, but behind the scenes we will be working very hard to make next year even more successful than last half year For now we, and most of all, our hard working four legged family members will be enjoying some well deserved time off over summer Khush and Star even went on holidays today and have an amazing view from their holiday place We can’t wait to see you in the next year Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year Love Yvon

11.01.2022 Had another amazing ride on my beautiful Star She is a real gem only my fourth ride ever on her And Katrina came to help me getting horses ready, for me and the lessons and she had a nice ride on my big baby Khush

10.01.2022 Today it was Bree’s 10th lesson And for riders that had 10 lessons we have a beautiful, specially made Rosette !!! She was so super proud and absolutely loved the Rosette ... Little Monty was so patient to pose with her and he stood super still when she fiddled the Rosette on his bridle There is no Copyright on this idea, feel free to copy

09.01.2022 We have vouchers available !! The perfect gift for birthdays and the coming Christmas holidays Just send us a message on Facebook or call/text Yvon at 0497-227966 and we will get those vouchers your way

08.01.2022 Darcy arrived Isn’t he stunning? And very quiet

07.01.2022 I love seeing the horses I’ve worked with so happy at their for ever homes Shivvie was all dressed up as a Christmas elf today Just too cute

07.01.2022 Today it was time for another student to get a beautiful Rosette Kelly and (her almost) Freckles are just perfect for each other! Freckles isn’t just a horse for anyone, he has so much personality! He’ll let you know when he doesn’t agree with something ... But he has such a beautiful soft little heart behind that Kelly and him are the best buddies! She’s got him a new bridle with diamonties, and look at his face on the first photo!!! It’s almost like he says I know I look good in this bridle don’t I? Well done Kelly and Freckles, keep up the good work

07.01.2022 Another busy day!! Darcy already had a lot of love and cuddles today he is super friendly and quiet. Everyone rode so well today! We had so much fun and learned heaps ... We are getting busier and busier! Make sure you lock in a spot if you are interested as there aren’t to many left

07.01.2022 These two lovely ladies are coming once a week allllll the way from Townsville for lessons!! They love their lessons just as much as Khush loves his carrots

06.01.2022 Another fun afternoon Anna and Matilda have made so much progress since they started riding with us! They have improved their balance and confidence so much that it was time for some jumping today ... Darcy absolutely loves jumping and he cleared all the jumps flawlessly Coming Thursday we have two new pony’s arriving and both girls are very excited to meet them! Soon we will also have groups lessons available

06.01.2022 Charli has progressed to a little bigger horse then Monty and she loves it that Pat doesn’t trot so fast And Kelly has taken Mister Freckles out for a little dressage lesson out of the arena, look how stunning they are together

05.01.2022 We had a great clinic this morning in Mareeba Special thanks goes out to Melanie for organising and Deane for letting us use your fantastic arena

04.01.2022 I’m so over the moon First attempt in riding Star in a frame today, this was only my 3rd ride ever on her !!!! She floats around the arena like a 5 or 6 year old horse! So balanced and such a great rhythm!! ... You wouldn’t believe that she is only 3 years old !!!!!! She turned 3 last August! I’m so very excited to see where I can take this with her

04.01.2022 We will be closed from Wednesday the 23rd of December till Sunday the 3rd of January 2021 Lessons already have been booked for 2021 and we are looking forward to helping you in the new year

04.01.2022 Star is just such a sweetheart She tries her heart out every ride

03.01.2022 Hahaha yep, always disappointing if they don’t neigh

03.01.2022 The 3 year old Leena Lily looooved her ride on Monty today she even trotted on Monty Her grandma send me these photos

02.01.2022 Indie had an absolute blast yesterday on Monty, and she learns to quick! Next ride will be very soon and she might ride the new handsome Darcy as she is a little tall for Monty

01.01.2022 Im getting so spoiled by my riders and their mums with Christmas presents and this message in a card made me wipe away a little tear

01.01.2022 Milo prefers his water chilled and from a bottle