ELS News

We have no reports of any driving problems due to the snow, to or from Holly Farm. So saddle on up and get over here to ride!!

We have no reports of any driving problems due to the snow, to or from Holly Farm. So saddle on up and get over here to ride!!

Thanks for hanging in there with us during our “brief”  snow interruption for lessons. To ensure everyone’s safety, we will be working on groundwork skills today and safe riding skills: Leading, mounting, emergency dismounts, and other low-risk equine activities.  Stay safe!

Due to the high level of risk factors that melting snow and ice have on the arena and horses, we will close until Wed 2/17. Horses can become quite frightened when ice and snow slide off the arena roof in chunks and making loud, sudden, crashing sounds. Additionally, the horses have been cooped up in…

Due to the unpredictable volume of snow and the below 30 degree expected weekend temps, ELS will close Saturday and Sunday. Please bundle up and stay warm. We are grateful that this is the only 2020-2021 snowstorm and that we do not live anywhere else in the U.S.! Our weather here is temperate and our…

Anyone who has lived in the Pacific NW knows that weather forecasting in Washington is challenging at best, and particularly so in the Convergence Zone where Holly Farm is located.  ELS will close for the following reasons: Daytime high temperature below 30 degrees (determined by ELS) Unsafe driving conditions to or from Holly Farm Students,…

Thank goodness 2020 is behind us! What new challenges do we face in 2021? What a relief that horses do not worry about the affairs of the world. The new year may be full of challenges, but if we can be just a little bit like the horses, we would think and live in the…