Our horses are the heart of our program and we care for them dearly.  We are proud to say we have the best lesson horses in the area, each horse is selected with care to assure that it is a good fit for our program.  All our horses are well trained, safe, and flashy for the show ring.  As Nelson Pessoa said "...you can't transform a horse's talent, but you can make him a champion," and that is why we constantly strive to do the best we can and to make each and every one of our horses the best that it can be, and we do so with training, great care and lots of love.

Risk Taker AKA “Chance”

Brown Quarter Horse Gelding - 15.2 3/4 hands

Owner: Cumberland Riding Academy

Chance was purchased when we started the program in 2007, and it has been a long road ever since.  He truly represents our core value, which is a commitment to our horses above all, to give each the care they need, and Chance has really put us to the test.  We purchased him as a beginner horse and needless to say he is most definitely not!  He was meant to jump, he most certainly cannot! We believe he was drugged prior to his pre-purchase vet exam so many of his issues were hidden from us, but it was just meant to be, he ended up in a place where he will have a forever home regardless of how much work he can actually do, hence he is nicknamed “The Prince,” because he works very little compared to his brothers and sisters! Chance came to us with many issues that we have slowly resolved with training but unfortunately he also has a condition called navicular which makes him have heel pain.  I am glad to say he is currently pain free due to special shoeing and he is now a very happy horse.  Because of this condition Chance cannot jump so he is being trained in dressage.  He is really enjoying his new job, and incredibly enough although he is limited in what he can do he is many students' favorite horse!!

Sundance Kid AKA “Cowboy”

Flaxen Chestnut Welsh Pony Cross Gelding - 14.1 1/4 hands

Owner: Cumberland Riding Academy 

Cowboy was purchased when we started the program in 2007.  He is the cutest of the bunch but he is most certainly a pony, when he is great he is amazing but when he is having a pony day you just want to strangle him, good thing he is so adorable we can never stay mad at him!  Cowboy does lessons of all levels, on the flat and over jumps.  He has progressed so much and is just getting better and better, the older he gets the better he does his job especially with the more beginner riders.  He is very versatile, great on the flat, also good in dressage, and he is an amazing jumper, this pony can truly jump the moon! 

KCS Royal Te AKA "KC" 

Bay Quarter Horse Gelding - 15 3/4 hands

Owner: Cumberland Riding Academy 

We purchased KC in May of 2008. KC does all levels of lessons from beginner to advanced, on the flat and over jumps. He was a show horse that sadly was outgrown by his child owner and was too good to be sitting around the farm doing nothing. He was mostly showed western but had also been shown Hunter Under Saddle.  He had been off for six months when he joined our team, was completely out of shape and looked pregnant. The owner agreed to lease him to us for a couple of months to make sure he would be a good fit, and of course he was just what we needed. Amazingly enough he came around quickly and got right back into the swing of things and once he was fit we started jumping him, and who would have thought this western horse would be such an awesome jumper.  We had no expectations about his jumping ability, our prior instructor said he probably would not go any higher than 2 feet, but under the care of our amazing new Head Instructor/Trainer Beth he has just blossomed and jumps 3 feet with ease.  All we can say is that KC always surprises us, we give him a new challenge and he passes it with flying colors!!

My Keepsake AKA "Sadie" 

Gray Appendix Mare - 15.2 hands

Owner: Emily Smith on full lease to Cumberland Riding Academy 

 Bio coming soon!

Ima Miss Money Bell AKA "Belle"

Gray Quarter Horse Mare - 14.3 3/4 hands

Owner: Cumberland Riding Academy 

Belle was purchased in March of 2008; she was the replacement for a horse that we were leasing that was going back home.  We do not know much about her background, but we really liked that she was so safe for our beginner riders, not much bothers this girl!  Needless to say she does lessons of all levels, on the flat and over jumps.  She is very sweet, smart and not scared to learn, she is very easy to ride, and is very willing to go forward so the beginners really enjoy that she is not hard to keep going.  When we bought her she needed a lot of work at the canter, was very unbalanced even at the trot so much she would constantly trip, and Beth has taught her so much over the last few months she has even started jumping at the canter, which was really unexpected, and her tripping issues are a thing of the past.  She is just great and is continuing to progress every day; just watch her surprise us all!