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~Wellgreen Farm Equestrian Center~
Downs, Illinois
Full Service Boarding Stables, Overnight Horse Motel, & Clinic Headquarters near Bloomington, Illinois ~ Normal, Illinois ~ Champaign, Illinois We are just 10 miles southeast of the twin cities and 30 minutes from Champaign, Illinois & Urbana, Illinois. We are just 5 minutes from Moraine View State Park which boasts of over 15 miles of scenic wooded trails. We are only 2 1/2 hours from Chicago, St. Louis & Indianapolis where I-55, I-39 and I-74 intersect.
On-site owner/managers for boarded horses, natural horsemanship training to get a foundation on the horse, then Larry Whitesell and Mark Russell's for fine tuning methods of relaxation, balance of the horse and rider, and supplying exercises. This works for every breed of horse and every discipline.
We also offer certified riding lessons, leasing, natural horsemanship training, horse sales and our overnight horse motel program!
"Where honesty and integrity in the horse business count!"
Phone 309+530-0670 (Marj)
or email us at:
wellgreenfarm@frontier.com
The Gilmore's
We have a heavy heart because on May 3rd we lost Richard to an accident on our farm.
For further information on Richard, feel free to go to:
www.caringbridge.org and search on richardgilmore1
He will be dearly missed and life on the farm won't be the same without him. In many ways we are still in shock about this tragedy and are only able to take it one day at a time.
We know he is in a better place and that brings us great comfort.
I would like to personally thank everyone for the all the food, gifts, flowers, contributions to the churches and assistance on our farm during this time. I don't know what we would have done without all of your help, love, assistance, and prayers~~
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
We plan to continue with our boarding program and year around leases. Lessons are on hold at this time but due to time constraints with running the farm, will only resume to those clients who own their own horse or lease one of ours.
That means some of our quality lesson horses will be placed up for sale.
If you, or someone you know, might be interested in any of our horses, please let me know as soon as possible.....it would be nice to keep them in this area. If not, we will advertise to the general public.
No reasonable offer will be refused. Sold only to good homes.
The Larry Whitesell Clinic will still be held at our farm in July!
Thank you for all you mean to us and for everything you have done during this time!
God is good! He looks after us still!
Sincerely,
Marjorie & Boys
Successful training requires a mindset of action.
Overcome any obstacles and just get started.
Be determined…
- to learn what you need to learn
- then take action & do what you learned
- with a work ethic that won’t quit
- and integrity that builds long term success.
I want to share with you one of my favorite quotes of all time from Master Horseman and Showman, Bob Avila,
taken from his book with Juli Thorson, Win With Bob Avila, Beyond Training: Mentoring From A World Champion Horseman. I think about this quote a lot…
“I think we’ve all known people who talk big about having horse goals,
and yet always have an excuse for not going forward.
They put more energy into coming up with justifications
than they do sticking to the concept of “just do it”
That’s the big reason why such people are seldom successful past a certain point.
Their true motivation isn’t to succeed it’s to avoid failure by playing it safe.
They back down to their comfort zone the minute the going gets tough.
To me, that’s the ultimate self sabotage, because the going always gets tough at some point when you’re dealing with horses and human emotions. Illness, injury, lack of money, stiffer competition, family problems, depleted confidence
-name a setback, and chances are you’ll come up against it sometime.
There’s a lot of truth to the phrase,
“No guts, no glory”
And now a word from Marjorie....."I have to admit many of our customers acted, they decided they wanted the best for their horses and ultimately for themselves. The enrolled their horses in our training program, as Spring (see below) is just around the corner.
They didn't put it off....they saw the goal and moved forward."
"With eight horses in regular training (5-6 days per week), we have our work cut out for us...."
"With the power of the internet, horse owners are smarter than ever and they realize their horses need fine tuned, gymnasized, soft, supple, responsive and ready to go in a few months."
"Whether your goal is to hit the trail or attend some shows, it is regular consistent work that gets us all working and competing at our best."
"Don't put it off....act today!"
And now a word from one of our customers....her testimonial....
"Ok, I am about to burst with excitement.....I just got home from our first trail ride since I brought Gambler home and ran right to the computer to give you the details.
I am happy to report that Gambler acted like it was a leisurely stroll, did not do ONE bad thing, walked quietly even through some pretty fierce gusts. A semi went right past us, up close..he did nothing. A kid on an atv, went right on the road very near us...he did nothing. He stood quietly in the parking lot with things blowing around and did nothing. He was quite a gentleman the entire time!!! I could hardly contain my excitement, I was so happy! He loaded and unloaded quietly like it was a 90 degree day. Never pawed in the trailer with impatience ( he does that sometimes). He was PERFECT!!!! If I could do handstands of happiness on his back, I would have. ( not quite that talented, lol)
Janet
ril 11,21