Services
Sassy Strides Equestrian is a Training and Show Facility. We offering lessons and training rides along with board, offering a traveling show team and renting our riding rings out for shows.
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Lessons & Training Programs

Renae Samay, head trainer of Sassy Strides Equestrian, has over 10 years of experience in top hunter/jumper show barns. She prides herself on offering top class care and training. Renae competed in the junior jumpers and eventing in her junior years until she gained her professional status in 2015, bringing along her mare, Paprika to compete in open 1.35m jumpers as a pro. Most recently, Jumping Treasure Evo, is next in line to take her place.
In her years of professional riding she has travelled up and down the east coast, from Wellington Florida to Maine showing in "AA" shows, and winning along the way. Training with Olympic Event rider Mike Huber, Grand Prix Show Jumpers Zoubair Bennani & Anna Gansauser, Meredith O'Connell and more.
Renae is willing to work with any age group of riders and horses that are dedicated to improving their riding. She is dedicated to helping you and your horse become an overall better team.
"We, as riders and horsemen, always have room for growth and learning, it all starts with the right environment, and great support system."
In her years of professional riding she has travelled up and down the east coast, from Wellington Florida to Maine showing in "AA" shows, and winning along the way. Training with Olympic Event rider Mike Huber, Grand Prix Show Jumpers Zoubair Bennani & Anna Gansauser, Meredith O'Connell and more.
Renae is willing to work with any age group of riders and horses that are dedicated to improving their riding. She is dedicated to helping you and your horse become an overall better team.
"We, as riders and horsemen, always have room for growth and learning, it all starts with the right environment, and great support system."
Training Lesson Program:
We specialize in training programs to help riders achieve their riding goals, including show goals. We offer 2 lesson horses to help get riders started before they decide to purchase their own horse. We offer private and semi-private lessons for all abilities. Contact us directly for lesson availability!
Sassy Strides Show Team
Our show team offers two different options, we have a local team and a travel team. Our local team travels throughout Maine. Our travel goes out of state to AA events such as Fieldstone, OxRidge, Saratoga, Vermont Summer Festival & more. Our show team requires rider dedication and weekly lessons.
We are always welcoming new riders to our team who want to train hard, learn a lot & achieve their goals!
We are always welcoming new riders to our team who want to train hard, learn a lot & achieve their goals!
Boarding Packages & Price Information
Sassy Strides Equestrian offers high quality horse care, provided by knowledgeable staff on a consistent schedule daily. We are a show barn dedicated to educating students and creating champions.
Standard Board Includes:
Contact us directly for board opening or additional training board options.
Standard Board Includes:
- Spacious tack room, heated restroom/laundry room, lounge with kitchenette, grain room and viewing room.
- Weekly Lessons with Insured & certified Trainer
- Heated Indoor Area 105 x 200 w/ GGT footing & 2 large Outdoor arenas equiped with GGT Footing.
- hot/cold water wash stalls
- 16 12x12 luxury stalls, with therapeutic memory foam mats, fresh deep bedding daily.
- Blanket changes, boots/wraps, fly spray/masks,4x daily wellness checks and night check.
- Laundry Service
- Correct and gentle handling by highly trained and consistent staff
- Daily turn out, with a variety of pasture options. Large Individual Grass or Medium individual stone dust pasture, paddocks are cleaned daily. 2 large group pasture options with access to round bale 24/7.
- Appropriate deworming provided following a fecal exam.
- High quality, locally sourced hay fed 4x daily or free choice as needed.
- House grain (Poulin Grain), fed up to 3x daily. Supplements are given at no additional cost, though they must be provided by the owners and put into containers if horse receives more than one (or SmartPak).
- No cost, Personalized feed plan by Poulin Grain specialist - to fit your horses' dietary needs.
- Use of full gym
- On site Trailer Parking
- Barn Owner & Manager live on site.
Contact us directly for board opening or additional training board options.
Facility Rental
We are opening up our facility to the public and allowing associations to rent our ring & jumps for a flat rate. Two Large rings with one set of jumper fences & one set of Hunter fences. We also have equipment to set up a dressage ring. This prices include fill and flowers for all fences.
We want to make the show planning process as easy as possible for organizations, providing all adequate equipment for events and making sure the property is ready for the event.
Rental Prices starting at $800/per day
We want to make the show planning process as easy as possible for organizations, providing all adequate equipment for events and making sure the property is ready for the event.
Rental Prices starting at $800/per day
Contact us for prices & availability. Packages can be designed to meet customers wants and needs, please contact us for more information regarding rental packages.
Large Outdoor 2021 & 2022