My first Challenge Day with the six horses went well. I drew a BIG ‘A’ on each stall wall and also had a small ‘A’ that I could hold in my hand. Every horse enjoyed touching both letters. Pax, Zelador …

Excuse the brevity of the post as I’m typing it on my iPhone with a thumb and finger that don’t entirely work, but I’ve arrived in Mongolia! I landed on Wednesday and have been doing some sightseeing and fiddling with …

Here’s a REAL challenge (especially for me!): for four weeks, every day, I challenge myself to present the letter ‘A’ to each of the horses in the lower barn. There are six horses there. The good thing about working with …

Well this week I just wasn’t in favour of the riding gods. Luc has been off all week, with what we think is an abscess brewing. Despite Jen, Luc’s owner, diligently soaking his foot every day, by the time my …

Almost 11 months of preparation has brought me here – as you read this I’ll be in the air somewhere over Europe enroute to Beijing and then, after a 16-hour layover, on to Ulaanbaatar.

It’s been another hectic week as …

Below is a video of nineteen year old Blue, a Thoroughbred who started his life racing on the track, then learned about jumping, moved on to eventing and now it training in dressage. His owner left for a week at …

“To school or not to school?” For those riders attending this past weekend’s show here at Edenview it was a question that was at the forefront of almost everyone’s mind. Why? Because the answer was an emphatic: “No! You do …

There’s just something special about Luc. And I don’t mean in the he’s such an amazing, outstanding, once-in-a lifetime horse kind of way. He is all those things, but when I say “special”, I mean that if there’s a way …

The last two weeks have zoomed past and today I realize that in seven days I leave for Mongolia. It’s a bit surreal that my departure is so close now, having spent the last 11 months completely focused on this …

I don’t envy the parents of competitive riders! Looking around on show day reveals just how emotionally and physically demanding the sport of horseback riding can be. Show moms and dads have the arduous task of trying to help their …

Monday July 13 from 5:00 till 6:00 there was a demonstration of the Canadian Horse at the Orangeville Fairgrounds followed by a dinner then a talk by the Long Rider who rode from Calgary to Brazil. This took two years!…

So this week I decided to ride bareback again. It’s been a while and I always find it fun, while testing my skill as a rider. It’s not always easy to keep a steady seat when you don’t have a …

Water is essential for all living things and horses are no exception to the rule. In fact, water is the most important nutrient for horses. It is required for all body functions such as digestion, respiration, reproduction and lactation. Therefore, …

I bought my first rope halter 10 years ago, but my favourite one is purple; made for me by a student. I still have it to this day. Rope halters are incredibly durable, come in a range of fun colours, …

Saturday July 11 was our first day on the 2015 Headwaters Stable Tour. Our second day is July 25. Our farm was open to visitors from 1:00 till 3:00. We decided we’d wait till someone came before we fetched a …