It was a gorgeously sunny and warm day for my weekly ride. It was nice enough I was able to ride outside in just a t-shirt for the first time this season. It should have come as no surprise then …
The saga of the fibreglass horses being painted for the Pan-Am games continues. The Winsong Farm horses did not get permission to paint or to help paint a 15hh fibreglass horse. So we improvised.
Yesterday afternoon Liz Martin drew a …
Here is a photo of Ellen Cameron and the fibreglass horse she painted for the Headwaters Equine Leadership Group. The horse’s name is Silhouette. Around the body Ellen painted a variety of horse-related activities. At that point you would have …
May 22 from 6:00-8:00 in the evening the Wake Robin Pony Club came to Winsong Farm to watch us play with our horses. There were about 15 Pony Clubbers and five adults. The Winsong Horses loved them! Especially KYE! When …
Bill and I received an email recently from Colleen Archer who is writing an article for a horse magazine. The question in the article was: can a horse pick out the correct item without human body language directing the horse?…
Here are some GREAT photos taken today at the Caledon Horse Park in nearby Palgrave (site of many horse events for the 2015 Pan-Am Games) of the fibreglass horses. Liz Martin took the photographs while her mother, Carrie, and I …
Here’s information about the May 24, 1:00 to 3:00 Ice Cream Social at Winsong Farm, highlighting breast cancer awareness and our own Dominique Maida who is an inspiration to all of us.
Dominique and Donny Maida had their first child, …
. When I look at that left hind hoof with perhaps a smidgeon of the toe on the ground…most of Zeloso’s weight is being carried by the RIGHT hind. Or, perhaps, his weight (like his body) is lifting upwards and …
Here is a lovely shot Dominique took of the boys snoozing.
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Back seven years or so I was just wrapping up five years of writing a weekly newspaper equestrian column. I wrote about shelters in Chinook wind country, trick riding and ranch kids, saddle-fitters, bit makers, outfitters and probably darned near …
Luc had a bit of a vacation this week as his owner, my sister Jen, was out with a nasty cold. I don’t think it was any kind of hardship for him. If given the choice I think he’d like …
It is here! Ride season has started for us Northerners. While we may not yet have rides in Alberta, there are some rides in the USA which are close enough for us to get to. After a fairly reasonable winter, …
The Belmont Stakes were first run in 1867 making it the oldest race in the Triple Crown with the Preakness first run in 1873, and the Kentucky Derby in 1875
With every little step of preparation I complete, the Mongol Derby becomes a little more real. My treasure chest arrived last week. In it, my rider T-shirt, the saddle bag I’ll use to carry only 11 pounds of gear for …
I always hesitate when it comes to discussing the dynamics of relationships, especially when it’s targeted at horse and rider combos. It’s a touchy subject fraught with controversy and, let’s face it, horse people are known to be an opinionated …
