As part of my Mongol Derby training, I’ve been forcing myself to ride in situations that make me scared. My theory is that if I do this enough, I’ll develop the mental fortitude necessary to deal with the inevitable moment …

Sometimes the best things in life are completely unexpected. And sometimes, the unexpected isn’t really unexpected. It’s premeditated by an enabler. Yup, I’m talking about Luc’s owner and my sister, Jen, again. She is definitely an enabler when it comes …

I have great news to share with you all. I am helping out Alexandra Kurland, my mentor, at a clicker clinic at Cavalia in Quebec at their home farm this coming week and have been busy prepping for that. If …

Here are some photos of the horses hard at work, taken by Ellen Cameron.

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Here’s our new Winsong Farm sign created by Katherine Finley.

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The combination of a print of Pax’s self-portrait, which he painted on 12/12/12 (that’s right, December 12, 2012) and the photo of Pax in a similar pose was a BIG hit in our booth at the Can-Am Horse Expo at …

Being on a farm we quite often wonder… “What IS that strange noise? You know, the one behind that wall in the lower barn in Pax’s stall.” Or, “Have you HEARD those squeaks in the wall between the tack room …

We’ll host two Working Equitation Clinics with Kimberly Garvis this year. The first clinic is June 20 and 21. The second clinic is August 15 and 16.

In preparation for the June clinic I’m creating some of the apparatus we …

Saturday March 14th was the 11th Annual Farm Tour. 466 visitors came to Winsong Farm between 10:00 and 3:00. The horses had a GREAT time!

A few notes about the day:

1. I had mentioned on the Farm Tour ticket …

Bill took some photos of recent paintings done by the horses.

The first one is a bunny, the second, on the BIG wooden canvas, is of the horse jumping/rearing, and the third has a tiny profile of a blond lady …

These are a few of the paintings created by the horses. It’s interesting to turn the paintings 90 degrees, study it, find interesting tidbits, turn it again…

I’d love to learn what you see in them!

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One of the interesting things about running an equestrian facility is the overwhelming diversity of happenings. Every day brings with it new and interesting challenges, but there is also a seasonal cycle of events that works to stretch the imagination …

Ensuring your horse is getting all of his required nutrients is important for his overall health and nutrition. As a nutritionist, I feel the best way to determine if a diet is meeting a horse’s nutritional needs is to evaluate …

This week was a bit of a gong show. I sent Jen (Luc’s owner and my sister) off to the barn without me as I had a prior commitment and thought I wasn’t going to be able to make it …