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Laydown

James, a man from Texas that Bill works with, came to the farm. James was here in October and saw us practicing for the Hula-Hoop routine. His wife has a few horses. Today he watched Zelador do tricks and liberty …

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Lie Down on Command

Last week I asked a few people to give me their reaction to things my horses do. Ann Clifford said she loves it when Zelador lies down. It shows such trust.

A few days later we learned that several documentary …

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Go Slower

This morning the temperature is nine degrees. A bit crisp. I had to dig out a turtleneck! I know it’ll warm up, but…!

During the heat wave last week there was a delightfully, unexpected bonus: Zelador was rideable at the …

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Canter Call Demo

May31winnie.jpgAt 2:00 this afternoon Lauryn Tambling’s barn, Canter Call, (plus assorted “others”) were here today in this hot, muggy weather to watch the horses play. About fifty people came!

We started with Lindsey and her Andulasian mare, Airosa. The clean, …

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Musical Horses

As you know I’ve been trying to find a way to teach the horses to play a song. Each of the horses enjoys pulling on the rope and ringing the bells. But I’m finding that the bell ringing isn’t very …

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Teeter-totter Instructions

My name is Ron. I’m one of the Winsong Farm ‘crew’.

 

Winnie asked me for some details on how I built the teeter-totter.

 

The materials I used to make a 10ft long by 3ft wide teeter-totter are:

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Ann & Socks

On day three of the Allen Pogue Clinic Ann Clifford rode Socs for the first time. Allen mentioned on day one that giving the horse a job to do while riding is very helpful (to the horse and the rider!). …

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Allen Pogue

Apr28collage.jpgHere are two photos of Allen Pogue working with Bucephalus.

You’ll notice the round pen which is about two and a half feet high. It has an addition placed on top of it that raises the enclosure to over four …

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Day Four with Hops

Day Four with Hops I found her in the paddock with Sneakers. This time I was alone, no Ciara to hold Sneakers while I played with Hops. Sneakers stayed close and actually followed Hops after the pony retrieved the carrots …

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Day Three with Hops!

After Day Two (large pasture, lush grass and hay available) I figured Ciara would have an even more challenging site for Hops and me. I was wondering if she’d plop us into the pond…but, no, we were back in the …