Stockholm, Sweden was awarded the first WEGs and it was decided to use the stadium from the 1912 Olympics as the main arena with changes and upgrades.
Our horse transport arrived right on time to pick us up to take us to Sartilly ride camp. A short two-hour drive and we arrived…into the mud. The rain over the last week had resulted in our car park being …
Luc has affectionately become known by many monikers – Luc, Schmoo, Handsome – but none of them describe his personality quite as accurately as Mr. Destructo does. Lead ropes, crossties, fences – even stalls and entire barn walls – are …
If you’re hot, your horses probably are too. Keeping your horses hydrated is extremely important. Preventing dehydration in horses can be a challenge, but there are many ways to encourage and control horses’ water intake in the hot and even …
My crew is here! Crystal came in first even though her train was two hours late from Paris. Then my sister, Delcene, niece Melissa. Julie and Tina arrived together at 11:00 p.m. Julie did take a side trip on the …
I’m hoping you checked out my article “Resistance-free Bridling” in the September/October issue of Horse-Canada magazine, where I talk about teaching your horses to bridle himself. It utilizes the foundation lesson of targeting. If not, be sure to pick up …
This past weekend we hosted our fourth Working Equitation Clinic with Kimberly Garvis who flew here from Virginia.
So much to tell!
The first day Zelador and Zeloso were in the same session. All of the obstacles are SO easy …
It seems so surreal to be here. My little paddock pony and myself, in France, preparing to compete for Canada.
I thought we had come fully prepared with everything we would need leading up to and including race day, only …
This week, I accomplished one of my riding goals, and made huge progress toward another. I finally found the courage to jump Luc over one of the logs in the field and it felt…awkward…but also amazing if that’s possible. The …
We have arrived! If you have never tried to load everything for your horse from your horse trailer into two containers…I suggest you try it! Friday was a crazy, hectic day as I tried to do this impossible task. What …
I contacted Chris Charters last Wednesday and set up an outing for Spring Song on the holiday Monday, August 4. His trailer has three box stalls. Zelador was loaded first and placed to the right, in the stall closest to …
Mops, aka It’s-all-Good the Challenge colt, is the first of the horses to call a greeting, always, as the back porch door opens every morning. Ears curved sharp forward, eyes watching too as I move around the property. Visitors have …
Today’s ride completely blurred the lines between torture and training – and it was completely self-inflicted. I was feeling a bit guilty because the past few rides I hadn’t been doing my mandatory (completely imposed by me) five minutes of …
This week I’m posting a video of things that a lot of people don’t often associate with clicker training. They are not the cute tricks that most people associate horses and clicker work with.
However, for those of you who …
On Friday, I rode Spring Song in the Bitless Bridle. Dominique told me some of the obstacles that might be in the show Sunday at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. We’ll be entering a beginner trail class. One trail obstacle is a …
