Hi, “Hips to hands! Hips to hands! Let the horse carry you. Your leg is on the horse. Do you want it to do something? I don’t see anything happening. If you put your leg on the horse it must …

Late yesterday afternoon Kye was shipped to Canter Call for a jumping session with Sophie. I tagged along to film the session, but I had trouble focusing on the task. You see, Canter Call has access to hundreds of acres …

Hi, Here’s an email I received from my friend and high level dressage judge, Lynda Southam. She’s looking at holding a clinic at Winsong Farm in the end of October. She describes the format below.

I emailed back asking …

Today a most unusual thing happened.

The horses totally understand coming in from the paddock in the afternoon. Sherlock (age 27) and Kye (age 18) come to the gate when I call. I take both of them to the barn, …

Bill stabilized the 16 inch high rotating top pedestal yesterday. He added about ten horizontal feet at the bottom, protruding outwards, lying on the ground. Now when the horse places his foot on top of the pedestal the top does …

Kye and Sophie Kalpin were in an event today near Hockley Valley. We just got back and, believe me, we’re going nowhere this evening! He was in Pre-Training.

Kye got fifth and if he hadn’t incurred a few time penalties …

Zeloso and I actually enjoyed each other’s company today. He wasn’t such a CLOWN.

Beverley Chubb gave me some insight into this horse last night (Monday). Saturday I detected something strange in his left front heel. I showed it to …

“The horse pays exactly as much attention to you as you pay to the horse.” Daniel Nummer has this saying as one of his Principles of Horse Training.

Zelador personifies this principle. Bill was leading him from the paddock to …

Etienne Leroy introduced Zelador to the Spanish Walk and the piaffe this past winter. He returned to France April 29th and was back here in the middle of June for three days to work with Z and Z. During his …

Incident number one:

Today I was in the arena with Zeloso. He was moving about freely, snuffling bits of hay off the floor near the door and I was walking over to the corner to fetch my helmet. CLANG!! He …

Allen Pogue has a liberty move that he calls the waltz. The horse is circling around you and when you ask, the horse does a volte between you and his circle route, then continues circling around you. We started practicing …

Following are my thoughts of my ride on Zelador today and the comments dressage judge and good friend, Lynda Southam, sent in return.

From Winnie:

Well, I’ve noticed since the second week in June that I can get on Zelador and …

Hi, My quest to create the apparatus needed for Working Equitation is proceeding slowly, but steadily. (A friend is working on the gate and bridge.)

Deborah and Adam came to the farm and drew the bull/cow on the plywood. A …

Well, Bill had the garrocha pole and he was riding Zeloso. I was on Zelador and we moved over to the big ball. We pushed it around the arena, between the two pedestals and got it STUCK against the wall …

Here are some photos of Zeloso. We have the green polos on him for work on the rotating top pedestal. He’s just learning how to place a hoof on it. We wanted to protect his legs just in case he …