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If Wishes Were Horses…

We would all ride our dream horse wouldn’t we?

So, what would your dream horse look like? What would this dream horse be able to do? What would you like to feel confident doing with your dream horse? Be specific …

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FEI TV This Weekend

FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE on Sunday, February 19th, from the eighth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage in Neumünster (GER).

The Grand Prix Freestyle-to-Music will be LIVE at 09.50 CET. …

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Clicker Gear

One of the biggest keys to success with clicker training, like any form of training, is about how to set things up to be successful before you actually do any training. Most people don’t think too much about what they …

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Over My Dead Body: Wills and Horses

OVER MY DEAD BODY
Wills and Horses
by Catherine Willson and Bhavin Bilimoria

 

A will is a document prepared during your lifetime that directs the distribution of your assets and possessions on your death. It enables you to divide …

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What is Clicker Training?

Hello! I’m glad you decided to check out my blog and find out what clicker training is all about.

So, what is clicker training?

Here is a great definition, by Karen Pryor, author of Reaching the Animal Mind (a great …

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Spruce Meadows Horses Jump to China

(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): History was made today when six Spruce Meadows horses became the first ever Canadian horses to be sold and exported to China. The six Spruce Meadows bred Hannoverian horses were chosen by a delegation of Chinese …

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Playing with Holey Feed Tubs

The first fundraiser show is a few days away. Snow covers the ground…again…but Sunday’s weather forecast is SUNNY!

In and around all of the practicing for the show I’ve been having fun playing with the holey feed tubs. I have …

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2013 Canadian National Eventing Team

Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the 2013 Canadian National Eventing Team.

SHORT LIST
The 2013 Short List is comprised of horse/rider combinations which, have proven through their results at CCI/CCIO/CH 3 star and 4 star competitions within the …

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Sergeant Reckless Immortalized

Reckless who stood around 14.1h.h. (and was therefore technically a pony,) was bought for $250 from a young boy, Kim Huk Moon, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Come to our Fundraiser

There is still time to register for the Winsong Spring Fundraiser, in support of the Youthdale Riding Program. For more information, see this flyer.…

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Taking Liberty Work Under Saddle

Well, it does take me a LONG time to learn something! Just ask Zelador!!!

After two years of trying to get Coleman Wilde’s “It Doesn’t Matter” (a song) I was finally successful this winter. I found the 7” vinyl record, …

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Dress Rehearsal

We had our dress rehearsal for the April 14 and 21 Fundraiser for Youthdale Riding Program on the weekend. The weather forecast was sunny and plus five. Guess that Toronto forecast didn’t extend to King Township! We did see the …

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Zelador As Director

Today, again, I shook my head in disbelief. Just how smart is Zelador? He and I were practicing for the fundraiser. I got Zelador ready for “Alice the Camel”. I put the camel cloth on him and asked him to …