This weekend, two girls were here with one of the people who has a horse here, Kristy, and they wanted to see Zelador at liberty. The girls might be 8-10 years old. They did a lot of giggling and Zelador …
Winsong Farm is having a Spring Fundraiser! Planning and practicing for it have helped us get through this winter!!!!! And, boy, did we need help.
Some of the acts we’ve been practicing are:
-Square Dancing on Horseback. Square Dance Caller …
Romeo was in our autumn fundraiser. Friends of ours remembered him when they were asked to find a small pony for a commercial. Romeo fit the bill. He’ll appear in the ad in a few weeks. Initially I was told …
Our Winsong Farm Spring Fundraiser is for the Youthdale Riding Program. We’ll have two shows, both on Sunday and both starting at 2:00. The first one is April 14, the second is April 21. The cost is $10 per person. …
This video shows both boys taking turns pulling me, then Bill for the first time.
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Horse racing has come a long way since the 1500s when races were held in fields between two horses. In this article discover the history of British racing.
Check out this new video of Zelador in action.
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A friend told me about a TV program on National Geographic Canada, “The Incredible Dr. Pol”. I don’t receive this channel, but I was able to find a DVD of season one on-line. When the DVD arrived in the mail …
Fox hunting has been a controversial sport for decades. It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and in England and Wales in November 2004.
Rick Parker had never ground driven either Zeloso or Zelador. Rick started the arena work today with ground driving. Our boys respond to “turn right”, “left”, “straight”, “to the wall”, “along the wall” and “whoa”. I decided when the boys …
Something really interesting happened. I created the three signs: “I love carrots”, “I love treats” and “I love studmuffins”. We played this new game in the stall. Zelador obviously enjoyed going to a specific sign, coming back to me and …
I received the following email from Colleen Archer, who has been clicker training her horses for years.
Hi, Winnie.
I realized when reading about “nose away” that this is exactly what Aurum does. I taught him to “look away” when …
To help get me through this cold winter I bought Jutta Wiemers book “From Leading to Liberty, 100 Training Games your Horse Will Want to Play”. It contains the following paragraph: “When parking (standing still) is established you should demand …
In today’s world a hunt breakfast is usually considered something to enjoy after the hunt. ..the dine after the dash. Keep reading to find out more.
For those who have ever participated in a hunt, the stirrup cup is served before moving off….the delicious bravery from a bottle or liquid courage.
