Winnie at Winsong has been working with Dora to teach her how to pull a sleigh. What a star she is! Here's a video of her first sleigh ride.
Dora the Wonder Pony adds another skill to her repetoire, learning to pull a sleigh with help from Winnie and Bill at Winsong Farm.
When Dora, Angel and Spring Song manage to sneak past Bill and run off to frolic, he comes up with a trio of humourous new nicknames for them.
Dora had fun jumping!
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Winsong had an interesting visitor the other day – a giant, neon lobster! He stopped by to greet the gang and make some new friends.
Dora, seen below, was particularly interested in him. She even thought she’d like to take …
Kathy Kusner rose to the top of the show jumping game. In 1960 she was named Horsewoman of the Year before joining the United States Equestrian Team at 21.
This week it was a toss-up on what I spent more time doing. Riding, or removing the many burrs Luc had attached to him. They weren’t just in his mane and tail. Oh no, he was COVERED. They were in …
Here’s our song and video for Kye, who has just turned 24! It’s all about the things that Kye loves, like liberty games.Kye evented with Bill and with Sophie Kalpin. Nowadays Kye is teaching the three-year-old filly, Spring Song, all …
A few years ago while watching a tv program “The Battle of the Blades” I saw an Olympic pairs team skate to “I Like the Way You Move” by the Body Rockers. Instantly I knew I wanted to create a …
Check out Allen Kaplin riding out some big bucks by Blue Executive.
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Chinooks – the Alberta foothills crazy heating system that load up temperatures sometimes twenty, thirty degrees at a time – have hovered around this week, melting snow, but now we have ice sheets everywhere after puddles freeze solid overnight. Working …
Since Jen and Luc had such great success at last week’s clinic, I decided that this week it was my turn to put the big grey beast through his paces and show off a little. Unfortunately, I didn’t exactly show …
The drastically changing Canadian temperatures can be hard on animals. Cold rain and strong winds can make it difficult for horses to keep warm and the summer sun can be brutal and relentless. You do not want to keep your …
Equestrians are passionate individuals and would do anything for their equine friends. Although many would rather not think about a worst case scenario that could impact their animals or facility, accidents and emergencies can and do happen, despite our best …
For a five-year old the Mops-horse (his pasture name) is going through a real ugly duckling phase as muscles and ligaments shape shift and more circle work comes onto the agenda. Odd, but true and perhaps not helped by a …
