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ABCs for Horses

I’m teaching the boys to pick out their written name. I made cards with their names (front and back of the card) and the names of people they see frequently. I’ll need to create duplicates of the people cards and …

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Hula Hooping and Skipping Rope!

You won’t believe what we did today.

This morning we put two hula hoops together so that the BIG hoop was 5 feet in diameter. The hoop we use for lifting over his body is just a wee bit over …

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More Practice Painting

We’ve been working on having Zelador fetch an article and give it to a specific individual. Initially I walk towards the person and later I stay where I am and he figures out whom to carry it to. For example: …

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Hula Horse

A year or so ago I was thinking that it might be interesting to take a hula hoop and move it from around the horse’s front legs, over its body and rest it on the floor around its back legs. …

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Painting by Horses

A friend who’s already taught her horse to paint said the brush she uses is three inches wide with a three inch long wooden handle. She also wrote that she uses a stencil with the first initial of her horse’s …

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Wiser Than We Know

Yesterday Zelador demonstrated (once again) that he understands a lot more than we think he does. He was on the rotating top pedestal with both front feet nicely balanced in the centre. Someone in the small audience (four people sitting …

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The Iron Horse and The Canal Horse

The Industrial Revolution in England began around 1760 thanks to mechanization, advances in technology and the advent of the steam engine.
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A New Trick

I had an idea. Why not ask Zelador to take something to another person? I know he can figure out their names. So, we tried this Monday. Ann Clifford was here and so was Amy Harris who manages the blogs …

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Who is Beautiful Jim Key?

I received the following email from a lady who attended our clinic with Nicole Weinauge.

Hi Winnie,

I have just finished reading a book about someone who was able to teach a horse many things.  Beautiful Jim Key.  Here is …