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For the Love of Spring Song

The American Horsewoman’s Challenge is six months long. It started April first and is ending at the finals in Oklahoma October 3,4,5. At the beginning of July I researched trailering Spring Song to the finals. That’s the first time I …

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Choosing the Right Stall

When looking for a durable and dependable stall system for your equine friends, you must consider a number of factors:

  • What features do I require…posts or no posts?
  • What is my budget?
  • What does the stall package include?
  • What type
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Bill’s Homecoming

I brought Bill home from the hospital on Sept 26th. Within hours the PhD Physicist’s brain was at work, leaving bits and pieces of evidence around the house.

His mode of transportation was a walker with wheels on the front, …

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Bad Beastie

Well as you might be able to guess from the title of this week’s blog, my ride on Luc was not one of our better ones. In fact, I experienced some of the worst behaviour from him ever with me …

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Proudest Sister on the Planet

That’s right. I am without a doubt the proudest sister on the planet right now. As some of you may remember, Jen (my sister) and Luc rocked their very first cross country schooling a few weeks ago. It was a …

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What to Leave Behind, What to Take Forward: Part 1

I wanted to share Alexandra Kurland’s reply to a recent question posted in the online course forum here, as it says so many things that people new to clicker training need to know, and there was no point in writing …

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Bill’s Trip to the Emergency Room

Monday evening Bill came off Zeloso during a jumping lesson with Dominique. Zeloso OVER jumped a small jump. Bill was a bit off balance because of this athletic maneuvour. Within a few strides there was a turn to the left …

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To Pick or Not to Pick: Ins & Outs of Field Manure Management

While not the most glamorous of topics associated with the equine industry, good manure management practices are essential for horse farm owners and the health of your horses.

Economic and environmental advantages are many and include:

• Improved soil quality …

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Small Victories

Today’s word of the day is DISTRACTED, defined as being unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied. That is how Luc felt for the majority of my latest ride. There was no real reason for it other than the …

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Spring Song on Film

Here are some videos showing Spring Song’s training progress.

Spring Song garrocha pole and gate

Obstacles set one Spring Song

Head loop Spring Song

September 2014 Favourite Things

 

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Horse, Follow Closely

A few weeks ago a friend gave me a book to read. It’s “Horse, Follow Closely” by GaWaNi Pony Boy. The book I read was printed in 2000 and this was the fifth printing.

GaWaNi Pony Boy starts with an …

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Pax Rocks the Show

Ron and Pax attended the Canadian Breed show near Erin this past weekend.

The biggee…would he get on the trailer in a timely fashion? He was on and happy within 30 seconds. Whew!

Saturday his first class was a halter …

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Do I Fix Riding Problems by Riding?

I always get a giggle when people new to clicker training ask ‘But when do I get to ride?’ Those of us who have been with Alex Kurland from the early days remember it was many clinics before we got …