There are a few challenges in filming a horse creating a painting. First: you need good lighting. Second: a warm environment would be nice. Third: additional helpers to work the camera and assist with the art supplies. Fourth: a horse …
The large cost of properly building a fence can cause a person to lose sight of the fence’s primary function and choose the least expensive route. While it doesn’t have to break the bank, doing it right the first time …
You know how I mentioned earlier that there’s a temperature when it just becomes too cold for me to ride? Well this week we came pretty darn close. With the mercury flirting with minus 30 degree Celsius, I wasn’t sure …
10:00 p.m., time to check on the horses, give them their dinner, top up the water buckets, fill the hay nets and muck out…again. (Third muck out of the day.)
As I walked to the barn I noticed that when …
On Saturday, January 24, 2015, before the freezing rain and the ten degree drop in temperature we filmed our second session playing with the idea of the horses returning a lost object. Our first session was earlier this week in …
I’m nosey when it comes to money. I’m always wondering about other people’s salaries and how they’re affording all the crap they’re buying.
I don’t think I’m alone in this, although I’m probably one of the few who will admit …
Happy New Year and welcome to 2015. With a new year comes a new blog topic.
Late in 2014, I was given a lovely horse, “U” and he will be the topic for the most part for the blog for …
Teaching’s fascinated me since the age of 19, when my first qualification came through as a British Horse Society Assistant Instructor at the Grade 4 sanctioned Harrogate Equestrian Centre, a very different animal to North American models. We are, er, …
John (Red) Pollard may have ridden one of the most famous race horses in history, but his life was anything but glamorous and easy.
They say that endurance and competitive trail riding are cost effective sports to do with a horse! This is true until you start these addictions and want more.
You can start either of the sports with any breed of horse …
So last week I posed the question how do you stay motivated to ride over the winter? Well let me tell you, reaching a major milestone in your re-riding career certainly helps. I am still so amped up from my …
There are many opinions and theories on saddle fitting. Occasionally, we have even heard riders say “I have been using my saddle for x number of years. It fits me perfectly and fits every horse I use.” I have to …
It’s cold. Really cold. And it’s only going to get colder. So I’ll likely be riding inside, in the non-heated, not-even-insulated arena for the remainder of winter, which in Canada means well into the time you think it should be …
It’s late now, winds fierce and smelling almost of rain on these Eastern slopes this January night, although a friend telephoned earlier from Golden in B.C. on the other side of the Great Divide where apparently it’s dumping metres, just …
