Here are some of the paintings the horses created this December. They painted more, but by the time we got photos of them many of the paintings were in their new homes with my vet, riding coach and several friends. …
Found 686 Results from Fun and Games with Winnie
Turns out Bill is taking this week off for the Holidays. He came into the house this morning after mucking out and announced, “Spring Song stood at the stall door and wouldn’t let me in to clean her stall.” (right…)…
December fourth Bill and I celebrated our thirtieth wedding anniversary. Invariably we recall a few of our most memorable moments. Often they are stored under the heading “Bad Boy Bill Stories”. (Believe me when I say, “I could write a …
I’m heading to the barn with paints and canvasses for the horses. It’s above zero and the paints should be OK at this temperature. Problem is: there are six horses in the lower barn and I have five canvasses. I’ll …
The weather forecast for this weekend is WARM! We’re looking at no precipitation and temperatures around 5 Celsius. Time to break out the paints and brushes and give the horses an opportunity to express themselves on canvas. I learned a …
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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With winter just around the corner I’ve been figuring out which paddocks the horses will be in. Currently Spring Song goes up the driveway, past the arena and into the largest paddock on the farm. She is with two other …
Several things have happened in the past two weeks:
1. I’ve been playing with Zelador creating an on the spot tiny trot under saddle (the beginning of a piaffe) and taking this two-beat movement forward into a very slow trot.…
Here is an excerpt from a newspaper article in The Weekly Sentinel by Jake CourtepatteThursday, October 16th about the 2014 Headwaters Stable Tour, which took place October 5th.
King facilities open their doors for annual stable tour
The prestigious facilities …
Our Fundraiser Sunday for Horseplay Sanctuary just might have been our best ever! And, of course, we were so busy doing all the jobs it turned out that we didn’t have anyone to film the show! Bummer!!! I’m going to …
About a week ago I thought, “I wonder if the horses can learn to pick up a hula-hoop and place it over a pylon.” They’ve certainly seen us throw them at pylons many times from the ground and while mounted. …
We’re practicing like crazy for our fall fundraiser in support of Horseplay Sanctuary this Sunday. Our vizsla, Trooper, just might make it into the fundraiser! You never know!!!!
Here’s our flyer. Pre-registration is necessary. Hope you can come!…
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 …
