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, …

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 …

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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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 …

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 …

This photo was taken Sunday. Spring Song is standing on a rotating top pedestal that has been secured so that it won’t rotate. Once Spring Song is secure in placing her hooves in the middle of the top of the …

Here are photos taken by Ron with his phone/camera. This is the first time Spring Song saw the noodle obstacle. Ron and Bill walked through it and I rode through it. I did not lead her through it first. What …

This past weekend we hosted our fourth Working Equitation Clinic with Kimberly Garvis who flew here from Virginia.

So much to tell!

The first day Zelador and Zeloso were in the same session. All of the obstacles are SO easy …

I contacted Chris Charters last Wednesday and set up an outing for Spring Song on the holiday Monday, August 4. His trailer has three box stalls. Zelador was loaded first and placed to the right, in the stall closest to …

Here, Spring Song, shows her smarts and willingness to listen to her humans, in a very successful loading attempt.

Spring Song had two practice sessions with Dominique’s small two-horse trailer in preparation for the trip to Orangeville Sunday July 27, 2014 where there was a show. The goal was to place her in a stall and let her absorb …

On Friday, I rode Spring Song in the Bitless Bridle. Dominique told me some of the obstacles that might be in the show Sunday at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. We’ll be entering a beginner trail class. One trail obstacle is a …

We’re trying to find a way to get Spring Song to Guthrie, Oklahoma (just north of Oklahoma City) to arrive October 1st and she has to leave before noon on October 6th. Dominique talked with one of the major shipping …

Last Thursday morning Spring Song had a lesson with Alex Reinfels. She was tossing her head. This is something she did when the cap on her tooth was irritating her. She hasn’t done it for a while. Alex kept a …