Found 562 Results from Fun and Games with Winnie

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Soccer Practice

We got super organized on soccer. Sue Parker suggested: person on wall holding horse who is off the wall. The on-the-wall person helps the horse stay along the wall. Other person (that’s the tricky part…getting two competent people) further from …

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Good Ole Aurum

Here’s an email exchange between me and Colleen Archer. She has a Palomino, Aurum, who can do so many interesting things.

Hi Winnie.

I saw a picture of Roy Roger’s Trigger untying a knot and decided to teach that behavior …

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The Picture of Calm

This photo was taken at the Horse Palace June 19. Got to smile when I see how relaxed Zelador is with all these shenanigans going on around him!…

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The Bullfighter in Zelador

These three photos were taken recently. You can clearly see the bullfighter grandfather in Zelador’s demeanor in the first shot. Wow! The photos were taken in rapid succession and you can see how quiet he is when he’s not performing. …

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Kye and Molly

Molly played at liberty with Kye several times. During their most recent session Kye was near the piano. His halter and lead rope were near there and I picked them up and walked towards him. Molly was at the far …

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Playing With Pax

Two circumstances have coincided:

1. The pedestals and teeter-totter are in the small roundish pen attached to the lower barn because the final touches are being applied to the new indoor arena footing.

2. Pax’s family is in England and …

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Trooper the Pup Update

Here’s a funny story…Trooper is still enjoying free-range in the kitchen. We took the gate down leading to the family room because he pops over it, no problem. I close that folding door and place a barricade on the opposite …

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Zeloso Meet Molly

Friday Molly (who’s helping me for a few weeks with gardening and chores on the farm) and I took Zeloso to the arena. Molly’s in her late teens and expressed an interest in learning more about horses. She loves them!…

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New Footing for the Arena!

Ron Marino and Bill spent the day fetching the fibre from Marcus’s farm and placing it in the arena. We took Zelador to see the new footing and he quite liked it. Did two lovely bows on one knee, but …

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Horses in the City Wrap-Up

Allen Kalpin took the first photo before the demonstration, Horses in the City, began in downtown Toronto. The boys had been playing (and rolling) in the arena beforehand. They had a wonderful time. They cantered, they bucked, they zigged, they
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Zelador Showing Off His Stuff

Zelador and I are doing the Spanish Walk in the first photo. The next two are of Zeloso NOT doing the Spanish Walk. The final one is Zeloso playing with the Spanish Walk. The photo shoot was extremely impromptu! As …

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Accentuate the Positive with Horses in the City

CARD (Community Association for Riding for Disabled),  Liberty Horses and the Toronto Mounted Police invite you to be amazed and delighted by the intelligent and generous talents of our huge, co-operative animals.

Equestrians, philanthropists, creative urban kids and inquisitive adults …

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Smartypants Zelador

The lush green grass is a constant challenge to me when it comes to monitoring the weight of Zelador and Zeloso. There are nine grass paddocks here. I have two small “dry” paddocks to turn them out in. I also …

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Dog Ratted Out by Horse

Bill took our two vizslas, Check and Bobbe, outdoors for a short outing. Check is eleven-years-old and immediately laid down on the driveway in front of the house to soak up the warm sun. Bobbe went sniffing.

A few minutes …