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Fundraiser Review

winnefunraiser.jpgHere’s a review of our fundraiser for Ann and Pete’s Foster Home and Rescue Dogs in Pottageville, Ontario. The reviewer is Alex who gave a presentation to his elementary school class during ‘show and tell’. His mother, Mari, emailed it …

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A Successful Fundraiser

winnie_hula_hoops.jpgOver 90 people attended the fundraiser May first for Ann and Pete’s Foster Home and Rescue Dogs. We raised over $1000 (the final count could be over $1100).

We started these events when Zelador and Zeloso were three years old. …

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Last Minute Preparations

Christi McQuaker came to ride with me this afternoon and the boys were very good. We popped balloons from their backs, practiced the umbrella routine and did parts of the hula-hoop tossing. Christi and I practiced with the hoops last …

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Fun New Bubble Wands

It’s amazing what a week of non-stop rain can do to your schedule. There are so many outdoor jobs that are on hold, giving me time to run around and get things organized for the fundraiser.

Yesterday I tracked down …

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Practice Time

Bill and I put the long weekend to good use, practicing for the fundraiser May first. We’re doing three things unde rsaddle with Zelador and Zeloso: popping a balloon, an umbrella routine and throwing hula-hoops.

Saturday we were discussing the …

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A Successful Afternoon

I added two more colours to the curtain, put the balloon popper in the metal stand with the “curtain/alias garrocha” pole, blew up a pink and a yellow balloon, put the mailbox on the tall pedestal (with support for the …

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Fun, Games and Experiments

After a week of preparation, today I’ll ride each boy and pop a balloon with the lovely balloon popper Ron Marino created. The balloons will be attached to the kickboards, about four feet off the ground. I’ll pop a balloon …

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Balloon Popping!

winnie_balloon.jpgI finally remembered to introduce the horses to balloons. I bought three bags almost two weeks ago. I opened the pink bag, took out a balloon and tried to blow it up. Sophie advised that I blow it up just …

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Practicing Vaulting

paxvaulting.jpgThis evening I asked Ron if he was able to stand on Pax’s back. He quickly asked, “While moving?”

I laughed and said, “Guess that answers my question!”

I was thinking that standing on a horse walking would be a …

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Trying Something New

Yesterday I introduced several of the horses (Bucephalus, Zelador and Zeloso) to bunting (I think that’s what it’s called). It’s a very long line (almost 35 metres) with different coloured plastic triangles hanging from it. To start with I brought …