This morning I took Zelador up to the arena. No saddle, no bridle, just figured we’d play around a bit. He had a lesson scheduled with Christi at 1:00 and I just wanted him to loosen up.
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A new horse on the farm is Pax, a five-year-old Canadian, owned by Ron and Louise Marino.
During one of our first sessions in the arena Ron held onto Pax while Zelador demonstrated his tricks, free longeing and pedestal work. …
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Yesterday Zelador and Zeloso were free in the arena with Ciara McKnight and me directing them. At first we did things separately (Zeloso on one platform, Zelador pushing the big ball). Later we each took turns sending both of them …
Monday evening it wasn’t raining. Bill attached the bush-hog (a big mower) to the tractor and I spent two hours mowing over half of the boys’ paddock. As I exited the field I left the big gate open. My plan …
(Picasso and Socs were recently brought to our farm for tricks and liberty work by their owner.)
This afternoon should be interesting. We’ll have three people (me, Ciara and Bill) to work with three horses: Zelador, Picasso and Socs. Zelador’s …
Zelador has developed an annoying “trick” while I’m riding him. If he thinks it’s time to finish our session (when I halt or rein back) he’ll move his head to the ground, preparing to bow. From where I sit, it …
“If you want the horse to change what it’s doing, then you need to change what you’re doing.” I KNOW that! I just have to do it!
Zelador is extremely happy going to the right at all paces. Going to …
“The answer is in his eyes.” That was my vet, Dr. Ruth Barbour, referring to my twenty-eight year old Thoroughbred, Sherlock. Ruth first met him in 1989. Earlier that day my blacksmith, Bob Scott, and I stood beside the horse. …
It’s the 18th of June and when you have a barn full of horses you’re either almost out of hay or have tons left over from last year. There doesn’t seem to be an in-between option. I talked to our …
Bill reported the abuse via the computer to the OSPCA Sunday and several people answered my desperate cry for help. On Tuesday evening a wonderful neighbor talked with us and said: call the police. Tell them the trainer is never …
We’ve had a very trying ten days on our farm. Starting at the beginning of May a Paso Fino owner , Ovidio, leased our upper barn. He has a trainer, Luis. Both men are from Columbia.
A week ago Thursday …
The Working Equitation Clinic with Kimberly Garvis was great fun. Here are some photos. The breeds represented were: Lusitano, Arabian/Quarter Horse, Paso Fino, Appaloosa.
Photos by Ann Clifford…
In August 2008 my vet put Zelador on a diet and ordered me to get the basket-weave type of grazing muzzle for him. Slowly, but surely he lost some of the extra pounds. A week before my vet read me …
Yesterday we placed the Working Equitation obstacles in the arena (including the gate) and had a go at them. I rode Zelador and demonstrated the obstacles to Christi McQuaker. Then she got on him. I’d “warned” her that Zelador goes …
