During the past two weeks I’ve spent a few minutes each day with Zelador and the rotating top pedestal. The bolt is still inside the thing, keeping it from rotating. The top is sixteen inches in diameter and there’s not …

The Working Equitation Clinic with Kimberly Garvis was great fun. For the past seven years she’s been in Brazil competing and training horses for Working Equitation. Three months ago she returned to the States (she’s teaching in Virginia). She hasn’t …

On August 30 and 31 Kye and Sophie were near Belleville for the Ontario Horse Trials Association Championships (OHTA) at Canterdown. The event started with dressage. Kye did his usual good job, but this time he wasn’t placed in the …

The Friday lecture on Working Equitation will start at 7:00 at our house (5220 15th Sideroad, King City). I know it’s a bit early for elves and workshops, but, BOY! Bill’s been busy! He just placed the six six foot …

Zeloso and the water jug (actually I put soil in the plastic jug, not water, because of the extremely COLD weather conditions. I figured that dirt freezes flower than water and the jug just might not crack and break into …

Bill and I went to the final horse show at the Royal today. I certainly witnessed more excitement than I ever thought I’d see anywhere! During the cowgirls’ ride one of the horses had a bit of trouble listening to …

There will be a Working Equitation Clinic at Winsong Farm Friday evening November 28 at the house, Saturday in the arena November 29 and Sunday in the arena November 30.

Kimberly Garvis is the clinician. She has competed with horses …

Since March when Zeloso was diagnosed with an upper suspensory tear in his right foreleg I’ve allowed him to go off the longe line twice. Both times he started quietly, politely paying attention to me, then WHOOSH!!! He was off …

Here are some tidbits.

1. Focus

On the weekends the two Lusitanos are worked together. Bill has Zeloso and I’m with Zelador. Two weekends ago, just for fun, I said, “While you’re longeing and working Zeloso in-hand I’m going to …

Over one hundred and fifty people enjoyed the Hockley Orienteering Games (affectionately referred to as H.O.G.) October 11 at Ghostwood Farm. Seventy-eight of them rode horses, the rest walked/ran.

The event is hosted by Betsy and Torchy Millar as a …

Thursday I hung thirty-six orienteering flags at Torchy and Betsy Millar’s farm, Ghostwood, for the H.O.G. event October 11. (H.O.G. stands for Hockley Orienteering Games.) This is the fourth year and the growth has climbed steadily (year one: 12, year …

Zeloso (alias “the clown”) and I were done with our work. I dismounted and he was standing “free” three feet to my left. We were both on the north side of the bridge where there were two white plastic chairs. …

Our neighbors, Marilyn and Rob Carey, encouraged us to enter the Rip Gauthier Amateur Memorial Hunter Classic held at Someday Farm September 27. Since the event’s inception in 2003 the Classic has donated in excess of $56,000  in support of …

Etienne Leroy (a classical trainer from France) just finished three days here working with horses and riders. His last clinic was in June and he announced, “I’m very happy. The horses in Quebec and here are improving. They are engaging …

Last Sunday Pony Clubbers interested in Le Trek came to Winsong Farm for a half day outing. Four activities filled the schedule: learning how to orienteer, safety features of four horse trailers, roping a “cow” and a demonstration by Zelador …