UnHarnessed Standardbreds!

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Comment by Morning Star Acres on February 23, 2010 at 9:10pm

Site looks great Sara....There is always room for new sites.,..I love updated and making changes also.Always open to new ideas....We have many Stbs looking for homes. Although based in the \maritimes(Eastern Canada) we constantly work hard to get the word out...\Keep up the good work and let's all work together to lift more awareness....

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Comment by Lucy on February 23, 2010 at 8:57pm

the site is looking great. Love the picture on the far left and the second one in from the right of the gorgeous dark bay boy, then again I may be just a little bias ;) I am really hoping it works out that Seth and I can come.

Comment by Sarah Hirtle on February 23, 2010 at 7:57pm

we have a new website for the show. www.standardrama.com
it has some glitches that need to be ironed out, but check it out anyways!!

Comment by April Keays on February 11, 2010 at 12:15pm

It's great that there are shows out there dedicated just to Standies. It's a good way to get them started.
Had a good training session with Monty last week, but we did have one little near accident at the canter (of course). He tripped over his own feet and we both very nearly went ass of teakettle. As I said to my trainer, the only thing that saved me was muscle reflex developed over 40 years of riding!
Monty is getting better at the canter but it is still his most problimatic gait. He can hold it for about half the arena and then he looses the rythym and just dosn't know where to put his feet.
Anyway, onwards!

Comment by Sarah Hirtle on February 10, 2010 at 4:29pm

wow I didn't know this was so active, i guess I should check my groups more often!!
Well, my standies are standing around eating hay at the moment, and lovin every minute! I'm taking my oldest, BJ, to a boarding barn here shortly so I can being getting him back in shape for the spring. I have been asked to do a demo at All About Horses in Lindsay, so we really need to get going. Also, new to the Peterborough/lindsay area, is Standardrama!! a horse show dedicated to standardbreds, that is part of the Ontario Standardbred Show series. Once the website is launched I will post it.
More updates to follow!

Comment by Beth Field on January 24, 2010 at 7:07pm

Hi Everyone:

My standrdbred mare is 23 this March. Have had her since she was 11, she was a gift from my sister after our son died of leukaemia at age 26... She is a very special girl, and helped give me a reason to live and carry on and get back to riding too ! She loves kids, will post some photos when I figure out how.
Cinderellie has a big walk and trot, I encourage her pace, I like it, and her canter is amazing. She didn't like to race, got very stressed and would quit eating, so after she produced a nice foal she was taken in by my sister as a rescue. * then my horse rescued me*
I am blessed to have her in my life. We don't ride much in winter, no arena, too icy where I board her, but I visit and groom and hang out with her and wait for spring !
In the past I have done a breed demo with her and lots of parades and fundraising trail rides etc. She had a fall in a trailer two years ago and refused to trailer for awhile but this past summer a friend helped me to retrain her to load and she does load and travel well again. *Chris Irwin method if anyone wants to know.
In my opinion standardbreds are great horses, tough and resilient and sensible.
For those who follow bloodlines my girl is a "Nero" daughter, she was born in Kentucky and came to Canada as a yearling.
Enough chat, enjoy your versatile standardbreds everyone ! b.

Comment by April Keays on January 24, 2010 at 6:27pm

Hey, come on! Where are all those Standie owners out there? I know winter is kind of the slow time of year but I'm still getting some training in when I can. I want to get Monty into the Standie schooling shows this Spring and Summer so I've been trying to ride in between the rain drops.
Monty is coming along very nicely. His trot work is smooth a balanced and we are getting a good start on his cantering. He only paces now when he's stressed about something. We had a really good gallop on the trails the other day so I know he has no trouble with that gait. It's mainly his canter work now that he needs more confidence with. It will come, he is such a willing boy.
I'll let everyone know how he does at our first show!

Comment by Dave Perkins on November 2, 2009 at 6:31pm

Word is leaking out about the secret talents of the Standardbred-check out the November issue of Horse Canada Magazine article on them.

Comment by April Keays on November 2, 2009 at 5:34pm

Wow! More Standies! I adopted my first Standardbred last Feb from Greener Pastures (then in Abbottsford, now in Langely) and I couldn't be happier with him. His trot work is coming along beautifully and his canter/hand gallop are emproving with every session. As for being steady on roads and trails, I trust him more as a 4 year old than I every did my 17 year old Appy. I do have one little issue I'm trying to work out with him now however. He gets empatient when in a horse trailor or stall and will start to kick if he isn't getting out of there quite as quickly as he thinks he should. If I had my own trailor I would just put him in and leave him in for a few hours but I don't. Plus I board him, so it's other people's property he could end up damaging. Not to mention it's just down right bad manners.
Any suggestions out there?

Comment by Dave Perkins on September 28, 2009 at 1:39pm

Congratulations to all the participants and especially their horses for showing what a standardbred can do in almost any discipline.The year-end awards have been finalized for the Ontario Standardbred Show Series. Three shows were held for the series.

Riders/horse combination must have shown in two of the three shows in order to be eligible for the year-end awards.

For the 2009 show series, the below-listed awards will be presented at the awards luncheon. The luncheon, which will be held at Grand River Raceway on Sunday, November 1 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m., includes hot lunch, cash bar and awards presentations.

Tickets are $30 each. For more information, contact Kelly McLaughlin at 905-335-8115 or standardbredshowcase@live.ca.

For the 2010 show year, there will be five shows across the province. Dates will be published in the new year. In order to be eligible for the year-end awards, three of the five shows must be attended.

High Point Versatility
Champion - Meghan House & Fredoras Lincoln
Reserve - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet

High Point
Champion - Lisa Foster & Jif
Reserve - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet

Games
Champion - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet
Reserve - Jessica Wardell & National Guard

English Pleasure Division
Champion- Yvonne Mulder & Guinness
Reserve- Lisa Foster & Jif

English Equitation
Champion-Aislin Rees & Ambition Express
Reserve - Lisa Foster & Jif

Halter geldings/stallions
Champion- Meghan House & Fredoras Lincoln
Reserve - Emma Hastings & Splash Killean
Reserve - Hazel Bresnihan & Arts Shark

Halter Mares
Champion - BJ Spaans & SOS Sweet Justice
Reserve - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet

Showmanship
Champion- Emma Hastings & Splash Killean
Reserve - Megan Turdick & EJ Prince

Western Pleasure Division
Champion- Ailsin Rees & Ambition Express
Reserve - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet

Western equitation
Champion - Aislin Rees & Ambition Express
Reserve - Aimee Adams & Colourful Gourmet

Junior Equitation and High Point Junior
Champion- Hazel Bresnihan & EJ Prince

Hunter over fences Division
Champion- Yvonne Mulder & Guinness
Reserve - Jessica Wardell & National Guard
Reserve - Aislin Rees & Ambition Express

Jumper division
Champion - Meghan Melchers & Dream A Little Dream
Reserve - Courtney Zieba & Ashura

Pleasure Driving Division
Champion- Megan House & Fredoras Lincoln
Reserve - Lisa Foster & Jif

Dressage Division
Champion - Meaghan Melchers & Dream A Little Dream
Reserve - Lisa Foster & Jif

(With files from Ontario Standardbred Show Series)