So Loretta is in foal to Cabadino and Brando is doing really well with Courtney. They went to their first show 2 weeks ago.  Twinholm Adult days.  Although the turnout was low, the experience with great for Brando.  He got to go around a really ring, with jumps, flowers, flags and banners.  He had wide eyes to start with, but once he was asked to perform, he was GREAT.  Came home with 3 ribbons and a bottle of wine!!!

Nala is still living at home with us, but we will be sending her…

I did not get to ride this week.  Either it was too wet (just rain this time), cold, or I had a head cold.  So I read in some old horse books I just got, two from the U.S.A. Cavalry and an old one from an ex Russian cavalry officer who got taught by both James Fillis and Federico Caprilli.  This guy literally got to learn riding from both sides, the high collection of Fillis to the free extended movement taught by Caprilli.  This cavalryman, Colonel Paul Rodzianko,…

Maybe…

     There’s only one word to describe my horse Chance and I’s first Young Rider qualifier for the 2011 North American Young Rider Championships, which also happened to be our debut at Prix St. George . . . . . it was F A B U L O U S ! ! !  Chance was such a trooper and really got down to business.  Coming…

What is it?  While teleseminars have become commonplace in many industries, they are just beginning to catch on with equestrians.  Many equestrians don’t know what a teleseminar is or how they work.  Allow me to help you with that.  There are a few different types…

“You’ve got to find what you love,” Steve Jobs

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple

Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005 to

Stanford University

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the

finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told,

this is the…

Le français suit l’anglais

January 20, 2011         

Ottawa, ON—The Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce that at the conclusion of the 2010 FEI Reining season Lisa Coulter of Princeton, BC, has earned the top spot on both the FEI Reining World Ranking and World Standing Lists.                                

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I think my story is similar to many first time horse owners over 40. I’ve loved horses since I was 8, but didn’t have an opportunity to own one; so at 50+ years and with some time, money and determination to bring an old dream to life, I bought a horse. The story and dream grew to include 2 horses. I was so…

The Running Horse

A Bi-monthly Newsletter from Horse Play…

A friend of mine volunteered at a nursing home. One of the patients there was always talking about riding and my friend thought that maybe I could come along and talk horses with her. That was what I knew when I entered her room.

The walls were…

I got this question from one of the osteopaths I work with in Germany, and asked my friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM (author of Recognizing the Horse in Pain) to give me her wisdom so I could respond on behalf of the client this was concerning. Apparently the Osteopath seemed to think that there were subluxations occurring on the horse’s spine due to the centre of balance of the saddle being too far back.

Joanna writes:

My understanding is that the…

Le français suit l’anglais

January 19, 2011                                                

2011 Equine Canada Annual Convention will Feature General Breed Sport and Reining Judges’ Clinics

Ottawa, ON—The 2011 Equine Canada Annual Convention is set for January 24–31, 2011 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa, ON, and this year two new clinics…

Another missive from yours truly ... aka Shakespeare "The Equine" ... direct from Poet's Paddock. Enjoy!

Day Dreaming

I trot to trees green;…

 Discover the 3 Dominating Strategies of Highly Successful Equestrians 

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