Selena left at 7:15 a.m. for the border. The vet is not there until 8:00 a.m. and Selena had made an appointment to take the horses through at 8:00 a.m. Everything ran according to schedule and the trip across the border was smooth sailing. The last time I heard from her was at 5:29 p.m. […]

Continuing on with the detailed discussion on each of the nine points of saddle fit, this week we will examine, specifically, that part of the saddle that is closest to your horse – the panel. I have had many clients with saddles that, at first glance, look like they’re fitting really well, but when I […]

I feel like the days are rushing by this winter, out of control. Selena arrived this morning and immediately started teaching. Eventers really are incredibly fit and hardworking, they have to be. She slept in New York somewhere on the way up and got here around 10:00 a.m. By 10.30, she was in the barn […]

Selena left with the trailer at 5:00 a.m. this morning, which means she should get here sometime between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. I am looking forward to seeing her and looking forward to her seeing the horses. Word from Anne Marie in Ocala is that Woody has been jogged and is in splendid form […]

Well The Eventing Showcase didn’t turn out just the way we were hoping. Woody was a bit lacklustre in the stadium and had two fences down. However, he redeemed himself with a really wonderful cross country ride. I know Selena was disappointed in his dressage and is already working on how she is going to […]

Well today’s weather proved to play a part in a few horses tests including Woody’s. Yesterday it was almost too hot to function and today it was cold and windy. I rode Woody early in the morning (he is better with two rides) and he was spooking at the palm trees blowing in the wind […]

I know I keep going on and on about the mild weather, but trot sets in the sand arena, in Ontario on February 4! We are in our sixth year here at Balsam Hall. In all that time, we had one exceptionally mild spring when we were out riding in the sand arena on March […]

I left dressage camp with Clayton feeling very accomplished. This year is our year. Woody has muscled up so much lately and is ready mentally to go to work. During my warm up alone I had some lovely changes and nice extended work. Once in the ring with Clayton we worked a lot on straightness, […]

Further to my last two blogs concerning the rather superficial summaries on the 9 points of saddle fit and getting ready for the spring and the upcoming show season, my next couple of weeks of blogs are going to be discussion of these 9 points in much more detail. Not only what to look for […]

The mild weather in Ontario continues and we continue to revel in it. The horses look glorious with sleek shiny dappled coats, since everyone is staying nice an cosy in the milder temperatures. The paddocks are bare of snow and, to be honest, I wish they had a nice foot of snow on them to […]