When I was asked to start blogging for this site (and btw, I don’t ‘blog’ I just write weird articles), I was advised to begin with some kind of introduction to who I was. Who am I? Good question. The older one becomes, if one is lucky and fill

In the nicest, most polite way of course. I mean, am I not living proof of how sweet and gentle we Canadians are? We don’t gloat when we win Olympic hockey gold. No, not at all.  We would never commit such a sin of vanity. Well, maybe just a l

When you refer to someone as ‘being Switzerland’, you aren’t likely to be accusing that person of being full of holes like Swiss Emmental, or delicious like Toblerone, or tall and slim like the Matterhorn. Chances are what you mean

Just had the horses’ feet done – great farrier, I’m really happy with his work. First class!! I now know the lay of the land. I have found a good hairdresser, a supermarket called Fresh that has all organic veggies etc., a feed store called Gra

What an ecologically responsible organization we have! Rather than just tossing past presidents into the trash like used diapers, EC recycles them! Though for some reason CEOs, which actually cost money to train and employ, are given the Huggies trea

The 2014 season for O’Hanlon eventing began today. Selena rode Rocky and Woody in the Intermediate division at the Florida Horse Park as per coach Clayton Frederick’s advice. I must say, I am a bit horrified at how quickly they are out there runn

From championing best practices to encouraging fun and participation, Equine Canada is a dedicated national voice working to serve, promote and protect the interests of horses and Canada’s equestrian community – it’s too bad we’re totally

Happy 2014, Year of the Horse, everyone! I have all kinds of expectations and predictions for the coming year that I’m preparing to share with you,  but I would be doing 2013 a disservice if I didn’t give it a proper send off with my ann

Just want to start this blog by apologizing the delay in between blogs. I got so busy preparing for my trip I felt like a chicken with my head cut off, with packing and cramming in as much training as possible. Here is an update just before the move.

All the big boys are back in full work, which means the barn is running full out in the horrible weather we are having. I cannot wait until all the competition horses have headed south and can be assured of working every day. We have given up ‘a da