Whiskey Creek Acres

12/25/2024

Whiskey creek acres wants to thank everyone for their support this year. Merry Christmas and happy new years. We’re looking forward to seeing you all in 2025! 🌲 🎁 🎄

12/14/2024

Today is national horse day!!!! I’m so thankful for all the horses I’ve owned and had the pleasure to work with over the years. Let’s see some of your favourite photos of your horses 🐴

12/01/2024

12/01/2024

Fun night in the Christmas parade!

11/28/2024

11/07/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out to our first Halloween fun day! Thanks also to everyone who helped organize! Thanks Brittany for taking pictures! Amazing costumes and great laughs. See you all next year!

Also a huge thanks to everyone who has supported whiskey creek acres this year at all our events. We appreciate you all.

11/01/2024

12:00 tomorrow November 2! Rain, snow or shine! Dress warm!! Fun games, prizes and goodie bags for everyone who participates. Hot dog roast, fire and smores! ADULT PRIZES TOO!!!! See you tomorrow!!!

Anyone who is just coming to hangout, hotdogs, chips and a pop $5!

$20 for all participants

10/31/2024

Let’s see your best pet costume!

Shayla and shooter dressed up as the Budweiser clydesdale and wagon 🍺

10/30/2024

FOR SALE

Just in time for winter. These beautiful silk scarfs will keep you looking good, with also keeping you warm on the chilly days to come. Limited stock available!!!
Custom made by:

10/30/2024

The news is out. Whiskey creek acres is adding another to their herd in April 2025.👶🏼🤰🏼 But of the human variety! I will still be taking bookings for later spring and summer! Please message me if you would like to book, and I will put you on the list and get back to you on a timeline once baby is here. Thank you all for your support this year. Happy trails.

10/29/2024

Shivers is still available!!! Someone is going to be super lucky to have this lady in their pasture

10/17/2024

DOES YOUR HORSE TRIP? THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS

If we just want to poke around trail riding, we might not think that we need collection and balance.

I have found that horses that carry a lot of brace in the base of their neck or shoulders have a common trait: they trip.

They may seem quiet or dull or perhaps lazy. Others may seem forward and not centred. If these horses trip on a downhill or on a trot, they can nearly trip over.

I've worked both of these types and through improving their awareness, I have reduced the tripping.

I see the tripping as a consequence of not picking up their feet properly. They have a lot of weight on their front end, and they are not engaging their hindquarter enough.

If you are keen to help your horse stop tripping:

- Look at how your horse processes things around them. How aware are they? How sensitive are they?

- Use exercises that get them more mobile in their body control to encourage them to use their body better

- Get them to follow feel, not lean on pressure

- Teach them to respond softly to the lead rope and reins. That soft movement needs to go all the way through to their feet.

- Lots of backing up - as you back up place their head in different positions.

- Lift your horses up with the reins, stopping them from burying down.

-Try tricky, different obstacles so that your horse has to place it's feet carefully. Do this once you have done the things above, so that they can think slowly and move carefully, rather than blundering through.

ALSO

One thing I didn’t mention in this article was the physical background to tripping. This article is more about the horses that I have helped, and the similar mindset that they all shared.

I have also helped horses that have been diagnosed with being “unsound”. Once I was able to get a mind-set shift on them, they began to heal.

Please see this article as a piece of what could be an answer for your horse.

If feet & skeleton are healthy we do need to address their minds: a healthy mind keeps a healthy body.

Sometimes we need to adjust the mind first; sometimes we need to adjust the body first.

10/15/2024

🚩🚩NO FLAG NIGHT THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK! 🚩🚩

Will keep everyone posted on our next flag night!

10/14/2024

The whiskey creek crew had a ton of fun today at the creston Halloween show!!! Thanks Pam Malekow for a great day and Patti Pukas for helping her out! Great job everyone! Can’t wait until next year! 🏆

10/11/2024

Horse show in creston this Sunday! Such a fun show! It’s not too late to sign up! I can send you entry forms if needed