Cause For Applause Farm

08/11/2024

Looking for riders/part boarders for 3 horses! Info below:

Fabby - Registered branded Hanoverian by Fabuleux black gelding 16.3hh, 18yrs, has been professionally trained, has sat on the back burner for many years. Super nice quality gaits, knows how to go round and lengthen and collect stride. Has been ridden bridle-less. Not a spooky type. Intermediate rider safe when in a program and super reliable. Must be in program and not left. Can be pushy on the ground. Has some decent bucks if not in a regular riding work. Open to allow him to show low level dressage or hunter once going. Available for a free lease on property. Please reach out to discuss.

Eggo - Canadian Warmblood by Eclipsed by Colour chestnut gelding 16hh, 14yrs, has been professionally trained. Has been a “lemon” with multiple injuries over the years which has prevented him from pursuing a full career. He currently is sound to do light ring work and maybe some trails. Super sweet in your pocket guy. Loves attention. Easy, smooth smaller gaits under saddle. He has had a few years off to sort his body out. He is currently very herd bound. He is more of a sensitive type and looks for confidence in his rider. He requires a kind, patient and experienced handler/rider. He is VERY steady and workmanlike when he trusts his person. Available for a free lease to do ground work or ride. I am willing to put in additional vetting or bodywork to keep him happy and comfortable. Not able to show. Please reach out to discuss.

Sweetie - Draft/TB x Bay mare 16hh, approx 18yrs. Super super super safe. Can leave for 7mths and hop on her and walk on a long rein. She has mostly been used for beginner lessons. Has given multiple riders there confidence back after falls at other barns. She has a super slow trot. W/T/C. Her canter is a little unbalanced but safe. She will come to a slow stop if she feels her rider loosing balance. She is light off the leg but honest. Beginner safe in lessons. Bc she is light off the leg she’s more intermediate safe if riding on their own. She does hack but gets a bit nervous due to a bad experience with a previous part boarder. She is perfect to handle on the ground. She is available for part board for light riding. She can do more but needs front shoes when in more work. She is an absolute unicorn so she is NOT FREE to ride. Please reach out to discuss.

08/03/2024

3 spots for Outdoor Board available September 1st for $500/mth (or discounted option for own grain). Located in Douro. 20 mins East of Peterborough.

Amenities include:
- newly renovated bank barn with spacious grooming stalls
- matted aisle-ways for safety and comfort
- locked tack room with individual locker
- free barn Wi-Fi
- 24/7 CCTV security cameras inside and outside
- rubber matted stalls
- large well built solid shelters 16x22
- 70x140 bright, steel indoor arena
- 120x240 outdoor sand ring
- grass jumper ring
- 150 acres of trails with river and hills at the back of property
- on site dressage coach
- round bales year round
- heated water outside in winter
- high quality ration balancer fed daily
- mixed small herds that are well balanced for safe group turnout
- very experienced horse owners with years of top quality horsemanship live on site
- extensive medical knowledge and care
- outdoor hill paddocks have good drainage even in muddy seasons (no deep mud)
- we treat your horse like our own!

What we are looking for in a boarder:
- good in mixed herd
- prefer a rider that takes lessons and is in a program (or would consider a retirement board scenario)
- no cribbers
- no hind shoes
- feeding supplements, own grain or medications is up to owner for outdoor boarders

We have 2 other boarders and are primarily a small facility looking to share our beautiful farm with the right boarder.

07/27/2024

We currently have FIVE black horses (well 4 and a half - Toby is a black and white paint pony!), 4 chestnuts and 3 bays. What colours are in your barn?

06/01/2024

The next few days are looking lovely! Enjoy the sunshine and summer weather ☀️💚

05/12/2024

The Northern lights were something to see above the farm the other night 💜✨

04/18/2024

Flash - April 12-17, 2024 💔❤️
Finnigan x Diamon Tiara K (Splash)

To say we are devastated is an understatement. There was so much love already for you Flash. You were strong, beautiful and smart. It’s hard to believe you can fall in love so fast but he captured our hearts.

Carefully planned and long awaited you were the most anticipated foal on the farm for a long time. There was so much time and financial effort put into your conception. It came down to a congenital birth defect that is super rare and impossible to fix, even at OVC. I’m sorry we couldn’t fix you. We tried so hard.

Your mama is still looking for you out the door, calling for you and smelling where you use to lay down. I feel so heartbroken for her. You have left a huge hole in my heart and I’m not sure how to even breathe without bursting into tears. Life is not fair and I feel defeated. Hug your horses because there is often so much time, money, planning and love put into these amazing animals by their breeder ❤️💔

03/29/2024

Diamond Tiara K known as Splash is getting ready to have her second foal at CFAF. Her first foal Limocello was sold before he was a month old as a hunter prospect. We can’t wait to see this Finnigan foal!

01/02/2024

Happy New Year! 🥂

11/03/2023

10/27/2023

It’s that time of year! 🙃🤷‍♀️

09/16/2023

Sir Stallone aka Sly by Sir Gregory out of imported Hanoverian mare SPS Welina (Weltgeist/Steuben) enjoying the cool fall morning last week

08/20/2023

Currently we have a pay as you go system. As of September 01, 2023. We will only be booking lessons on a monthly basis where payment is due for the weekly lessons on the 1st of each month.

Monthly lessons paid at the beginning of each month (min. 4 lessons) will remain at $60/hr.

For students that are ship ins, home from school for limited times, biweekly or occasional lessons, etc will still be able to book lessons. These lessons must be paid by e-transfer in advance of booking a time and are $75/hr.

Most of our current students are already aware we are making a small change in how we structure our lesson program. With the rising cost of things commitments to lesson appts and Miranda’s limited availability have led to this change in our program.

07/25/2023

Proud breeder moment!!! 💗 Good luck to Alohomora (Aloha x Weltgeist x Steuben) and his owner David at his first Palgrave show. Akira (formerly Wiz) was out of our States Premium mare SPS Welina.

06/01/2023

1 spot for Outdoor Board available July 1st for 1 horse or pony. $450/mth. A stall available during bad weather optional (at an extra cost of course).

Amenities include:
- newly renovated bank barn with spacious grooming stalls
- matted aisle-ways for safety and comfort
- locked tack room with individual locker
- free barn Wi-Fi
- 24/7 CCTV security cameras inside and outside
- rubber matted stalls
- large well built solid shelters 16x22
- 70x140 bright, steel indoor arena
- 120x240 outdoor sand ring
- grass jumper ring
- 150 acres of trails with river and hills at the back of property
- on site dressage coach
- clean round bales year round
- heated water outside in winter
- high quality ration balancer fed daily
- mixed small herds that are well balanced for safe group turnout
- very experienced horse owners with years of top quality horsemanship live on site
- extensive medical knowledge and care
- outdoor hill paddocks have good drainage even in muddy seasons (no deep mud)
- we treat your horse like our own!

What we are looking for in a boarder:
- mare preferred but quiet gelding welcome
- good in mixed herd
- prefer a rider that takes lessons and is in a program (or would consider a retirement board scenario)
- no cribbers
- no hind shoes
- feeding supplements, own grain or medications is up to owner for outdoor boarders

We have 1 other boarder and are primarily a small facility looking to share our beautiful farm with the right boarder.

05/29/2023

Toby enjoyed some snacks on the weekend 🖤🤍

05/21/2023

17yr, dark bay/black 16.3hh branded Hanoverian gelding by Fabuleux available for free lease on site.

Fabby is suitable for an advanced rider. Rider must be confident working horses on their own. He has 3 lovely gaits and has big movement. He goes easily on the bit at the w/t/c. Open to allow him to be used for dressage or hunters. He can be a bit lazy but also he can be fresh too if left for awhile. He is easy to lunge and once he’s going regularly he’s even been ridden bridleless. Fabby has been ridden by some intermediate riders under supervision. He can be a bit pushy on the ground (herd bound) when he’s inside by himself but is easy to manage once you figure out his routine. He is a sweet boy that deserves his own person. I have too many and not enough time and he’s just hanging in the field. Would require the person to take some lessons and cover farrier costs.

Located in Douro ON. PM for more details.

04/16/2023

We have some openings available in our small lesson program during weeknights. We have limited space and preference is given to students who take weekly lessons. $60/hr for a private lesson. Beginners welcome.

Our program is geared towards creating a confident , consistent partnership between horse and rider. We focus on correct rider position, being mindful of the horses comfort, learning the “how” with exercises and taking a slow approach so the learning sticks.

03/27/2023

Fantastic!

Investments will support a new collaborative program increasing number of veterinarian graduates in Ontario by 20 per cent per year and an incentive program to expand number of large animal…

02/12/2023

It’s a beautiful day! The farm is still pretty icy in spots so we took the dogs to the road. Our road is fairly busy (it’s a county maintained rd) so no road hacking for us, but the fields are still snow packed and beautiful to trail ride over the 137+ acres of hay fields, hills and we even have a river that flows through the property.

01/01/2023

Wishing everyone a safe and awesome start to a New Year. New goals & new adventures ♥️♥️🥂🥂

12/14/2022

Happy National Horse day! This year we’re sharing some of the horses that are no longer with us but touched our lives and we were lucky enough to own ❤️ until we meet again friends…

(Some are pictured and some are before we took pics with our phones)

Danny Boy
SPS Welina
Jabal Tarik Beau
Bailadora
Lorrimar
Simply Charming
Maverick
Pepper
Pixie Dust
Roxy
Occasional Flurries
Remmy
Pandora
Hope
Honoria
Cinnabar
Red October
Chickaboom
Prima
Storm Warning
Cricket
Tyrone
Flo
Sir Hatley 

12/10/2022

This is worth a reshare! Happy Saturday ❤️

12/03/2022

Happy “windy” Saturday!

11/12/2022

Rainy Friday night training ride 🤎🖤

10/28/2022

The best view out there ❤️

09/26/2022

Our mare Shine looking fantastic with Team Irwin Dressage 💓

08/24/2022

💯 accurate!!!

When non-horse people ask me what it’s like riding young dressage horses, the best approximation I can give them is that it’s the closest thing I can imagine to riding baby dragons.🐉 Both are just as likely to be breathing fire, flying through the air, and/or actively trying to dismember you. Of course I do believe the dragons might be slightly braver. 🤔🧐😂

Anyone else have a baby dragon they're currently attempting to tame?

07/16/2022

We are happy to share some pictures of Isabella & Volley’s first show at Maplewood stables.

Photo credit: Jeannie Gane Photography

06/19/2022

Happy Father’s Day to all the horse Dads out there! 💙

Happy Father’s Day to all the Horse Dads out there!

06/16/2022

Wish (Wanawish) started his travels to Delaware, USA today with Doyle Bloodstock Transportation Inc. to his new owner Shoshana at Owl Ridge Farm.

We will miss his sweet face, nickers every time someone came in the barn, playfully sticking his tongue out through the bars so you could grab it, and the big canter to the gate to greet us every single day! (We never had to catch him…he always came running to us since the day he was born). With all the good foundation in ground work he loaded like a pro even though he’s just 3yrs. We are so happy he’s going to such a great home with a lovely program where we know he will shine like the star he is! ❤️💫