KLT Farmz

04/08/2025

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Join the Thundering Hooves Horsemanship Club!

Every Monday at KLT Farmz

🐎 Saddle up and ride into fun, learning, and confidence with our weekly Thundering Hooves Horsemanship Club!

Designed for riders of all levels, this Monday evening club focuses on building strong horsemanship skills from the ground up.

04/08/2025

First spring thunder storm came in hot tonight. Lit hp the farm for an hour!

04/07/2025

Piggies love scratches.

04/06/2025

04/06/2025

Boss sat with baby Wyld the entire chore shift while he slept and his momma helped feed the team.
He is going to make a great protector! !

04/01/2025

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A Fond Farewell to Widget

At KLT Farmz, we always strive to do what is best for our horses, prioritizing their health and well-being above all else—even when it tugs at our hearts.

Widget first came into our lives in 2017, surrendered to Look At Me Now Equestrian. Once a cherished family pony, she had battled metabolic issues and lameness. Despite her challenges, Widget gave her whole heart to building confidence, spreading love, and igniting passion in countless souls across the province.

She became the star of our tea parties, birthday parties, and kids’ camps, bringing joy and magic to every child she met.

At the end of April, Miss Widge will be making her final move to our therapeutic hoof care Mylene Gonthier at Sole Connection Equine facility with her pony paradise paddock track system retreat, where she will have the movementent, weekly farrier alterations and care she needs to regain full range of motion and heal her feet & gut.

While this was an incredibly difficult decision, we know it is what’s best for Widget. Though we will miss her dearly, we find comfort in knowing she will continue to make little kids’ dreams come true with her gentle spirit and kind heart.

Widget, we send you off with love and gratitude. Mylene & family, you truly have one extraordinary unicorn in your hands. We look forward to the day we can welcome you back with open arms.

With love and appreciation,
The KLT Farmz Family

If you would like to come brush Miss Widge, come read her a story or say see ya later. Message the office. 🥲

04/01/2025

A great visual, thank you Lisa Blanchard for sharing this!
Tipton Horsemanship

Normal lamellae are distinct structures, they look white (epidermal lamellae) and red ( dermal lamellae). They literally lock together and there are also strong fibres running from the inside of the capsule and attaching to the coffin bone.

Healthy lamellae are shown on the first photo.

The second photo, scrutinise it.
Write down all the differences you see. Then let’s go through them together and work out what is happening. They look similar but they are very much the opposite!

Just to help you - the laminar bond is pretty flexible and it accounts for quite a large % of energy dissipation at each foot fall.

With flexibility comes stretch. Laminae can stretch and stretch far too much for too long.
This is typical in diet/insulin related laminitis.

Stretching still causes problems jn the foot. It’s the precursor to ripping so the termed stretched white line is inportant to understand. It’s one of the things we can see in the living horse.

Blood flecks in the white line are other warning signs.

Tomorrow I’ll go through the similarities and differences in these 2 photos and help you understand.

Folks, I understand that many of you are pretty well qualified to understand my posts but the folk I’m wanting to help are those new on their hoofcare journey. So let’s help them with their learning.

And also help me!

Let’s learn together.

In this case I am focussed on newish onset, diet related insulin related laminitis.

Not concussion, not supporting limb, not chronic.

Id be very grateful if you would consider sharing my post thank you. We need horse owners to be educated on laminitis

Thanks my sponsors that are listed in the comments. The slice was taken like a stack of pennies.

03/29/2025

🎉 Happy “Gotcha” Day to Maddie! 🎉

In 2019, this wonderful mare trotted into our lives, and what a transformation she’s had since! Maddie has completed a full-body renewal, gaining a beautiful, pain-free range of motion and becoming stronger than ever.

🐎 Rider Level 4 superstar, Maddie is an active lesson horse who can tote around beginners with ease but truly shines with intermediate riders. She’s got all the fancy buttons and maneuvers you could ask for, plus she’s a stoic and steady trail companion.

✨ Maddie is available in our Rider Share Program and the Rider Share Performance Program, giving you the chance to partner with this exceptional mare for lessons, rides, competitionstions and more!

🎊 Join us in celebrating Maddie—one truly special horse with a heart of gold! 💙🐴

03/29/2025

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Ask … & you shall receive!

📢 A SEPTEMBER WOMANS RETREAT! 🤩

June 19, 2025 - FULL

July 19, 2025 - Available

September 13, 3025 - Just opened

03/29/2025

Follow us

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KLT Farmz has partnered with Look At Me Now Equestrian to create a riding environment for all ages, skill levels and disciplines. This is Where you to learn to breathe. Thank you all for following us and watching our journey unfold over the time spent creating a place of peace and fulfillment.

03/29/2025

Yay!!! The little marshmellows have started to make their arrivals !

China & Chase welcome the next generation of LGD’s.

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03/28/2025

🌟 FREE LEASE OPPORTUNITY – MINIATURE PONY 🌟

Looking for a fun and rewarding equine partnership? KLT Farmz is offering a free lease on a sweet miniature pony, perfect for lead-line activities.

✅ Onsite Lease Includes:
• Private paddock & stall for pony
• Access to all tack & equipment associated with the pony
• Access to outdoor arena & pony round pen scheduled with pony YTP.
• Access to solarium for your pony to keep you and your pony feeling their best.
• Personal tack/equipment locker for convenience

💰 Leaser Covers:
• Farrier, dental, farrier, feed, minerals etc.
• Tack & equipment rental.

This is a fantastic opportunity for families, beginners, or anyone looking to enjoy a miniature pony experience without the full-time ownership commitment.

📍 Location: KLT Farmz
📩 Contact us today to schedule a visit or learn more!

03/27/2025

This.

Yep.

03/22/2025

03/17/2025

Dear Clients,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our coach has sustained injuries, including dislocated shoulders. While all necessary safety precautions were in place, the incident has unfortunately impacted our ability to operate as usual.

Additionally, current farm conditions have made it unsafe to continue lessons and activities. For the safety of our staff, clients, and animals, we will remain closed until weather conditions improve.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. Please stay tuned for updates, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you,
KLT Farmz Team!

03/12/2025

🙌 Set up for success

You’re Not Helping. You’re Handicapping Your Horse.

A horse that never struggles never learns. A horse that never faces pressure never grows. And a horse that is constantly micromanaged becomes weak, dependent, and unsure of itself.

We were never promised an easy road—not in horsemanship, not in business, and not in life. Growth comes through refinement, and refinement happens through challenge. If you believe you’re protecting your horse by stepping in too soon, over-correcting, or removing every obstacle, you’re not helping—you’re hindering, handicapping and crippling them. You’re robbing them of the strength and confidence that only comes through overcoming.

True leadership isn’t about control; it’s about stewardship. The best horsemen and leaders don’t force results—they set the stage, present the opportunity, and allow the horse and people to think, adjust, and develop wisdom. That’s how confidence is built—not through comfort, but through challenge.

And the same holds true in business. Entrepreneurs who avoid risk, dodge struggle, and micromanage everything end up with fragile businesses. Avoiding difficulty today guarantees greater hardship tomorrow—because when the real pressure hits, they have no foundation to rely on.

Refinement comes through fire. Strength is built through resistance. The best leaders—whether in the saddle, in business, or in life—don’t fear struggle; they embrace it as part of the process. They understand that true strength isn’t given; it’s earned.

So stop stepping in too soon. Stop making things too easy. Stop fearing the struggle.

The change within your horse, your life, your business starts with you.

If you don’t have the knowledge, seek it out. If you want your horse to trust you, start trusting them. If you’re afraid of making mistakes, start seeing them as lessons instead of failures.

Your horse, your business, and your life will only grow when you do. So step forward, get uncomfortable, and lean into the process. Because the only way to be truly prepared—is to go through it.

Together We Rise.

-Colton Woods

03/11/2025

Rita gave us a scare.. but of course ! Nothing like a spring abscess to start off the show season!