Les écuries West-Class

01/14/2025

01/13/2025

12/12/2024

* Soyez original pendant les fêtes ! *
Parfois, Caramel a de VRAIES trouvailles.
Et là, franchement, je pense qu'on devrait généraliser cette façon de faire.
Vous imaginez les repas de famille ?!? Ce serait plus g*i, non ?
Allez... adoptez cette technique avec les fêtes qui approchent. Et soyez sympas : faites-moi une photo !

12/06/2024

Happy Saint Nicolas Day! The great Saint and his Donkey. There are many stories, this is my favorite one 💕 Donkeys are part of a very beautiful tradition 💕 ~ Ariane

During the night of December 5th to 6th, St Nicolas with the help of his little Donkey visits homes to give children presents or punishments. His Donkey carries two pouches, one with gifts for the good children (sweet treats, chocolates and special cookies) and one with punishments (twigs, pebbles, etc) for the naughty ones.
Before going to bed, children would leave some hay, carrots and a little basket of oats. Children would also put their shoes near the fireplace and sing a song to Saint Nicolas. The shoes overflow in the morning with special Saint Nicolas treats.
Even the good children find ribbon-tied birch twigs, as everyone does something naughty!
Bakeries and home kitchens are a hive of activity as spiced gingerbread cookies and Mannala, a brioche shaped like the good Saint.
St Nicolas (Sinterklaas) was brought to America by the Dutch colonists, adopted by the Americans and transformed in Santa Claus.

Please see in a comment some St Nicolas sweets taken from a store in Nancy, France.
St Nicolas is celebrated in France, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and Italy.

11/27/2024

𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 💙

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨? Hi-vis is always recommended when riding, even if you are riding off-road or there is clear visibility – hacking out at night or in poor visibility is not recommended. Wearing Hi-vis allows you to be seen sooner by cyclists and walkers, and low flying aircraft pilots can spot you up to half a mile sooner if you and your horse are wearing hi-vis – such as a quarter sheet.

Hi-vis should be environment appropriate, think about the background you will be riding ag*inst – e.g orange hi-vis will not stand out as well ag*inst autumn leaves as pink, yellow won’t stand out as well amongst a field of rapeseed.

11/23/2024

Il n’est pas parfait. Il ne sait pas tout. Il fait des erreurs, il est parfois de mauvaise humeur.

Mais dans son regard, il y a un lien direct à son Coeur, une acceptation totale de qui il est, de ses émotions et de ses besoins.

Et il nous montre le chemin pour y parvenir nous aussi.

Pierre Beaupère.

Photo par Céline Bo****no - Photographe Équestre

11/12/2024

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10/22/2024

𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚔𝚎 🍰🧁🎂

10/19/2024

L'amateur de chevaux se repère à l'aube, armé d'un café et de quelques carottes. On les voit souvent en meute, discutant sans relâche de leurs chevaux pendant des heures. 😉

09/25/2024

DOC BAR revolutionized the cutting industry in a way never seen before or since.
The 1956 chestnut stallion was foaled on Tom Finley’s Arizona ranch. He was by Lightning Bar by Three Bars (TB) and out of Dandy Doll by Texas Dandy. He was bred to run, but failed miserably, earning a total of $95 in four starts.
He was given to Charley Araujo of California to show at halter. This endeavor seemed doomed to fail because Doc Bar did not fit what the judge’s eye had been groomed to see. He stood a scant 15 hands and did not have the punched-together look of his contemporaries.
The halter industry was ripe for change. With Araujo at the lead and the stallion’s unique conformation, the guidelines for halter horse champions were altered almost overnight. Out of 15 shows, he won nine grand champions, and one reserve champion.
Doc Bar attracted the attention of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Jensen of Double J Ranch in Paicines, California. The couple had pieced together a broodmare band of Poco Tivio, Hollywood Gold, King and Leo mares, and was in the market for a stallion. Doc Bar fit their needs and the couple bought him in 1963 for $30,000.
Over the following years, Doc Bar sired National Cutting Horse Association Futurity winners, world champions and top-10 horses. A few progenies include Doc O’Lena, Dry Doc, Fizzabar and Doc’s Kitty. He was the grandsire of Smart Little Lena, Tenino San, Docs Sangria and Don N W***y.
In AQHA competitions, Doc Bar’s get amassed nearly 9,000 points and won multiple world championships.
The key to Doc Bar’s success was summed up by Charlie Ward, manager of the Jensens’ ranch, “is that he’s so consistent in his type. His colts are all uniform and possess a lot of sense. They’re easy to train, they have a lot of natural ability – every one of them is cowy.”
Doc Bar was euthanized in 1992 at 36. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1993.
Biography updated as of march 1993, credit to AQHA.