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T3 Equestrian A quiet private farm only a few minutes from Windsor, near Martock.

30/09/2024

When the overhang gets a new round bale of straw, and all you want is someone to wave a palm frond fan to shoo away flies
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If you’ve ever envied our fun with the piggies? Now’s the time!
21/08/2024

If you’ve ever envied our fun with the piggies? Now’s the time!

AVAILABLE, Windsor NS: Perfect for first time pig owners. We have an adorable pair of Kune Kune sisters looking for new ...
21/08/2024

AVAILABLE, Windsor NS: Perfect for first time pig owners.

We have an adorable pair of Kune Kune sisters looking for new fields to mow and weeds to trim. Rising 2 years old.
Breeding quality AKKPS38460 Kneudel (white/black) and pet quality EB (Eagle Bait) (ginger/black)

Wonderful personalities, well handled and electric fence trained.

Very reasonably priced to the right farm. Must go together if there are no other Kunes on the property.

The challenge of the horse that WANTS to be sound. I have two chestnut OTTBs. I got the gelding (ET) first from Southern...
11/07/2024

The challenge of the horse that WANTS to be sound.

I have two chestnut OTTBs. I got the gelding (ET) first from Southern Belle Thoroughbreds rehoming program. His temperament was so good that I hunted down and bought his only sibling (Fiona) from the same mare.

He’s a gem. Sweet, honest and I’ve always been able to put almost anyone on him safely. But he’s not tough. He’s going to tell you clearly that something doesn’t feel good. Or that it’s hot, that he’s tired, or that something is scary. Today’s a great example as he has declared himself broken, likely due to a brewing abcess. As a result, he’s inside with hay, extra bedding, nsaids, a fan and a moved water bucket because he cannot drink near the fan tyvm.

Fiona is an entirely different horse. Equally sweet and honest, but also tough and that presents challenges that are easy to miss.

She’s mentally tough, more inclined to march up to the new and chew on it than spook away. The hard part with these horses? They are brittle. They are fine until they aren’t. Then they are overwhelmed and they get themselves in trouble. And this bit us hard in the summer of 2021 when she pulled loose loading on a trailer. Her curiosity pulled her to the new, resulting in her getting on the road, then galloping off overwhelmed.

The injuries when we found her should have been the end of her. If it had been ET? It would have been.

Which brings me to the challenges of the physically tough horse. They hide pain. They hide weakness. You need to keep your internal radar on high with them, because the signs are small. Case in point, Fiona, who never actually took a lame step after the accident. Slow, careful rehab resulted in a horse I can and do ride. But there were small things that have worried me. Head tossing, some cross cantering and a canter lead issue, all of which are common in OTTBs. Most of which are chalked up to strength and straightness issues.

But the thing that has nagged at me most was her eyes. And that’s why I have the pics below. As long I can remember, she’s had the under eye wrinkles shown on the left. It always reminded me of a person wincing from a heachache. After a recent vet evaluation, we realized she’s been shielding and compensating some things. We’ve added an Adequan regimen, previcox and suddenly the under eye wrinkles are mostly gone. (Right pic)

Keep an eye on the tough ones. Because they’re the ones we need to watch, and the ones we get told are being ‘difficult’ and resistant when they’re already giving their all.

From pole bending with Maritime Barrel Racing Association Sales, clinics, services to prancing at the Horses At Work ann...
01/07/2024

From pole bending with Maritime Barrel Racing Association Sales, clinics, services to prancing at the Horses At Work annual canada Day dressage show. We’re so lucky to have Jill Barker and team host these shows. They are always a positive development experience and welcomed atmosphere ❤️.

Super pleased with today. Tension and spookiness because the woods are scary. But the overall forward is better than it’s ever been

Need to get him reaching more through the neck, but moments like these to build on!!!

A great day with friends, and already looking forward to Natal Day Dressage with the same crew ❤️

A piece that makes me think about how I start on new horses now. First time is often no more than a walk as I feel out t...
04/04/2024

A piece that makes me think about how I start on new horses now.
First time is often no more than a walk as I feel out the buttons. Maybe some trot, almost never canter or jumping. Go, stop, left, right, move the front end over, move the hind end over, how much leg, how much contact?

Is it caution brought on by age or is it that I consider it polite to have a get to know each other conversation before going deeper? Somewhere in the middle, I suppose

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