The EastWind Pony Club will meet at 1 pm today. If you're interested in being a member, and you are between the ages of 6 and 25, come on by for more information.
SPOOKTACULAR FUN SHOW
Our 2nd annual Spooktacular Fun Show is next Sunday, October 31, 2010. Classes start at leadline and go up to the level of the entered riders. The day ends with a costume class with both child and adult divisions. Entry fees help support the horse rescue and pay a few bills.
For more information or an entry form, email Eleanor at dreamscapeacres@yahoo.ca or Susan at sneakypony@yahoo.com. Entries must be received by Saturday, October 30 so we can figure out the timing for lunch.
Lunch is a good deal. $5 gets you a bowl of homemade chili, roll, dessert, coffee or tea.
Prizes, ribbons, treat bags for people and ponies - this show has it all! Come on out and have fun!
Show photography by Heather Swan of Liberty Shots.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Random bits and pieces - more catching up
Spot is now gelded, but Beauty managed to let him into the mares' paddock. She's now confirmed in foal to Spot My Dream for 2011. Hopefully this foal will be as wonderful as Pebbles. We hope to actually be able to choose Beauty's next foal's father next year: she and her new foal will be in the round pen (jail) to make sure.
Toro is back - he's bigger than he was last year!
Aggie and Lunch in the shed.
Pebbles and Anabelle went to Elisha's place to be weaned in September. Pebbles will be going to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in November, so Elisha is working with him so that he'll behave appropriately at the show. We'll trailer down with other horses on Friday, stay the weekend and show Pebbles in his class on Sunday morning.
We took Sneakers with us, along with the cart, and had a great afternoon driving around Julie’s farm and giving her boys a ride or two.
Shawn was gelded at the same time as Spot, and when he was weaned, he was traded to Christine Allard of Forever Green Stables for a cute pony mare named Jasmine. Jasmine is a medium pony.
Lori showed Cool Blue Dream (Spook) at Paint O Rama again this year. He won his 3 year old Stallion class and placed in the Overo class. He also won the High Point Stallion trophy for the Eastern Ontario Paint Horse Club again this year, and added the High Point Overo trophy.
Toro is back - he's bigger than he was last year!
Aggie and Lunch in the shed.The paddock beside the barn is now fenced and has a new electric fence charger. The cows are in there with Toro the bull. Toro fathered two bull calves this year: Aggie has Lunch, and Cooba has T-Bone. Both are now steers - the elastrator made sure of that. Next year we hope to have two more calves - and more beef for the freezer.
Mom bought a harness for Spot at Lachute. He hitches beautifully, and now that he's fully healed from being gelded, seems to have found his brain. He's a very sensible pony now and can often be found mowing the grass on the dog tie behind the house.
Forever Porto is now my horse. Christine Allard of Forever Green Stables found sponsors to buy him for me. Many thanks to Jacques and Serge Buy, and Larry Rivet for their kind gift! It was such a surprise - and many tears of joy were shed that day. Porto now lives at Dreamscape Acres - and now that this year's show season is over, his shoes are coming off so he can relax.
Porto and I went to Les Jeux Equestre du Quebec in Bromont. Mom came along for moral support and took a few pictures. We didn't do as well as we hoped, but it was an experience to ride in the Olympic Horse Park.
The team from Forever Green Stables did well - Fancy Pants showed in Dressage and Cross Country as well as in the Kur. We were very proud of Mariepier and Fancy Pants!
I rode in the AERSO shows this summer at Forever Green and St. Lazare (Equetrans) in Training and First Level dressage with Forever Porto, and won the gold medal in Training level, as well as the trophy for High Average Dressage Score. Both trophies were presented at the banquet in Dollard des Ormeaux. Thank you, Christine, for all the encouragement and coaching - and for ensuring that Porto became my horse. Without you, none of this would have happened.
Pebbles and Anabelle went to Elisha's place to be weaned in September. Pebbles will be going to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in November, so Elisha is working with him so that he'll behave appropriately at the show. We'll trailer down with other horses on Friday, stay the weekend and show Pebbles in his class on Sunday morning.
Peanut went to his new home last Sunday. He'll be living in Mountain with Julie and her boys.
We took Sneakers with us, along with the cart, and had a great afternoon driving around Julie’s farm and giving her boys a ride or two.
Candy (Donna's foal) will also be leaving for her new home soon - Susan B traded her to Christine for lessons.
Susan B bought a new horse. He's a Canadian and his name is Twist. He has a bent ear (he had a hematoma in it a long time ago).
Patricia C. bought another Canadian. His name is Crooked Pete. He'll be used for hippo-therapy for the kids once he's trained. He had an injury to his right front leg as a young horse and it's crooked, but it doesn't slow him down at all
Both Twist and Pete have made themselves quite at home!
Sad news: Reba (My Jet Star) died on Sunday, October 11, 2010. She had congestive heart failure. She was 38 years old - a good age for a Paint. She'll be missed, especially by Serge. Reba was definitely Serge's horse - she loved him and he loved her. She'll be forever in our hearts. Rest in peace, Reba.
I'm sure I've missed something, but when I remember, I'll add it to the next post.
Summerfest Breeders' Show 2010
Yes, I know I'm way behind. The gremlins in my computer ate the post that I wrote way back when, so now I'm going to try to catch up.
We took Beauty, Pebbles, Daisy and Peanut to the Summerfest Breeders Show at Kemptville College on August 1st, 2010.
Daisy and Beauty went in the Broodmare (Pony) Class, and Beauty placed 1st, with Daisy placing 2nd. I showed Daisy, and Mom showed Beauty. Susan B and Serge took care of the foals.
Next was the Pony Foal of 2010 class. Peanut and Pebbles were in that class, along with another foal. Pebbles won the class and Peanut placed 3rd. Serge did a great job with Pebbles and I showed Peanut - both of them were so little it seemed like an awfully long run around the ring, even though the judges had us only use half of the outdoor ring.
Since Pebbles won his class, he had to go in the Champions class. In that class, he was up against a lot of much bigger ponies - yearlings, 2-3 year olds and more.
Pebbles won that class, too, qualifying him for the Sport Pony Challenge at the Royal Winter Fair in November!!!! He won a Champion ribbon, a Sport Pony ribbon, a cooler, and a bag of feed.
Beauty went in the Champion Broodmare class, showing against the winners of the CSH and Open broodmare classes. She was Reserve Champion!! Pretty amazing for a little mare that mom bought at Galetta Auction a few years ago, along with her daughter, Firecracker.
Poor Peanut! He was so tired at the end of the day that he fell asleep with his ribbon back at the trailer. He was only 1 month old - and had to run with his mom in every class.
Mom with Beauty and her 1st place ribbon.
Beauty and Pebbles, both showing off their ribbons.
The end result - a ton of ribbons, a cooler (for Pebbles - and all his friends), feed, treats and other stuff.
Pebbles' ribbons and cooler!
We're not sure that he'll ever grow into it, but it's a pretty cooler and we'll find a pony to wear it eventually.
Thank you very much to Susan B for all her help - we couldn't have run all those circles without you to help with the ponies.
We took Beauty, Pebbles, Daisy and Peanut to the Summerfest Breeders Show at Kemptville College on August 1st, 2010.
Daisy and Beauty went in the Broodmare (Pony) Class, and Beauty placed 1st, with Daisy placing 2nd. I showed Daisy, and Mom showed Beauty. Susan B and Serge took care of the foals.
Next was the Pony Foal of 2010 class. Peanut and Pebbles were in that class, along with another foal. Pebbles won the class and Peanut placed 3rd. Serge did a great job with Pebbles and I showed Peanut - both of them were so little it seemed like an awfully long run around the ring, even though the judges had us only use half of the outdoor ring.
Since Pebbles won his class, he had to go in the Champions class. In that class, he was up against a lot of much bigger ponies - yearlings, 2-3 year olds and more.
Pebbles won that class, too, qualifying him for the Sport Pony Challenge at the Royal Winter Fair in November!!!! He won a Champion ribbon, a Sport Pony ribbon, a cooler, and a bag of feed.
Beauty went in the Champion Broodmare class, showing against the winners of the CSH and Open broodmare classes. She was Reserve Champion!! Pretty amazing for a little mare that mom bought at Galetta Auction a few years ago, along with her daughter, Firecracker.
Poor Peanut! He was so tired at the end of the day that he fell asleep with his ribbon back at the trailer. He was only 1 month old - and had to run with his mom in every class.
Mom with Beauty and her 1st place ribbon.
Beauty and Pebbles, both showing off their ribbons.
The end result - a ton of ribbons, a cooler (for Pebbles - and all his friends), feed, treats and other stuff.
Pebbles' ribbons and cooler!
We're not sure that he'll ever grow into it, but it's a pretty cooler and we'll find a pony to wear it eventually.
Thank you very much to Susan B for all her help - we couldn't have run all those circles without you to help with the ponies.
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