Archive for September, 2008

Working Mountain Horse Competition & Sale

Sep 26, 2008 No Comments by

If I didn’t already have a committment for today, I can tell you what I would be doing. I would be going to the Working Mountain Horse Competition. The Wild Deuce Girls ride out in the west country all summer and then bring their horses who have a summer full of experience to the competition [...]

Horse Sales, Upcoming Sales Read more

Are you seeing the Pot O’ Gold Ad?

Sep 25, 2008 9 Comments by

How many of you are getting to see the Pot O Gold ad (animation) on the right hand side of the Northernhorse.com home page right above the classified feed? Or… are you seeing a request to download the flash player? Or… something else? Would appreciate your input so we can see how big a problem [...]

General Read more

Gem Twist Reborn

Sep 19, 2008 No Comments by

The latest cloning news comes from the European cloning firm Cryozootech, who have today announced the birth of a clone of the three-time “American Grand Prix Association Horse of the Year”, legendary American Thoroughbred gelding showjumper “Gem Twist”. Gem Twist – owned and bred by Frank and Mary Chapot – was much loved by followers [...]

News, Reproduction Read more

Hurricane Ike

Sep 19, 2008 No Comments by

With fall on our doorstep and the weatherman even talking about snow flurries in a few days I have been doing my annual “Why do I live in this place where it is so cold in the winter?” routine. But, although I do really love to get away to somewhere warm in the winter for [...]

Horse Lady & Friends, News Read more

Misty

Sep 18, 2008 No Comments

Jenny Faulkner sent us this story of a horse who stole her heart. Misty was a horse I bought at the spur of the moment. I was going to take home her half sister, whom I had chosen to buy before hand. The seller said she would make me a deal on the 2 and being [...]

Read more

September 2008 Free Draw

Sep 02, 2008 34 Comments

This draw has been completed. Please don’t enter here but go to the current draw instead. For the September draw we are giving away a copy of Robert Vavra’s book Equus, the creation of a horse. It is a used copy and the outside paper cover has a bit of damage but the book itself [...]

Read more

Clinicians Wanted

Sep 01, 2008 6 Comments

We have had a request for suggestions for equine clinicians to perform at upcoming equine events in Ontario. They plan to use their newly acquired facility to provide clinics in various aspects of equine care from riding to hoof care – anything equine. Just let me know – lynn@northernhorse.com – if you would like to [...]

Read more