A skunk moved into the basement of our old house. We discovered this a couple of days before we had to leave for the coast. Nobody realized there was a wee hole under the deck that led directly into the basement. One of our daughters (Daina) lives in that house and she wasn’t particularly impressed [...]

Mary Stewart has asked us if we would ask our visitors if they would be interested in getting Star Choice TV dish service to provide the channel “Horse TV”. Apparently it’s a very well done channel, lots of training, show, breed shows, etc. both english & western. Mary called them and they said if there [...]

My friend Kim Fladager is thinking of making it easier for her to ride her horses in the Saskatchewan winter by putting up an arena. She would like to take advantage of all the experience of our visitors. She has included some questions that she would like your opinion on.

Some of you may remember a section we used to have called “The Old Ones”. It was dedicated to articles about horses that have passed on but that are still a big part of our memories and often a big part of the genetics of today’s horses. We are working on a section to repost [...]

The web addresses linked in this post have been corrected – Lynn The Equine Respiratory Lab of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is looking for volunteers to participate in a online questionnaire: Epidemiologic study on equine respiratory health in Alberta HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

One of our neighbours, Wayne Edmondson is starting up a horse club for young people in the Spruce View area. He would like to help them with some basic showing skills and gymkhana skills. Something for the kids that helps them become better riders and have fun with their horses.

We are looking for a new photo for the top of the Northernhorse.com Classifieds. Have you got one you would like to share? You can email a copy to us at dreamweaver@northernhorse.com

A call from a friend has me pondering questions about what to do with the remains of our equines when they reach the end of their lives. For one thing, can we legally bury them? I have been trying to find out the answer to that. Seems to be some confusion about which regulatory board [...]

Am getting some response on the request for trick equines. I might set up a little site for all the “trick ponies” if any of you are interested. When I was a kid I had a horse that I taught to rear and bow. She would actually walk on her hind legs. I was so [...]

Do you have a horse that knows a trick, will perform it consistently on cue, and is attractive enough to be in the movies? Send us a photo or two and a description of the trick or put a video up on You Tube and email us the link. We can purchase or lease if [...]

We are looking for an an attractive pony who is trained to walk into a house on cue and throughout the house. We want a nice looking pony who is completely sound as this is for a movie. We can purchase the pony or lease for the filming. Please send photos to hossboss@mcrquarterhorses.com or put [...]