Winter Has Lasted Longer Than Usual

A world without hate – when we spend time with a horse that perfect world is within reach. 

The old year is gone, a new one has arrived and we are excited to begin planning the next steps in 2022– shaking off the dust and despair all around, as we forge ahead making plans to enjoy quality time with the horses.  How do we do that?  Well, we decided to organize a clinic.

Many wonder, “What is a clinic?”, especially when we are discussing horses – not health care?  In horse terms, there are riding instructors, horse trainers and horsemanship clinicians with the main difference being clinicians usually have a higher level of expertise, and normally travel from outside the area.   Riding instructors teach beginners or coach riders heading to the Olympics, horse trainers work with the horses in various disciplines but clinicians work with people and their horses on a one-time basis.   Although our clinician, Jason Irwin, does travel across the U.S. and Canada to promote his horsemanship, he resides right here in Ontario.  Another unique part of horsemanship clinics is that auditors or spectators who pay in advance are welcome to come and observe the clinician as he works with the horse and rider.  If you are interested in attending as a spectator, give us a call!

 Jason and Bronwyn Irwin are the stars of the new TV show “The Horse Trainers’ on RF-TV Canada and the Cowboy Channel Canada.  Their program offers insight into training techniques and problem solving and we are excited to have secured a booking with them!  Inukshuk Farm & Equestrian hosts a weekend Horsemanship/Problem Solving Clinic on July 23-24, 2022. All participant spaces have been pre-booked which is indicative of how horse activities are in demand.  We look forward to meeting new horse lovers and their horses as they arrive at our farm for this July weekend event.  

And then there is the South Algonquin horse camping trip coming up in August.  Maybe, when it is all said and done, we can ‘imagine’ that perfect world, which has been made easier to ‘imagine’, after spending time with our horses. 

Excerpt from ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon

You may say I’m a dreamer

But I’m not the only one

I hope someday you’ll join us

And the world will be as one

Submitted by Janice Ecclestone, 

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