The Christmas Wreath
Excerpt from a song (Turn! Turn! Turn!) by the Byrds
“There is a season turn, turn, turn,
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born and a time to die …”
“A time to be born and a time to die … “. A line from a song by the Byrds, that seems relevant in our chaotic world of 2024. There is a season for everything and now is the season for putting away the summer things (the old things). The stall fans are stored away, and the heaters come out. The snow blower is made ready for the winter season. The hay wagon has made its annual Thanksgiving Farm Fall Tour and is now stored away until next year.
Inukshuk Farm is hosting a Classical Dressage Clinic to end the year, with local international competitor and trainer, Eddo Hoekstra of Hoekstra Dressage. He will be focussing on harmony and balance in motion between each horse and rider. What a great way for us to turn from one season to another as we welcome new horses, new friends, new beginnings!
This year, as we hang our Christmas Wreath on the stable door to prepare for the Christmas season 2024, we are reminded of
Christmases past and a special Horse Head Wreath that we proudly displayed at our stable entrance a short time ago. It was made for Inukshuk Farm by the late Barry Verwey. The making of the Horse Head Wreath was insightful, artistic, made up of natural greenery and shaped into a horse head. Barry knew we would love it … and we did! Barry was one of the most creative individuals I have ever known. He would want to leave behind his legacy of indulging in the beauty of nature, using what we have and celebrating each new season as if it would be our last. Let’s hope for a bright new season of peace, hope and balance both in our lives and in our connection with our horses.
Submitted by Janice Ecclestone, Inukshuk Farm
