We had a great time in Wichita! Enjoyed meeting everyone and am looking forward to having pony visitors. We are already planning for the 2013 Equifest of Kansas. We have a photo album on Facebook. Look close you may find yourself in the album of visitors. Thanks for visiting!
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Windy has now completed a month of training with Ivan in Springfield, Missouri. He will continue for another month. If you purchase now you can complete his month of training with Ivan. Don’t wait, Windy comes back to the farm March 16, 2012.
We have lots of deer on our Missouri farm. Hard to believe we hadn’t caught this on video before, but you would be surprised how rare it is to see two bucks fighting. I caught these two sparing late this past fall on the edge of the woods. Enjoy the rare footage. Just click photo for youtube video.
EquiFest of Kansas is an annual 3 day exposition held in Wichita, Kansas. The exhibition is designed for horse owners as well as horse lovers. Come watch clinicians, breed showcases, and stallion reviews, demonstrations, lectures and shop for equine related products at the trade show. The event runs from Feb. 10 to Feb. 12, 2012 at the Kansas Pavilions in Wichita.
Kimberlake Gabriel will represent the farm at the Stallion Review Line-Up at the following times:
For more information: http://www.equifestofks.com/about-equifest
Nancy Shaw finished Magic’s Pet Portrait and does it ever look great! Hard to believe the simple sketch turned into a living canvas. I love the 16 x 20 size but she will do smaller ones. She really captured his personality. Nancy is on Facebook so be sure to look for her and let her know what a great job she is doing!
Our foundation stallion Magic has always been one to command your attention. He can’t help himself, always the showman at expos and first to greet anyone that comes to visit the farm. It really is no wonder that he caught the attention of a local artist, Nancy Shaw. She specializes in pet portraits, mostly dogs, but after visiting the farm she felt compelled to make a sketch of Magic. This is just the preliminary drawing, and I can’t wait to see the final oil pastel.
Isabelle had her first halter lesson this week. She is almost 5 months now. She did great for her first lesson, really thinks about what is going on. Isabelle is for sale.
Hi, I thought everyone would like to know what special things the ponies will be up to at the Columbus Ohio Equine Affaire, April 12-15. All four days the ponies will be in the Breed Pavilion and take turns in the Presentation ring for questions from the crowd. On Friday Jade and Dana will be following Monty Roberts in the Youth Pavillion at 10:45am. They will be giving a little talk to the kids about the Fell Pony breed. Again on Friday at 5:30pm, Jade and Dana will be in the Muffy Seaton clinic on bending the combined driving horse. Saturday will be our breed demonstration at 11:15am. We have several ponies this year for the breed demo, Our stallion Magic will be in harness this year, along with Jade, May Belle, and Sue Brown’s Prince in-hand. I will be sure to take lots of photos and give an update when I can.
Both the colts born last August have enjoyed spending the winter together. This winter was sooo cold the boys really put on some heavy coats of fur. I can’t help but think they look like baby Yaks! As all things come to an end, winter has finally left us, and the grass is beginning to grow. All the ponies including the boys are shedding those heavy coats. Now they look like baby buffalo with the dried brown coat hanging from their backs and the sleek new black underneath.
Ponies, like all equines are very social animals. Each of the ponies have their own unique traits. Juliette for instance is a very sweet mare, that loves being a mom. However, she is an alpha mare and is in charge. In the photo above is Juliette the dark bay, Jade the grey, and Jade’s baby, Angel. The funny thing is, Angel is forever following Juliette around, stealing her food, and invading her space as if Juliette were her mother instead of Jade’s. I get a good laugh when I tell Juliette, “That’s not your baby!” and Juliette will pin her ears and shoo Angel away, as if she understands what I am saying.