Excalibur Sport Horses

04/26/2025

Moscato is starting to realise that I am worth her time. She is an opinionated filly but not enough to avoid the goodies that I control 🤭
I am in no hurry at all. Time is our friend.

04/25/2025

Starting in about 3 weeks. I love waiting for foals.

04/23/2025

This is Moscato. A coming 2 year old Partbred Welsh filly. Like the wine, Moscato is sweet and bubbly!

She and I are learning about each other. Day by day, she is getting a level of comfort with me.

04/22/2025

This popped up in my memories. 5 years since I got this bite from a horse. Was not the horses' fault. I was not paying attention to the situation.
I have a permanent scar on the back of my shoulder.

04/22/2025

Today I tried out the Western saddle on Missy, my Arabian mare. It really suits her. She is such a lovely mare to work with.

04/22/2025

Another play day with JuJube (Halcyonia Just Imagine). He saw some girls. So, he put on that "OMG, I see you girls", stance

04/06/2025

Three year old boys. Took some stills off the video. It's just for fun.
Halcyonia Just Imagine, Welsh D c**t, Excalibur Regnal, Anglo-Arabian gelding and Doonie the grade Shetland. It is so interesting to see the difference in their builds.

04/04/2025

I let Abbie, who is an amazing student, ride in my saddle today because her saddle is not quite perfect for her horse at this time. The difference it made for both the horse and the rider's comfort was amazing!
I love my Paramount Saddlery saddle!

03/31/2025

Congratulations to Tik Maynard. Back to back wins. You did Canada proud!
I enjoyed watching you and your competitors over the past three days

03/31/2025

Update on my mare, JoJo. Her boo boo is healing from the inside out. I am happy with how this this puncture wound is healing. This is a 10 day lapse. From open to nearly closed. Nicely scabbed over. Took the updated photo a few days ago and forgot to share ;)

03/29/2025

Stallions need companionship, room to run. They need friends to groom and watch over them when they lay down to sleep. I love the dynamics of my group of boys

The myth of stallion behavior...

The horse I was riding bridleless in this photo was a 7 year old breeding stallion.
On the other side of that single pole arena fence was a herd that included 7 mares.
I didn't use obedience training to get him to "obey" me in the presence of mares and other horses.
He is not the only stallion I have had that could be handled and ridden without " aggressive behavior".
Not all of them have been mine, and they have been from every breed and discipline.

If this has been the case with so many stallions, why is it generally accepted that stallions are crazed beasts that need to be handled like an MMA fight?

I don't "train" stallions any differently to other horses.
The variable here is that the stallions that have been in my care over the years have their species appropriate needs met.

This guy lived in a herd of other stallions and geldings. They would mutual groom and play often.

The primary reason for what people call
" stallion behavior' is a horse that has been kept in isolation for long periods of it's life.

Horses... all horses, are herd animals.

I know people tell themselves stories about how "stallions don't live with the herd in the wild".
This is just plain untrue.

Stallions are fully present members of wild herds, whether mixed gender herds or bachelor herds.
They even handle foal care duties.

I have seen two sides of this discussion online, with one defending a highly stressed stallion as " just stallion behavior", and the other side saying " that stallion just needs discipline".
I have a hard time with both sides of this. Harsh training to suppress a horses behavior is probably worse than just ignoring it. To punish behavior that has it's roots in needs not being met is grossly unfair.

Is it not time we considered how stallions are housed and handled?
If how we currently house and handle them makes them dangerous amd unhappy, why do we have to stick to it?

03/27/2025

I decided to do this 50km in April Walk.
In honour of my son, my Mum, my niece, my brother, other family members and some friends who have battled Cancer. Some have won the battle, some did not.
I would love your support.

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03/26/2025

Doonie had his first hoof trim today and was amazing! This wild, scared, and unlearned pony came to me two months ago. Now, I can walk out into the pasture and catch him with ease. I can groom him, harness him, lead him, and now, I am happy to say the work I did picking up his feet to prepare for a farrier is one more successful check mark. Maybe I could have been able to do more sooner, but I lost nearly a month due to super cold weather. It's probably a good thing because going slow has allowed him to absorb everything gradually. I am so, so proud of him. Also, I am so thankful that I have a farrier that respects these youngsters, too.

03/23/2025

I have three bits available.
1. Half Cheek Mullen 4.5" - 25.00
2. Loose Ring Mullen 5" - 25.00
3. Half Cheek Snaffle 4.5" - 15.00
Can meet
Calahoo, Onoway, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove.
Can ship at buyer's expense

03/21/2025

She is 2020 Anglo-Arabian.
This wonderful mare, Excalibur Trinket, aka Zippy, is well on her way to be ready for her endurance career. Her new owner has plans to make it to the Tevis Cup. She is 5 years old this year, so she can get going now.
She has always been a wonderful filly, and I am so excited for her future at her Vancouver Island home.