Dreamscape Horsemanship

Dreamscape Horsemanship Offering Horse Training and Showing Services and Leathercraft. Business run by Samantha Humphreys. Also home of DSH Tack Supplies and Leathercraft.
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Credentials and show record can be found on our website linked below. Located at Wolf Hollow Ranch
37242 RR21 Red Deer County Alberta (just north of Markerville AB, west of Red Deer). Credentials and show record can be found on our website along with full information about our facility, or send us a message! https://dreamscapehorseman.wixsite.com/homepage/about

Another absolutely pouring rain day that is only like 10 degrees and windy! 😅🫣 Not common to need my toque, winter chore...
06/17/2026

Another absolutely pouring rain day that is only like 10 degrees and windy! 😅🫣 Not common to need my toque, winter chore boots and heavy jacket in mid June.

06/17/2026

Paladin, a "graduate" from our c**t starting program in 2024, being absolutely bada** with his owner. His owner has continued on with his training since his time here and they are off doing some pretty amazing things!

Nice little piece of padding prepped for an upcoming custom dog collar! 😎
06/16/2026

Nice little piece of padding prepped for an upcoming custom dog collar! 😎

06/16/2026

It is always good to have a "just in case" plan, and for the horses to know that routine as well, even when its not an emergency. Practice before the emergency, so that when energy and emotions are heightened in the event of an "uh oh", everyone knows the drill.

Hail Plan. Severe storms. That is what today looks like. And every time I check the radar, its showing it at a sooner time than previous which means its a pretty fast moving storm cell/set of cells. I am not liking the humidity that is building either! More times than not in our area, storms come from the southwest, and since there is a large dam over that way (Dickson Dam), we generally watch the storms break in half and split around us. Its a pretty cool weather phenomenon if you google it. However, ocassionally we have storms come from the northwest. When they come from that direction, its usually not great! Nothing splits them, and they generally build off the mountains to the west and smack us head on. The last time we have "red" on the radar and severe storms come from that direction, Markerville had world record shattering GRAPEFRUIT sized hail. Now while that is hopefully slim risk, there is still risk for 2 to 4 cm hail, heavy, damaging winds and of course rain, thunder, lightning, the works! So here is what we do in those "oh s***" situations.

Sure, the sky looks non threatening right now, and ya, it could disipate or go around us, or change direction. BUT, when you are just 1 person, responsible for an entire farm, a breeding program, a training program and business, a handful of client horses and your own herd, or even just livestock in general, you take all the precautions you can! And its honestly good exposure and training for the horses too. They are used to going between the pens, into stalls. Granted have never had to have them ALL loose in the open side of the barn, but they have snuck in there as a group a couple times in the past without issue. That is why the yearling c**ts, and momma/baby are safely tucked into the stalls, so that the other mares can be loose in the rest of the barn. I would usually tie them in the tie stall section with those spare hay nets but if we get the hail it calls for, that barn is going to get LOUD in there and I rather not have anyone tied for safety. It is a lot easier to open a couple gates and doors than it is to try to catch a bunch of worried horses in the wind, rain, hail and storm! One of the perks of how we have built up the property over the years having everything all interconnected, comes in handy for more than just running unhandled horses into training pens.

06/16/2026

While we are on the topic of Fantasy esk designs - check out this one - a future custom padded dog collar! Can't wait to get some colour on this one! I call this the "Fox and Rabbit Chase in the Garden".

One of our marvelous customers mailed one of her favorite heavy leather halters to us as it was in need of a couple repa...
06/16/2026

One of our marvelous customers mailed one of her favorite heavy leather halters to us as it was in need of a couple repairs and a new bronc noseband. She wanted a fantasy design to match some other work we have done!

06/16/2026

One of our marvelous customers mailed one of her favorite heavy leather halters to us as it was in need of a couple repairs and a new bronc noseband. She wanted a fantasy design to match some other work we have done!

This humidity already today is making me debate a belt water bottle holder. Or a little cloud over my head that just pou...
06/15/2026

This humidity already today is making me debate a belt water bottle holder. Or a little cloud over my head that just pours rain on me, too bad I'm not a wizard. ;)

There will be 1 week progress update videos on the 4 pony stallions off and on all week, and we should be able to get Ghost trimmed up later this week if all continues going well, he is doing superbly! Flash won't be far behind. The 2 newer arrivals are a bit more reactive but so far doing well. Asher and Copper both approach and let me pet them, Asher has stood without a halter for scratches all over and a bit of front leg touching so long as Ghost or Flash doesn't pop in and push him off. Now that the mud is mostly dried up, we can get back into the training pen without risking sliding all over. Just in time for on and off storms all week, but today's humidity makes that no surprise. The grass is loving the rain and it cuts the heat so we won't complain too much. Will just get a gate going on for the big shelter if we have to as a run in barn for the c**ts, or just figure out a way to get them IN the barn if we are going to have a full week of rain. 😅 We are also getting close to wrapped up on some custom leatherwork orders and should be on track to reopen custom orders in July!

Handful of other things around the arena and yard to deal with and then resetting obstacles and a little ground pole exercise for the few Wolf Hollow under saddle horses as we get them all trimmed up for another trim cycle, and for the yearling c**ts to continue their in hand trail training to prep for a couple last season shows. Our original plans for show season this year changed a bit, we wanted a change of pace for a summer, to enjoy the process, enjoy the farm and the horses, and just enjoying picking away at tasks, rather than the hectic, very strict timelines of a full show season. We have plans to be back to a full show string in 2027, but for this year, just sticking with a couple late season shows, and some trade shows/tack sales for DSH Tack Supplies and Leatherwork!

06/15/2026

Every leather item here starts from paper, and eventually turns into the finished product. Follow along on the very beginning "prep" of the Fencing Pliers Holster we posted the other day!

Loving how these 2 c**ts are maturing so far.
06/14/2026

Loving how these 2 c**ts are maturing so far.

Address

37242 Range Road 21
Red Deer, AB
T4E2L9

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+1 403-415-5308

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