Well the days now are quiteshorter, colder and snowy
the first few weeks of November. With the lovely snow
covering it seemed brighter out
when it got dark so early......but
with snow this early it will most
likely seem like a VERY long
winter!
Johnny, Pep and Penny are seen above enjoying that first snow of the season. To the left is also that first morning and a few days later saw that amount doubled. Oh well, break out the snow shoes and enjoy!
The end of October saw us at Carson's Fall Draft Horse Sale and Futurity Competition for 2019. We had entered out 2 year old filly "Ruby" and to our excitement - she won. Here's how the competition works.
It started about 10 years ago to light a fire under the draft horse business which had come to a slow fizzle with sales. The demand was low, and folks stopped breeding, so to inject a demand again the Futurity was born. So that first year any one that wished could enter that years born stud colts or fillies into the program. Then the seller would get a percentage of his/her sale price and the remainder would go in "the pot" to be divided up in 2 years time when the young horses that were sold would return as 2 year olds to compete in a line class, in harness in a cart class and an obstacle course. It has been a very popular program. The seller themselves also have the ability to purchase back their own foals if they wish, to train and enter the futurity...and that's what we did 2 years ago. That year 28 foal were sold and eligible to come back - 12 did.
Fast forward to 2019. Out Ferrier Jeremy Tingey has had great success in the past purchasing and then competing in the Futurity. We asked him about a year before if he would be interested in training and showing Ruby in the 2019 event. He said he would take her home and see if she was interested in learning the things she needed to know.....and she was. A very affectionate filly is Ruby but when you get her in harness and ready for the show ring she is all business as you can see in the following pictures. Well, we WON this years event....us as owners and breeders of this fine young horse and Jeremy Tingey as trainer and his family who all worked to get Ruby ready for the Futurity and Jeremy for his excellence in the show ring - a HUGE thank you to them all. Below are few pictures from the day.
Top picture is Jeremy in the cart class, one below that is Ruby and Jeremy in the line class and the smaller picture is Ruby on the move while having gone through the obstacle course. Below is Kim and I and Jeremy and family with Ruby. We also received the breeders trophy.
We also would like to thank our daughter for all the work she does with our foals early in life in imprinting positive, trusting and loving impressions in their everyday lives.
Our daughter seen below saying their goodbyes as Ruby has gone to her new home in Georgia, USA. ( I say at least someone from this farm gets to go south for the winter ). All the best to you Ruby in your new home and we will watch for you to maybe come north again to compete at the London Ontario, North American Belgian Championship in 2020!
We leave you with another winter scene from early November.
Until next time,
Jeanne & Kim
To see Kim's current real estate listings link here: www.century21.ca/kim.hadwen
