Author Archives: suzannekonefal

A few months ago a bunch of brave horses (and riders) tackled the Rolex Kent 3de.. the biggest event in the land.. among the entries were several ** OTTB’s.. among them parker, cAN’T fire me, Donner et.c.. These horses, who … Continue reading →

The best thing about retraining horses for CANTER MidAtlantic is being able to witness the progress they make on a day-to-day basis. It may seem like they’re all the same.. diamonds in the rough being pulled out of a field … Continue reading →

A real life SPA DAY happened at the CANTER MidAtlantic farm in Cameron NC recently. Sand was knocked off, tail dredlocks were unlocked, and wild mustang manes were pulled. A pull here, a brush there and the shaggies were transformed into … Continue reading →

I’m terribly remiss in my blogging.. I ride more than I write. We’ve been so lucky to have seen a bunch of horses off to their new homes and careers the last few months  Mazzie, Hurry, Cadence, Casey, Bid, Jester, Bolt, Tommy and Wheatie..and … Continue reading →

BUSY BUSY.. Spring is definitely here and summer is just around the corner here in NC! Azaleas and dogwoods are almost finished blooming. Perfect weather for hacking out across the sandy countryside! And in the midst of all this newness … Continue reading →

With Daylight Savings time I always think I’ll have tons more time to get things done during the day- in reality I only just get MORE busy! 🙂 Things are going great with the CANTER horses here in NC.. Jersey … Continue reading →

We took Wild Jersey Boy to his first ever cross country school this past weekend.  The time was right – lots of hacking and walking over fallen trees and logs in the woods, walking through creeks and into ponds, and … Continue reading →

I’d like to share this fantastic article written by our friend Stephanie Diaz, scribe of all things equestrian here in the Sandhills of North Carolina. Not only is she a great horsewoman, she’s a brilliant writer as well. http://www.thepilot.com/news/2011/jan/29/conrad-helps-horses-be-all-they-can-be/ This … Continue reading →

WAHOO! Our trip to the Horse Park on Sunday was a raving success! The ponies – Vida and Jersey – were REALLY good. Nothing unexpected – and everything perfectly reasonable for babies never off the “farm” (unless they were racing)! … Continue reading →

So much has been going on that it is hard to single out one thing.. or even ten things to write about.. all the ponies are SO good. They amaze me every day at how smart they are, what sponges … Continue reading →