This Blog is Moving!

After much neglect due to a busy schedule – I’ve decided to amalgamate this blog with my studio blog. The new link is:

http://jennprattequineartist.wordpress.com

I’ve been consumed with commission work and being a mom to my ‘almost’ four year old boy to devote the time required to run two blogs. It is very time demanding, when I should really be painting. However; the good news is, I will still be working on the ’Canadian Bred Series’. It will be forever ongoing, but now it will run off my main studio blog.

I will keep this post up for about  two months, so hopefully everyone will see it. In the meantime, I will be moving many of the horses featured in my blog over to the other blog.  Eventually I will be deleting this blog once I’m up to speed.

Thank you everyone, I hope you will join me on the other blog, so you can continue to enjoy all those wonderfully Canadian Bred Sporthorses!!

Braecrest Stables – Jumping in January!

INVITATION: To all my blog readers!

Please join Young Horse Trainer Extraordinaire, Claire Hunter this Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at 1pm at Braecrest Stables, Loretto, Ontario. She is presenting a Free Jumping Demonstration of her collection of Quality Sport Horses available for sale. Enjoy a hot chocolate or a glass of wine while finding your next show ring partner!  Everyone is invited into the arena as well, and seating will be available.

They will be having a raffle to raise money for the Multiple System Atrophy Support Group. Help them find a cure for this awful disease that sadly, Claire’s father suffers from.  

I’m proud to say i’m a sponsor of this event and have donated a set of beautiful sporthorse artwork cards for the day. Other prizes donated by Supporters:

Hight Point Awards and Ribbons – donated 2 gift sets of beautiful horse theme glasses
The Tottenham Feed Mill  – donated a $50 gift certificate for any of their products
Breedon’s Maple Products – donated a 2L bottle of Pure Maple Syrup
All in Tack - donated a stunning leather stallion shank.
Feels Like Home Renovations – donated a gift basket with a ‘Home’ theme
Jennifer Pratt, Equine Artist – donated a set of greeting cards with her own equine artwork
Dustin Mercer, Farrier – donated a shoe job of 4 brand new shoes for your horse
GreenDay Farms – donated a gift basket with Handmade Goat’s Milk Soap
Claire’s Blanket Service – donated a beautiful leather halter
Westover Farm – donated 2 beautiful quality leather lead shanks
Aphrodite Cooks – donated part of a catering service to feed our volunteers today!
Braecrest Stables – donated 1 full month of training by Claire Hunter at our facility

Where:
Braecrest Stables
8058 20^thSideroad, LorettoPlease Click HERE for more information on this event and a list of spectacular sporthorse prospects to be presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanoverian Espresso by Earl, Update

We’re on a roll with updates..Mike Boyd sent me an update on Espresso by Earl.

Espresso by Earl, Spring '08

I am attaching a photo of Espresso taken when he was just about four this spring. I used this photo for his Equine Canada passport. It is mid April I think and we had a little late snow on the ground. He had a very good year competing in the four year old jumper development classes. He is supposed to go to Florida for the winter.

Some of you might remember his story. Close to five years ago, I was called up by Mike, to visit his farm just north of Guelph. His mare Remy, had foaled.  The morning before, another mare on the property foaled.  Tragically, she died as a result of the birth. On the day of my farm visit, Mike’s mare Remy, was nursing both foals. She had accepted the orphan foal as her own. It was truly inspiring to see such a sight. Aren’t mares great

Two Foal bums..Accepted Orphan Qira on the left, Espresso on the right