Cedarstone Farm
233075 conc 2 wgr N0g1r0 Durham, ON, Canada

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and enjoyed some time with their family! Moving forward, we were going to be shut down for lessons between Xmas and New years. Now that we are back under lockdown, all indoor AND outdoor recreational sports are closed. This includes horseback riding. We look forward to seeing all our students again once the lockdown lifts. Schedule will stay the same as before Christmas once we are able to resume. Boarders - You are still allowed to visit and ride your horses as per normal. Please sign the sheet when you are here for contact tracing and sanitize what you touch. Masks are mandatory in the barn and arena as per before. Stay safe everyone!!

So we have decided that the new mares name is Millie as it fits her perfectly! She is looking forward to meeting all the students as soon as we can get back at it!! Thanks Deanne Callahan for the perfect name. Pm me about your prize!!

When the snow outside of your paddock is way better than the snow inside! Black

When we used to run a Christmas banquet as opposed to a banquet in January, we used to collect donations to a different charity each year. As we won’t be able to get together this year for our annual banquet, I will be making a donation to this wonderful place. Some of the horses at Cedarstone have come from LongRun and a lot of others were racehorses in their previous careers. Places like LongRun help to rehome racehorses and place them in homes where they can go on to new c...areers as show horses, family horses and companions. In a world where too many people are ok with tossing aside their horses once they are ‘used up’, it’s places like LongRun that matter as well as the race owners that donate their horses there. It’s been a hard year on everyone but if any of my students could donate even $5, I know it would be appreciated. You can donate directly to LongRun or through myself and I will put it all in as a donation from our Cedarstone family! See more

FROM A PARENT: One of my friends asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kids to ride horses?" Well I have a confession to make, I don't pay for my kids to... ride horses. So, if I am not paying for them to ride, what am I paying for? - I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't. - I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go the barn but go anyway. - I pay for my kids to learn to be disciplined. - I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body. - I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates. - I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don't get that score they'd hoped for, but still have to work hard in the grading. - I pay for my kids to learn to make and accomplish goals. - I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a champion, and that success does not happen overnight. - I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make life-long friendships. - I pay so that my kids can be in the arena instead of in front of a screen... ...I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for horse riding, I pay for the opportunities that horse riding provides my kids with to develop attributes that will serve them well throughout their lives and give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!

Kim ( your friendly in barn instructor ) is also very crafty! Check out her craft page! There are definitely some horsey items that might help round out your Xmas shopping ( and are made local!) https://www.facebook.com/groups/3446596838743225/?ref=share

This cute shaggy girl is joining our school horse family! Comment your name suggestions below to help us find a name for her . Person who’s name we pick will win a prize!!

Stay tuned for an update on lessons tonight... the snow isn’t bad here but the wind is. If it doesn’t die down, lessons will cancelled. I will notify everyone by 3:00 if so.Stay tuned for an update on lessons tonight... the snow isn’t bad here but the wind is. If it doesn’t die down, lessons will cancelled. I will notify everyone by 3:00 if so.

New school pony in training

For any student (especially summer students) that didn’t receive their Xmas card and ornament, I sent you an email. They are still available for pick up, just message me. Hope everyone had a great holiday season and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!

I’m a day late in posting this but I needed to say how thankful I am to have these wonderful ladies in my life. They are an amazing team to have working for me amd I am grateful to them everyday for their dedication they put into this farm! Thank you Mikayla, Laura, Kim, Desiree and Nikki!! **I should also edit this to add in my fabulous barn rats that, even though not employed, are alway willing to help out whenever needed. Thank you Sophie and Kaity for all you do!!

Would any parents be interested in a digital copy of their kids favourite school horse for Xmas? Limitless ideas to use it for- from a framed photo to a poster to even a picture on a blanket. Comment below if you would be interested. Looking to see if there is enough interest. ( photo not of our school horse. Done by Brittany Todd Photography)

Are you getting excited for Halloween? We are! Beginner lessons can look forward to our Halloween Scavenger Hunt Trail ride in the next 2 weeks! Taking our students outside of the ring and on trail rides helps them build a whole new set of riding skills that we don’t get to practice in our usual lessons. And fall weather is the best since there are beautiful colours and no bugs!

Thanks to everyone that donated to LongRun!

Ugghh yeah Not enough hours in the day!!

All lessons are cancelled tonight due to bad weather and strong winds.All lessons are cancelled tonight due to bad weather and strong winds.

Ended tonight’s lessons off by taking one of my intermediate lessons out for a great trail ride. Saw some colours, stopped for a bite in the apple tree and came back just as the fog was rolling in for the night.

Great pictures from the dressage show this weekend!! Show your support for this amazing photographer and buy a picture to remember it by. Your pictures (full quality) will be available to be sent via online transfer one for $8, 3 for $20 and your entire gallery for $40. Please email me [email protected] to order. Thanks everyone! Please do not screenshot photos https://brittanytoddphotography.pixieset.com/cedarstone/

What a beautiful day we had for the Dressage Show with a Twist today!! Thank you to Summer Baillie and all the competitors that came out :) We had such great riders today and it was nice to see the improvement on each test after working with Summer. I will contact everyone about getting your ribbons to you. W/T Junior 1st - Hailey Schieck 73.3% 2nd - Alyssa Becker 71.4% 3rd - Sophie Graham 71%... 4th - Jazlynn Lutner 70.6% 5th - Sadie Kana 69.4% W/T Senior 1st - Gail Pletsch 84.4% 2nd - Sydney Seegmiller 79.4% 3rd - Laura Cunningham 72.5% 4th - Nikki Findlay 72.2% 5th - Monica Fletcher 71.7% Training Junior 1st - Kaity Dosman 71.2% 2nd - Alex Kilpatrick 68.8% Training Senior 1st - Mikayla MacArthur 68.8% 1st - Karen Stinson 68.8% 2nd - Danielle Harvey 62.5%

Youth riding vest. Adjustable lace sides. Not suitable for an event as they put out new requirements.

Just some cute pony love for everyone today

I have 1 spot left for the Dressage show this weekend if anyone is interested!!

Dressage With a Twist Times Sept 20, 2020 ** Here are the tentative times for Sunday. If for some reason you need me to move your time, please message me by noon on Wednesday and I will try to change it. After noon on Wednesday, times are set. Parking will be in the back parking field for everyone including Cedarstone students to keep the driveway clear for the trailers to get back. Spectators are allowed we just ask that you follow social distancing between groups of spectat...ors. They will have to bring their own chairs as well. Payment can be made by e transfer to [email protected] @ $45/entry. As I know everyone coming, we will not bother with rider numbers that day. To confirm - Cadora W/T test A and Training Test B. You will ride your test once, go over your test and work with Summer on improving it and then ride your test again. The second test will be used for scoring. If you do not want to wait, both tests and ribbons will be mailed out to you. Cedarstone students can collect theirs on their next visit to the barn. Warm up is available in any ring and the dressage ring is on grass and will be set up in the main ring. Any other questions, please let me know! 9-9:30 W/T Senior - Nicola Findlay on Dash 9:30-10:00 W/T Junior Hailey Schieck on Tucker 10-10:30 W/T Junior Jazlynn Lutner on Bentley 10:30-11:00 W/T Senior Monica Fletcher on Adelaide Acelin 11-11:30- Training Senior Sydney Seegmiller on Hollywood JJ 11:30- 12- Training Senior Mikayla MacArthur on Great Greta 12-12:30 LUNCH BREAK 12:30-1 W/T Junior Sadie Kana on Black 1-1:30 W/T Senior Katie Zacharias on Playful Blues 1:30-2 W/T Senior Gail Pletsch on Go With The Flow 2-2:30 Training Senior Danielle Harvey on Colorful Charade 2:30-3 Training Senior Karen Stinson on 3-3:30 -Training Junior Alex Kilpatrick on Bentley 3:30- 4 Training Junior Alyssa Becker on Dash 4-4:30 Training Junior Sophie Graham on Molly 4:30-5- Training Junior - Katie Dosman on Bo on the Go 5-5:30- Training Senior Laura Cunningham on Hollywood JJ See more

Jimmy Hot sporting his fancy ribbons from the Essa show. Congrats to all the riders from Cedarstone who competed! Everyone is busy this week getting ready to video their next test

Worn only a few times . Excellent condition.

Desperately looking for about 5-10 bales of grassy hay. No alfalfa.