Hoofprint Farm
583 Peace Rd. Omemee K0L2W0 Omemee, ON, Canada

Sadly, until January 23rd the farm is closed to the public for regular riding lessons due to the latest COVID lockdown. Hopefully we will be back to our regular lesson schedule Monday, January 25th.

Merry Christmas & All the best in the New Year to all my barn family...students, Moms, Dads, grandparents & boarders. Thank you so much for your continued patronage, especially through these difficult times.

Clarifying the aids

Someone is a little tired after having their teeth done today.....

Congratulations to the Hoofprint Farm Team who all did amazing in the Bobcaygeon Virtual Horse Show Open Showmanship 1st Holli Wilson & Ewen 2nd Laura Nesbitt & Bella 3rd (tie) Clare Hutchinson & Blaze... Chloe Herlihey & Patch Lola Keating & Kit Kat Lead line 2nd Kai Tustin & Pokey Beginner Walk Trot 1st Lauren Davis & Patch 2nd Clare Hutchinson & Blaze 3rd Lola Keating & Kit Kat Open Walk Trot 1st Holli Wilson & Ewen Open Hunter Over Fences 3rd Laura Nesbitt & Bella Open Fun Picture 1st Hoofprint Farm Team 2nd Holli Wilson Congratulations once again!

Out little Matilda passed away yesterday , I took in Tilly in the winter of 2016 as she had no home & was being sent to auction, already in her mid-twenties and with fairly advanced Cushings (PPID), I am glad we were able to give her a good home for her last few years RIP Tilly

Fun morning at the Rose Hill Farm Hunter Pace. Thanks for having us!

The Hoofprint gang looking sharp!

A thought-provoking read. By Jane Smiley Most horses pass from one human to another - some horsemen and women are patient and forgiving, others are rigorous and... demanding, others are cruel, others are ignorant. Horses have to learn how to, at the minimum, walk, trot, canter, gallop, go on trails and maybe jump, to be treated by the vet, all with sense and good manners. Talented Thoroughbreds must learn how to win races, and if they can't do that, they must learn how to negotiate courses and jump over strange obstacles without touching them, or do complicated dance like movements or control cattle or accommodate severely handicapped children and adults in therapy work. Many horses learn all of these things in the course of a single lifetime. Besides this, they learn to understand and fit into the successive social systems of other horses they meet along the way. A horse's life is rather like twenty years in foster care, or in and out of prison, while at the same time changing schools over and over and discovering that not only do the other students already have their own social groups, but that what you learned at the old school hasn't much application at the new one. We do not require as much of any other species, including humans. That horses frequently excel, that they exceed the expectations of their owners and trainers in such circumstances, is as much a testament to their intelligence and adaptability as to their relationship skills or their natural generosity or their inborn nature. That they sometimes manifest the same symptoms as abandoned orphans - distress, strange behaviors, anger, fear - is less surprising than that they usually don't. No one expects a child, or even a dog to develop its intellectual capacities living in a box 23 hours a day and then doing controlled exercises the remaining one. Mammal minds develop through social interaction and stimulation. A horse that seems "stupid", "slow", "stubborn", etc. might just have not gotten the chance to learn! Take care of your horses and treasure them. See more

Think your horse or pony has what it takes? Enter our Royal Conformation Contest before October 5th by submitting a side view photo of your horse or pony. To su...bmit a photo for evaluation, send us a digital side-view photo of your horse. For digital photos: at least 3 x 5 at high resolution (300 dpi). Make sure your entire horse is in the photo and that it is competition ready, wearing a bridle (or breed specific halter), looking straight ahead and standing on level ground. Please try to avoid distracting backgrounds. Include your horse’s breed, age and gender and the disciplines/breeds in which you ride/compete. If photograph is professionally taken, please include photographer’s name and contact information. The top three entries in each section will be posted on The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s website. The winner of each section will receive bragging rights and Two VIP tickets for opening night at the 2021 #RoyalHorseShow! Categories available: Heavy Horse Breeds (Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire) Horses for Sport (Can be registered or cross breds) Ponies for Sport (Can be Small, Medium or Large) TO ENTER VISIT: https://www.royalfair.org/horse-show/conformation-contest/