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The farm we are on is located 2 miles west of the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border and 19 miles north of the USA/Canada border.
The house is a 1915 Eaton's house. It has all of the original hardwood floors, windows, and wood trim around the windows
and doors. Even though the house is only 93 years old, the farm has been in the family since 1908, and this year we were awarded
the Century Family Farm award. The other structures around the yard are not that old, and only the foundations to the old
buildings can be found in the ground.
We have an old barn, of which only 1/2 remains (the other half burnt about 40 years ago, but it was made
structurally sound again). The barn can hold well over 1000 square hay bales, and another 500-600 square straw bales. It also
provides the horses with a run in shelter with a constant supply of water, from a well beside the barn. We also have a new
30x30 shop and 24x30 barn. The barn has 3 box stalls (2 are 8x10 and one is 10x12), and will hopefully have a tack
room and a wash stall hopefully by next year. Finally, we have an outdoor arena (78x102) with good lighting, so it can be
used all day (and night) long. We are hoping to enlarge the riding arena to 100x200 in the next year.
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mares have one pasture measuring 13 acres to run in, and this summer we are built another pasture (about 20 acres)
for a good hay crop and fall pasture. We also have a smaller pasture to keep mares with their foals, newly weaned foals, or
as a way to introduce new horses to the herd.
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Who Are We?
We are a young couple, just getting started in the horse world. Colin works
in town for a plumber, and I work as an assistant in the veterinary clinic in town. All of the time spent at home is devoted
to improving our farm, and working towards our ultimate goals.
I am a city girl who has moved to the country - but don't let that fool
you. I've been around horses my entire life, and have worked on a breeding farm (Sunnybrook Equestrian Center) for a few years.
No matter how you cut it, I am passionate about my horses and am passionate about producing top quality animals.
For me, "Kokanee" is where it all got started. She is the first horse that I've actually owned. I bought her the
summer after my second year of university. She has turned into the best horse I ever could have owned, and she does anything
and everything she can to please me. For Colin, it's "Toffee." She was the first horse he looked at, and when he
saw her, he fell in love. After that, it's all history.
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"To ride is to fly on the wings of an angel"
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