by Raintrap » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:49 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Trillium champs are a decent time to get the horse down here since many barns will be making the trip there (and possibly with empty stalls!). #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#From the east end, I would imagine Twin Pines will be sending a few (#ed_op#A href="http://www.twinpines.ca"#ed_cl#www.twinpines.ca#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#) as well as Lower Saxony (#ed_op#A href="http://www.lowersaxony.com/"#ed_cl#http://www.lowersaxony.com/#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#) . Pretty sure there are some other East end barns, but nothing comes to mind (though a barn in Cornwall - Holly Hill might take some as well - #ed_op#A href="http://www.hollyhill.ca/"#ed_cl#http://www.hollyhill.ca/#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#). There are many more in the west end and I'm sure you could organize shipping from west to east fairly easily. Fiddlers Green will have a bunch of hunters and jumpers going (#ed_op#A href="http://www.fiddlersgreenstables.ca"#ed_cl#www.fiddlersgreenstables.ca#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#) as will Westar Farms (no web addy, but I can give you the contact info if you PM me). There is also Turnout stables (#ed_op#A href="http://www.turnoutstables.com"#ed_cl#www.turnoutstables.com#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#) that generally has a number of horses to ship down, Stratford Fox Run (#ed_op#A href="http://www.stratfordfoxrun.com"#ed_cl#www.stratfordfoxrun.com#ed_op#/A#ed_cl#). There are more, but those come to mind at the moment. Also, Linsell Farm (my barn so PM me for contact info).Their are also some riders that will ship their own horses down and might, as a result, have a spot the'd be willing to fill.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Your biggest problem is the fact that many of these barns won't know the final count of horses until the week before the show as final points are counted and riders opt to go or not.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I'm actually heading to Western for law school this fall, and was going to bring my horse with me via-the championships as well. In the end I leased her out here instead of opting to bring her, but I had also considered trying to figure something out with people attending the Belvoir event just outside of London on labour day weekend. There are likely a few barns going.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Let me know if I can be of any help.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#