About Me

My name is Alison and I am a Calgary-born, Newfoundland-raised, current resident of Southern Ontario. I'm  a mother, wife, freelance writer, small business owner,  and Dressage Queen wannabe (albeit not a very good one).  After a 20-year break from horses I climbed back in the saddle in 2014 and the following year took a leap of faith and purchased the biggest and goofiest horse in the land.

Welterful (aka GusGus) was a 2009 Oldenburg / Belgian draft cross who taught me so much as we progressed together from Intro to Second Level before he moved into semi-retirement in 2019. Not long after he left I found my new dance partner, a 1997 Hanoverian mare named Caprice. She may be in her 20s but this super senior schoolmaster is the horse of my dreams - sweet and safe but never ever boring.  With her help (and the very patient assistance of my trainer) I am slowly but surely moving closer to my goals of reaching Third Level before I turn 50.

You can contact me any time through the blog comments section or by email at alison@mywordsmith.ca.
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