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 sweetest, kindest, goofiest horse in the land. Welterful (aka GusGus) is a 2009 Oldenburg cross with the build of a baby dinosaur and the patience of a saint. With the help of my coach and dear friend Debbie Dobson at Equestrian Dreams, I am slowly but surely  moving closer to my goals of reaching Third Level before I turn 50 (that's still several years away FYI).

You can contact me any time through the blog comments section or by email at alison@mywordsmith.ca.
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Me and Gus at our first show in 2015