Double Diamond Canadians

Winter news

2010-04-08T17:32:00.004-06:00

Winter time means vacation time for our horses. Some of them started a new career last summer as trail guide horses and some as a backcountry guest horses in the scenic Jasper National Park at Skyline Trail Rides. Those ones spend winter months, with other guest horses on a 3000 acres community pasture near Brule, it is freedom for 6 months!The weather has been nice and lacking snow. We were able to work some horses under harness & sleigh in December and January but now the snow is gone.

DDD Cromwell Winston, our only foal from last spring is developing into a wonderful yearling. He definitely shows lots of the mare's lightness (Temis Chantecler Kassie) and the calm disposition of our Stallion D-Cromwell. We are not expecting any foal in 2010. Visit us at Double Double Canadians to see our Sales Barn.

2009-06-13T08:52:00.003-06:00

the new website is finally finished. you can see the result at www.canadianhorse.info

We are still waiting for Kassie to foal, she is 2 weeks passed her due date. That will be the only foal this year.

Weather has been great, sunny and warm . Alberta is almost in a drought condition right now.

We have been busy starting horses in Jasper. Heureuse , one of our ex-broodmare is now a guide horse. She is just awesome, first time as a riding horse and she is 10 years old. Hermine also started her training as well as Reine, Mercure, and a few other Canadian crosses.

Looks like we will have a busy summer at Shovel Pass Lodge. We are opening on July 15.

Spring news

2009-05-09T11:01:00.006-06:00

well, it has been a cold winter here, and too long. We are just starting to see some leafs coming out. I have been busy working on a new website for Double Diamond , should be out in the next 2 weeks.

Only one mare pregnant this year, our beautiful Kassy from a Cromwell breeding.

The weanlings/yearlings are growing fast and are now all halter broke. Pacha gave us so many nice looking stud colts that it is hard to pick the one that we will keep as Stallion.

We have a dressage rider with us from France who is helping in the training of some young horses.

Petite is coming along real good. Reine has been started and is progressing nicely into her dressage training. Rexx and Rika are the next one on the list.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-22T16:24:00.004-07:00

It looks like we are finally getting out of that very cold snap of -35C we had for the last 10 days.

Weanlings are doing fine, running all over the place . All the Canadians went so easily through that cold period. you have to love that breed!

here are a few pick of the horses with their winter coat.

Busy season over.

2008-11-08T07:49:00.007-07:00

we are now done with our riding stables and pack trips season. Now it is time to relax a bit more and work with those horses.

Since my last post we finished foaling season and got 9 beautiful foals, 2 from our stallion Cromwell and 7 from Pacha, who was able to pass his bloodline before he died at the age of 26 years old, thank you Pacha!!

We have now 5 weanling learning to live without their mom, the first 48 hours is hard but soon they start playing with each other. No snow yet in Brule, fall has been nice.

here a pic of the herd.

Nico survived his 1st backcountry trip

2008-07-31T09:22:00.001-06:00

At the end of July, I decided to train Nico, my Canadian gelding , to his first 4 days packing trip into Jasper National Park.

we climbed 3500 ft in 4 hours. Never this little 14.3hh horse showed fatigue. Some guest were impressed by his sure footing on the rocky trail that brings us to our lodge, Shovel Pass Lodge.

Next day, more training for Nico, we go out on top of the Maligne Range on the famous Skyline Trail riding above tree line, 7000 ft,Suddenly, a thunder storm came in the valley, no time to hide we kept going, rode in deep sand and faced strong wind and even some hale. What a beginning for my horse......He just did amazing, I was so proud of him.

At night we turned them loose with bell to graze, Nico never had a bell in his neck before, he did not even notice the loud noise, too busy to go free in the meadow to eat grass.

here are a few pictures of our unforgettable trip!

July news....

2008-07-20T08:52:00.001-06:00

Been too busy outfitting lately to publish , latest news is that Ustica our oldest mare foaled a tall beautiful filly from Cromwell and

Recently, Moka, our 6 years old maiden mare also foaled , this time a stud colt from Pacha. Now we only one more to come with Heritage.

Temis Chantecler Kassie foaled!

2008-06-20T08:14:00.003-06:00

Hi all,

Yesterday, our beautiful mare Kassie foaled, a beautiful black filly from our stallion Cromwell.

here are the first pictures.

Riding with my sister.

2008-06-14T08:03:00.002-06:00

My sister Josee from Quebec and her husband visited us for a week. Of course , I had to take them on a trail ride in Brule.

We received lots of rain during their visit so on the first sunny day, we jump on our horses to ride.

Brulé

2008-05-29T21:37:00.002-06:00

view from our community horse pasture in Brule.

An other outstanding stallion

2008-05-29T20:50:00.003-06:00

Ema ( Emeraude) gave us again... an exceptionnal foal. I have to admit that I am bias because Ema is Nico's Dam,my precious gelding.

now we have 2 potential stallions to keep Pacha line alive....Here are a few pictures.

Our future Pacha stallion

2008-05-27T14:04:00.004-06:00

He was born at 10:00 pm , from Gazelle full sister, Rody Magic Praline. A first foal for Praline, she was not sure what to do with an other horse walking under her belly all the time but she did real good for a first.

This beautiful bay stud colt will probably be our future Pacha line Stallion.

2nd foal!

2008-05-27T09:01:00.005-06:00

Just 12 days after Gazelle, Heureuse foaled of a beautiful stud colt from Pacha .

It is foaling season....

2008-05-27T08:43:00.004-06:00

We have been busy with the foaling season at Double Diamond. Our first filly from our dearest stallion Pacha who suddenly left us last December, was born on April 22. From our beautiful and athletic mare Rody Magic Gazelle, we are proud to introduce you Ultime.