Debra McDaid

54, Female

Ingersoll Ontario

Canada

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A Bit About Me and my Horse(s)
I have five Standardbred horses, Che 16.3 hand db. stud, Tattoo bay gelding 16 h, Steel 15 hand bay trotter, Riley 17 hand light bay trotter also a gelding, and Danny 15 db stud.
we ride and race them...they are family, and are a tight knit herd that has been for a long time.
also he photo is of my husband Joseph and the Stealth (Steel) in Hiawatha Raceway a few years ago.

My husband died last year, so my boys and I and my son and brother in law have had to go it alone, my husband was the driver, head trainer, and farrier...my soulmate and a horseman that will never be equaled.

I have had to learn to do the best I can, so I picked up shoeing, so I could shoe them, and thankfully we were married for 27 years, and I learned to follow his lead...and my brother in law whom we live with all these years drove again when my husband asked him to on his death bed...john came back after 18 years absence from racing.

my boys are eclectic at best...and a while a strange bunch they are special each and everyone.
Country
Candada
Do you have any pets?
Erin, blue merel boarder collie, Che, Tattoo, Riley, Steel, Danny, two g pigs, Kaylynn and Sirose, and a hampster named Pie after National Velvet's horse. and two fish that are almost 20 years old

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  • Gavin Kearney

    Tiocfaidh Ar La! Lol Love it!!

    Hi Debra,

    Its nice to meet you, and thanks for the message. I am from a place called Downpatrick in Co Down. I was in Letterkenny in May for a friend’s wedding and took my Canadian buddy home with me too, he’s a bit of a cowboy so he was fitting in well around Donegal lol

    I have been competing for years doing some eventing, working hunter, show jumping, hunting and tatrathlon (running, swimming, shooting and xcountry) The last time I was competing was in May of this year on my 17’3 German warm blood Rocky (I think I have a photo of him up) at home. In Canada I am training a few youngsters and riding western at my friends place, I am just so lucky to be able to have the chance to ride at all and very grateful to my good friend Joe. I have had a few driving horses at home, my brother and father were pretty big into it and my brother has a driving pony which he is breaking in. Anyways that’s enough rambling from me. Hope you well, Go mbeannaí Dia duit agus slan leat.

     

    Gavin

    Sep 19, 2012

  • Amanda Burden

    Hi....I used to help with the SB's for a friend/trainer, as an occassional groom. I do not own a SB..but they are really nice horses and quite versatile.....:-)

     

    Oct 22, 2012

  • Gary Glaser

    I came across your page , and if you would like to try something different with your horse or any member of your stable I wanted to introduce myself and my hobby. My name is Gary Glaser and I am the mounted commander of the 9th New York Cavalry and live in Binbrook, Ont. I belong to a group of equine enthusiasts that enjoy living historians and American civil war, we are the 9th NY cavalry. The Ninth New York Cavalry has been reactivated by ain the portrayal of the life of the Federal Horse Soldier. As a group, we participate in living history encampments, re-enactments, and giving informative lectures throughout the year in both Ontario and the U.S. Visit use on the web atwww.9thnycavalry.com .

    I would like to forward you 2 you tube sites dealing with Civil War re enacting, , the first is well put together, and it is from this past year at a large event in Gettysburg, unfortunately none of our members were at this event, but do know a large number of the riders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBCgFdTWLx4 The second one is a smaller event held at Upper Canada village, the 9th was the mounted cav. at this event, and this would be a typical small event .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCx3Xkn9Wuc If you have any one in your stable that would interest in becoming involved in our group , do not hesitate to contact me at sgtgaryglaser@hotmail.com . We are not a stable and are not associated with any stable. We are a not for profit group. Thank You Gary Glaser

    Jan 9, 2013