It's not often these days, you can see a horse working in its historic role as it has through the centuries of pioneering.
The photo of Canadian Stallion Bromont Loupin Prince working on Five Winds Farm in Roberts Creek is an example of how Canadian horses helped establish homesteads right across Canada.
Five Winds Farm will hold their seventh annual open house on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day and the Canadian Horse, a national symbol. The Canadian Horse was named the National Horse of Canada in April 2002 by the House of Commons in Ottawa.
The public is welcome from 1 to 5 p.m. on Canada Day for horse demonstrations, refreshments and entertainment by The Knotty Dotters. These musicians play in the traditional style of Zimbabwe with a certain amount of influence from our own West Coast. They are described as "joyous, energetic, foot-stomping music produced by interlocking rhythms and melodic lines with the sounds from the hardwood keys of the Zimbabwean marimba accompanied by hoshos played by a group of women from the Sunshine Coast."
This is a free, family event at 1697 Lockyer Rd. in Roberts Creek. Please call 604-885-8839 for more information.
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