When I took over the company in September 2015, I was overwhelmed with what I didn’t know. Although I had been part of the business for almost 25 years, horse care fell fully to my late husband. In November of that year, I contracted the services of Glenn Stewart, an internationally recognized natural horsemanship trainer […]
Horses, like humans, need a few basic elements to be happy: appropriate food and water; shelter; health care; and social and mental stimulation. Tally-Ho has been providing amazing horses a fantastic home for 115 years. We’ve lost count as to how many horses have been part of our family, but could easily put it into […]
Draft horses are the gentle giants of the horse kingdom. Also called heavy horses and workhorses, these are horses whose primary purpose is to pull heavy loads. There are many dozens of draft horse breeds throughout the world. The most common in North America are the Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron, and Shire. The Clydesdale is likely […]
These days, the sound of jingle bells is a sure sign of Christmastime, but have you ever wondered where that tradition came from? Horse bells date back some 3,000 years, and have served a few different functions throughout history. Medieval war horses were often adorned with a single bell on their rump, which was believed […]
All horses that we work with at Tally-Ho have the correct disposition for what we ask of them. Not every horse has the ‘right stuff’ to be a carriage horse; but the ones that are successful and working in downtown Victoria, absolutely love it! In 2016 we partnered with Glenn Stewart (www.thehorseranch.com), a leading expert […]
Wide open space. Rolling hills. Amazing sunsets. Tranquility. This is the setting for 7 of our horses over the winter. They’ve been turned out in central British Columbia, where they are free to run, roam, play and relax. Follow their adventures on our Facebook page!
We are often asked how we know that the horses love their jobs at Tally-Ho. Horses have similar reactions to their environment as we (humans) do – if we are scared or nervous our eyes may get wide, we may start to shrink away from something, and/or we may stubbornly say “forget that idea!”. In […]
