Founder & Facilitator
Sara Lavoie
Sara was born and raised in the Peace Country. Horses were her safe place as a kid and her therapy as an adult.
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"Helping people is what I do, it's why I want to give back and provide the gift of horses to others."
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Sara believes that anyone can be the positive change they need in their own lives.
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Founder & Director of Marketing
Kenneth Smyth
Ken grew up on a mixed farm in southeastern Saskatchewan. Horses were a daily part of life - working cattle, riding fence and summer trail rides.
"Horses always provided me a place of peace and quiet when I needed it, and also challenged me to step up and be better when I needed that!"
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Ken believes that on the other side of fear is greatness, and to cross that line with his horse made it easier.
The Horses
Teacher
Chansey
Chansey is a 27 year young, Apendix Quarter Horse gelding and was born into our family. He came up from Logandale, Nevada, USA in 1998.
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Chansey has done it all, from ranch work to trick riding to rodeo queen extraordinaire.
Chansey is honest and kind, but will let you know if he is not happy!
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Teacher of: confidence
Motto: "Git Er Done!"
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Bo
Bo, AKA BoBo Rotten Tail, is a 14 - year - old Quarter Horse gelding.
Bo has been in our family since he was weaned and is most definitely our class clown.
Bo can always be found fooling around or getting into mischief.
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Teacher of: patience
Motto: "Did I do that?"
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Leo
Leo is our newest teacher. He is a 16 year old Gypsy Vanner gelding.
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Leo's previous life was spent in a loving family teaching his kids to ride and look after horses.
Leo loves to look dapper and will stand for hours to be groomed if you'll do it!
Leo is very friendly and loves to meet new people, especially if they come bearing snacks!
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Teacher of: persistence
Motto: Lead from the heart, not the head
Over the Rainbow
gone but not forgotten
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Hottie- RIP Aug. 5, 2025
Hottie was our only female teacher. She took longer to trust people than all her male counterparts, but once she did, it was forever!
Hottie lived with many health issues in the years we had her in our family. Our vet and farrier regularly commented on her love of life and resilience.
Hottie let us know she was ready to head to belly deep grass and keep Gus in line on the other side.
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Gus- RIP Aug. 5, 2025
We were blessed to have Gus in our family, even though it was a short time. He was no longer sound to ride, but he was amazing as teacher. He immediately showed us that if we trust him, he will trust us and we became best friends very quickly.
Unfortunately, we were no longer able to keep him comfortable and we made the decision with our vet to give him the last act of kindness so he can run free once again.