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On sept 18, 2008 I attended a workshop on using horses for farming. I was very apprehensive at first and certainly felt that this was just curiosity and would not really get me involved. Well... yes I loved it... humbled me and taught me more about myself. Ken and Martha Laing did a great job in every way and my respect for their CSA and horse skills is of the highest order. Will I get horses? It might just be a very good possibility now. Thank Ken!

	Mat loggin with Jeanna with Michele prompting.
	Mat crossing the log while practising driving Jeanna in the bush.
	Ken showing us how to drive the team when logging.
	Off we all go logging
	Michele, Tim and Mark looking on as we assemble to logging equipment.
	The Horse Barn.... no names anywhere and not too much order to those harnesses either so it was confusing for us newbies as to what horse belonged to what harness or collar.
	Mat with another plow with Michele watching over.
	Here is Mat plowing.... I loved this as it took a lot of concentration.
	Ken Laing and one of hte horses ( can't readily identify them) at the end of the day with Tim looking on.
	Mat finishing off the Haying for the day.
	Notice how at home Caitlin looks behind a horse!
	Caitlin on the cultivator.
	A good shot of mat concentrating on cultivating without hitting the pylons.
	This I really enjoyed.... we had to cultivate so that we did not knock down any of the flags... a real challenge!
	Mat on the cultivator.. now this is more to my liking!
	Ken showing us how to cut hay... yes it is peaceful!
	Michele, one of our instructors takes the hay cutter out to the field.
	Ken with Jazmin in the stocks getting some foot work done.
	Ok now we are driving a team! This is Caitlin doing the pylon course.
	Yes we first had to learn how to harness those beasts!.. now which one was this?? Qynne, Jazmin or Winfred
	This is Mark practicing with a harrow.
	Caitlin on the pylon course. I think all of us agreed that Caitlin looked the most comfrotable behind the horses.
	Mat putting Gynne through the pylons pulling logs.'