Testimonials & Videos of Our Horses

We also offer riding training on any of our horses. You may purchase a young horse now & bring it back to us later for riding training when it is older. You may purchase an older horse now & ask us to put 1 month or more riding training on it. Our horses are being used in ranch & pasture work, SRCHA competitions, roping, trail rides, parades, driving, English riding, Western riding, jumping, etc. View the video clips below to see a sample of a horse that we raised & trained.





Testimonial:"Ed generously donated a filly to Redberry Bible Camp. It was our privilege to grow her out and start her. She grew well and will probably break 15.2 hands at maturity. She is a pretty, solid black. At a girl's ranch camp, I used her to demonstrate the beginning stages of training. I found her to be trainable and quick to learn, with a very good disposition. She should make an excellent pleasure horse. " - Lew Wall, Lewby Ranch, Blaine Lake, SK
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Testimonial:"Mystic [Boreal Mystic Breeze] is growing like a weed. She is just around the 13.2 hand mark. I try to work with her daily, even if it is just tying her up for her to eat oats. She is easy to catch and stands to halter. I am really impressed with her ground manners. I have introduced her to all kinds of things-towels, rugs, blankets, brushing. At first things were a little scary but she is trusting and handles things with confidense in a short period. Now I can throw rugs, blankets, ropes all around her body and her legs without much fuss and she is confident I am not going to hurt her. She stands nicely for picking up her hooves and is pretty good with trimming now. I ponied her with my other mare and by the third short time out followed out on a loose lead. I can't wait to get out when the snow goes down and introduce her to more and more. I may even take her to some shows this summer and show her in halter." - Elaine Sluchinski, Prince Albert, SK
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Click to view larger Testimonial: "I purchased the solid paint bred 3 year old gelding Otoes Cactus McCue in September 2006. I wanted a young stock horse to train and ride, after my quarter horse mare of 23 years passed away. This young paint gelding had excellent basic ground manners when I purchased him and it was obvious to me that he had been well handled by Ed during his formative years. He loaded like a dream. His feet were easy to handle. He readily accepted me on his back, although it was all new to him. This paint horse has a people friendly attitude and an ability to learn that is impressive. After a few "first rides" in the outdoor arena, to get a handle on basic skills, we hit the trails together on our property. I trail rode him throughout the fall and continued to head out into the great out of doors for trail rides at every opportunity throughout an exceptionally snowy Saskatchewan winter. This spring, I started to haul him to a local indoor arena to place more advanced demands on him. His formal training is progressing smoothly. He has been a safe, sane and trustworthy horse with alot of desire to please, smooth ground covering gaits and an easy going laid back personality. I am very happy with Otoes Cactus McCue. I encourage anyone interested in a good horse like him to check out the beautiful offspring of Cactus Bars McCue at Living Water Paints. A special horse may be waiting for you too." - Kathy Pauw Saskatoon. Click to view larger

Update: "Stanley (Oteos cactus McCue),has started his training for driving. He is coming along really nice. Very calm and very smart. Here is Oteos Cactus McCue AKA "Stanley", during his dressage lesson this weekend. As you can see he is quite beautiful and has, of course, a lovely disposition. I truely believe that he is a credit to your breeding program. I feel fortunate to have chosen him as my horse." Click to view largerClick to view larger



Testimonial: "We are so very happy with Future [Cactus Bars Otoe]. He is very smart, willing, kind and has the best disposition of any horse I have met." - Courtney from Wainwright, Alberta

We put 1 month riding training on Cactus Bars Otoe & used him for ranch work, trail rides, Saskatoon city & local town parades, roping training & jumping. He had not been ridden for about 1 1/2 years since his initial 1 month riding training and was very willing & progressing in riding training again. He was doing flying lead changes without any trouble. He is presently enjoying his new home with Courtney in Wainwright, Alberta where she is riding & training him in English riding & jumping. At present I also have this horse's dam & siblings for sale on my web site.

First Show: This past weekend was his first show - just outside of Edmonton. He was entered into 4 classes and he placed in all four classes. His first 3 classes he won 2nd
- English Equitation
- English Pleasure
- Baby Green Hunter (jumping)
He won 4th in the final class (Western/English Pleasure Stake). Click to view larger

He was very good, he took everything in stride and wasn't phased by anything. He had his first bath, hair cut (clipping) and braiding (mane) the night before the show and he didn't mind any of it, we have been getting him use to a whole bunch of stuff so that all these new experiences aren't too scarey for him. He doesn't mind doing or learning about new things, so the bath, clipping and braiding where not a problem.

Second Show: This past weekend was his 2nd show - just south of Edmonton. He was entered into 4 classes and he placed in three. His first 2 classes he won 2nd- English Equitation- English Pleasure. He won 4th in his 3rd class - Poles & cavallettis - Fences to 18' - Working Hunter Stake (jumping). He didn't place in his fourth class but I am sending you a short video clip of Court and him jumping at 2feet in this class. He was very good again. At this show he experienced many new things and very fast horses. He was very curious and interested in all the new things and fast horses; yet he behaved like a gentleman. He didn't spook at anything and he did what was asked of him. He is a good horse...Future continues to be very special to us.

Third Show: This past weekend we went to another show south of Edmonton and it was quite the experience... it rained all day and the events continued - nothing was cancelled, so the riders/horses competed in the rain. It was a very long and wet day - but at least it wasn't cold. Future and Courtney did very well at this show. They entered 8 classes and placed in 5 of them: All placings were in jumping classes:

They won 2 - 2nds:- Poles and cavallettis - Fences to 18" (open) - hunt seat- Beginner Horse/Rider - Fences to 2'0" - working hunter stake.

They won a 3rd:- Poles and cavallettis - Fences to 18" (open) - working hunter stake

They won a 4th:- Poles and cavallettis - Fences to 18" (open) - handy hunter
They won a 6th:- Beginner Horse/Rider - Fences to 2'0" - hunt seat

They didn't place in their 2 flat classes and one jumping class. The size of classes were generally 20+ competitors. So for their 3rd show and only 5 months of training they are doing fabulous.

Fourth Show: Last week was a very busy week for Future and Courtney, they were at 2 light horse shows.

They went to Lloydminster Exhibition.
They were there Tue night, Wed and Thu.
They were in 7 classes and placed in 4, here are their placings:
1st - Jumping (2' fences)
3rd - Equitation (junior B)
4th - Dressage (Level Test 2)
5th - English Pleasure (junior B)

Then on Sunday July 15 we went to Devon (near Edmonton) and they entered 8 Classes and placed in 7. Here are their placings for that:

2nd - Jumping over 2' fences - Hunt Seat
2nd - Jumping over 2' fences - Working Hunter Stake
3rd - Jumping over 2' fences - Handy Hunter
4th - Jumping over 18" fences - Hunt Seat
4th - Jumping over 18" fences - Handy Hunter
4th - English Equitation
5th - Jumping over 18" fences - Working Hunter Stake

So Future and Courtney have another 11 ribbons under their belts. Many people that we talked to are very impressed that Future has only 1/2 year training - how well he has done and continues to do in competitions against horses/riders with more experience and training. Click to view larger

Fifth Show: Well, the show season is finally finished - and Future and Courtney finished with a bang! The results of their shows brought them
- 2 championships (2' Division Champion, 2' Division Overall Champion (jumping))
- 1 reserve championship (18' Division Reserve Champion)
Over the summer they won approximately 45 ribbons as well. Then, on top of these championships, they were chosen as the 'Athlete of the Week' in the local newspaper - as sponsored by Wainalta (car dealership).


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Courtney riding 2ft jump course

2ft jump course video 		Cactus Bars Otoe is shown in the following video clips.

To view the WMV format videos, click the pictures or the highlighted words beside their description.


These are file sizes from 3Mb to 5.8Mb and if you have dial-up they may take a few minutes to load
Download time for dial-up is approx 1Mb/2.5minutes or about 15minutes per video.


 
This video is of Ed riding at the trot [Dec 2006]


Ed TROT. (3.9Mb)




  This 2nd video.....
Ed at the canter.


Ed CANTER. (3.72Mb)




  This 3rd video.....
Courtney at the trot.


Court TROT. (3.58Mb)




  This 4th video.....
Courtney & Lead Changes.


Court LEAD CHANGES. (4.47Mb)




  This 5th video.....
Courtney Jumping.


Court JUMP. (3.28Mb)




  This 6th video.....
Courtney Trot in February.


Court FEB - TROT. (5.36Mb)




  This 7th video.....
Courtney Canter in February.


Court FEB - CANTER. (4.93Mb)