The Citizen, 1992-12-02, Page 17PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1992.
Londesboro woman offers riding lessons at ranch
By Lisa Boonstoppel-Pot
You could say Nancy Straughan
is jumping for joy with her new
business.
The RR 1 Londesboro woman,
along with husband Wayne, have
established a horse ranch and offer
boarding, training and riding
lessons which include Nancy's
favorite sport, horse-jumping.
"I love jumping," says this ami
able young woman. "There's noth
ing like it."
Tatonka residents
She's sharing her love of horse
jumping by offering English riding
lessons. Already, her lessons (cost
ing $20/hour private and $15 semi-
private) are booked.
Not only are her lessons booked,
but her entire year has been busy
with renovating, training and get
ting established.
It all began two years ago when
Wayne bought the farm on the cor
ner of Hwy. 8 and County Rd. 15
with the intention of raising wild
boars and bison.
Then he met and married Nancy
and they decided that along with
boars and bison, they would oper
ate a horse farm and call it Tatonka
Ranch.
They came up with the name
after watching the movie 'Dances
With Wolves'.
"Since we were planning to farm
bison and wild boars, along with
the horses, we wanted an Indian
name for the farm," explains
Nancy. "We couldn't think of any
thing until we watched 'Dances
With Wolves' and saw the part
where Kevin Costner is trying to
communicate with the Indians. The
instant we heard the word Tatonka,
we knew what we'd call the farm."
With the ranch named, the couple
began the hard work of renovating
the former dairy bam to suit their
needs. Since summer, they've gut
ted the interior to set up box-stalls,
a grooming area and a tack room.
Improvements are ongoing.
Not only are the Straughans
improving their farm, they’re build
ing upon their extensive knowledge
of horses which they've garnered
since childhood.
Nancy remembers always having
a love for riding. "I rode my Dad's
cows for two years before he
bought me a horse when I was 11,"
she reveals. Soon, she was actively
showing horses in 4-H and this past
winter, she earned her Canadian
Equestrian Federation level one
instructors certificate in English
discipline. .
Wayne is an accomplished rider
who's competed in the show circuit
across Ontario doing barrel-racing,
gaming and other sporting events.
However, he leaves the horse
training and lessons up to Nancy
and now, just rides for pleasure.
The couple owns eight horses
themselves and can handle eight
other horses to board or train.
They're also beginning a breed
ing operation with their Pinto Paint
stallion.
Nancy will be taking more stu-’
dents in the spring.
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Nancy Straughan, co-owner of TaTonka Ranch at RR 1,
Londesboro cuddles with Kid, her Pinto Paint pony and his
friend, the goat. Mrs. Straughan has turned her love of
horses into a business by offering riding lessons, horse
boarding and training.
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