Sarah MacFarlane is a professional horse trainer and lifetime equestrian from Napanee, Ontario.
Sarah has a Diploma in Agriculture with a focus on Equine Science and is currently working towards a second diploma in Professional Writing. She is well-known for her research in horse hoof function and her article "Cody's Curiosity is a 2-time Quarter Horse Congress Champion, Barefoot!" that was published in Issue 34 (Spring 2009) of "The Horse's Hoof" magazine.
Sarah competes in a multitude of events, ranging from western riding to english riding. She specializes in Hunter Under Saddle, Equitation, Western Pleasure, Barrel Racing and Polebending. While she has mostly western stock breed horses, Sarah is an avid student of Classical Dressage and bases her training principles and methods on its theories. Not one to stick to "one type of horse", Sarah has a strong affinity for Arabian horses and other breeds.
Her horse-related interests include hoof function, diet and nutrition, physical/mental rehabilitation, behavioral problems and communication.
Her alternate interests include painting, drawing, supernatural/paranormal subjects, Family Guy, sparkly things and drinking tea.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 1:52PM 
Turbo had kicked it into gear with such confidence and sheer speed that all I could do was react.Though outwardly we were professionals, I wanted nothing more than to beat my little sister. It was a deep sibling rivalry that always lingered in the back of my mind. I had missed my chance to get her at her own game in Polebending earlier tonight, but the Poleweaving class was close enough to a second chance.
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 9:00AM 
They earned their fame in 1/4 mile racing a couple hundred years ago, but in modern days the Western stock horse has expanded their talents and even their colours! Let's meet the popular Western horse breeds of North America: the American Quarter Horse, the American Paint Horse, and the Appaloosa Horse.
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