A Tasmanian transplant who now calls Canada home, Ontario-based pony breeder Prue Richardson is not one to let the grass grow beneath her feet.

"I rise early and go to bed early; I don't get a lot of rest up here. This morning I was out at the barn around 5. Seven hours later, I'm now just sitting down for my first break," she said.

"There isn't much that I don't handle myself: I drive the tractor, bring the ponies in and out, feed, muck out the stalls