Ontario Shepherdess Carole Precious is a modern-day Renaissance woman. A writer with a master’s degree in English, children’s book illustrator, watercolour and oil painter, wood and soapstone carver, calligrapher, knitter, mother, and grandmother.
From a young age, Carole hand-raised exotic animals including lions, tigers, cheetahs, apes, and bats—and later trained and flew bald eagles for feature films and commercials.
She has also competed as a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team at the World Championships for Single Horse Combined Driving.
She established her farm, Chassagne, in Puslinch, Ontario, in 2007, and continues to play an integral role in preserving Canada’s original flock of Shetland sheep. I spoke with her from Florida, where she was preparing for a carriage driving competition.
Find out more about Carole, Chassagne Farm, and her Shetland flock at www.chassagne.ca
Photos courtesy of Carole Precious.