What part of Ontario? Could you do one of those "I have a friend of a friend in the area who's looking for some horse people to hang with"kinda' thing... Or at least find someone in the area to do a drive by and see what's up?
I've driven up to a friend of a friends' with a "Oh, I saw your horses in the field and just had to stop in and tell you how beautiful they are, blah blah blah" when they were on a "what's happening with the horse" moment (Something like your situation).