Farm Jobs
Over the past week Jason and I have partaken in what feels like all of the farm tasks. In reality we’ve done nowhere close to all of the...
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hoffywhf
Mar 1, 20183 min read
No Floodplain Means No Flooding
I mentioned in one of my last blogs that we’d had a lot of rain in February. I don’t remember the final February tally but it was a crazy...
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hoffywhf
Nov 29, 20173 min read
If You Want It Done Right Part 2
In case you missed it, I wrote about our saga with local fence builder Maury Fence Company back in August. Maury Fence Company thankfully...
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hoffywhf
Aug 16, 20174 min read
If You Want it Done Right . . .
Jason and I purchased this farm and began the process of building it out in early 2010. Long time readers of our blog will recall that...
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hoffywhf
Aug 2, 20174 min read
The Joys of Farm Equipment
(post by Jason) It’s a good job that everybody around here has something that they’re especially good at. Of course I think we’re all...
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hoffywhf
May 14, 20172 min read
Moving Fence
Last week we spent a day, or more accurately mostly Jason spent a day, moving one of the cross fences between pastures. We have very few...
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hoffywhf
Apr 23, 20172 min read
The Marathon Begins
The annual Paradigm Farms Body Clipping Marathon began this week. The first four horses of the marathon were clipped on Thursday and...
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hoffywhf
Apr 13, 20172 min read
Halters On, Halters Off
This week has felt like groundhog day since I’ve done the same thing over and over again. I put halters on, I take halters off, and...
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hoffywhf
Nov 5, 20152 min read
When all else fails
Sometimes running a farm, or maybe I should say attempting to run life, feels like an exercise in practicing one step forward, two steps...
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hoffywhf
Aug 20, 20155 min read
A Contrary Farmer’s Guide to Manure
(Post by Jason) One of the benefits of being a farmers wife is that Melissa gets to listen to me expound on issues like nutrient...
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hoffywhf
Jul 28, 20157 min read
Cushings/PPID Primer, Part III
Welcome to Part III of the Cushings/PPID primer. In this part we’ll discuss what you can do after your horse has been diagnosed with...
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hoffywhf
Jun 25, 20155 min read
At Least The Grass Is Free
We all hear certain things that, for whatever reason, really push our buttons. A comment I hear from time to time is something along the...
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hoffywhf
Jun 23, 20155 min read
Fly Control
We frequently get asked about what we do for fly control. We try to take a multi-faceted approach and do things that actually work versus...
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hoffywhf
Apr 30, 20152 min read
Done and Done
The last couple of weeks have involved an almost non-stop stream of farriers, dentists and vets spending large chunks of time at the...
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hoffywhf
Mar 12, 20154 min read
Feeding Old Hay and Other Hay Questions
(post written by Jason) A couple of our blog comments on my last post asked questions about the management of feeding hay, with...
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hoffywhf
Jan 29, 20158 min read
A Hard Diagnosis to Take
I read an article by veterinarian Dr. David Ramey a few days ago that I found very interesting. His bottom line in the article was that...
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hoffywhf
Jan 13, 20154 min read
On Aging Horses and Choosing Euthanasia
I want you to imagine with me our “average” client. She/he lives in an urban area and they board their horses at very well managed...
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hoffywhf
May 15, 20143 min read
Supplements
(post by Jason) As most of you know I have been doing some equine nutritional consulting the past few months. Most of the time when I am...
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hoffywhf
Mar 4, 20143 min read
Here’s Your Sign
Before I get to the punch line of this story I need to set the stage a little bit. You will recall that we have had, especially by...
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hoffywhf
Jan 21, 20144 min read
State of Emergency . . . Again?
I actually managed to get off the farm for a little while this afternoon to have lunch with my mother and also get a (desperately needed)...
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