Irma, Hawk Encounter, De-Worming
We had a visit from Irma over the last two days. We were told by the weather forecasters repeatedly that we were going to see a couple of...
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hoffywhf
Dec 10, 20153 min read
Things No One Told Me, 2
I have another item to add to the “things no one told me” list when it comes to running a farm. I knew that horses loved to get sick or...
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hoffywhf
Nov 10, 20152 min read
Getting It
(post by Jason) Each year we have some new clients that allow us the honour of transitioning their horses from whatever sort of life they...
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hoffywhf
May 1, 20143 min read
Old Tools
Every now and again I think to myself that it would be nice to have a shop full of new, matching farm tools and an equipment shed full of...
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hoffywhf
Jul 18, 20133 min read
Stress and Boarding
Jason and I have been boarding retired horses for almost a decade. One conclusion that we have come to through the years is that many of...
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hoffywhf
Mar 21, 20133 min read
The Best Laid Plans
In our last post I was all excited about avoiding any participation in some marriage building exercises around the farm. As always our...
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hoffywhf
Mar 19, 20133 min read
Gateless in Tennessee
It is never leading to good things when someone starts a conversation with the question “what kind of mood are you in?” This was the...
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hoffywhf
Sep 16, 20123 min read
Pros and Cons
We are contacted several times per week by people who want – or at least think they want- to have a business similar to ours. It is no...
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hoffywhf
Jun 17, 20124 min read
FAQ’s – Commercial Shippers
A question that we are asked regularly is for recommendations for commercial shippers. Many of our residents are from outside our local...
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hoffywhf
May 3, 20125 min read
One Horse, One Week of Injections
This brief article and illustration, titled “One Horse, One Week of Injections” was in the New York Times recently. The original article...
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hoffywhf
Dec 13, 20113 min read
More on the Pony Wars
We have told many stories of the pony wars that have happened here throughout the years. The mares like to stake their claim on a pony...
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hoffywhf
Apr 10, 20114 min read
Fun With Lawn Mowers
I’m not trying to brag but Jason and I truly are an endless source of entertainment at times, and we manage to do this without even...
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hoffywhf
Mar 13, 20111 min read
Pictures
We have lots of interesting things going on around the farm these days and I have plenty of topics I would like to write about. ...
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hoffywhf
Jan 6, 20113 min read
Phases of Retirement
I had a conversation with someone today who is in the initial stage of retiring their horse. Right now they are still in what I refer to...
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hoffywhf
Oct 14, 20104 min read
Farm Stories
I was reading Funder’s blog this evening and as always got a laugh out of her posts. She mentioned about the crazy things you can find...
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hoffywhf
Aug 23, 20104 min read
Justin and Boo
There is so much to love about the stories of Justin and Boo, not the least of which is that their owner, a very remarkable young lady,...
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hoffywhf
Aug 5, 20102 min read
Man Meets (Horse) Woman
I just got done reading a series of books by Roger Welsch which were recommended to me by one of our regular blog readers. The series was...
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hoffywhf
Jul 25, 20102 min read
Horse Husbands and Significant Others
Melissa attended a clinic at Southern Promise Farms, Triune, TN which began early Saturday morning. In order to get her there on time we...
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hoffywhf
Oct 4, 20093 min read
Jo and I Survive an Attack
The weekend was mostly uneventful. I was certainly busy enough with fairly mundane tasks like refilling salt holders and updating feed...
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hoffywhf
Sep 10, 20092 min read
Friday Pictures
This will be a short post as I’m tired, it is getting late, and I still have to tuck in the world’s cutest fainting goats and make out my...
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