Pasture Prep
Jason has been putting in a lot of quality time on the tractors over the last couple of weeks. As I mentioned in my last post he’s been...
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hoffywhf
Mar 15, 20161 min read
Springing Forward
Apparently Mother Nature got the memo that the spring time change was upon us and it was time to feel like spring. Over the past week...
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hoffywhf
Feb 11, 20164 min read
Taking a Hay Sample (Part 1)
(post by Jason) Today’s blog is something a bit different than the serving we usually dish up. I want to talk a little bit about the...
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hoffywhf
Sep 10, 20153 min read
Too Much Poop
I will admit that it has felt a bit like the universe has been plotting against us lately. There have been too many goodbyes lately. In...
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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
Jul 14, 20156 min read
FAQs
We get asked all the time to provide free consulting on how to start a retirement farm. By all the time I mean we are contacted on...
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hoffywhf
Jul 7, 20152 min read
Too Much Experience
We had the misfortune of dealing with a couple of water leaks right at Christmas. It was really a great way to spend the holiday week...
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hoffywhf
Jul 2, 20155 min read
Cushings/PPID Primer, Part II
Welcome to Part II of the Cushings/PPID primer. If you have not already read the first post on this subject it would be very helpful to...
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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 16, 20154 min read
Not Just Horses
For the most part I consider myself a pretty independent person and generally view myself as a person who can handle whatever happens to...
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hoffywhf
Apr 23, 20152 min read
Composting
The horses gave up almost any pretenses of eating hay in the pasture about three weeks ago. As it always seems to happen every year, one...
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hoffywhf
Apr 16, 20153 min read
Probiotics and Prebiotics
(post by Jason) Probiotics and prebiotics. We hear these terms bandied about fairly regularly in the equine world. Too often I hear these...
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hoffywhf
Mar 24, 20152 min read
Doing All The Things
I always know that spring has really arrived when Jason and I go from “normal” busy to warp-speed busy. We’ve been warp-speed busy 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
Mar 10, 20153 min read
Hay Planning
(post written by Jason) This is the time of year when farmers really start to look closely at their hay supply relative to when they...
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hoffywhf
Feb 17, 20156 min read
Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation
The best way to describe the last two days would be to call them an exercise in frustration. We started hearing about the snow storm we...
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hoffywhf
Jan 27, 20154 min read
Discussing the possibility of contaminated feed
(post written by Jason) Lately every time I turn on my computer it seems I come across another story and embedded discussion about...
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hoffywhf
Dec 16, 20144 min read
Pee Wee, Water Issues, Vet Visits
We had a 72 hour stretch that didn’t go well at all. It didn’t start off too terribly. We had a resident that didn’t want to eat Friday...
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hoffywhf
Oct 30, 20143 min read
Making Do
A couple of days ago Jason started cleaning out and organizing one of the sheds were equipment, tools and junk all accumulate. I thought...
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