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We Break Even More Things
It is well known that Jason and I are experts at breaking things. If you have something that is functioning unusually well give us a call...
hoffywhf
Oct 23, 20144 min read
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SSDD
I suppose I should have come up with a better title for this blog post, but I’ll let you fill it in with your own choice of words. Three...
hoffywhf
Oct 21, 20143 min read
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Wet and Vet
It is only Tuesday and I will admit I’m pretty ready for this week to be done. The two adjectives that would best describe the last...
hoffywhf
Oct 14, 20142 min read
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Pasture Seeding
(post by Jason) In most temperate parts of the world we get two shots at overseeding or reseeding pastures, spring and fall. Of the two I...
hoffywhf
Oct 7, 20143 min read
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Worries about Drought
We have a seasonal creek that parallels the driveway and flows for much of the year through the middle of one of our pastures. In the few...
hoffywhf
Aug 12, 20143 min read
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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...
hoffywhf
May 15, 20143 min read
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Halfway Done
I’m not sure if Jason and I are getting smarter or lazier or both, but we made some significant changes in how we approached vaccination...
hoffywhf
Apr 17, 20143 min read
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Halter Effects
Whenever we have a scheduled event such as a farrier day, dental day, etc. we always put halters on the horses that will be participating...
hoffywhf
Apr 8, 20142 min read
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Things We Got Right
(post by Jason) As most of you know over the course of the past several years Melissa and I built out the farm that we now live and work...
hoffywhf
Mar 27, 20145 min read
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Lies
We were lied to today. Not just a little lie but a big, fat lie. Every weather forecast I looked at told me it was going to be 49 degrees...
hoffywhf
Mar 25, 20143 min read
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All Calories Are Not Equal
(post by Jason) Back in the fall I completed a ration analysis for a client located in one of the warmer parts of the southeastern US....
hoffywhf
Feb 27, 20144 min read
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Mental and Physical Health
Melissa and I have done several posts on the mechanics of transitioning horses to our set up when they first arrive at our farm. Today...
hoffywhf
Feb 18, 20146 min read
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Weather Update + Choosing Feed
(post by Jason) As I begin to write this blog the mid afternoon temperature at the farm is 18 F. This may or may not be a record…it...
hoffywhf
Jan 28, 20143 min read
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Blanket Review
I have to say from a blanket repair perspective I am not loving this winter at all. Of course I don’t like, and especially do not love,...
hoffywhf
Jan 16, 20146 min read
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Farm Case Study
(post by Jason) A few weeks ago I did a series of nutritional consultations involving ration analysis and some troubleshooting at a...
hoffywhf
Jan 14, 20145 min read
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What She (Dr. Dyson) Said
I found the article below by David Ramey, DVM extremely interesting. This is his summary of a lecture given by Dr. Dyson entitled “Equine...
hoffywhf
Dec 19, 20137 min read
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Consulting and Speaking
(post by Jason) As many of you know I spent nearly 20 years working for others in the feed industry in various consultative, nutritional...
hoffywhf
Dec 3, 20133 min read
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Mostly Forgiven
After all of our donkey loading adventures our relationship with Sparky had been strained. For anyone who by chance missed our donkey...
hoffywhf
Nov 21, 20132 min read
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Weather Change
We broke out the blankets this morning for the first time this season. We only have blankets on some of the horses and they will be...
hoffywhf
Nov 12, 20132 min read
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Of Mice and Men
(post by Jason) Had you been a fly on the wall while I was moving feed this afternoon you would have had a pretty good show. It all...
hoffywhf
Nov 10, 20133 min read
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