Ladybug Invasion
It kind of felt like we were living in that old Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds” today. The main difference being that instead of...
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hoffywhf
Sep 15, 20132 min read
First Signs of Fall
If one is observant this was the week that brought about the first marked changes as our seasons progress from late summer toward early...
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hoffywhf
Aug 22, 20133 min read
It Has Been Awhile
It has been awhile since I posted any pictures of Jason looking miserable while dealing with a plumbing problem. Those pictures are...
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hoffywhf
Jul 25, 20133 min read
Fly Control
Last year and this year we have been doing some different things for fly control. In general we don’t really have big problems with...
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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
Jul 16, 20132 min read
Preventing Hay Fires
(post by Jason) Every summer that I can remember someone I knew lost a barn to hay that heated and started a fire. These fires weren’t...
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hoffywhf
Apr 11, 20132 min read
Vaccination Day
Wednesday was vaccination day and we are happy to have that day done and over with. The day itself is never that bad, but of course there...
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hoffywhf
Mar 12, 20133 min read
Injured Fainting Goat
We seem to have entered this streak for the last several months where, as the saying goes, if we did not have bad luck we would have no...
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hoffywhf
Mar 10, 20132 min read
Seeding Time
(Post by Jason) This year our February weather was particularly unsettled. A warm sunny day has almost always been followed by a wet day....
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hoffywhf
Mar 5, 20133 min read
Crazy Weather Makes Me Crazy
Today was one of those crazy weather days that is so typical of winter in middle Tennessee. The day started off with rain. Although I am...
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hoffywhf
Dec 11, 20122 min read
Feeding Hay
Despite day after day of truly lovely late fall weather we started feeding hay in some earnest about two weeks ago. Right now it seems...
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hoffywhf
Dec 2, 20123 min read
Green With Envy
On days like today I don’t think it would be possible to manufacture a job that’s better than what Melissa and I do for a living. I’m...
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hoffywhf
Nov 29, 20122 min read
Adding Stalls
(Post written by Jason) We have a group of horses that come in every day to get a hay cube mash, some year round and some seasonally....
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hoffywhf
Nov 15, 20122 min read
Hauling Trash
(post by Jason) Now there’s a sexy job description and blog post title ! Nevertheless, that’s exactly what I spent much of the middle of...
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hoffywhf
Nov 13, 20122 min read
The Bellwether Hay Bales
(post by Jason) Every year in late October or early November depending on the pasture situation I put the first couple of large hay bales...
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hoffywhf
Oct 21, 20124 min read
Trailering With Your Human
Jitterbug is back with another article! You can find the original article here. I find Jitterbug to be the best equine correspondent...
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hoffywhf
Aug 28, 20123 min read
Cost Effective Grain Feeding
(Post by Jason) As I have indicated in past posts it is no surprise that grain prices have been trending sharply higher in recent weeks....
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hoffywhf
Aug 23, 20122 min read
What’s For Breakfast?
Today was a de-worming day. I’ve posted in the past our approach to worming. We mix it in with their soaked feed in their feedbags then...
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hoffywhf
Jul 19, 20123 min read
Drought Impacts
(Post by Jason) I’ve got one more post in me dealing with drought and then I promise we’ll move forward onto other topics of interest....
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hoffywhf
Jul 8, 20121 min read
Rain
The most exciting thing that happened this weekend was the rain that finally found its way to our farm. At least the dust will settle...
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