Back in the Saddle and Feeding the Fish
I have not ridden in three weeks due to a lack of time and some physical restrictions. I had to have a very minor surgery a couple of...
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hoffywhf
Oct 15, 20094 min read
Stressful Day and Horses in the Fog
Today was kind of one of those days where it might have been better if I had just stayed in bed and pressed fast forward to tomorrow. ...
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hoffywhf
Oct 11, 20092 min read
Blankets and More Blankets
We certainly had a busy weekend around the retirement farm. One of the more fun parts was welcoming our most recent new arrivals. Our I...
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hoffywhf
Oct 8, 20097 min read
Dealing With Death And Euthanasia
Another post written mainly by Jason with some input from Melissa: Someone asked another good question in the comments a couple of posts...
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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
Oct 1, 20095 min read
Lost Again and Typical Care Issues
Remember our stray dog Flossie, the elderly lab mix who lived with us for a few days? Well I met up with Flossie again one day last week....
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hoffywhf
Sep 17, 20095 min read
Soaking Wet and Searching for Home
As I mentioned in my last post I was exhausted after my 12 hour dentist day (only two more to go – yay!). The very next day, Wednesday,...
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hoffywhf
Sep 3, 20093 min read
Mission Impossible and Other Happenings
I don’t know why, but I decided that today would be a good day to start one of those projects that you never really have time for. The...
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hoffywhf
Aug 30, 20093 min read
Watching the Sun Rise and Other Happenings
I had a really early morning one day last week (more on that in a later post). So early that it was still completely dark when I was...
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hoffywhf
Aug 16, 20095 min read
At Least The Grass Is Free
I don’t know how many times someone has made the comment to me lately about how are expenses must be so low most of the year because the...
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hoffywhf
Jul 5, 20093 min read
My Brilliant Discovery
First of all, thanks to everyone for the kind comments about my blog last week. I’ve not done such a great job with it lately and you do...
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hoffywhf
Jun 28, 20091 min read
Goats and Horses
This post started with horse pictures but ended up with a lot of fainting goat pictures. You have to admit, they are extremely cute! ...
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hoffywhf
Apr 30, 20092 min read
Pony Infirmary and Other Happenings
Poco is home! After six days in the clinic Poco came home on Thursday afternoon. He still isn’t back to 100% yet. Most of the time his...
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hoffywhf
Apr 28, 20093 min read
The Thermoneutral Zone – Another Guest Post By Jason
A number of Melissa’s blog post readers have asked that I do an occasional question and answer series regarding equine nutrition/equine...
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hoffywhf
Apr 19, 20092 min read
Lost and Found
I mentioned in my last post that I lost my cell phone. How annoying is that? I decided to ride out in the pastures while I had the...
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hoffywhf
Apr 7, 20094 min read
The Very, Very Basics of Feeding Horses – Jason’s Post
After an early morning today and a busy week leading up to what we hope is a relaxing Easter Sunday, Melissa, in a rare moment of...
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hoffywhf
Feb 26, 20096 min read
Feed and Care Part II
I started describing our feeding program in my first post on this subject. I described our approach to feeding forage since that is the...
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hoffywhf
Feb 15, 20095 min read
Another Busy Weekend – Pasture Preparation
Spring is just around the corner! Our grass is starting to green back up thanks to the 10 days of nice weather in the 60’s and 70’s. I...
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hoffywhf
Feb 3, 20094 min read
Feed and Care Part I
My horse friends and acquaintances love it when I bring Jason along to any of our social gatherings or to horse shows. They love to...
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hoffywhf
Nov 2, 20083 min read
Changing Roles
The shoe was on the other foot for me this weekend. Instead of having someone coming to the farm to visit their horse, Jason and I drove...
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