I have written in the past about the pony wars, where the mares stake their claim on a pony and fall madly in love. The central player in...

A few weeks ago I heard a lot of squealing and what sounded like running around from the mares and ponies as I was feeding another...

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...

We get lots of questions about herd dynamics, especially when we have a new horse. Transitioning new horses into a group is always an...

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...

I take no credit for the article below. I read it on the website of David Ramey, DVM. His summary of the latest recommendations for...

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...

(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....

There are many wonderful things about having a retirement farm but there is definitely one major downside, saying goodbye to horses you...

Nothing is more entertaining than watching the mares and ponies and all of the shenanigans that go into their herd dynamics. The Pony...

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about herd dynamics during introductions. In that post I described the typical personality types we see...

I have written many posts about the Pony Wars on the farm. For any that have missed the prior posts on the pony wars here are the...

I did not write this post, I stumbled upon it on the world wide web. There was much in this post I could relate to. When I was a kid I...

Transitioning new horses into a group is always an event that owners worry about. We stress over it as well although for different...

A few months ago B-Rad left the farm for awhile to see if returning to work was going to be an option. B-Rad and Alex had been BFF’s...

A friend of mine sent me a link to Now for an update on the Missy was not available on the open market for long. Silky now has her very...

I wrote a blog post a couple of years ago Cinnamon and Norman One of my first predictions to Jason was that MyLight would take one look...

This blog post was inspired by a recent post by Kate at A Year With Horses. Kate has a wonderful blog and is always very eloquent in...

Over the last few years of living on a retirement farm a few common themes have emerged. When horses first arrive their owners are...

The weather has continued to be beautiful, high 60’s and low 70’s with bright sunshine. Lovely weather for running a farm. Some rain is...