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Dental Day
Raise your hand if you eagerly anticipate going to the dentist. I don’t see any hands. The horses aren’t raising their hooves either. I...
hoffywhf
May 17, 20123 min read
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Off to the Races
Yesterday morning I was feeding the Big Boys. It was a really gorgeous morning and I had gotten an extra early start. For me there is...
hoffywhf
May 15, 20123 min read
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Rain
(post by Jason) Spring around here is not normally a dry time of year. Most of the time, errant cold fronts and Gulf of Mexico low...
hoffywhf
May 13, 20122 min read
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Fabulous Interview
If you missed their story on NBC last night here is the link to the video of eventer Boyd Martin talking about his horse Neville Bardos:...
hoffywhf
May 10, 20121 min read
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More Body Clipping, De-worming
Spring is always a busy time around the farm. Our most favorite day of the year (not) is spring vaccination day. Thankfully that day is...
hoffywhf
May 8, 20123 min read
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First Hay Cutting, Runners
As Jason mentioned in his post The Big Gamble last week we started on the first cutting of hay. We had a couple of near misses with rain...
hoffywhf
May 6, 20123 min read
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One Horse, One Week of Injections
This brief article and illustration, titled “One Horse, One Week of Injections” was in the New York Times recently. The original article...
hoffywhf
May 3, 20125 min read
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The Big Gamble
(post by Jason) There is much truth to the statement that first cut hay is a challenge to make no matter where in the world you’re trying...
hoffywhf
May 1, 20123 min read
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Herding Cats
As everyone knows I love warm weather and truly despise cold weather. However there is one downside to the grass growing, the birds...
hoffywhf
Apr 29, 20124 min read
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The Horse, Explained
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...
hoffywhf
Apr 26, 20125 min read
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Faune
It would be an understatement to characterize this post as past due since Faune retired with us in 2007. Faune is probably one of our...
hoffywhf
Apr 22, 201212 min read
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Pictures
Blogger has decided to be extremely difficult today. I was already scrambling for time without blogger being difficult. After much...
hoffywhf
Apr 19, 20121 min read
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Herd Dynamics During Introductions
Transitioning new horses into a group is always an event that owners worry about. We stress over it as well although for different...
hoffywhf
Apr 17, 20124 min read
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Crazy Shedding Season
This has been the worst shedding season I think I’ve ever seen. Our winter this year left me little to complain about, and I’m famous...
hoffywhf
Apr 15, 20123 min read
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Runners
Apparently we struck a funny bone with several people with our For everyone who got such a laugh at the mental image of the runners, and...
hoffywhf
Apr 12, 20121 min read
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Vaccination Day
There aren’t very many days that we celebrate the end of when it comes to caring for our horses but I have to say that we’re both very...
hoffywhf
Apr 10, 20123 min read
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Reverse
Jason mentioned in a post last week that Murphy and Johnny Lotus, George and Fonzi Lotus and Fonzi Faune and Winston foggy early morning...
hoffywhf
Apr 8, 20121 min read
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In Memory of Hoffy
Although I should be able to write a truly moving memorial to my beloved Hoffy, I am too sad and words fail me. He was euthanized today...
hoffywhf
Apr 5, 20122 min read
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Fast Forward
(post by Jason) There is an old saying that you need to wait till the oak leaves are as big as a mouse’s ear before you plant your corn...
hoffywhf
Apr 3, 20122 min read
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Pictures
We have had a busy weekend and it is one of those evenings where I am running short on time. Enjoy the pictures below and I’ll try to...
hoffywhf
Apr 1, 20121 min read
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