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hoffywhf
Mar 29, 20121 min read
“We Thought About You”
Jason and I were pulling in the driveway one afternoon returning from running some errands. There was a truck from the water company...
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hoffywhf
Mar 27, 20123 min read
Body Clipping, Leaping Goats
I did my first bodyclip of the year today. Normally I would wait and clip in a few more weeks. However we’ve been in the low 80’s...
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hoffywhf
Mar 25, 20121 min read
The Correct Answer Is . . .
In Fabrizzio was next Walden also went over the ditch; he may have been a dressage horse but apparently he also has cross country skills...
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hoffywhf
Mar 22, 20121 min read
More of the Same + HUH?? and Take a Guess
I that is the mare’s run-in shed in the background and another load being dumped in the spreader George and Asterik Lighty, Alex, Darby...
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hoffywhf
Mar 20, 20124 min read
Observations on Aging
In the past couple of weeks I’ve had some interesting conversations with one of our vets, one of our farriers, and also with a good horse...
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hoffywhf
Mar 18, 20124 min read
Site Selection – Things we thought about
(post by Jason) We still answer a lot of questions about our new farm even though it doesn’t feel all that new to us at this point. We’ve...
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hoffywhf
Mar 15, 20122 min read
Pleasant Surprise
Jason and I had a pleasant surprise today. We put our very old, but new to us, manure spreader to work. We killed our prior manure...
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hoffywhf
Mar 13, 20122 min read
Spring Work
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post titled “Happy Jason.” I could use that same title again for this post. Jason happily spent a couple...
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hoffywhf
Mar 11, 20127 min read
Miracle One Year Later
I can hardly believe that it will have been one year ago this week that we brought Miracle home. We made the trip to Sunkissed Acres in...
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hoffywhf
Mar 8, 20122 min read
Sometimes You Just Know
(post by Jason) I was talking with someone earlier this week about working with veterinarians and diagnosing various problems in horses...
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hoffywhf
Mar 6, 20123 min read
Infomercials for Horses
A couple of weeks ago I received my latest mailer from SmartPak. Not their catalog, but a mailer where it looks like a magazine and was...
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hoffywhf
Mar 4, 20125 min read
In Memory of Ivan
This weekend we were reminded how precious life is, and how quickly it can be taken away. When you board retired horses you know you are...
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hoffywhf
Mar 1, 20121 min read
Happy Jason
We had another beautiful day today. After the rain we had on Wednesday the ground and soil conditions were perfect for spreading and...
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hoffywhf
Feb 28, 20122 min read
Worst Job Ever Revisited
Jason and I have been busy worker bees the lately. The weather has been so nice it has certainly made for pleasant working conditions,...
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hoffywhf
Feb 26, 20123 min read
Bedtime Reading
I get so many horse catalogs and mailers it is hard to keep up with them. We order a lot of supplies for the farm so it is no wonder...
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hoffywhf
Feb 23, 20123 min read
Manure
I’m not exactly sure why but it seems to surprise most people to learn that we don’t buy as much commercial fertilizer for our horse...
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hoffywhf
Feb 21, 20122 min read
Shedding Has Begun
(post by Jason) I have mentioned in previous posts that I am something of an amateur phenologist but there are other ways that we know...
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hoffywhf
Feb 19, 20125 min read
Being Present at the End
A common topic for discussion that often comes up with our clients is about being with the horses at their last moments when they are...
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hoffywhf
Feb 16, 20123 min read
I Own Too Many
There are so many ways I could fill in this sentence, especially as it relates to horses. I’m sure Jason is reading this and thinking...
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hoffywhf
Feb 14, 20121 min read
Exercise Gone Wrong
As I mentioned in my Johnny and Rampal Stormy Hemi Chimano, Fonzi and George B-Rad Cuffie Silky Silver and Romeo were having a fun time...
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