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hoffywhf
Mar 13, 20111 min read
Pictures
We have lots of interesting things going on around the farm these days and I have plenty of topics I would like to write about. ...
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hoffywhf
Mar 10, 20115 min read
Transitioning to Retirement
Over the last few years of living on a retirement farm a few common themes have emerged. When horses first arrive their owners are...
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hoffywhf
Mar 8, 20111 min read
Fateful Conversation
Jason was telling me a couple of weeks ago about a conversation that he had with our vet. The vet said that given that the majority of...
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hoffywhf
Mar 6, 20111 min read
Pictures
Too bad this isn’t Wednesday and I could do a Wordless Wednesday post. However we shall call this a mostly wordless Monday post instead....
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hoffywhf
Mar 3, 20113 min read
Dirty Jobs
There are very few tasks that I truly dislike around the farm but a few things do make the dislike list. I had to do one of them today,...
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hoffywhf
Mar 1, 20111 min read
Construction Resumes, Another Happy Birthday
Our construction progress at the new farm had ground to a halt until a couple of weeks ago. We had hoped to have already moved another...
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hoffywhf
Feb 27, 20111 min read
Horse Watching
One of the things I enjoy doing the most is simply watching the horses. It is good for the soul to watch happy and content horses just...
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hoffywhf
Feb 24, 20112 min read
Apparently it is not just horses
Yesterday evening Jason and I were standing in the aisle of the barn talking about something. It must not have been too important as I...
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hoffywhf
Feb 22, 20111 min read
Happy Birthday, Miracle Update
One of our residents had a birthday yesterday. MyLight celebrated her 20th birthday on Monday! The birthday girl had lovely weather for...
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hoffywhf
Feb 20, 20112 min read
Comparing Feeds Based on Energy Levels (Post Written By Jason)
I did some on farm troubleshooting a little while ago for a lady who was having a lot of problems keeping weight on her horse despite...
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hoffywhf
Feb 17, 20115 min read
Pain Management, Part I
Someone in the comments asked about managing pain in older horses or horses with long term issues. That is a really tough question to...
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hoffywhf
Feb 14, 20112 min read
In Memory of Teddy
Without question the best day of Teddy’s life was the day he met his mom, Ellie. She went to look at a horse for sale and found an...
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hoffywhf
Feb 13, 20111 min read
Weekend Udpate
We’ve been slowly and steadily warming up the last few days and as of this morning all blankets are off again. If nothing changes in our...
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hoffywhf
Feb 10, 20116 min read
Moment of Glory
Everyone in the h/j world has heard of George Morris. If you have been riding hunters or jumpers and have not heard of Mr. Morris,...
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hoffywhf
Feb 8, 20111 min read
Jason’s 7 Interesting Things
To continue on with our Calm, Forward, Straight – a fun blog about a re-rider learning dressage with her off the track thoroughbred Boyd...
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hoffywhf
Feb 6, 20113 min read
Miracle Update & 7 Interesting Facts
The first order of business in this post is an update on Miracle. If you missed my last post about Miracle you can read about 2. At one...
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hoffywhf
Feb 3, 20111 min read
Miracle
A tough day on the retirement farm; Norman, Sparky, Bonnie, Lexi and Traveller Fuzzy, Murphy and Dutch #miracle
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hoffywhf
Feb 1, 20112 min read
Feed Myths and Truths; What you can’t see is just as important as what you CAN !
Myth: I always choose pelleted feed because it doesn’t have much or any molasses in it. Although it makes intuitive sense that sweet feed...
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hoffywhf
Jan 30, 20112 min read
65 Wonderful Degrees
The last few days we have seen the best that middle Tennessee has to offer for winter weather, 65 degrees and sunny. In fact I think it...
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hoffywhf
Jan 27, 20113 min read
Noble
Noble is a gray thoroughbred gelding who joined us for retirement this past fall. Noble was born in Indiana and is by the stallion Noble...
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