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hoffywhf
Jan 25, 20111 min read
Pictures
I am a little bit short on time this evening and don’t have time to write a “real” post. Enjoy the pictures and we’ll be back to our...
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hoffywhf
Jan 23, 20113 min read
Myths and Truths: Ouch, the Feed Bill (post written by Jason)
I don’t think anyone reading this blog needs to be told that every part of horsekeeping is expensive, but given the recent run on...
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hoffywhf
Jan 20, 20112 min read
Overcoming Challenges
As I was walking through the pasture today two of the dogs, Trooper and Bella, accompanied me. Trooper is a black lab mix and he is...
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hoffywhf
Jan 18, 20114 min read
Rampal
Rampal is a Swedish Warmblood sired by the well known stallion Zorn. Rampal was born in Maine in 1985 and was trained and competed...
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hoffywhf
Jan 16, 20112 min read
Pasture Strip Tease
Melissa is a creature of layers in the winter time. She starts with several pairs of socks, adds a pair of long underwear or two, a...
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hoffywhf
Jan 13, 20112 min read
Fun
A lot of Jason’s friends have asked “how is Melissa handling the snow?” I’ll admit I’ve done my share (more than my share) of...
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hoffywhf
Jan 11, 20112 min read
Go Ahead and Laugh
I know people love to laugh at us southerners in the snow, and I’m as guilty as anyone of making fun of our over-reactions to the white...
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hoffywhf
Jan 9, 20113 min read
Hay
I recently ran across an old picture of my grandad and I taken in the late spring of 1987. I published the photo on my blog under another...
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hoffywhf
Jan 6, 20113 min read
Phases of Retirement
I had a conversation with someone today who is in the initial stage of retiring their horse. Right now they are still in what I refer to...
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hoffywhf
Jan 4, 20112 min read
Clean Horses, More Construction
We are starting off 2011 in the same manner that we spent much of 2010 – up to our knees in construction projects. My favorite...
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hoffywhf
Dec 30, 20101 min read
Year in Review
It is hard to believe that another year has gone by and that I am writing my last blog post of 2010. It has certainly been a busy year...
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hoffywhf
Dec 28, 20101 min read
Blankets Off
The snow from our Snowmageddon that didn’t happen is pretty much gone although some of it has managed to hang around for a few days. A...
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hoffywhf
Dec 26, 20101 min read
White Christmas
Although I was not dreaming of one we had a white Christmas! I just looked up the weather records for Nashville, TN and since 1884 snow...
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hoffywhf
Dec 23, 20102 min read
Fun Videos and Merry Christmas
The horses have been very cooperative subjects lately and I’ve had the opportunity to take a lot of fun videos in addition to the...
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hoffywhf
Dec 21, 20103 min read
Another Moving Day
Today we moved another group of horses to the new farm. Of course I had been checking the weather forecast every 10 seconds for the last...
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hoffywhf
Dec 19, 20101 min read
Appreciation
The mares and Cuffie put on a fun show on Friday. I posted a video of some of the mares being silly in the
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hoffywhf
Dec 16, 20102 min read
Strange Weather
Our snow has come and gone. The little bit remaining that had not melted was taken care of by the rain we had yesterday and today. ...
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hoffywhf
Dec 14, 20103 min read
Jason, Good Canadian
As everyone knows Jason is from Canada. Jason has adapted quite well to life in the south and he has even developed a southern accent...
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hoffywhf
Dec 12, 20102 min read
Snowing
I have no doubt that school kids all over middle Tennessee are celebrating right now. It is snowing which means schools are closed. In...
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hoffywhf
Dec 9, 20102 min read
Frisky Mares
The pastures have been very colorful the last few days as more often than not the horses have had their clothes on this week. To say I...
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