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hoffywhf
Jul 25, 20102 min read
Horse Husbands and Significant Others
Melissa attended a clinic at Southern Promise Farms, Triune, TN which began early Saturday morning. In order to get her there on time we...
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hoffywhf
Jul 22, 20103 min read
Equine Soap Operas….
I grew up in a very small community; the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else and, mostly, everyone knows what they (and...
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hoffywhf
Jul 20, 20102 min read
DMSO
We’ve been treating a case of cellulitis in one of the horses recently. Cellulitis can be quick and easy to treat or a drawn out process...
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hoffywhf
Jul 18, 20102 min read
Tractors, Travels and Travails !
In between horse chores, I spent virtually all my free time on Tractorhouse.com this weekend and I spotted a Kubota very similar to the...
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hoffywhf
Jul 15, 20103 min read
Thoughts on Tractors (and trucks)
As we begin to build out our new property, one of the things much on my mind of late has been used tractors. I have a whole host of...
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hoffywhf
Jul 13, 20101 min read
Fun Surprise
Norman and Lily had a pleasant surprise today. They are owned by a wonderful family in the Chicago area and one of them happened to be...
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hoffywhf
Jul 11, 20102 min read
Cupolas, Horse Barns and Electricity
As you can see from the picture below, Melissa won out and our run-in sheds will have cupolas on them. I thought the horse weather vane...
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hoffywhf
Jul 8, 20102 min read
Welcome OverDrive
We welcomed a new member to the family recently. He joins us from the west coast of Canada – Victoria, British Columbia to be specific. ...
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hoffywhf
Jul 6, 20102 min read
More Building Progress
We officially have run-in shed number one built at the new farm. It is built to the same dimensions as most of the sheds we currently...
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hoffywhf
Jul 4, 20102 min read
Happy 4th of July!
This week has been a dual holiday week for us. Canada Day on July 1st and then the Fourth of July today. Sometimes it is hard to...
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hoffywhf
Jul 1, 20101 min read
Friday Pictures
Tony trotting through the pasture Tony was being followed by the rest of the Big Boys (Ivan behind him, Baby and Thomas are next, then...
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hoffywhf
Jun 29, 20103 min read
Poultice + Fainting Goat = Mess
I learned today what happens when a fainting goat gets into the poultice. You probably don’t need me to tell you that it makes a big...
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hoffywhf
Jun 27, 20103 min read
One of Those Mornings
Saturday morning was one of those mornings. Not one of those ideal mornings where it feels like the universe is in perfect harmony, but...
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hoffywhf
Jun 22, 20102 min read
Good Enough
As anyone who works for themselves (and particularly anyone who works for themselves from home) knows, it is often very difficult to...
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hoffywhf
Jun 20, 20103 min read
Hay Testing, Goat Proofing, Mowing . . .
We’ve been busy around the farm the past few days. We always like to purchase a year’s supply of hay while the hay is actually being...
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hoffywhf
Jun 17, 20101 min read
Mom & Babies
You might recall a post from a couple of weeks ago where I mentioned #sillyfarmstories #video
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hoffywhf
Jun 15, 20103 min read
Massage Miracles
Bonnie and Sky both had massages this past Friday. It has been several years since I’ve had one of my horses massaged. They are...
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hoffywhf
Jun 13, 20102 min read
Gifts
As we began our daily chores in the relative cool of the first morning light, I thought again (as I often do) about what a gift it is to...
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hoffywhf
Jun 10, 20102 min read
Another Farrier Day and More Body Clipping
On Wednesday we had our weekly session with our wonderful farrier Gwen. Gwen does a fantastic job with all of our residents; many of our...
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hoffywhf
Jun 8, 20103 min read
Spring to Summer with Notes on Body Clipping
(written by Jason) As most of you might surmise successful farming of any type means working slightly ahead of nature’s calendar to get...
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