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hoffywhf
Nov 22, 20096 min read
In Loving Memory of Bridget
I had to say goodbye to my wonderful mare Bridget. It actually happened about a week ago, but I have not been able to talk, or type,...
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hoffywhf
Nov 19, 20091 min read
Typical Scenes Around The Farm
So much for avoiding dirty horses with the gravel! I always thought Lucky rolled after eating because he was conveniently located in dirt...
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hoffywhf
Nov 17, 20095 min read
Where Does the Time Go?
I’ve mentioned before that we are often contacted by individuals who want to start a retirement farm. In fact we are contacted so often...
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hoffywhf
Nov 15, 20092 min read
Happy Birthday Bear and the Big Boys Play
We had more gorgeous weather this weekend, with our streak of 70’s and sunshine continuing. We are getting really spoiled with the...
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hoffywhf
Nov 12, 20091 min read
Friday Pictures
Sparky the donkey and Traveller. Traveller is a large pony who did his share of winning in the pony hunters. Faune; Faune is a Selle...
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hoffywhf
Nov 10, 20091 min read
Cue the Green Acres Music Again . . .
My last post was about Bush hung out by the pond while awaiting the “tow truck” Trooper and Bugle waiting for us to get this show on the...
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hoffywhf
Nov 8, 20091 min read
Farm Projects . . . Gone Wrong
The last few days have been . . . interesting to say the least. We’ve been very busy with several different projects plus we had all of...
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hoffywhf
Nov 5, 20092 min read
Pleasant Days
I have to say this has been a really pleasant week on the retirement farm. The weather has been so lovely everyone – horses, donkey,...
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hoffywhf
Nov 3, 20093 min read
Thoughts on Fencing
I know I have mentioned more than once that I am not a huge fan of our miles of four board wood fencing. People are always so surprised...
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hoffywhf
Nov 1, 20092 min read
Fall Colors
I managed to find a few pictures of the fall colors to post for this blog. Middle Tennessee is not known for our spectacular fall...
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hoffywhf
Oct 29, 20093 min read
Signs of Fall
Everything has been nice and routine around here for the last couple of days. This happens to be just the way I like it! It looks like...
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hoffywhf
Oct 27, 20094 min read
New Resources and The Search Continues
Jason and I had an interesting weekend. Tennessee Equine Hospital is the veterinary clinic that we work with at Paradigm Farms, and we...
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hoffywhf
Oct 25, 20091 min read
A Visitor in the Pasture
We had an interesting visitor a few days ago. The mares and Cuffie were acting very snorty and spooky during breakfast one morning....
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hoffywhf
Oct 22, 20092 min read
You Know You Love Your Farm When . . .
Yesterday was a GREAT day! Not only was the weather spectacular again but three huge trucks full of gravel came rolling up to the farm....
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hoffywhf
Oct 20, 20092 min read
Back in the Saddle and Feeding the Fish
I have not ridden in three weeks due to a lack of time and some physical restrictions. I had to have a very minor surgery a couple of...
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hoffywhf
Oct 18, 20092 min read
Quiet Weekend and Monday Pictures
The last few days have been fairly quiet, and also very pleasant, around the farm. Ivan has been acting 100% normal since our episode...
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hoffywhf
Oct 15, 20094 min read
Stressful Day and Horses in the Fog
Today was kind of one of those days where it might have been better if I had just stayed in bed and pressed fast forward to tomorrow. ...
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hoffywhf
Oct 13, 20091 min read
SmartPaks to the Rescue?
Remember the O’Reilly, Teddy and Lucky enjoying a pleasant day together. O’Reilly is an Irish bred horse and retired from the jumprs,...
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hoffywhf
Oct 11, 20092 min read
Blankets and More Blankets
We certainly had a busy weekend around the retirement farm. One of the more fun parts was welcoming our most recent new arrivals. Our I...
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hoffywhf
Oct 8, 20097 min read
Dealing With Death And Euthanasia
Another post written mainly by Jason with some input from Melissa: Someone asked another good question in the comments a couple of posts...
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