Donkey (mis)Adventures
Yesterday was supposed to be a big day for Sparky the donkey. He was finally going to make the move from my parents’ farm to our farm....
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hoffywhf
Sep 24, 20132 min read
Little Chipper
I had a little friend following me around in the front barn today. I kept seeing something out of the corner of my eye as I carried out...
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hoffywhf
Sep 19, 20133 min read
The Horse is Where?
When I showed Jason this news article about a horse that managed to get on the barn roof he said, with absolute seriousness, “if I walked...
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hoffywhf
Sep 12, 20133 min read
Serendipity in the Pasture
(post by Jason) After a spring and summer that was much below normal for temperature and much above normal for moisture we were really...
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hoffywhf
Sep 8, 20136 min read
Lofty
Lofty is a bay warmblood who joined us for retirement from California in April. We have known Lofty’s family for awhile as they also own...
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hoffywhf
Sep 5, 20133 min read
Lions and Tigers and . . . Frogs (Oh My?)
Jason and I had a pretty mundane day on the farm today. We were doing our usual mid-morning type of stuff, I was scrubbing mash buckets...
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hoffywhf
Sep 3, 20132 min read
Karma
After our scare on Monday Jason and I powered through Tuesday and Wednesday on adrenaline. We were super parents and super farmers and...
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hoffywhf
Aug 27, 20134 min read
ER Visit
For the most part yesterday was a very normal day, and I had no inkling that I was going to experience the worst few minutes of my life...
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hoffywhf
Aug 25, 20135 min read
Flyer
Flyer, known as Radio Flyer for formal occasions, joined us for retirement from California this past spring. Although we have only known...
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hoffywhf
Aug 22, 20133 min read
It Has Been Awhile
It has been awhile since I posted any pictures of Jason looking miserable while dealing with a plumbing problem. Those pictures are...
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hoffywhf
Aug 20, 20133 min read
Rednecks at Work
Recently it seems that running into our gates is the in thing to do at our farm. In the last few months there appears to have been a...
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hoffywhf
Aug 15, 20132 min read
What Our Goats Think
I’m not sure if I even want to know what our goats think of these days. To say that we have had some interesting interactions with them...
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hoffywhf
Aug 13, 20134 min read
Shod to Bare
I have written on this topic several times before but since it is a concern that never goes away I thought I would address it again. One...
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hoffywhf
Aug 8, 20132 min read
An Easier Way ?
(post by Jason) Every year it seems like we have one or two trees that decide to die in places where it would either be extremely...
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hoffywhf
Aug 6, 20137 min read
One Year Later
One year ago today my father passed away. He was only in his 60’s, and he went from a stage 4 cancer diagnosis to deceased in 8 short...
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hoffywhf
Aug 1, 20133 min read
Magic Touch
Jason and I seem to have some sort of magic touch lately, except it is more like a magic curse. We seem to break everything we touch. It...
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hoffywhf
Jul 30, 20132 min read
Spreading Compost
(post by Jason) Most of the time in Middle Tennessee spreading compost piles in late July would be a strange job and a fool’s errand if...
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hoffywhf
Jul 18, 20133 min read
Stress and Boarding
Jason and I have been boarding retired horses for almost a decade. One conclusion that we have come to through the years is that many of...
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hoffywhf
Jul 16, 20132 min read
Preventing Hay Fires
(post by Jason) Every summer that I can remember someone I knew lost a barn to hay that heated and started a fire. These fires weren’t...
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hoffywhf
Jul 9, 20131 min read
Paradigm Farms on Twitter
It took a few years and a lot of requests but I finally broke down and signed up for Twitter. You can find us on Twitter @ParadigmFarms. ...
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