Spiderman Pillow and More Hay
Jason has put in more than his fair share of hours on the tractor the last few days. He was complaining about the uncomfortable seat on...
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hoffywhf
Jul 19, 20111 min read
2nd Cut and Fun with Hay Tarps
We’re in the middle of our second cutting of hay right now. Today was just shy of a sixteen hour day. Yesterday was an “easy” day at...
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hoffywhf
Jul 17, 20114 min read
Making and Feeding Hay
(post by Jason) In a lot of ways we run a pretty unique horse boarding operation. Unlike most barns, we make much of our own hay and we...
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hoffywhf
Jul 14, 20112 min read
Debating Horse Barns
(post by Jason) Melissa and I have been doing a bunch of thinking about what the next barn at the new farm needs to look like and be able...
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hoffywhf
Jul 10, 20111 min read
Life with Jason and Tortured Eggs
As I was sitting here uploading pictures and wondering what I would write for this blog post, my thoughts wandered in a very non-horse...
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hoffywhf
Jul 5, 20113 min read
Construction Progress Report and Farm Tour
The new farm continues to be a construction zone. I look forward to the day that this ends, however at this point that feels like it is a...
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hoffywhf
Jul 3, 20113 min read
But the grass is free… (!) (?)
(post by Jason) Actually, no, not so much. If there is one statement that we regularly run across in our business that is likely to set...
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hoffywhf
Jun 30, 20113 min read
Long Week
I have to admit I’ll be glad to see this week come to a close. There have been a lot of lows but it has not felt like there have been...
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hoffywhf
Jun 21, 20113 min read
Jason 0 Raccoon 3
Some of you will remember that Bear got badly damaged a few weeks ago by a raccoon. You’ll be pleased to know that Bear is healing well,...
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hoffywhf
Jun 19, 20112 min read
Cyclists and Stock Trailers
Last weekend seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was in middle Tennessee leading the Harpeth River Ride. The route for this...
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hoffywhf
Jun 16, 20113 min read
Friendly Reminder
On occasion we all get the reminder that we are living on borrowed time. I had mine yesterday. One of the horses here is a bit of a head...
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hoffywhf
Jun 12, 20113 min read
Miracle Update
It has been awhile since I’ve given everyone a Miracle update. She is thriving and enjoying life. Her weight is right where we want it...
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hoffywhf
Jun 9, 20112 min read
Places with Funny Names
A couple of days ago Jason and I were driving along Highway 31 on our way to eat dinner. We’d had a long day in the hay field and were...
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hoffywhf
Jun 7, 20113 min read
Full Hay Barn
The hay barn is full and is now housing just shy of 200 5′ x 5′ bales. Jason is rambling on from time to time about building a second hay...
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hoffywhf
Jun 5, 20113 min read
Making Hay
Everyone in middle Tennessee has been cutting hay in the last week and we were no exception. Jason and I put the first bales of hay in...
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hoffywhf
May 29, 20111 min read
Happiness Is . . .
We’ve covered extensively in this blog that Jason is Canadian and is always hot. He thinks anything over seventy degrees is warm. If it...
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hoffywhf
May 26, 20114 min read
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . .
Jason and I were both a bit on the cranky side today. Neither of us has what would be described as a good night’s sleep last night. We...
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hoffywhf
May 24, 20111 min read
Scarlett O’Hara Moments
Our wonderful vet from Tennessee Equine Hospital was at the farm today. He was looking around and commenting, as he often does, that when...
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hoffywhf
May 22, 20111 min read
Fun with Construction
As everyone knows when you have a big (or sometimes even a small) construction project the inevitable budget busters come along. We’ve...
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hoffywhf
May 19, 20111 min read
Cicadas
Not a lot to report around here except the thirteen year cicadas have arrived in full force. They are incredibly loud. Although they are...
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