Recent Happenings
We have been busy, busy, busy the last couple of weeks. The earthwork was done for the barn at our new property last week and the poles...
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hoffywhf
Aug 11, 20102 min read
Our New ‘Hood and Breaking Ground on the Barn
We drove out to our new farm today as it was the official first day of work on the barn. Jason and I should have each had ceremonial...
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hoffywhf
Aug 5, 20102 min read
Man Meets (Horse) Woman
I just got done reading a series of books by Roger Welsch which were recommended to me by one of our regular blog readers. The series was...
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hoffywhf
Aug 3, 20102 min read
Crisis Management Day
Things have been pretty routine around the farm for the last few days with a couple of exceptions, and they both happened on the same...
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hoffywhf
Aug 1, 20103 min read
What It’s All About
It’s shortly after 6 am on Thursday morning as Melissa and I open the door into the day’s first light on what promises to be a bright,...
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hoffywhf
Jul 29, 20101 min read
Tractor Repairs, Jason Blogs and Roadside Attractions
As we mentioned Random Musings of a Farmer. There is a link to it in my blog roll to the right. ****************************************...
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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 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 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
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 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 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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hoffywhf
Jun 6, 20102 min read
My Love/Hate relationship with trees !
(post written by Jason, picture captions by Melissa) Today I spent several hours cutting up one of several trees that decided avail...
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hoffywhf
Jun 3, 20101 min read
Being a Fainting Goat
Jo and Mina, World’s Cutest Fainting Goats, have no idea how good they have it – just like the horses that live here! They get to do...
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