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Happy Birthday Jason and Carrying On
I’ve managed to give myself a head cold and lose my voice crying off and on over Poco the last few days. I have to be honest in that I’m...
hoffywhf
May 10, 20093 min read
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Wet Weekend
It was a pretty quiet weekend on the farm. It started raining very early in the morning on Friday morning and has basically rained off...
hoffywhf
May 3, 20093 min read
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Pony Infirmary and Other Happenings
Poco is home! After six days in the clinic Poco came home on Thursday afternoon. He still isn’t back to 100% yet. Most of the time his...
hoffywhf
Apr 30, 20092 min read
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The Thermoneutral Zone – Another Guest Post By Jason
A number of Melissa’s blog post readers have asked that I do an occasional question and answer series regarding equine nutrition/equine...
hoffywhf
Apr 28, 20093 min read
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Something New and a Lot of Aggravation
This will have to be a short update (the crowd stands and roars in approval) as it is late and I’ve not yet made out my farrier list for...
hoffywhf
Apr 16, 20093 min read
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We’re Back!
I apologize for not updating my blog since last week. Jason and I had a brief getaway over Easter weekend. My parents have a beautiful...
hoffywhf
Apr 13, 20093 min read
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Happy Birthday Apollo and A Gorgeous Day
Today truly made up for our last two days of yucky weather. A high right at 70 degrees, bright sunshine, and a gentle, warm breeze. ...
hoffywhf
Apr 8, 20091 min read
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The Very, Very Basics of Feeding Horses – Jason’s Post
After an early morning today and a busy week leading up to what we hope is a relaxing Easter Sunday, Melissa, in a rare moment of...
hoffywhf
Apr 7, 20094 min read
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Pictures + Status Change
We had a big event today! Jason received his U.S. Citizenship today and we attended his citizenship ceremony. For those of you who...
hoffywhf
Mar 26, 20091 min read
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Working and Resting
The people on the farm worked very hard this weekend. On the other hand the horses mostly seemed to be lounging around while watching...
hoffywhf
Mar 23, 20092 min read
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Weekend Report + Pictures
It was a pretty quiet weekend around here. Friday was a busy day as our Lucky, Chili, Baby and Snappy #bear #jason #pictures
hoffywhf
Mar 15, 20091 min read
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The Weekend Report
We had another lovely weekend this weekend. The weather was wonderful all weekend. Friday the temperatures were in the high 60’s and...
hoffywhf
Mar 8, 20091 min read
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Pictures
I’m sure there is no need for me to mention that I am way behind on sharing pictures! All of these pictures are from November. Jason and...
hoffywhf
Mar 3, 20091 min read
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The Weekend Update
Just as it did a few weekends ago this weekend got off to an auspicious start. On Friday morning my horse Lexi decided to put herself in...
hoffywhf
Mar 1, 20094 min read
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Feed and Care Part II
I started describing our feeding program in my first post on this subject. I described our approach to feeding forage since that is the...
hoffywhf
Feb 26, 20096 min read
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Welcome Wilhelmina and Josephine
We have fainting goats!!! Jason, the world’s greatest husband ever, broke down and bought two fainting goats for me for Valentine’s day....
hoffywhf
Feb 22, 20093 min read
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Not My Best Week Ever
I have to say this has not been the greatest week ever. Jason and I have BOTH had the flu. On Sunday evening we made our usual run to...
hoffywhf
Feb 19, 20093 min read
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Another Busy Weekend – Pasture Preparation
Spring is just around the corner! Our grass is starting to green back up thanks to the 10 days of nice weather in the 60’s and 70’s. I...
hoffywhf
Feb 15, 20095 min read
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Another Great Weekend
Mother Nature has smiled on us the last few days, and from the looks of our forecast will continue to smile for several more days. Friday...
hoffywhf
Feb 8, 20094 min read
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CSI: Paradigm Farms
I have talked about our stray flock of chickens before. They took up residence here about seven years ago. I have what would best be...
hoffywhf
Feb 5, 20092 min read
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