Life on the Horse Farm

A sure “sign” of Spring here at the farm? Take a look at the lesson board.  It’s almost like blooming daffodils, budding trees, and greening grass makes the phone ring with people wanting to take lessons.  Mind you, we’re not complaining.  A busy day of lessons is a good day. In spite of the fact [...]

I know that no one really wants to talk about the winter we just came through, but I do find it amazing that we are in mid-April and piles remain.  Some folks in the area seem to still have a ton of it but we are down to just a few selected spots.  The snow [...]

So, I almost can’t bear to write this.  I’ve been working in a state of denial in regards to some forecast that people keep talking about.  You know when little kids put their hands over their ears and hum at the same time to drown out whatever someone is saying to them? Yeah,  that’s me. [...]

Valentine’s Day 2011 has come and gone and you might think that’s a easy day for us to ignore here on the farm.  After all, there’s nothing about roses, candy, candle-lit dinners and Valentine’s Day cards that go along with life on the farm. Well… at least I didn’t think so.  It turns out that [...]

These last couple of warmer days have been a God Send for getting the weight of the snow off the barn roofs.  Every day we hear about another barn roof collapse and it does make one worry about the stability of your own barns.  So it was a relief in many ways to look up [...]