After the Meal
I recently did a post on how we do feeding time at the farm. Sometimes after the meal is much more interesting than feeding time. I’ve...
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hoffywhf
May 29, 20124 min read
Feeding Time
We get a lot of questions about feeding time. A concern a lot of people have about group living is that their horse will not be able to...
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hoffywhf
May 8, 20123 min read
More Body Clipping, De-worming
Spring is always a busy time around the farm. Our most favorite day of the year (not) is spring vaccination day. Thankfully that day is...
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hoffywhf
May 1, 20123 min read
The Big Gamble
(post by Jason) There is much truth to the statement that first cut hay is a challenge to make no matter where in the world you’re trying...
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hoffywhf
Apr 29, 20124 min read
Herding Cats
As everyone knows I love warm weather and truly despise cold weather. However there is one downside to the grass growing, the birds...
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hoffywhf
Apr 26, 20125 min read
The Horse, Explained
I did not write this post, I stumbled upon it on the world wide web. There was much in this post I could relate to. When I was a kid I...
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hoffywhf
Apr 10, 20123 min read
Vaccination Day
There aren’t very many days that we celebrate the end of when it comes to caring for our horses but I have to say that we’re both very...
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hoffywhf
Mar 18, 20124 min read
Site Selection – Things we thought about
(post by Jason) We still answer a lot of questions about our new farm even though it doesn’t feel all that new to us at this point. We’ve...
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hoffywhf
Mar 8, 20122 min read
Sometimes You Just Know
(post by Jason) I was talking with someone earlier this week about working with veterinarians and diagnosing various problems in horses...
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hoffywhf
Mar 6, 20123 min read
Infomercials for Horses
A couple of weeks ago I received my latest mailer from SmartPak. Not their catalog, but a mailer where it looks like a magazine and was...
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hoffywhf
Feb 23, 20123 min read
Manure
I’m not exactly sure why but it seems to surprise most people to learn that we don’t buy as much commercial fertilizer for our horse...
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hoffywhf
Feb 21, 20122 min read
Shedding Has Begun
(post by Jason) I have mentioned in previous posts that I am something of an amateur phenologist but there are other ways that we know...
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hoffywhf
Feb 7, 20129 min read
Bonnie’s Barnyard, Our Outstanding Local Feed Store
I recently had the opportunity to have a Q&A session with Bonnie Ozburn, one of the owners of Bonnie’s Barnyard. Bonnie and her husband...
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hoffywhf
Feb 2, 20122 min read
Daffodils on Groundhog Day
(post by Jason) Any groundhog who came out of his hidey hole to have a look around here in Middle Tennessee definitely saw his shadow...
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hoffywhf
Jan 26, 20124 min read
Horses in Moscow
Jason and I both like to travel although we have different ideas about what defines a great trip. I like to get off the continent of...
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hoffywhf
Jan 24, 20122 min read
Perfect Winter Day
There are days when we wonder why we do what we do and there are other days when we wonder why we’d ever do anything else. Today was...
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hoffywhf
Dec 11, 20112 min read
Chainsaws and Loaders
I had a profoundly thankful thought as I was effortlessly spearing and feeding 1,000 pound bales of hay with the front end loader earlier...
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hoffywhf
Dec 4, 20112 min read
Cleaning Hay Feeders and Preparing for Rain
First of all, Melissa wants to say thank you to everyone for their boot suggestions, no doubt another purchase is in her near future. Her...
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hoffywhf
Nov 27, 20112 min read
As the World Turns
(post by Jason) Maybe it would be a more accurate title if it said As the Seasons Turn because the upcoming forecast suggests several...
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hoffywhf
Nov 17, 20113 min read
Fun Feeding Hay
(post by Jason) I think I’ve mentioned before that I hate hay tarps, but in spite of my distaste we own several, the smallest of which is...
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