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Sunday Stills
Alex coming on the run when he realized he was about to miss getting fed. I love that he is running with his tongue sticking out. There...
hoffywhf
May 31, 20151 min read


Finish Line
I think I finished my annual Body Clipping Marathon today. I have one more horse that I’m keeping my eye on, but it looks like a couple...
hoffywhf
May 28, 20153 min read


Five Years
I found myself looking through the file labeled “farm building” pictures on my computer the other day. What a difference five years...
hoffywhf
May 26, 20154 min read


Sunday Stills
Donneur, Romeo and Lotus Calimba and Lily B-Rad and Alex Sebastian and Murphy Jo, Miss Lyle and Mina, the World’s Cutest Fainting Goats...
hoffywhf
May 24, 20151 min read


Foot Stomping
In an effort to help me forget about my cold that I can’t quite seem to shake, one of the horses kindly stomped on my left foot...
hoffywhf
May 21, 20152 min read


Girl on Fire
Today I was the girl on fire, and unfortunately not in a Katniss Everdeen “I’m going to conquer the world” kind of way. For the person...
hoffywhf
May 19, 20154 min read


Sunday Stills
Flyer and Cocomo waiting for breakfast Fabrizzio and O’Reilly grooming while waiting for breakfast Maisie and MyLight Cuff Links and...
hoffywhf
May 17, 20151 min read


Happy Anniversary
(post by Jason) On the face of it, today’s topic may not at first appear to have very much to do with horses or horse care. But I think...
hoffywhf
May 14, 20153 min read


Ready, Set, Go
Much to Lightning’s chagrin he got to help me kick off the 2015 Annual Body Clipping Marathon today. After procrastinating as long as I...
hoffywhf
May 12, 20152 min read


Sunday Stills
Rubrico, Oskar, Kennedy and River Walon and Stormy Cocomo and Donneur Maisie and Lily Calimba and Dolly Traveller and Cuffie Griselle...
hoffywhf
May 10, 20151 min read


First Cutting
For the last few weeks we have had what I would describe as pretty perfect spring weather. Like Goldilocks would say it hasn’t been too...
hoffywhf
May 7, 20151 min read


No Shooting Required
We’ve been busy with rather boring and uninteresting tasks the last couple of days. Since one of my least favorite jobs on the farm is...
hoffywhf
May 5, 20152 min read


Sunday Stills
George, Asterik and Donneur Taco and Nemo River and Toledo Elfin, Moe and Trigger B-Rad, Alex, Sam and Lighty Cuff Links and Dolly Silky,...
hoffywhf
May 3, 20151 min read


Done and Done
The last couple of weeks have involved an almost non-stop stream of farriers, dentists and vets spending large chunks of time at the...
hoffywhf
Apr 30, 20152 min read


Halfway
Today was Part I of Vaccination Day. You will recall that last year we finally decided there was a better way to handle Vaccination Day. ...
hoffywhf
Apr 28, 20154 min read


Sunday Stills
Silky and Norman Calimba and Maisie Rubrico, Johnny, River and Oskar Tony, Hemi and Apollo Sam, Dutch, Lighty, Renny and Murphy Taco and...
hoffywhf
Apr 26, 20151 min read


Composting
The horses gave up almost any pretenses of eating hay in the pasture about three weeks ago. As it always seems to happen every year, one...
hoffywhf
Apr 23, 20152 min read


Dentist, Farrier, Fertilizer, Broken Window
Jason and I are continuing on with our spring them of doing all the things. In the last two days we’ve spent a day with the dentist, a...
hoffywhf
Apr 21, 20153 min read


Sunday Stills
Norman and Cuff Links Griselle Silver, Lofty, Cocomo, Asterik and Gus B-Rad, Nemo and Taco George and Asterik B-Rad and Alex Lily...
hoffywhf
Apr 19, 20151 min read


Probiotics and Prebiotics
(post by Jason) Probiotics and prebiotics. We hear these terms bandied about fairly regularly in the equine world. Too often I hear these...
hoffywhf
Apr 16, 20153 min read
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