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Dog Days
After I die I want to come back and be a dog, horse, cat or some sort of pet on this farm! We have quite an assortment of dogs, most of...
hoffywhf
Oct 30, 20081 min read


Welcome Asterik
Asterik is our newest retiree to join us on the farm. He made the trip down from Long Island a few weeks ago. Asterik is a Holsteiner by...
hoffywhf
Oct 29, 20081 min read


Meet Harmony
You have already had a brief introduction to Harmony in this post. Harmony is an Argentine bred Thoroughbred mare, bred for polo and out...
hoffywhf
Oct 27, 20081 min read


Happy Birthday Elfin!
Everybody please join me in wishing Eflin a happy birthday! Elfin is 19 years young today, although he typically acts like he is a long...
hoffywhf
Oct 25, 20081 min read
My Horse Will Hate Retirement
I don’t know how many times I have heard “my horse will hate retirement.” I’m sure I have not heard every reason out there yet but I...
hoffywhf
Oct 24, 20085 min read


Pictures
I am still way behind on sharing all of my pictures. So I am going to sort through some more and let everyone see more pictures of the...
hoffywhf
Oct 23, 20081 min read


Why?
Did everyone see this post on the Fugly blog where the horse managed to get its head stuck in a tree? That blog entry also had pictures...
hoffywhf
Oct 22, 20081 min read


Nap Time
I guess it is only fitting that on a horse retirement farm I see the horses napping regularly. After all they are retired! The horses...
hoffywhf
Oct 19, 20081 min read


A Few Of Our (Least) Favorite Things
There are a few tasks that I really don’t enjoy. For some reason I hate dealing with dirty horse blankets. For the most part I am a very...
hoffywhf
Oct 15, 20081 min read


Poco Is Home!
Poco was evicted, er, I mean discharged from the clinic today. His breathing was back to normal yesterday and stayed that way though...
hoffywhf
Oct 13, 20082 min read
Poco Update: Still in the Horspital
Poco is still a patient at the horsepital. He is a a sad little sight with his IV fluid line. The good news is he is acting as feisty...
hoffywhf
Oct 11, 20082 min read


Think Good Thoughts For Poco
As I type Poco the pony is at the vet clinic hooked up on IV fluids and receiving antibiotics and steroids. We noticed his breathing was...
hoffywhf
Oct 10, 20082 min read


Changing Seasons
On Monday morning I was up and out early feeding the horses. I’ve mentioned before that mornings are my favorite part of the day. It is...
hoffywhf
Oct 10, 20082 min read


Pictures
I started to catch up on posting some of my pictures yesterday and will do the same today. I know so many pictures of horses grazing can...
hoffywhf
Oct 8, 20081 min read


Pictures
I am way behind on sharing my pictures with everyone. I have a month’s worth of pictures of the horses, farm, and various other farm...
hoffywhf
Oct 7, 20081 min read


Nothing To Do With Anything
This post has absolutely nothing to do with the horses, the farm, running a retirement farm or anything. It is yet another Now it was...
hoffywhf
Oct 5, 20081 min read


Meet Apollo
Apollo is a gorgeous bay Hanoverian that was imported from Germany as a four year old, and his registered name is Grand Rebell. Apollo is...
hoffywhf
Oct 2, 20082 min read


Welcome To This Farm
There are several canine residents on the horse retirement farm. Over the years between my parents and I we have taken in a large number...
hoffywhf
Sep 29, 20083 min read


How I Spent My Saturday
If only running a horse retirement farm was all about playing with the horses. It would make life absolutely perfect! Unfortunately there...
hoffywhf
Sep 27, 20082 min read


New Chicks And Other Pictures
I’m not exactly sure when these chicks hatched. I know they weren’t there last night, and I noticed them today about mid-morning. They...
hoffywhf
Sep 24, 20081 min read
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