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Someone is Missing and Rollfest 2010
Sunday morning (this morning) I handled morning chores on my own as Jason was a bit under the weather. It was a pleasant morning. We had...
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Mar 7, 20104 min read


Happy Birthday MyLight
We ended up celebrating a week and a half late but it is never too late for a party! MyLight turned 19 on February 21st. MyLight is a...
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Mar 4, 20102 min read


Jason Shares His Thoughts on Farming
Melissa wrote once that her passion is horses; everything about them stirs something in her that nothing else can or probably ever will...
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Feb 25, 20102 min read


Still Not Spring
Mother Nature is back to being a cruel mistress again. After our glorious few days of 60’s and sunshine we are back to overcast, dreary...
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Feb 24, 20102 min read


Living the Life
The last few days the theme around the farm has been run, play, roll and nap. The weather has been wonderful, Saturday and Sunday were...
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Feb 21, 20103 min read


The Sun Returns
Our snow that came down early this week had all melted by Wednesday afternoon. The sun graced us with its presence today and our...
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Feb 18, 20101 min read


Am I In A Movie . . . ??
And did someone forget to tell me??? This weekend it seemed that we had starring roles in the movie Groundhog Day, where the same day...
hoffywhf
Feb 14, 20103 min read


Fun Facts
Jason and I just sat down and calculated a few fun facts: -We are currently feeding 1,209 pounds of hay per day (geesh, no wonder no one...
hoffywhf
Feb 11, 20101 min read


Jason Explains Our Lengthy Farm Search
We have been asked several times to explain how it could have possibly taken us four years to have found a suitable farm to purchase in...
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Feb 7, 20104 min read


A Loaded Question
I was feeding dinner to the mares yesterday when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I realized there was something making...
hoffywhf
Feb 4, 20104 min read


Groundhog Day
According to Punxsutawney Phil we have six more weeks of winter. I don’t know about everyone else but I seriously considered having...
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Feb 2, 20102 min read


Winter Storm Prep and Too Many Pictures
We found ourselves in a flurry of activity on Thursday and Friday preparing for the winter storm that was headed our way. We prepare for...
hoffywhf
Jan 31, 20105 min read


The Search Ends – New Farm!!
I can hardly believe I am typing these words but our farm search has ended! Yesterday Jason and I closed on our new property after...
hoffywhf
Jan 26, 20106 min read


More Farm Romance and Marriage Building Exercises
Today was a day full of farm romance and marriage building exercises. I finally identified the source of our leak thanks to the pooling...
hoffywhf
Jan 24, 20101 min read


Long Time No Blog
I am sorry I did not update my blog on my usual schedule. We’ve just been busy dealing with the romantic side of farming! Mostly trying...
hoffywhf
Jan 18, 20102 min read


Retirement Case Study
In other posts I’ve touched on some of the common questions and concerns people have when it comes to retiring their horse. Many owners...
hoffywhf
Jan 14, 20105 min read


The Romantic Side of Farming
We have certainly had our challenges around the farm lately. I find that people often tend to romanticize both the ideas of running a...
hoffywhf
Jan 12, 20103 min read


More Snow and I Post Way Too Many Pictures
Hopefully I did not fry anyone’s computer when they opened this post. I got carried away and ended up posting all of the pictures I took...
hoffywhf
Jan 10, 20103 min read


Who left the door open?
Excuse me, Canada, but someone left the door open and I would really appreciate it if you would shut it!! I am not trying to offend any...
hoffywhf
Jan 5, 20103 min read


Thoughts on Blanketing
One of my favorite sayings about horse people is “ask two horse people a question and you will get three different answers.” Everyone has...
hoffywhf
Jan 3, 20104 min read
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