by Melissa | Jan 25, 2013 | Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm, Jason |
We get asked all the time to provide free consulting on how to start a retirement farm. By all the time I mean we are contacted on average 2-3 times per week asking for advice, guidance, etc. on starting and running a retirement farm. I wish we had time to...
by Melissa | Nov 30, 2012 | Feed & Care, Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm, Jason |
(Post written by Jason) We have a group of horses that come in every day to get a hay cube mash, some year round and some seasonally. There are a variety of reasons owners may choose to have their horse handled this way. Some of the horses are hard keepers that...
by Melissa | Nov 7, 2012 | Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm |
There are many wonderful things about having a retirement farm but there is definitely one major downside, saying goodbye to horses you have come to know and love. Whenever a resident passes on we are always asked by an owner of at least one other horse in the...
by Melissa | Aug 27, 2012 | Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm |
Nothing is more entertaining than watching the mares and ponies and all of the shenanigans that go into their herd dynamics. The Pony Wars are nothing new around the farm, we have written about them often. Another Installment of the Pony Wars Pony Wars Continued...
by Melissa | May 27, 2012 | Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm, Jason |
I wrote a post a few weeks ago about herd dynamics during introductions. In that post I described the typical personality types we see from members of the existing herd. We can’t forget about the newcomers though and how they respond to being part of...
by Melissa | May 25, 2012 | Herd Dynamics, Horse Retirement Farm, Jason |
I have written many posts about the Pony Wars on the farm. For any that have missed the prior posts on the pony wars here are the previous posts: Pony Wars Continued Pony Wars Mares and ponies are a wonderful source of entertainment around here. The mares...
