by Melissa | Sep 25, 2019 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
Lofty was a bay dutch warmblood gelding who was bred and raised in Virginia. Lofty was destined to be an outstanding hunter as his sire was Aristos B. Aristos B sired many famous hunters including Rox Dene, a horse that many people consider to be the best show hunter...
by Melissa | Sep 8, 2019 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
It is hard to imagine Paradigm Farms without Norman. His adorable looks and endless pony antics had ingrained themselves into the fabric of our daily lives. We have sadly found ourselves trying to adjust to life without Norman the last couple of weeks. Norman and his...
by Melissa | Dec 30, 2018 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
Cino was a big, grey Selle Francais gelding who was born in France in 1991. From his beginning in France Cino ended up leading a long life with a lot of horse show wins to his credit. Early in his career Cino boarded a plane and moved to the states, and somehow he...
by Melissa | Sep 26, 2018 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
Elfin was a bay, off the track thoroughbred whose original destiny in life was to be a race horse. Elfin’s racing career can only be described as brief since he ran a grand total of one race. I find nothing surprising about Elfin’s brief racing career....
by Melissa | Aug 9, 2018 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
A couple of weeks ago we had to say goodbye to MyLight, one of our long term residents. MyLight was a gorgeous thoroughbred mare and the matriarch of our mare group. She was lucky to be loved by her mom for 19 years. MyLight and her mom MyLight was bred and raised on...
by Melissa | Jun 27, 2018 | Horse Retirement Farm, In Memorium |
Hesse’s story began 24 years ago in Germany where he was bred and born. His sire was Hill Hawk, a Thoroughbred stallion that was approved for breeding by the Hanoverian verband. His dam was a States Premium mare from the “L” line of Hanoverians named...