It’s been 13 days since we threw our herd together. It’s gone amazingly smooth, especially once the girls came out of heat – geesh! Hormone City… Most of the time there’s peaceful energy surrounding our equines. They graze and walk the 5 acres then graze some more. They rest in the shade of trees or [...]

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To say we’ve had an exciting week is quite the understatement. We quickly went from our little female herd of horses and donkeys to having 2 handsome boy horses move in! Cass said, “WHOOHOO!” Becca wasn’t sure what to think. Sam moved in first and we kept him separated from Becca and Cass by rotating [...]

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We had a visit last week from our new farriers, Vince and Kathy. Cass has gotten totally comfortable with them…as you can see. Vince knows how to win the ladies over! Back scratching is so goooooood…. I forgot to take pics before we started trimming… Fronts – I may need to ask for more of [...]

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We were called in to help get this little guy out of our local animal control facility. He’d been there nearly a month, a stray no one was claiming. They had him neutered and gave him the necessary evil of heartworm treatment (it’s a tough process for the body) in hopes of finding him a [...]

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Found out about this gal on Craig’s List this week. I’ve been in contact with her owner and am desperately trying to help find her a home. This mare deserves to not worry about anything the rest of her days. She’s only 20 and in relatively good shape. The moment I saw her photo she [...]

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We met Joey in 1997 when he was one of a couple hundred dogs incarcerated at the county shelter. He had a certain “Pookieness” the shelter manager knew we liked. There’s no way to define a Pookie we just know one when we see one. We didn’t agree to take him but did offer to [...]

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There have been a few changes since the last post. We had some trouble with trespassers on the property. I don’t know the details as it happened around midnight but some people were arrested. All the animals were unharmed, slightly freaked out but unharmed. So, Maybelline and the rest of the cows have been moved [...]

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Just realized I haven’t posted the pics of Arlene’s baby girl. She was born the week after little Rhett. I don’t think we’ve settled on a name, yet. She’s all legs and looks like a ballerina. Arlene is being too devoted of a mom, she won’t leave her side to come in to eat! This [...]

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A day late, but here are Becca’s birthday pics. Enjoy! Being greeted at the gate but they got distracted by something. Fly masks are essential right now, especially for Cass. She’s on the left with the braid. Becca on the right. There’s that face! Cass wondering why the gate’s not open so she can trot [...]

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Our baby girl is two years old today. She came from Canada to Florida in the belly of her momma. They rode 3,000 miles in a semi with 20 other pregnant mares who were twice Cass’s size. It was 50 below zero when they left Alberta. The trip took 5 days and I’m certain both [...]

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