ADGA Nationals 2026
When it was announced that the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) National Show for 2026 would be held at the Eastern States Exhibition Center in Springfield, MA, I knew we would be there with some of our goats. The ESE…
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Celebrating Alex
Yesterday, Alex turned 23. In May, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Rhode Island with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer, Nuclear minor. Alex has interviewed with Dominion Nuclear who owns the Millstone Power Plant. He did 2…
Beekeeping Progress: Growing My Apiary in One Year
About a year ago I wrote about finally getting bees after taking a beekeeping class back in 2019. At the time, I had just installed four packages from Stonewall Apiary and was hoping I might eventually get enough honey for…
Bare Bones Endurance Ride 2026
On Saturday May 16th, we loaded up the horse trailer with all 4 horses and headed North to VT. The AERC Bare Bones endurance ride was managed by Geneva Soule and the Vermont Equine Riding and Driving Association. Last year,…
Quinn graduated from college
At 20 years old, Quinn has graduated from Eastern CT State University with a double major in Computer Science and Data Science.in only 6 semesters. By living at home and competing for multiple scholarships, this one done incurring no debt…
CDCTA Dressage Show May 10, 2026
Saturday goats, Sunday horses. Sunday morning (Mother’s Day) at 0745, we headed out with a single horse; Amanda and SA Jeeka’s Jessica competed in their first dressage show. Amanda had done a lead line test 10 or 11 years ago,…
Nutmeg Classic goat show 2026
Saturday was our first goat show of the season hosted by the Connecticut Dairy Goat Association. We left just before 6am with to make the 1:20 drive to Somers, CT with 13 of the herd loaded in the trailer. Attendance…
Baby Goats 2026, Round 1!
Kidding season has begun! For some reason, we decided to breed 10 goats this year with the first 5 due in a 9 day window. Sawfish AS Porsche kicked things off on Friday afternoon (1 day early) with triplets (1…
Milk Test results – 2025
All the does are dry and we are waiting for kidding season to start in March. In 2025, we freshened 7 does and by the late summer, had the milkers reduced to just 4 remaining. For 2026, we are freshening…
Distance Riding 101
Once upon a time (in 2024) at an endurance ride camp far, far away (in Maine), a group of riders began to contemplate bringing back a CTR or endurance ride to the CT/RI area. Somehow, I (Rob) was conned into…