WGHA Hunter Pace #2
Today was the second WGHA Hunter Pace. Since we sold Calli, and Vicki didn’t handle the distance very well last time, this one was me (Rob) on King and Alex on Dakota. We did the 10.3 miles in 2:10. That…
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North Stonington Fair 2014
It was an exhausting weekend as we kicked off the 2014 fair season with the North Stonington Fair. Thursday, 8 rabbits reported for show duty and spent the weekend looking pretty for the masses. Friday, Anna and the kids spent…
It’s not as bad as you think
Sometimes, it takes a glimpse into what someone else is dealing with in their life, to make you understand, it’s not as bad as you think in your own life. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very grateful for what we…
Farm kid math
Vicki came home from school this week with one of her assignments. They had to create word problems for math. Is it obvious she lives on a farm and is completely animal focused? I think we need to work on…
Our first family hunter pace
Today Alex, Vicki, Anna, and I (Rob) rode in our first family hunter pace. It was put on by the West Greenwich Horseman’s Association (WGHA) at Arcadia in RI. For those not familiar with hunter pacing, it is a long…
When overdue becomes neglect
As a trimmer, I see a lot of hooves. Sometimes, new clients have horses with hooves in great shape being transferred from another farrier or trimmer for whatever reason. Sometimes, hooves are overdue because money has been tight, previous farrier…
Rob the farrier – now shoeing horses?
When someone sees the sign on the side of my car advertising “Natural Hoof Care” they ask me what that means. For the average person, I explain “You know how a farrier puts shoes on a horse? I am a…
Kidding season ends with a bottle baby
This afternoon as I was working outside, I heard screaming coming from the barn. It was Anna yelling “Rob! Rob! Rob!” I assumed she found a snake sunning in the spring sunshine, but since she had just finished riding King…
Making the Main Thing, THE Main Thing
Every family struggles with juggling all the kid activities, parent hobbies, jobs, volunteering, and so on. Our family is no different. It is easy to add on one more thing here, and there, after all, that activity is only 1…
Happy Birthday to Anna
Today was Anna’s birthday – she turned 28… For her birthday, Vicki showed up at our bed side with a cup of coffee to help her wake up. During the day, Vicki (our resident 8 year old baker) made the…