Since the goats left the farm, we have had a number of people ask if we missed them. The answer has been a unanimous “No”. While we still have rabbits and chickens and dogs, we have restored our horse focus. Anna is teaching more lessons than ever (and I think actually enjoying it). We have…
Now that the weather has improved, we are back in the saddle and riding regularly. The kids are riding 5-6 times a week. Considering last year my rides were measured more in “times per month”, the fact that I have ridden 4 times in the last week is a huge increase. Last week, I took…
Today we got a pleasant surprise of contact from Sophie’s breeder. As I mentioned before, I wasn’t knocked out with the name Sophie and had wanted to change it. So far, nothing struck my fancy. However, we have now learned her original name was Mystique. Anna and I agree we like it, so Mystique will…
Let’s start with the biggest news from today. Anna and I had talked for a while about what our criteria should be for the next horse we add to the farm. Here is what we came up with: 1. Not a thoroughbred. 2. Gelding. 3. Already trained and able to be used in Anna’s lesson…
Christmas this year was a small affair. No familiy visiting from out of town, and no where we had to be. On Christmas Eve, we joined the Smith’s, owners of Cedars of Lebanon Farm, or their annual Christmas Eve brunch. It has become a holiday event we look forward to. The fact that their daughter Natalie…
Every year, Mystic Pony Club and Shetucket Valley Pony Club put on a show together at Mystic Valley Hunt Club. It is typically the end of October and one of the last outdoor shows in the area. It was actually cancelled in 2012 due to snow falling the night before and covering the course. This…
Anna, Alex, and Vicki rode Dakota, Nike, and Devil in the Lune Hunter Pace today. King has been lame this week so we sat out. It was 8.9 miles of gorgeous trails and fun jumps. The kids got to do a few jumps and everyone had fun. Vicki has been logging more time in the…
To celebrate Labor Day, we took the kids to Mystic Valley Hunt Club for a lesson with Maureen Pach. The second reason for our trip was to pick up Nike. Nike is joining our farm on a long term lease. As you can see from the pictures, he and Devil will make a great pair…
What does 12 miles in 2:35 on a gorgeous Sunday get you? 1st place in the Trailblazer division for me and 1st place in the Junior division for Alex. Today was our 3rd hunter pace of the summer and it was a fabulous day. King and Dakota were rock stars, as usual. Alex is getting…
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 was good enough for me to get 2nd in the Trailblazer division and Alex to…