Pine Tree 2021
Last week we made our annual trek to Fryebrug, Maine for the Pine Tree Pioneer Endurance ride. The event is held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds and includes 5 consecutive days of endurance rides. 2 of our kids had their first…
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Firecracker Endurance Ride 2021
For the July 4th weekend, we headed to Maine for the Horses Across Maine Firecracker Endurance ride. Horses Across Maine is a Non-Profit organization that plans various riding events in an effort to raise funds for and awareness of various…
NY Adventure 30 mile Endurance Ride and Tie
Was it wet? Yes. Was it muddy? Yes. Was it cold? Yes Did we have fun? Absolutely. At the start of last week, temps in CT broke 90F. We were running AC units in the house and debating heat strategies…
Verda Bare bones 2021
This past weekend four of us drove to Cornish, New Hampshire to attend the 30 mile limited distance ride at Verda Bare Bones. Amira came in on Friday with a nasty bite to her flank and could not go. I…
Ride and Tie training, Day 1
Nothing gets me moving like registering for a race. I’ve been in a slump, so today, the whole family registered for the NY Adventure Endurance Ride. But there’s a twist. Last June, Teddy was diagnosed with Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM);…
NibbleNets!
We have had NibbleNets in continuous use on our farm since 2012. After over 8 years of DAILY use by horses and goats, some of them are starting to wear out. Don’t be fooled by imitations! The original NibbleNet is…
Snow Day!
Today was a snow day on the farm. We got a good 10 inches of snow overnight. It kept snowing until around noon time. The two older kids had a traditional snow day. Griswold had decided to forego the snow…
Northeast Challenge Endurance Ride
“It’s called Northeast Challenge, not Northeast Walk-in-the-park” -Dr. Art King, as quoted by Sue Niedoroda First, I want to say a huge thank you to Sarah Jack for stepping up and being the ride manager this year. Without her willingness…
Happy 4th!
This weekend we were planning to finally get in an endurance ride in PA, but we recently suffered some bad news. Teddy has EPM. Due to the cost of treating Teddy and general stress levels, we decided to stay home…
They Grow Up So Fast
I’ve been at endurance rides where I see parents putting their young kids on these full size horses and hitting the trail. We have always stepped the kids up through various size ponies until they graduated to full horses as…