Just a short post to wish all a very happy new year!
Best wishes for a safe, happy, healthy, horsey, and prosperous New Year! We look forward to seeing everyone in 2009.
Eleanor, Serge and Natasha
Daisy and Jasper
Whisper and Stripe
and all of the horses, cows and chickens!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Holiday gathering postponed
The weather is balmy and warm, but after yesterday's freezing rain, followed by more rain, the fields are full of ice and snowmelt (water).
We've decided to postpone the holiday gathering for two weeks to January 11, 2009. Hopefully the weather will be better and we'll have some fresh snow on the ground to make walking or riding about a bit easier.
If you do come out today, bring your rubber boots!
We've decided to postpone the holiday gathering for two weeks to January 11, 2009. Hopefully the weather will be better and we'll have some fresh snow on the ground to make walking or riding about a bit easier.
If you do come out today, bring your rubber boots!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve 2008
December is almost over - and Santa comes tonight!
Thank you to Lisa M. for donating about 25 bales of straw and old hay. We're using it to bed the shelters for the winter.
Thank you to Jennifer (from Full Circles - a Yahoo group for free stuff) for saving all the shredded paper from her office for us - mom picked up ten bags of shredded paper on Monday. Cross-cut shredded paper makes wonderful absorbant bedding for the stalls - and you can bet no one will ever put your VISA bill back together again after it's been in a stall!! It composts really quickly, too.
We've had snowy days, cold days, and apparently we're going to have some warm weather this weekend. Finnigan and Cinder are out of quarantine now and are turned out with Reba's herd.
Mom came over and baked gingerbread and shortbread cookies.
Natasha and I decorated the gingerbread - I did the fancy icing with mom's decorating set.
Stripe and Whisper spend lots of time napping on the dryer and looking adorable. Although they're officially barn cats, they get to come in the house to eat and sleep.
Finnigan and Cinder both need blankets when they're outside. They're outside for longer now than when they came.
Finnigan likes to be brushed and fussed over. He's such a good boy! We're looking for a good home for him. Finnigan fell asleep when Yvan came to trim his feet - he's definitely an old pro.
Thank you to Lisa M. for donating about 25 bales of straw and old hay. We're using it to bed the shelters for the winter.
Thank you to Jennifer (from Full Circles - a Yahoo group for free stuff) for saving all the shredded paper from her office for us - mom picked up ten bags of shredded paper on Monday. Cross-cut shredded paper makes wonderful absorbant bedding for the stalls - and you can bet no one will ever put your VISA bill back together again after it's been in a stall!! It composts really quickly, too.
We've had snowy days, cold days, and apparently we're going to have some warm weather this weekend. Finnigan and Cinder are out of quarantine now and are turned out with Reba's herd.
Mom came over and baked gingerbread and shortbread cookies.
Natasha and I decorated the gingerbread - I did the fancy icing with mom's decorating set.
Stripe and Whisper spend lots of time napping on the dryer and looking adorable. Although they're officially barn cats, they get to come in the house to eat and sleep.
Finnigan and Cinder both need blankets when they're outside. They're outside for longer now than when they came.
Finnigan likes to be brushed and fussed over. He's such a good boy! We're looking for a good home for him. Finnigan fell asleep when Yvan came to trim his feet - he's definitely an old pro. Cinder was unsure, but behaved wonderfully considering she'd probably never had a farrier touch her feet before.
Both Cinder and Finnigan still come in at night since they don't have good coats.
Thank you to all of you for all your support this year!
2008 Sponsors
Jennifer G. - Delilah
Alex - Grandma Reba
Sam - Kittens and chickens
Natalie - Nikki
Lynn - Otis
There's a small gift for each of you in the house. Please stop in when you come to visit your sponsored horse.
2008 Adoptions
Grace and family - Princess
Susan - Beauty, Fire, Spot
Lisa - Levi
Elisha - Squish
Leisa - Finn
Elmer - Gypsy, Queenie
Natasha - Dash
Jenidy - Julie
2008 Volunteers
Kirsten
Natasha
Susan
Don't forget the boarder, sponsor and volunteer holiday celebration on Sunday, December 28, 2008 starting at noon. Please let us know if you can make it out for a cup of hot chocolate (or coffee, if you prefer) and a cookie or two.
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 8, 2008
December news
Sorry for the delay in updating the blog. Mom's employer laid her off, so she had to send the fast laptop back to them. She bought a new one, so the blog can now be updated.
Big news!!
Autumn was adopted by S.K. and family. Autumn left on Saturday, November 29 and went to Dr. Butler's Ottawa Valley Large Animal Clinic to be evaluated. Her new owners want to be sure that she has the best of everything -- and we're very happy for Autumn. They promise to stay in touch so we can see how she grows up. The latest update is that Autumn is eating well and gaining weight.
Dreamer doesn't seem to miss Autumn at all.
All of the fluffy kittens have new homes! Hurray!
The last one left on Friday afternoon. I miss the entertaining "kitten TV" that happened in Jasper's cage every day, but Jasper is happy to have his cage back.
New sponsors
Thank you to Sam for sponsoring the barn kittens and the chickens! Sam shaved her head as part of her campaign to raise money to fund cancer research and donated her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that creates wigs for children with cancer. Sam is Alexandria's sister - these are amazing kids who do more for their community than many adults. We're proud that we know them - and thrilled that they chose to support our horse rescue, barn kittens and chickens. Thanks!
Nikki has a sponsor! Thank you to Natalie Munro for sponsoring Nikki! Natalie is a real estate agent and mom's friend. She's helping mom look for a house closer to here.the farm.
Reminder
Barn hours are from 7:30 am to 10 pm. Please respect our privacy outside those hours. We have to get up early every day. We can't go to bed until all the horses are tucked in for the night and the barn closed up (especially in the winter).
New horses on the farm
I picked up two new horses at the Galetta auction on Saturday. Both would have gone to the meat man if I hadn't bought them.
Finnigan (Dream's Nice and Easy) is an 8 year old grey gelding. He's well broke and was a family horse. He's just 14 2 hh on the nose, steel grey with a silver mane and tail. He has excellent ground manners. Natasha and I rode him yesterday in the riding ring and out on the race track - he's well behaved and has wonderful gaits. He's for adoption for $800 to a good home only - no dealers.
Cinderella (Cinder for short) is a 13 hh chestnut pony mare, 3 years old, in foal to a Paint stallion (chestnut and white tobiano) (due in July - should be a foal with colour with all that colour in its background!). Her mom was apparently a pinto pony and her father another Paint stallion (tobiano). She's missing her right eye as her mom kicked her when she was a foal and then abandoned her. She's not started yet, but now that she's in a calmer environment than the sale barn, she leads well, loves to be groomed, and picks up all her feet. You can adopt Cinder for $300 - Absolutely NO DEALERS!!!
Both Finnegan and Cinder are in quarantine at the moment, so please do not use brushes not specifically labelled for them or mix up their water buckets. If you want to pat Cinder, make sure you talk to her so you don't startle her - and approach her on her left side where she can see you.
Seasonal gathering
We'd like to celebrate the holiday season with you, our friends, boarders, sponsors and volunteers!
We're holding a Seasonal Gathering between Christmas and New Year's on Sunday, December 28 starting at noon. Come down to the farm for some hot chocolate, cookies and fun with horses. Please let us know if you can make it - we'd love to see you!
Big news!!
Autumn was adopted by S.K. and family. Autumn left on Saturday, November 29 and went to Dr. Butler's Ottawa Valley Large Animal Clinic to be evaluated. Her new owners want to be sure that she has the best of everything -- and we're very happy for Autumn. They promise to stay in touch so we can see how she grows up. The latest update is that Autumn is eating well and gaining weight.
Dreamer doesn't seem to miss Autumn at all.
All of the fluffy kittens have new homes! Hurray!
The last one left on Friday afternoon. I miss the entertaining "kitten TV" that happened in Jasper's cage every day, but Jasper is happy to have his cage back.
New sponsors
Thank you to Sam for sponsoring the barn kittens and the chickens! Sam shaved her head as part of her campaign to raise money to fund cancer research and donated her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that creates wigs for children with cancer. Sam is Alexandria's sister - these are amazing kids who do more for their community than many adults. We're proud that we know them - and thrilled that they chose to support our horse rescue, barn kittens and chickens. Thanks!
Nikki has a sponsor! Thank you to Natalie Munro for sponsoring Nikki! Natalie is a real estate agent and mom's friend. She's helping mom look for a house closer to here.the farm.
Reminder
Barn hours are from 7:30 am to 10 pm. Please respect our privacy outside those hours. We have to get up early every day. We can't go to bed until all the horses are tucked in for the night and the barn closed up (especially in the winter).
New horses on the farm
I picked up two new horses at the Galetta auction on Saturday. Both would have gone to the meat man if I hadn't bought them.
Finnigan (Dream's Nice and Easy) is an 8 year old grey gelding. He's well broke and was a family horse. He's just 14 2 hh on the nose, steel grey with a silver mane and tail. He has excellent ground manners. Natasha and I rode him yesterday in the riding ring and out on the race track - he's well behaved and has wonderful gaits. He's for adoption for $800 to a good home only - no dealers.
Cinderella (Cinder for short) is a 13 hh chestnut pony mare, 3 years old, in foal to a Paint stallion (chestnut and white tobiano) (due in July - should be a foal with colour with all that colour in its background!). Her mom was apparently a pinto pony and her father another Paint stallion (tobiano). She's missing her right eye as her mom kicked her when she was a foal and then abandoned her. She's not started yet, but now that she's in a calmer environment than the sale barn, she leads well, loves to be groomed, and picks up all her feet. You can adopt Cinder for $300 - Absolutely NO DEALERS!!!
Both Finnegan and Cinder are in quarantine at the moment, so please do not use brushes not specifically labelled for them or mix up their water buckets. If you want to pat Cinder, make sure you talk to her so you don't startle her - and approach her on her left side where she can see you.
Seasonal gathering
We'd like to celebrate the holiday season with you, our friends, boarders, sponsors and volunteers!
We're holding a Seasonal Gathering between Christmas and New Year's on Sunday, December 28 starting at noon. Come down to the farm for some hot chocolate, cookies and fun with horses. Please let us know if you can make it - we'd love to see you!
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