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!