New arrivals this week

First came Peanut. He was born to Miss Daisy on Thursday, June 24th, sometime after the MareStare link was turned off and before morning chores. He's by Spot My Dream out of Miss Daisy and will probably finish around 10 hh. Peanut is Pebbles' half brother.



Next, Candy arrived on June 27th, Sunday morning, about 2 am. Donna, too, managed to foal off camera. :) Delicious Cot'n Candy Dreams belongs to Sue B. and is by a black and white Paint stallion out of Donna Delicious. Candy is Reba's (My Jet Star - Serge's 38 year old mare) great granddaughter.



On Wednesday, June 30th, Anabelle arrived. She's out of She's in Our Soul by Classy Bingo Bar. Soul wasn't expected to foal for another week or two, so the camera wasn't even on. It was quite a surprise to come down and find Anabelle, still damp from her bath (Soul is a great mom) in the stall. We're not sure what colour she'll be, but it looks like she may be a gruella.



That's it for foals for this year. Now we're waiting for Aggie and Cooba to calve. They're both due this month, too.

Happy Canada Day!

Catching up - spring news

Upcoming Events



Coming up in July:


OPEN BARN - July 17th



What's that, you say?


Well, we're having an Open Barn event to thank all the people who helped us in so many ways to get on our feet again after the barn fire last December.



There will be music (possibly by Dog & Pony Sound, Ottawa's top karaoke company), a barbeque, and informative tables and demonstrations by local equine professionals. Some of the participating people include Saddle Ridge Stables, Dr. Jeff Sleeth, and Andrew Droppo will demonstrate his Hay Steamers.



We'll also have a silent auction to raise money for the horse rescue.



Watch for more information right here and on FaceBook.




Spooktacular Fun Show


Mark your calendars now! Our second annual Spooktacular Fun Show will be on Sunday, October 31. There will be leadline and mounted classes, games, a potluck lunch (Mom's making her chili again), and of course, a costume class.





News


Forever Green Stables held their first AERSO dressage show on June 12th. Porto and I did well, achieving scores of 65.65% and 65.36% in our two classes. We brought home first, second and reserve champion ribbons! Our next AERSO show is in St. Lazare on June 26th.




The rain stopped in time for the classes and it was nice and cool for showing.


We're still waiting for Donna and Daisy to foal. Donna looks like she'll foal sometime this week. It would be nice if it happened tonight as I'm off tomorrow.


Classy (Classy Bingo Bar) is sold. He's being picked up tomorrow from Forever Green Stables where Christine was trying to start him under saddle. He's just not interested in being a riding horse, so I felt it was best to find him a new home where he could just stand at stud. His new owner is pleased with her purchase and has agreed to allow us to breed Donna and perhaps Delilah to him next year, as well as honour the breeding contract for Little Girl, Lori's pony.


Shawn (Dreaming in Technicolour - Delilah's colt) and Spot (Spot My Dream) were gelded on Friday, June 11. Both are recovering well. That means that Spook (Cool Blue Dream) is now the only stallion on the property. He's only available for breeding by artificial insemination (AI) and lives in the paddock with the cows.


Aggie and Cooba are both expected to calve soon. We check their paddock regularly to see if there are any new additions.


Dreamscapes Delilah is now a Canadian Sport Horse approved mare!!! She took Second Premium with a score of 71%, with a score of 9.5 out of 10 on her trot. We are thrilled! Thank you very much to Julie and Elisha for arranging and hosting the inspection.




Delilah was exceptionally well behaved throughout the whole experience. She's quite a different horse now than she was a couple of years ago when we rescued her off the meat truck.

Doesn't she look good with her trimmed feet and beautiful red ribbon?
Pebbles (Beauty's colt) and Shawn are both growing well and getting bigger every day. Both colts are handled daily. Shawn will be registered as part Canadian Sport Horse now that Delilah is an approved CSH brood mare. Pebbles will be registered ISHR. They're both for sale, too.








Pebbles and Shawn play together every day. Pebbles is much faster, though, and very nimble. Shawn can't scoot under any of the mares' bellies anymore: he's too tall.



Perfekt Song, the Selle Francais mare that Elisha and Julie adopted, had a beautiful filly. Her name is Muzik. She's very sweet. We're very happy that Song has a great home with wonderful people.






EastWind Pony Club news

Miella participated in the D Rally at Kemptville College on the long weekend in May. She did her D level test and got excellent marks! Congratulations, Miella! Miella's team also placed first in the Stable Management competition. Great job, Miella and Kiana (United Counties Pony Club)! I'm glad to know Sneakers was in good hands all weekend.


We have raffle tickets for sale for the SLOV raffle. Tickets are $2 each, or 3 for $5. Pony Club parents have tickets to sell, or you can email our DC for some. The prize is a handmade tack trunk filled with all sorts of goodies, including brushes, bandages and a saddle bag. The draw is in October.



Two more potential members hope to come to our next meeting. If they join, that will push our membership up to six - the biggest number of members so far.

2009 in review

It's been a year full!

WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY SURRENDERED HORSES AT THIS TIME!


If you have a barn and would like to take owner surrender horses, please send us your contact info; we are still turning away 2-3 calls per week! Although we cannot accept your horses here (no barn, limited fencing until we rebuild), we may be able to help you place your horses/ponies.


Updates:

The Spooktacular Fun Show in October raised $200 for rescue horses and ponies. Thanks to all our participants, volunteers, and our judge, Christine Allard of Forever Green Stables, for making it a wonderful sucess!

We have re-homed over 30 animals since we arrived here in 2006. Thank you to all our volunteers, sponsors, supporters and new homes!

Thank you to everyone who sponsored a horse (or even a chicken) for us this year, we wouldn't be able to do it without you!


*** Stud fees for our stallions are to help cover costs for the horse rescue. We do not promote unchecked or irresponsible breeding!***

NOTE: We spay and neuter all our dogs and cats to prevent "littering", ensure all our animals are vaccinated against rabies and other diseases, and encourage everyone else to do the same. Only horses and ponies with responsible owners should be bred: adding more unwanted foals to the auctions is not acceptable.


Classy (Classy Bingo Bar, registered Paint stallion) is expecting up to 4 foals in 2010, all should be wonderful show prospects. He bred mostle Canadian Sport Horse mares this year and we can't wait to see the foal pictures. Stud fees have increased for 2010.

One in utero foal available. Classy Bingo Bar x Dreamscape's Delilah (buckskin WB type mare)

Spot (Spot My Dream, registered International Spotted Pony) is expecting 2 foals in 2010 Definitely should be super cute small show ponies for driving or children's pleasure mounts.
Spot's stud fees have not increased at this time. (One foal available in utero: Spot My Dream x Beautiful Dreams.)

Donna Delicious (pregnant registered Paint mare rescued from auction) is expected to foal in May. Bred to a 16hh black and white paint. Get your bets in as to what it will be!

Once Donna foals, there will be 3 generations on the farm, Reba (My Jet Star, registered Paint mare), Donna and foal. Reba is the foal's great-grandmother. Reba is 37 years old now, and still enjoys being groomed and occasionally ridden.

Breezy (Call Me A Dreamer, out of Beautiful Dreams by Call Me Starmaker) was Reserve Champion Sport Pony (Foal & yearling division) at Summerfest Breeder's Show

Spook (Cool Blue Dream, registered Paint stallion) tied for Eastern Ontario Paint Horse High Point Halter Stallion!

Spook will stand for his first season in 2010, by private contract, contact for info!

We still have horses available for adoption, please consider opening your heart and home to a rescue horse. See the sidebar for more information on Breezy, Firecracker and Serenity, among others. If you're looking for a new horse, let us know what you need, and we'll pass on any information from owner surrenders, too.

Porto from Forever Green Stables and I placed 2nd in our first national Para Equestrian competition, the 'Sea-to-Sea' Para-Dressage Video Competion Series. For information on Para Equestrian competitions, please visit http://www.paraequestrian.ca/

We started a branch of the Canadian Pony Club in the St. Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Region, EastWind Pony Club. We're a small branch at the moment, but open to new members. Email our District Commissioner at sneakypony@yahoo.com for more information.


Barn fire:

Thank you to Liberty Lane for giving us a Christmas tree! It helped bring back Christmas spirit.

The clean up has started; so far the cost is up to $3500 for clean up alone. This is well above the amount provided by the insurance company for that purpose.

Thank you to everyone who has offered us a helping hand, the help is apreciated tremendously.

Thank you to everyone who had made a financial donation, big and small. Every penny goes into the clean-up and rebuilding efforts! We will be better and have a greater facility to continue our rehab efforts for rescue animals.

Thanks to family and friends (old and new), just over $2500 has been donated to our facillity since the fire.

Thank you to everyone who has donated hay and offered hay. We have a limited ability to transport hay (our trailer is frozen in the ice from the fire hoses - and a pickup truck) that means we can't take all that is offered (even though it would be wonderful!).

If you have means to transport large square or round bales and are willing to haul some for us for free (or very inexpensively), please let us know!

We hope to have a reopening celebration in July so everyone can see what has been done. Keep watching the blog for updates and the date of the open house!

We can't say thank you enough to the barns who are fostering horses: Forest Lane Horse Farm (Breezy, Serenity and Firecracker), Aspen Creek Stable (Soul and Reba), Forever Green Stables (Classy).

Fostered ponies at Forest Lane are available for adoption.

Thank you to Horse World in Carp for their generous donation of blankets, halters, quilts and wraps!

Thank you to Becky Rogers of the International Spotted Horse Registry for their donation of halters and lead ropes.

Thank you to the Eastern Ontario Paint Horse Club for their donation.

Thank you to everyone who went through their tack trunks and donated various items (especially waterproof blankets, halters and lead ropes) that were needed!

Thank you to Dundas Veterinary Services (Dr. Jeff Sleeth, Dr. Glen Smith, and Dr. Heather Murray) for always coming when we call. We recommend them highly for their considerate and careful care for all our animals, and for their compassion when we have to euthanize an animal in pain or distress that can't be helped.


Gone to greener pastures

2009 saw the passing of a few animals on the farm.

May they enjoy green pastures with sunshine, cuddles and treats.

In memory of those that crossed the Rainbow Bridge this year

Belinda, Limosin heifer (unknown cause)
Princess, aged adopted pony
Chickens: including Mama, Chip, Blackie, Funny Feet, and the un-named Aracounas killed in the barn fire.
Dusty Diamond Rose, varnish roan Appaloosa mare (colic on December 31st)

Gone but not forgotten.

We are looking for donations of goods and services (not necessarily horse-related) for a silent auction in July to raise more money for the rebuilding fund. If you can help, please email or call.

May 2010 be a great year for everyone!

More catching up!

Cooba had her calf yesterday! It was a bit surprise - she wasn't expected to calve until September. Chuck, her new bull calf, appears to be a full-term calf, so I guess she had fun with the bull earlier than recorded. Cooba and Chuck are in the barn now, but will probably go back outside in the next couple of days.



Natasha and Miella represented EastWind Pony Club at the Regional Prince Philip Games (PPGs) at Pony Express Stables on Canada Day. Miella rode Sneakers in a mixed team with members from United Counties Pony Club. Natasha was her helper and led Sneakers. Miella and her C-level PPG team placed second! Congratulations, Miella!



Natasha rode Fancy in her Masters level PPG team. She did really well handling Fancy at a new venue with all the excitement. Not only did their team place first in the Masters division, they also won against the A-level team. Natasha's team had riders from United Counties and Rideau Pony Clubs - and even though they never managed to practice together, they played well. Congratulations, Natasha!



Natasha finished her school year and is busy working on the farm and planning her next ride on Fancy, Dash, or one of the other horses. Exams are over, and I'm sure she did well. UPDATE: Natasha passed with flying colours! She has excellent marks on her report card! We're all very proud of her (okay, even more proud than before)!

Natasha is going to a C-level Pony Club rally at Hawkridge in July. She'll be on a team with girls from United Counties Pony Club. The C-level rally is a teaching rally, so Natasha will have a chance to ride on the flat, do stadium jumps, and cross-country. Hawkridge has palatial accomodations for the horses (beautiful box stalls), but the kids get to sleep in tents. I'm sure it will be lots of fun and learning. As with the D-level rally, there will be a stable management competition as well as other learning opportunities.

Many thanks to Lawrence for donating round bales of hay! The horses are enjoying it. Another farmer down the road donated his 10 acres of hay, too. We just have to cut and bale it. Yay! Every little bit helps!

Natasha has a new pony! Her name is Dreams Fancy Pants, aka Fancy. I bought her from Marie at Rosewood Stables so that Natasha would have a larger pony who could take her further than Dash or Coconut. Fancy is an Appy pony and loves to play PPGs.

Kathrine rode Otis while Natasha worked with Fancy out in the back part of the race track.

After Kathrine rode Otis, Mom rode him in the riding ring.

We have two new additions after the Galetta auction in June: Ash, a 4-year old Arabian gelding that belongs to Jennifer G., and Tabby, a 9-year old Paint mare (may be in foal) that belongs to Lori M. Both horses have settled in well already, but were confined to the riding ring (quarantine) for two weeks. They're now in the paddock beside Delilah's field.



Spot has a girlfriend in the round pen with him. Miss Daisy, a pinto pony co-owned by Jennifer L. and me. She's not really interested in Spot - she keeps looking longingly at Classy in the big field. Hopefully she'll decide that Spot is good enough and give us a foal next year.

Buddy, Jennifer N.'s Springer Spaniel stud, came to stay with us for a couple of weeks while their other dog went through her heat cycle. She had a litter of pups in the spring and they didn't want to accidently rebreed her this early. Natasha took good care of Buddy and he had lots of fun with Jasper and Daisy.

Warning!

Sneakers and Reba are loose on the property. There are a few binder twine "fences" to keep them on the racetrack and in the unfenced field at the back. Be careful if you plan to ride or walk out on the track - some of the strands of binder twine are hard to see. Reba and Sneakers are mowing the grass on the track and looking good.

Sneakers is on special ulcer medication and gaining his weight back.

Mom brought Annie, her neighbour's puppy, out to play with Jasper. Both Annie and Jasper had a great time playing in the water-filled ditches at the end of May. Both dogs were soaked - Jasper dried off outside, but Annie's fine fur needed a rinse. Annie got along with all the dogs (Daisy, Jasper and Tink) once she figured out that Jasper was the one who wanted to play the most! She was one tired puppy when she went home.

S'Heir has gone to Lisa L.'s place (just down the road) to keep Levi company for the summer. Lisa's sister Gina took her horse off to camp with her, and Lisa and her parents asked if they could foster a horse for the summer to keep Levi company. Natasha rode S'Heir (Lisa led S'Heir as she still doesn't understand the leg) to show how quiet she is. S'Heir is thrilled to be "chosen" and saddled up - and thinks she should stand absolutely still. I hope that she gets lots of love and attention this summer!

Lisa adopted Levi from us last year.

Breezy is growing like a weed! She's just 2 months old now and absolutely adorable.

Adoptions

Nikki has gone to her new home. We'll miss her, but know that she'll be well looked after. Her new owner says that she's doing very well.

Coconut and Maggie have been adopted and gone to their new home, too. Coconut is doing well as a lesson pony and Maggie will have surgery on her eye (she has glaucoma in the eye with uveitus and it needs to come out). Once she's healed, she'll become a lesson horse, too. Both Coconut and Maggie already have admirers and new friends at their new home.

Other news

Laura and Linda decided to move Gwen to DB Farms in Vars. We wish them well and hope that they let us know how Gwen progresses with her training.

All of the ponies had their feet trimmed in the last month except Delilah. Everyone is now up to date on shots and worming, too.
The chickens have a new run. Serge's brother donated a chainlink dog run which we've connected to the coop. That means that the chickens aren't out all over the farm (and the neighbour's) anymore. We're back to getting 3-4 eggs a day now that Lori has the chicks at her farm. We're looking for a few new hens (unrelated to Roo) to add to the flock.

The chickens really enjoy the flaxseed that I buy for them at the Bulk Barn - our eggs should be full of Omega 3 and other healthy components.

Mom bought tomato, pepper, cucumber (we hope - the labels in some pots had been removed or switched) and herb plants. Most of them are now planted in the garden by Classy's paddock with the cucumbers planted in the raised bed by the riding ring. We're looking for some raspberry or blackberry canes to plant, so if you know of anyone who has some who might be willing to share, please let us know.

Serge hung a gate at the end of the driveway (thanks, Kim and Randy). We'll be able to close it to keep out trespassers and to keep horses in. Brett helped Serge put in the fence posts across the front yard and I put the boards up with Natasha's help, so our property is now completely fenced along the road.

Kim F. and Brett came out to see Classy and the other horses. They plan to donate a gate and some cedar posts to us. They rescue Great Danes (and occasionally other large dogs) from "death row" all over North America. They also have a few horses and are thinking about breeding their mare, Lark, to Classy. Mom collects blankets, sheets and towels for their Great Dane rescue. If you have any old linens that you would like to donate, you can drop them off at the farm and we'll pass them along.

Classy and Dreamer have a sturdy fence around their paddock now, thanks to Kim and Randy in Simcoe. Kim and Randy of Jericho Stud donated the steel pipes and PVC pipes that we used for the fence, as well as the gate. After Serge and I put in the posts, Mom, Natasha and I attached the pipes and strung the electric wire. Now we just need to build a shelter in there and Classy will be all set for the rest of the summer.

Serge cut and raked some of the hay over on the property that we're renting. It's now dry and baled, and in the loft! The horses think it's yummy - lovely and green and very tasty. We still have more to cut, though. Hopefully it will stop raining soon and we'll be able to cut and rake the other part, too.

The swimming pool that Lori M. gave us last fall was up and filled. The water started to warm up, but then a combination of wind and water pressure (the ground wasn't quite level in spots) collapsed one side. We have to start over and relevel the ground before we can put more water in it.

Victoria Day weekend

EastWind Pony Club news



Natasha passed her D2 test at the D Rally at the Rideau Carleton Raceway on the weekend!

Congratulations, Natasha and Coconut!



We spent the weekend (Saturday through Monday) at the Raceway with 50+ other eager Pony Club kids and their horses/ponies. D Rally is a working rally.


That means that the participants are completely responsible for all the work in the barn, grooming and tacking up their horse or pony, as well as being on time for lessons and other events. The stalls and other areas have to be spotless - there's a stable management competition - and a helpful parent costs the team marks.


Parents are only allowed in the stables at certain hours - and only to see what their children have done, not to clean stalls or tack. Each team has a helper to assist the team with tacking up and mounting.


Natasha was on a team with members from Ottawa Valley Hunt (OVH) (Abby, Rosemary and Katie) and their helper, Sarah, from United Counties Pony Club. Their team placed 10th in the stable management competition.

Sarah swept out the tack stall. All of the equipment, feed, tack and even the sawhorse had labels that identified the team, and horse and rider.


On Saturday, we met the rest of the team, set up the stalls, tack stall, and feed area. The Pony Clubbers were all divided into lesson groups for riding and stable management. I taught stable management classes on Saturday and Sunday, and tested stable management on Sunday, then the riding portion of the D level tests on Monday. It was a busy weekend.


The food was catered by the Raceway and was plentiful and tasty. We slept in our sleeping bags in a room in the Raceway and by the time lights went out at 10 pm, almost everyone was ready to sleep.


Natasha and I had a great time overall - and Natasha says she'd like to go back next year as a helper. Maybe we'll have a whole team at Rally next year!


Serge brought Coconut down in the trailer and then took the truck home. I had the car at Rally so that it was easier to get from the barns to the other areas. Mom brought the truck back on Monday and helped us tear down and pack up the Rally stuff. Thanks, Mom!


While we were away from the farm, Laura, Linda and Mom stepped in and did morning and evening chores as well as entertained the dogs and cat. Thank you very much!

We couldn't have gone to Rally without your help!



Dreamscape Acres news

Allie went home Sunday morning. She and Classy had a romantic few days and we hope that she caught. Classy's next "date" will be in June when we breed Hey You.


Aggie the cow ended up in the round pen after she demonstrated her agility and escaped from both the big field in the racetrack and from Delilah's paddock on Monday. Darn cow!







Drifter managed to pull the bottom wire off the fence in his paddock Sunday evening, shorting out the fence. Mom, Laura and Linda worked long into the night on Sunday (in the dark) fixing the fence so that they could turn the power back on. Drifter thought that he should be the stallion in charge even though he's a gelding. Silly boy!

Spook and Drifter slept comfortably in the sunshine on Monday.


Delilah, Dreamer, Nikki, Kane and Malachi had conversations around the hay in their paddock right behind Drifter as he napped.


Beauty and Breezy spent a lot of time outside on Monday in the sunshine. The hot wire around the riding ring is now electric again to ensure that Beauty doesn't graze her way out under the fence. She's rather fond of fresh green grass. Breezy keeps trying whatever Beauty eats, but she's not convinced that grass and hay are really food. Mom's milk is still much better!






Time for a nap!


The chicks are fledging now. Their adult feathers are starting to come in. Lori adopted all of the chicks and once they're fully fledged, she'll take them home to her new farm in Brinston.




Glenna says that Finnigan (now called Steel) and Tira are doing well and that both of them are happy and healthy in their new home. Thanks for the update, Glenna!


Mom posted on Full Circles for shredded paper and hopes to pick up a number of bags of shredded paper from various people this week. Every little bit helps save us some money on bedding. Thanks, Mom!

Time flies!

Beauty's baby, Breezy, is now two weeks old! She's happy, healthy, and growing - and those are good things.

Beauty and Breezy go out in the round pen regularly now and Breezy loves to canter along behind her mom. Her legs are so long that she still looks awkward when she canters, but she can really move. Jasper often helps herd Breezy into the round pen (and back to the stall at night) so she doesn't wander too far.

Breezy's full name is Call Me a Dreamer. The "Call Me" comes from her sire, Call Me Starmaker, and "Dreamer" comes from Beauty's full name, Beautiful Dreamer. Since she doesn't have any spots, we can't register her with the International Spotted Horse registry. If mom finds the money to have Beauty DNA tested to see if she's part or all Newfoundland Pony, we may be able to eventually register Breezy as a part Newfoundland. Time will tell - and Breezy may darken up to be a liver chestnut bay or roan out and develop a lovely lacy pattern.

Classy is having a great month. Delilah came into season last Sunday, so we turned Classy and Delilah out in the riding ring so that he could breed her when she was ready. We saw two successful breedings on Sunday, and Delilah was receptive to Classy's attentions until Wednesday.

Another mare, Allie, is here to be bred by Classy, too. Spot gets to tease her every day to see if she's ready to be pasture bred in the riding ring. She's interested in Spot, but not ready yet.

In June, we'll breed Hey You to Classy and then Lori plans to bring Little Girl to breed to Classy in July. Lucky Classy!

Natasha attended a Hunter Clinic at Rosewood Stables and did quite well. It was the first time that we'd taken Coconut off property and he was super! Here's a video of one of her jumping rounds:

Natasha cleaned all her tack, bathed Coconut, and put on her show clothes for the clinic. Don't they look handsome together?

Spring news!

April is underway, the grass has started to grow, and Beauty's baby is due any time now. Her due date was Easter Sunday, April 12, but we're still waiting...


Beauty stays inside her stall most of the time, but likes to go out for short walks and loves to be groomed. There are a lot of places that she can't scratch right now!


Mom came out with chocolate and other treats and then cooked the turkey (and all the fixings) for Easter dinner on Sunday. It was yummy! Thanks, Mom!


We made turkey pot pie with some of the leftovers last night and it turned out great. We all enjoyed it.


Mom knitted Natasha a cool sweater in her favorite colours as an Easter surprise.
Natasha loves it! She doesn't want to wear it in the barn because it might get dirty. (It's all acrylic yarn, so it's machine wash, machine dry.) It fits her perfectly, too.


On Saturday, I went to the Galetta auction with Lori, Laura, and Natasha. I didn't take the trailer as we're trying to downsize rather than acquire more horses, but I still bought one more. I couldn't let him go to the dealers or the meat man - he's S'Heir's half brother and looks just like her. What a cutie.


He's a little on the thin side, but very sweet and well mannered on the ground. He's also lightly started under saddle. Natasha will try him out later this week.


He's by The Royal Heir (S'Heir's sire) out of a grade pony mare. He's registered as a half Arab, too.


His barn name is Cedar (and he knows it well), but we're going to call him D'Heir to Dream. He's available for adoption now to an approved home for only $600, but his price will go up as his training progresses.


We also added another horse to the stable. In the riding ring, we have Drifter, a Paint cross gelding that is here for training. Natasha is working with him on the lunge line and under saddle. He's had a saddle on and has been led around with a rider on his back, but that's about it.


Drifter is for sale by his owner, Julie, for $3000.


Natasha is joining 4H and has a calf for her summer project. Panda is her newest addition - and Natasha feeds her 3-4 times a day with the bottle. She's a hungry little heifer!


We decided to let the chickens keep some of their eggs and brood them. Right now, the hens have about 10 eggs that they're brooding. Chicks take about 21 days to hatch, so if the eggs are fertile, we should have some chicks around the end of April/beginning of May. The hens seem to be quite diligent about keeping the eggs warm and protecting them, so we're hopeful that at least some of them will hatch.


We found out that Classy (Classy Bingo Bar) has a new foal on the ground this year. Her owner sent us pictures of her - she's a darling little filly!



We're looking forward to foals of our own next year by Classy.





East Wind Pony Club news



We have two new members, Sam and Alex! That brings us up to four. We'd love to have more members, so if you're interested, please let us know.