Weekend Update
What a whirlwind weekend! I actually spent 10 hours in the saddle one day. That was awesome. Our horses can be real characters. During one ride I thought I’d give our big black Tennessee Walker...
View ArticleWishbone and Sis
My favorite thing to do when I visit Wishbone is to stand under his neck and lean my back against his massive chest. I am completely sheltered by the gentle giant as he curls his head down a little...
View ArticleFacing Fears and Facts
Preface – Mortality The facts are we are mortal, and so are our animals. The topic of domesticated animals and their care is a sensitive one with almost cult-like division over everything from when to...
View ArticleHot Days and Hot Horses
For the most part, our little herd is content to pass their time with their heads buried in their feed bunker. To the casual observer, it probably looks like we are raising a rare breed of headless...
View ArticleMeet the Horses: Suzzie
For such a dainty, delicate looking horse, Suzzie has been the cornerstone of our operation. She’s a registered Arabian mare. Arabians are notoriously friendly, docile, high-strung, and energetic....
View ArticleMeet the Horses: Nevada
We have an unintentional geographical theme to our horse names: Yukon, USA, Nevada, and you could argue “Wrigley” is a place too (Wrigley Field). Nevada is a dream horse — a beautiful red gelding...
View ArticleIn Case You Ever Wonder What Breakfast is Like Around Here
I’ve always loved everything about feeding time — the sounds, the herd dynamics and interactions, the exercise. Thought I’d share it with you in this video. Yukon is the first horse I feed, he gets...
View ArticleFat Ponies on a Green Background, Apple Cake, and Hours
Fat Ponies on a Green Background We’ve been working on getting our place greened up. It’s been a long process of replacing our pump and 400 feet of pipe from the aquifer to the surface. My dad...
View ArticleTough Stuff
Doing the right thing sucks sometimes. Here’s to Nevada: When we first started our business we began scouring Craigslist and other online groups for suitable horses — older, quiet, calm. We found an...
View ArticleAxel, the “Informal Horse of the Week”
I keep meaning to do blog posts of our “horse of the week” where I give you a bunch of juicy details and endearing photos of one specific horse. Currently, that’s 14 weeks’ worth of material. I’m...
View ArticleCaitie and Siobhan —“Informal Horses of the Week”
This week’s “Informal Horse of the Week” is actually a pair of horses. Caitie and Siobhan (pronounced “Katie” and “shovaughn”) came to us from an Amish farm back east, when they were 3 years old....
View ArticleDash — Informal Horse of the Week
Oh, Dash, beautiful Dash. He’s our big, red, long-legged love bug. 21 this year, and going strong. Dash is a big boy with a big motor…and an even bigger heart. A 16-hand sorrel, Dash is an own...
View ArticleInformal Horse of the Week – Jersey
The first time I met Jersey I really liked her. Quiet, easy to get along with, and with the prettiest little baby-doll face. When her owner asked if Jersey would be a good fit for our trail rides, I...
View Article2018 Horsemanship Challenge
You may find this surprising, but I think horses are effing awesome. Every year some of us join the Northwood Farms Horsemanship Challenge. Participants commit to riding 1 horse 30 times for a...
View ArticleHorse/Wine Pairing – Wrigley and Cabernet Sauvignon
I just always figured Wrigley was the Cabernet Sauvignon of the horse world. Like Cab Sauv, she’s big bodied, especially in the booty area. She’s also bold. In the video below it’s hard to tell how...
View ArticleYukon’s Birthday
This year we are celebrating what may be Yukon’s 35th birthday. We think. We aren’t sure how old he is, but we know he doesn’t have a whole lot of teeth left and the last time we took him to …...
View ArticleFeedin’ Time!
We are often asked about feeding the horses — how much we feed, how long it takes to feed them, and how often. Well, here’s how it works (caution: serious nerding happening here): Free Feed Grass Hay...
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