After Virginia Smith toured Old Friends she was inspired to write a romantic mystery loosely based on what she saw at the farm. “Bluegrass Peril” unfolds at Out to Pasture, a fictional Thoroughbred retirement facility. When founder Neal Haldeman is murdered suspicion falls upon his assistant, divorced single mother of twin boys Becky Dennison. Enter [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 18, 2007
Welcome Williamstown
Williamstown arrived at Old Friends Tuesday morning via TLC Horse Transport. He had been at the University of Minnesota, facing an uncertain future, when we received a call from Lisa at Frank Aubrey Insurance in Lexington informing us that he was available for retirement. Williamstown, by Seattle Slew out of Winter Sparkle, is a multiple [...]
November 18, 2007
Mr. Charm Builds his Dream House
Little Silver Charm now has his own custom-built, size-appropriate run-in shed thanks to the efforts of Boy Scout Troop 40, of Midway. Project leader Adam Rogers, 14, of Versailles, designed and planned the shed – or the Dream House, as Silver Charm prefers to think of it – as an Eagle Scout project. He [...]
