Entries from November 2009

November 22, 2009

Sunday November 22, 2009

It’s hard to believe this week is Thanksgiving.  Maybe the horses are feeling the imminent arrival of winter as well, because to a horse, they were either very affectionate or downright cranky!  Some of them (yes, I am talking about you, my little Tator-head!) managed both.
No tours this morning, so I had some time for [...]

November 16, 2009

Sunday November 15, 2009

Autumn is such a wonderful time to visit a horse farm, and today was just about the nicest fall day you could ask for.   Today’s tours were small at Old Friends, and small groups make for a more up close and personal experience.   Despite the small groups, however, it was an international day as we had [...]

November 8, 2009

Sunday November 8, 2009

Today might have been the perfect weather for horses—70 degrees, sunny, a nice, fresh breeze.  It wasn’t too shabby for people either!  The grass is still green and the ground is dry but not hard.   It was a slow visitor day, only two tours, but there was a lot of action to see.   This morning [...]

November 2, 2009

Sunday November 1, 2009

Today, on a lovely bright fall day, Old Friends began moving horses onto our new annex adjacent to the existing farm.   The new place is lovely, peaceful and green with a great view across the hill to the main farm.  Most of the horses who will reside at the new place have been boarded off the [...]