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We all know it’s a small world, but it turns out the horse world is even smaller.  This week as I walked into the Old Friends gift shop, I came face to face with an old friend of my own … Continue reading →

Sunday April 20, 2008 Welcome to another Sunday at Old Friends.  Today was a busy day at the farm.  The morning started out with blue skies, sunshine and a light breeze, which was a joy since all week the weather … Continue reading →

Welcome to Sunday at Old Friends!   I am lucky enough to be able to spend Sundays giving tours at the farm and I am going to try to post a weekly entry on the blog.  Hopefully I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

The weather for the past two days has been very nasty, freezing rain on top of snow yesterday, snow on top of ice today. But we can’t let the boys and girls wait for their breakfasts, so Michael and I … Continue reading →

It’s weirdly warm here today, nearly 70 and stormy. Any minute we’ll probably be back to single digit temperatures, but meanwhile we’re enjoying the unpredictable Kentucky weather. Spring is in the air. It’s breeding season, and while most of our … Continue reading →

Mary Simons, aka “Moneigh” Mary, arrived at Old Friends  last Monday with her painting supplies to assist our dowager mare Bonnie’s Poker, dam of the great Silver Charm – or the “other” Silver Charm, as we think of him at Old Friends – … Continue reading →

Bonnie’s Poker and Kudos, originally uploaded by oldfriendsblog.

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →