Winter, also known as Mud Season, is upon us. Instead of writing the blog this week, I thought I’d offer up a photo tour of the farm. As you can see, mud is everywhere—except on Smokey Stover!
All photos are courtesy of my Pittsburgh friend Carolyn Nicastro. Thank you, Carolyn! (Scroll over the photos to see [...]
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December 13, 2009
Sunday December 13, 2009
December 7, 2009
Sunday December 6, 2009
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, I am forced to admit that 2009 is about over. It is just so hard to believe that another year is nearly gone! Here we are, in December, and so much has happened this year at Old Friends. It’s been a year since we lost Flying Pidgeon and Ruhlmann, and [...]
November 26, 2009
Thursday November 26, 2009
(Note: Since today is Thanksgiving, The Wicked North offered to write this week’s blog. I took him up on his offer. He’s a very talented horse….thanks Norty. –Val)
Hello. The Wicked North here. I gave Val the week off from writing the blog, and I thought maybe you’d like to hear some thoughts “straight from the [...]
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 [...]
October 25, 2009
Sunday October 25, 2009
Autumn has definitely arrived in central Kentucky. Today was the kind of crisp, bright day that defines the fall season, making you think of apple pie and pumpkins. Or, if you are a horse, carrots and peppermints. Of course for a horse, every season reminds you of carrots and peppermints…
We had a busy day of [...]
October 22, 2009
Thursday October 22, 2009
Invigorate 1992-2009
Invigorate passed away this week. Apparently he decided it was time and lay down, surrounded by his buddies, on a fine fall day in Kentucky. He was only 17. Viggie was Michael’s racehorse and there was a special bond between the two of them. I suspect that Diane is even more devastated by Viggie’s loss.
Invigorate [...]
October 21, 2009
Tuesday October 20, 2009
Jockey Palooza Day! And Secretariat himself could not have ordered up better weather. It was sunny and warm, topped with trees turning color, happy horses and fun people. Bobby Ussery, Jean Cruguet, Patty Cooksey and Chris McCarron represented the retired jockey colony. Kent Desormeaux was everywhere, talking, laughing and posing for photos. Chris brought his [...]
