Just kidding! Our wonderful equine dentist, Melanie Getz, came out to Hitching Post Acres yesterday to take care of the herd’s teeth. Horses teeth have very long roots and the teeth are constantly pushing upwards. While this is happening, the horses are chewing on hay or pasture (and other things!) which causes the teeth to Read More…
Category: Horses
Snow for Spring?
Been busy with horse rescue efforts, but with the “snow” word in the forecast, I thought I would share a picture of Moon from the historic blizzard this January. Despite the weather, Spring really is here which means clean up at the Farm. Fixing fences, spreading manure and reseeding pastures. This year we installed new Read More…
Rescue Me
Besides running my own small farm, one of my passions is horse rescue. Many folks (even in the horse community) don’t realize that over a hundred thousand horses a year sold at auction are actually bought by kill buyers and shipped to Canada and Mexico to be slaughtered and sold as food for people. If Read More…
Gifted – The Perfect Valentine
Hello everyone! My name is Dawn and Sandy is not only my dear friend but she’s also the “link” in the chain between me and my rescue horse, Gifted. I swear, some people just have that matchmaker knack. While I am not sure how well Sandy does with connecting people, she certainly hits home runs Read More…
Al and the Hay Pillow
Happy New Year! Weight loss – a resolution for many and always a journey for the “easy keeper”. We have Haflinger and miniatures horses. In the horse world, they are called “easy keepers” which means they can sustain (or gain) weight with very little food. With the cost of hay being high, this sounds like Read More…
Bolt and the Christmas Card
When our awesome farrier requested our easy to spook miniature horse be the picture for our Christmas card, I started praying for a Christmas miracle. Bolt is a yearling that we have had since he was weaned but you would think he was pulled off the plains of Wyoming. This past weekend, while my helpful Read More…