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Lovely autumn sky and a welcome sight after the rains.
25/10/2025

Lovely autumn sky and a welcome sight after the rains.

Farm life is a wonderful life!
23/10/2025

Farm life is a wonderful life!

14/10/2025

OLD BILLY 🐴 – The Horse Who Defied Time

In the gentle heart of the English countryside, back in 1760, a bay-colored horse named Old Billy was born—not to fame, not to fortune, but to a life of hard work. While sleek racehorses thundered across tracks and noble steeds carried knights into glory, Billy had a different destiny.

Day after day, year after year, he trudged along the canals, hauling heavy barges through wind, rain, and chill. The bargemen who worked beside him grew old, retired, and were replaced by younger hands—but Billy remained. His strength was steady, his pace unwavering, his spirit unbroken.

As the decades rolled by, Billy became something of a legend. People began to whisper about the horse who simply refused to grow old. By the time most horses would have long faded into memory, Billy was still there—calm, wise, and enduring.

When he finally passed away in 1822, he was 62 years old—an age almost impossible for a horse to reach. He had outlived generations of men who once guided him, and his name became a symbol of endurance that no race or medal could ever capture.

Today, his portrait still hangs in the Manchester Museum, and his preserved skull stands as a tribute to the quiet power of perseverance.

Old Billy didn’t win races. He didn’t wear royal saddles. But he taught the world that greatness isn’t always about speed or glory—sometimes, it’s about showing up, every single day, for a lifetime.

With this amazing bright full super moon, who needs lights to do chores?! What a beautiful evening and not a cloud in th...
07/10/2025

With this amazing bright full super moon, who needs lights to do chores?!
What a beautiful evening and not a cloud in the sky either!

Sometimes we are forced to say goodbye… 😢Rest without pain sweet Talia. Your spirit lives on in your daughter Rhaina 💕🐴
30/09/2025

Sometimes we are forced to say goodbye… 😢
Rest without pain sweet Talia. Your spirit lives on in your daughter Rhaina 💕🐴

Truthful facts on a farm
05/09/2025

Truthful facts on a farm

Ponies come in many sizes and shapes.
04/09/2025

Ponies come in many sizes and shapes.

05/08/2025

Kodi

Still have horses and ponies looking for their forever homes! 🐴 👀 🏡
05/08/2025

Still have horses and ponies looking for their forever homes! 🐴 👀 🏡

Happy August Everyone!
01/08/2025

Happy August Everyone!

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Becoming a Breeder

It is an animal breeder’s goal to try to promote valuable traits when planning their breedings. But that’s just the beginning of a long and rewarding journey! Animal breeders use their knowledge of genetics and conformation to select breeding stock that will produce even better quality offspring in their chosen field, like show, sport, companion etc.

The usual duties for animal breeders include but are not limited to facilitating breedings by live cover or artificial insemination (AI), assisting with difficult births, maintaining pastures and enclosures, feeding, administering supplements or medications, treating injuries, and keeping detailed health and pedigree records. Personally I also like to research wild habitats and behaviours of animals and their relatives in the hopes of creating the most natural lifestyle as possible for my breeding stock types.

Animal breeders often work in conjunction with veterinarians to maintain proper health of the breeding stock and their offspring. Depending on the animal types, different vets maybe required like large and/or small animal veterinarians. Breeders may also show their stock in a variety of judged breed shows and competitive events. By doing this, companion animals and livestock breeds may gain additional value as breeding stock if they demonstrate their superiority on the show circuit.

In short to be a successful animal breeder you must be a jack-of-all-trades with some knowledge of anatomy, physiology, reproduction, genetics, nutrition, and behaviour of each type of animal in their program. And lastly, breeders are encouraged to use discretion when selecting animals for breeding purposes and to not allow inferior representatives of the species to contribute to the gene pool. Superior progeny will enhance an animal breeder’s reputation and ensure their continued success... and most importantly the animals themselves thrive with healthier genes and quality care, which strengthens the breed as a whole.