HR Farm Horse Boarding

09/04/2024

You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours!

09/01/2024

PSA!

An unvaccinated horse in Kent County Delaware was recently diagnosed with West Nile virus infection after exhibiting neurologic signs. If your horses have not yet received their vaccinations this year for West Nile virus & the other mosquito transmitted viruses (Eastern & Western Equine Encephalitis), NOW is the time.

Please call our office at 302-735-4735 to schedule an appointment.

08/29/2024

Nothing beats this view 🤩🦄

06/19/2024

Feed buckets lookin like they're straight outta candy land – yay or neigh? 😄🍬🐴

03/08/2024

Calling all my fellow equine lovers! 🗣

I would love to photograph a horse + rider on the beach at Cape Henlopen before the season ends on April 30th.

This would be a one hour session minimum (can be longer if you want) but I am going to waive the travel fee for this session! 👏🏼

If you and your horse(s) are interested, let me know and let’s schedule it! 🫶🏼

02/29/2024

Who needs an ocean when you have a sea of horses? Keep those tummies happy; no sand allowed!

The horses have been nibbling at the short grass sprouting up rather than going to their freshly thrown hay. (How ungrateful 🥲😂😂)
Short grass + soft ground = they will ingest sand!

Add fiber intermittently to your horses diet/ have them on a sandclear regimen to help prevent sand colic 🏖️

02/09/2024

In a state of spa-induced relaxation 🧖‍♀️🫧🛁

Handsome boy is all clean…. For now 🤭

01/21/2024

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/19/2024

❄️☃️

01/18/2024

Snow days ❄️☃️

01/15/2024

01/03/2024

Frosty 🥶❄️🐴

12/25/2023

Finishing up at the barn on this peaceful Christmas night 🐴🎄🎅🏼 Almost a full moon 🌔

12/20/2023

Papa did it again! New spot for farrier / vet appointments. Bright LED lights, a switch for fans, & cross ties. 🤩 Debating on adding more rubber mats in the future💕

12/11/2023

We are doing another order for HR Farm gear!
🎅🏼🎄🎁
Let me know if you’d like to put an order in:
Jackets $50
Sweatshirts (zip up or hoodies) $30

🌟✨Call or text Shannon (302)538-1119✨🌟

12/10/2023

"Two feet move your body, four feet move your soul".

12/05/2023

11/21/2023

Got to see my favorite Cowboy DA ADIOS 🐎💜

11/16/2023

Happy horses ☀️🐴 loving this weather 🥰

11/10/2023

Great practical information courtesy of the horse doctors at Barrow Veterinary Service:

NORMAL: NOT JUST A SETTING ON THE DRYER!
If your horse seems a little "off," do you know what his "normal" is? One of the best ways you can determine if your horse is ill is to know his normal vitals—temperature, breaths per minute, heart rate, and capillary refill time. If they are outside the normal range, a call to your equine veterinarian is definitely warranted! Any refusal to eat a meal or to get up from a recumbent position is also a clue that you and your equine friend need assistance.

10/17/2023

The bird is back 🪶

10/04/2023

Feeling spooky this morning 👻🎃🕷️

10/03/2023

Who else makes up dialogue for their horse when they can’t sleep at night? Anyone….? No? 🤪😂🥱

09/29/2023

💜🤍💜🤍 we are here for you and your four legged friend 🦄

Hey horse girl…
It’s okay if you have to take a rest.
It’s okay if you had the longest day ever, you’re running on 5 cups of coffee, you’re sitting in traffic, you’re at your wits end and trying to get to the barn before the sun goes down…. And you start to think maybe you should just go straight home instead.

It’s okay if you are getting over an illness, or an injury, you’re having a bad pain day, or your mental health isn’t in the best spot and you’re thinking… I don’t want to go to the barn today.

It’s okay if you have had a full day at work, chasing kids and adults, completing school projects, work projects, and your horses are with you at home and the barn chores get done but not much else.

Your barn can be your favorite place, and you can still need a 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚.

Your horse doesn’t want to see you rushed, in a bad mood, sick or weak, or hurting and stumbling. Your horse wants to see you healthy, happy, and ready to give him or her all of your attention.

You don’t need to be everything to everybody every second of every day.

If your body is telling you to rest, listen to it… every day looks different 🖤

09/11/2023

Arena is dry and freshly drug 🤩😇

09/08/2023

Turned our boys into Zebras 🦓 in hopes the stripes will deter those big black horse flies!! It’s worth a shot, right 🤷🏼‍♀️😅 Kasi Duke

08/08/2023

07/04/2023

ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 4𝓉𝒽 ℴ𝒻 𝒥𝓊𝓁𝓎!!! ❤️🤍💙
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