Happy Hooves and Feathers Farm

06/05/2024

Make sure you come see us this weekend at Indigo Iris Farm!

06/05/2024

Come see us for a pop up event at our friends Indigo Iris Farm! We will be there with all the crowd favorites for the public to pet and interact with.

06/02/2024

We have an amazing opportunity for the kids, Let's get Hog Wild About Music! This is a music class that is for kids and parents to enjoy. This class is going to be farm based music songs. Click on the link below for more information. Just bring a blanket or quilt and enjoy the farm. After music class you will have 30 minutes to enjoy our sensory trail.

Get tickets online for Hog Wild About Music 6/11/24 here.

06/02/2024

Thank you everyone that came out and supported us today! We still have tickets available for tomorrow 10-2!

https://happyhoovesandfeathers.ticketspice.com/opening-weekend?

06/01/2024

Hey guys! It’s opening weekend. We are going to go live in a hour if you want to see all the magic we have to offer.

05/25/2024

Girl Scout Troop 888 came out today to help get the animals ready for tomorrow. We can’t thank you guys enough for all the help. Missy especially loved the spa treatment.

05/25/2024

Please everyone share this out and help this wonderful organization 💛

05/24/2024

Hi everyone! I know it's short notice, but we are doing our first volunteer training this Saturday. Our President will be having everyone sign some forms and walk through our farm to go over safety items. Click on the link below for more information and can't wait to see you guys soon. Saturday May 25th 1-2:30

We also have some very special guest coming after the training if you want to stick around and help.

https://happyhoovesandfeathers.ticketspice.com/volunteer-training-55224-1pm-230pm

This is a picture of Larry one of the farm favorites

05/23/2024

Thank you for making this video of your experience on the farm. Here is a little sneak peek of what we will be offering.

05/21/2024

Here’s a sneak peek of the trail in progress

05/18/2024

Our website is up and running! It's still a working progress but we are so excited.

Provide a fun, therapeutic and educational experience for families and children in our community. We are committed to creating an environment where visitors can interact with a variety of friendly animals and learn about their unique behaviors and needs.

05/16/2024

Now our last member or the board is Amanda Hewitt our Secretary. I have 40 years experience in engineering industries and have my Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering. I have extensive project management and proposal development experience. Over the past few years I have noticed a need in the community for more inclusion and opportunities for children. As a transplant from Ohio, I want to become involved in the community and continue to enjoy my time on the farm. I also have learned a lot about animal husbandry since working on the farm.

05/15/2024

This has been two years in the making and we wanted to show you the entire process. This is part one. After we complete the trial I’ll post part two!

05/15/2024

Today is International Family Day! Our family is so excited to open up the farm so that other families can enjoy the animals and their unique personalities. Scott and I moved to Clover almost 3 years ago and have been working so hard to achieve this goal. Our son is on the spectrum and since the diagnosis, we have been researching extensively about autism and different therapeutic strategies for autistic children. That's when we noticed this was needed for our community.
- Megan

05/14/2024

Stephanie Bull our Treasurer is up next!

After moving to our farm in 2020, I fell in love with growing and nurturing flowers. My husband and I have been building our flower farm business, Indigo Iris Farm, over the last four years. We love sharing our beautiful farm and friendly animals with our community so that others can reconnect with nature and learn through experiencing agriculture first hand. Our two sons attend a university model school, which is a hybrid of homeschooling and private school. We enjoy how hands-on we are with their education and have applied this love for learning to our business as well. My background is in healthcare/medical device marketing, with an emphasis on digital marketing strategy and content development. I'm excited to leverage my marketing knowledge and experience to help Happy Hooves and Feathers Farm successfully launch, and will assist with fundraising efforts, marketing, and building partnerships within the local community.

05/13/2024

Our Vice President is Wes Love. I was born and raised here in the area. I received my BS in Architecture from Clemson and my MBA from Winthrop University. My family is my passion. I have two wonderful kids that are very involved in the community. My daughter is learning about horsemanship and my son is a Boy Scout and is currently working on his Eagle Scout project. Both are in Clover school district and love band. My wife and I are very involved in our church and local community. I am a Scout leader in the local Boy Scout Troop. I have extensive experience in grounds management, project management, resource management, animal husbandry, farm management, and farming.

Wes and his son have been working endlessly on the sensory trail! We can't wait to show you pictures soon of what's instore for the kids.

05/12/2024

Up next on our Board members is our President Brittany Deputy.

I was Born and raised a local resident of Steele Creek area in Charlotte. I studied Recreation Therapy at East Carolina University. During my studies I focused on equine assisted therapy, therapeutic riding, and pet therapy. My passion, dedication and core belief in animal therapies stands strong. I also have my own Hobby Farm and love my hens. Our family is currently trying to expand our farm to reach multiple goals.

05/11/2024

Welcome to all of our new followers! We are so excited to have you follow us in our journey and getting ready to open. Over the next few days we are going to be introducing our Board members that's making all of this possible. First off is Megan Hillard, Director of Happy Hooves and Feathers.

I have experience in building and executing farm based sensory experiences for autistic and pre-K Children. I was raised on a farm and involved with caretaking of cows, pigs, goats, chickens, horses and anything else my parents thought to raise. Since moving to the area I have established a local reputation for providing quality care for my livestock. My son is on the spectrum, level 1. I am his advocate and have been researching extensively about autism and different therapeutic strategies for autistic children. I am involved with the local 4-H group and love to help at Rideability when I can. My husband and I wanted to create a welcoming farm with friendly animals for families and kids to have a memorable experience. We cannot wait to meet you and show you around.

05/10/2024

Well the 7pm live is going to be cancelled for tonight because of the Thunderstorm that just rolled in. We will go live tomorrow! So sorry for the inconvenience.

05/10/2024

Are you ready for a sneak peek of our sensory Trail? Stay tuned tonight at 7pm and we will go live to walk you through to give you a glance on what we have to offer.

Make sure to share our post so others can join live and get a glance!

What do you think will be on our Sensory Trail?

05/09/2024

Wow guys! Thank you so much for all your support. Please continue to help us get the word out because we have something exciting to announce tomorrow.

We just can't wait to see everyone enjoy our farm. Our website designer is almost done and hopefully it will be launched by this weekend. Can you believe it!

This is a picture of Honey our Jersey. She is so sweet and loves apples. When Honey is in milk she produces 3-3.5 gallons of milk a day.

05/08/2024

We can't wait till our website is officially done! Thank you Fawn + Fern Photography for doing an amazing job on our branding photos!

05/06/2024

Hi everyone! We are finally ready to start our first training session for volunteers. It will be May 25th 10am-12 at our farm. If you are interested in joining our team and helping to provide a unique experience for our community, we would love to have you. We strive to be a destination for families, offering a safe and welcoming environment where children can explore, learn, and have fun.

If you would like more information, please reach out either to us on Facebook messenger or contact Megan Hillard at 513-265-8658. Thank you so much and can't wait to see everyone!

Thank you Holly Pursley for capturing this picture last year at one of our sensory petting zoo events Indigo Iris Farm

05/06/2024

Another piece of the sensory trail installed today! Hopefully by Friday we can show you the entire Trail. A few more weeks and we will be open.

05/05/2024

Thank you everyone that came out today and worked on the trail! Even though it rained today we were able to work inside the barn and get a lot accomplished. Thank you again to our local Boy Scout troop.

05/03/2024

Thank you so much for everyone that has reached out to sponsor the tables, we now have one extra BIG surprise. Johnathan also made us a large ADA table! It's big enough to have two wheelchairs at each end and still have space for family members to sit around. We can't wait to see everyone in a few weeks. Make sure you follow our page to get sneak peaks.

05/03/2024

Hi everyone! As you know we are about to open in just a few weeks! With that being said, we are going to be amping up our posts, emails and our website. We have been so fortunate that Johnathan, a local boy scout, has taken on our sensory trail for his Eagle Scout project. An Eagle Scout project must benefit the community and provide life experience for Johnathan in the future. Johnathan must demonstrate leadership by engaging other members of his troop, fundraising to help the project, utilizing time management skills, as well as financial planning and carpentry skills.

This Trail will benefit our community by allowing children to explore the path and allowing their therapist to come and help reach the child’s goals. Johnathan has several ideas on how to include all 5 senses on the trail and provide a safe place for children to learn and explore. It can help with language development, fine motor skills, imagination play, cognitive growth, problem solving, and so much more. The sensory trail is a crucial part of our program.

With that being said, Johnathan has asked us to send this out to our current followers and ask for monetary support to help fund his first part of the project with the picnic tables. Each table has been built to last with treated lumber and is heavy duty. Johnathan and his peers have built 5 toddler tables and one ADA table. Each table costs roughly $150 for the materials to build. Please reach out to us and let us know if you have any questions and would like to help with this project.

05/02/2024

Today's post is about our purpose. Happy Hooves and Feathers is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes as a nonprofit organization. Our goal is to support the growth and development of individuals with disabilities through agricultural education, sensory experiences, and animal interactions. We are still in the process of getting our 501 3c Status.

05/01/2024

Our mission is to provide a fun, therapeutic and educational experience for families and children in our community. We are committed to creating an environment where visitors can interact with a variety of friendly animals and learn about their unique behaviors and needs.

We pledge to provide expert care and attention to ensure the health and well-being of our animals. We strive to be a destination for families, offering a safe and welcoming environment where children can explore, learn, and have fun. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service and support, and to providing our guests with a truly memorable and enjoyable experience.

Please help us get our mission out so we can give everyone a chance to visit our farm.