The Croft at Bucksville

01/06/2024

Sofee said it was time to take a break! Haha. Just kidding. 🤣🤣 She has now learned to lay down on command. What a neat feeling it is to be on their back when they get back up!

CCGV Morgan's Song of Freedom
Lahut’s Horse Training

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from The Croft!

Welcome 2024! We are excited about all of the great things to come this year at the farm.

Stay tuned in the coming days for some exciting announcements, including breeding plans for this year!

We hope that you all have had a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year.

Cheers to new beginnings,
Meghan and Seth

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from Seth, Meghan, Spark, Woody, Sofee, Sienna, Sugar, Molli, Grey and Teddy.

12/22/2023

When God paints the sky...

12/17/2023

1 week until Christmas! Teddy wanted to send you all a Christmas card. 😘

12/14/2023

Thorpe Hill Sugar's (Sugar) first time out of the arena! Such a steady minded girl! Lahut’s Horse Training

12/08/2023

12/07/2023

We are in full Christmas Spirit here at The Croft! Teddy wanted to get in on all the fun! Stay tuned for lots more Christmas fun.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we continue to count our blessings at The Croft, today, and every day, I am grateful for Seth Hayden.

Horses were my dream, Seth took that dream and made it his as well. His commitment to this dream, our farm..and to me is endless.

The Croft would not be in existence without Seth. Thank you to the best husband, teammate, and best friend, a girl could ever ask for. I love you.

11/22/2023

11/22/2023

Counting Our Blessings Day 3:
A great and dedicated equine vet can be hard to find, but we are lucky to have 2 of the very best in our area, Elizabeth Gorrell and Heather Caplan Brass at Grand Strand Equine Veterinary Services.

We have had some complicated and trying issues with horses over the years, and these ladies have always been there for us..day and night. We deffinately could not achieve our goals and have the program that we are developing without this amazing veterinary team.

We are thankful daily that you chose our area to practice in! Thank you for your support, your knowledge, and the resources that you provide.

11/21/2023

Counting Our Blessings Day 2:
We are so lucky to have Juan Lahut, Lahut’s Horse Training , our amazing and ever so patient trainer. If you have watched Juan work and ride, you know he is the real deal.

Tha Croft started as a small 2 horse, "ride when we have time" hobby. Over the last few years it has grown to a 6 horse, 2 donkey, 31 chicken operation..with 3 mares being bred in 2024 for 2025 drum babies and 2 stud c**ts that will be ready to breed in the next 2 years.

We would have never considered our current path and growth for the farm if Juan had not been a part of the team.

Thank you, Juan, for your dedication to our goals and aspirations. The sky is the limit because of your support. Seth and I are so thankful for you and your talents.

11/20/2023

I decided to take the next few days approaching Thanksgiving and reflect on all that we are thankful for. This list is LONG, but I wanted to pick some that top the list.

Day 1: Our BFF (all of ours..animals included), the best partner-in-crime anyone could ask for, amazing caretaker with a keen eye for detail (esspecially horsey issues), Lisa Lillquist.

We love you! Thank you for all that you do. So very thankful to have you as part of our family. ❤️

11/11/2023

While we are waiting on the ryegrass to come in the babies needed a little extra forage, so they got a new hay feeder as an early Christmas present. I'm not sure if they are eating as much hay as they are wearing!

11/09/2023

Taking it back to our wedding in 2011. I was going through some pictures over the weekend and came across these. I wanted pictures riding in my wedding dress, so we did these the morning after our wedding. SO MUCH FUN!
This was such a great horse. 18.3hh Canadian Warmblood Cross (Max). He was massive. He passed away in 2015 at the age of 9.

Upper Mill Plantation Susanna Buck Register

11/03/2023

**I'm not sure who wrote this, but it is so beautifully true. If you want to find us at The Croft at Bucksville...We will be in the barn**** ❤️

I'll be in the barn.
When people have come to visit over the years
they commonly hear from me "I'll be in the barn."
When life gets hard I'll be in the barn.
When things are just right I'll be in the barn.
When the sun shines
The rain falls
Or snow covers the ground
I'll be in the barn.
If things seem to be falling apart or if I'm
celebrating the simple things, I'll be in the barn.
When I'm looking for answers or trying to clear my mind, I'll be in the barn.
When I'm looking for myself, I'll be in the barn.
If I'm working or trying to relax, I'll be in the barn.
Even when I'm not in the barn my mind drifts there, I find myself thinking about being in the barn...
It's where I keep my riches
All my wins and my failures
Every one of my hopes, dreams, hardships and
memories.
You can find them all in the barn, buried in the hay, hiding under a halter, spilling out of the feed bins,or glimmering with dust in the evening light.
I may be covered in dust, dirt, feed, hair, and hay, smell of sweat and manure, and sometimes there may be blood or tears but I'll be there. I'll be in the barn.
So if your wondering where to find me, I'll be in the barn. If I'm not there I promise I'm on my way.

Author Unknown

Photo: Regalus' Box of Chocolates

11/01/2023

What crazy weather for the first of November! I LOVE the cold weather, but the huge temp swings can be hard on the four legged members of The Croft. And...since we body clipped not long ago...EVERYONE gets a blanket. With all the fast growing babies...finding the right size can be a challenge..🤣..

And please, drink LOTS OF WATER kids!!

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween 🎃 from Sofee and all of your friends at The Croft at Bucksville!

10/31/2023

This is so right

- When my instructor repeats to me: ′′Straighten your shoulders and open your chest!” He’s not just teaching me how to stand up. He's teaching me that in life we should always walk straight and face problems head on.

- When my instructor asks me to lower my legs and keep them close to the horse, he teaches me that in life we do not allow distractions and that little is enough to deviate from his path.

- When my instructor tells me "Too much hand, don't hang on to the reins! "He teaches me to give and not to take, with the greatest respect of others.

- When he yells and repeats endlessly: "Look forward in the direction you want to go!” He teaches me the importance of setting goals and never losing sight of them to achieve them.

- When I ask to move up or do more and my instructor says I'm not ready, he teaches me that in life you must always respect your rhythm and never skip the steps.

- When I fall and get back up, I learn that there are always setbacks, times when we back up, but the important thing is to get up more determined than before.

- If I hold my breath during a ride and he jokingly tells me "breathe! You are purple!” I understand that you have to let your emotions flow in order to get rid of them.

- When at the end of the course I am happy with the work done and my instructor says to me′ ′Well done, thank your teacher′′ I know he is not referring to himself but to my horse.

- Now you, you who are watching a rider pass in the saddle, keep saying that riding is not a sport because it is the horse that does everything. I agree. Horse riding is not a sport. It is a life lesson.

10/28/2023

I love this! Denny's advice is always right on!!

Nervous horses are usually nervous for a reason, and too often that reason is man made.

Calm, steady trainers tend to soothe horses, while abrupt and helter-skelter trainers create tense horses.

Go into a barn. It starts there. Is it a loud active setting or a more relaxed place? Then watch how the humans interact with the horses on the ground. Then watch them ride. Do you see reasons why what is going on might make a horse tight and apprehensive?

Forceful riding is quite common, strong bits, heavy hands, lots of that “yank and crank and spank” school of training, and horses who are forced to deal with that are unlikely to be relaxed in their work and in their responses.

It doesn’t take much to wind up a horse. If the goal, though, is to have a steady and willing and unworried horse, be the reason he feels secure rather than the reason he feels tension.

This is actually pretty darn simple. You would think---.

10/25/2023

Super cool edit to this photo!
TCBV Bourbon and Chocolate
"Woody"

10/24/2023

10/24/2023

Regalus' Box of Chocolates
F1 Lp Drum Mare

This girl is the whole package!

10/23/2023

Babies are becoming the best of friends

TCBV Bourbon and Chocolate (left)
DOB 1-31-2023
F2 LP Drum C**t

Regalus' The Inferno Rages On
DOB 5-28-23
F2 LP Chestnut/ Sabino Drum c**t