Hidden Haven Farm

03/22/2024

Horse Camp April 11 and 12! Call for more information
706-832-0742

03/13/2024

We still have openings! Call 706-832-0742 for more info.

Horse Camp April 11 and 12! Call for more information
706-832-0742

01/20/2024

January 27th member meeting at HHF

FEBUARY EVENTS:
February 10, 12PM - 1PM Festival meeting
February 10, Demo Event 1-4pm
February 17, Open Arena (free for members)
February 24th, Pleasure show
February 25th, Running show
Come join us!
‼️Open pleasure classes will have a 50% payback in all events.
‼️Selected youth classes will receive random Trophies (not 1st place, we will select randomly)
‼️ Random prizes

February 25, Running show
‼️ 250$ added + $100 if we have more than 35 entries in the Open Cloverleaf!
100$ added to Youth Cloverleaf
‼️ Random prizes
‼️ Ribbons for peewees 1st through 6th

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from Hidden Haven Farm!

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family!

11/07/2023

Horses are generally content and compliant animals—unlike humans, they don’t typically have “bad days” that negatively affect their personalities due to emotional duress. Furthermore, as a prey animal they are cognitively designed NOT to show stress or injury, or else they will be recognized as a target by a predator, or bumped down the herd hierarchy.

If a horse is acting differently, it is almost undoubtedly due to a medical issue. We can appreciate this as lameness, but typically the behavioral signs preclude an obvious gait abnormality. Sometimes these behaviors seem chronic (e.g., “He/she always pins their ears when we tighten the girth, or bites at my leg when I ask for more effort.”), but it is important to remember that many horses live with chronic pain. It is rare that a horse is angry or cranky as a result of its genetic nature. Admittedly, some horses “train” their people to back off if they demonstrate a particular behavior, but pain absolutely should be ruled out before coming to this conclusion.

Therefore, if your horse is acting differently, or comes out stiff or lame, it is necessary to consider medical reasons for this behavior, even if your equine friend “works out of it.” As pain is generated, the horse’s body releases pain modifying agents in order to perform its job—which once again goes back to being a prey animal.

As the guardians of these magnificent animals, it is imperative that we “listen” to what the horse is trying to tell us and at the very least get a medical expert’s non-biased opinion about what could be going on, in order to rule out injury or illness as a contributing factor. We owe it to the horse.

Brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee
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Want to learn more? Watch the documentary based on Dr. Sue Dyson’s groundbreaking work on signs of pain in the ridden horse here: https://equimanagement.com/news/dr-sue-dyson-featured-in-new-equine-documentary-on-the-24-behaviors-of-the-ridden-horse-in-pain/

10/21/2023

Remember to RSVP today:

10/19/2023

Don’t forget! Sat 10/21 is open arena at the farm. $20 per rider for arena and obstacle course use and FREE to HHSC members! Come join us!

10/11/2023

I’m so proud of my big guy! We had a great time at the Ga National fair Draft Horse Show this past weekend. Prince was such a gentleman the whole time and as usual tried his best to do whatever I asked of him!

09/11/2023

08/19/2023

Great day of education at UGA!

08/06/2023

👀 Sneak Peak 👀

06/19/2023

06/10/2023

The CSRA Humane Society needs our help!

05/31/2023

RIDING LESSONS - spots available now for private, one on one English or Western lessons. Ages 7 and up from newbies to just regaining confidence, we would love to help you! 706-832-0742

05/29/2023

Thank You to those who served and still do and to those who gave all for our freedom.

05/27/2023

TO ALL HIDDEN HAVEN VOLUNTEERS: the cookout planned for Sunday May 28th has been postponed due to weather! Please let other volunteers know! New date TBA!

05/14/2023

Great art! Let’s support this young man!

05/10/2023

These adorable piggies will be at our farm visiting along with some goats, sheep, donkeys, a rabbit, chickens and a friendly Tom Turkey! Come out and join us for the Farm Festival from 10 to 4 Saturday!

Guess whose coming to Hidden Haven Farm event this weekend!
Our famous piggies that made the local news along with newspaper as mascots for our rescue, will be visiting the community with Hidden Havens other farm critters this weekend.
They can’t wait to meet everyone!

04/26/2023

Join us for a fun day on the farm! May 13