Claddagh Farm

05/27/2024

Thank you to our fallen, your sacrifice is remembered and honored.

05/26/2024

I do not know the author but we are kindred spirits in our love for the ever patient, hard working school horses. 💚

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05/12/2024

Wishing joy to all Mothers on this day!

05/02/2024

Louder for the folks in the back!

This post is something I have very strong feelings about...
TURN OUT!!!!
Turn your damn horses outside!!!! They were not made to live in your 12x12 stalls for 23 hours a day!
Do you realize how important mental health is for a horse? Do you realize you are creating other issues keeping your horses stalled up all the time?
I cringe when I hear and see horses being stuck in stalls their whole lives!
I'm not saying your horse shouldn't come in a stall. But they don't need to live in that stall their entire life.
Don't want your horse getting dirty??? Get over it... it's part of owning a horse. It's part of them being happy and having fun! They make water and hoses and brushes everyday -- They will clean up if you put a little of your own elbow grease into it.
Afraid to turn them out because you spent too much money on the horse.... That's not your horses fault. Get insurance if you are concerned. Make sure you have safe turnout. But good grief, stop torturing your horse.
This filthy, muddy horse in this picture is HAPPY, HEALTHY, and he gives me his all when I ask for it!

04/17/2024

It must be Spring, love is in the air!

03/14/2024

"Senior" doesn't have to mean skinny. This is Gretta at 35 years of age. She lives on a highly managed diet of soaked Alfalfa cubes and wet grain due to her age related tooth loss. She is fed multiple smaller meals throughout the day rather than one or two larger meals, to aid in absorption of calories and to keep the stomach acid in check. She does not require any supplements due to good nutrition. Coming out of winter horses typically are at their thinnest due to the natural ebb and flow of seasonal grasses and energy consumption caused by colder weather. As you can see, she has a VERY healthy winter coat which we complement with a blanket on the coldest nights. I think she looks pretty darn good, if I do say so myself.

02/08/2024

Many of you may remember Amy from her time at Woodlawn Stables. She has worked hard and built a fantastic reputation as a horse-centered rider and clinician. Please follow her page, you and your horse will be happy you did.

A horses first priority when humans are on board is their own safety: namely, staying upright and protecting their balance. Any of our desires or priorities come far behind that, unless we can prove to the horse that our desires are the same as their priorities- to balance the horse and keep them safe. Anything else is stealing from the good nature of the horse.

01/08/2024

Yesterday's eerie fog.

12/25/2023

Peace on Earth and goodwill to all!

11/21/2023

Thank you to Peso's lovely ladies, June, Blaise, and Paula, for his new toasty pj's. He is warm, dry, and stylin'!

11/11/2023

Thank you for the freedom we all enjoy as a result of your efforts on this day and every day.

11/03/2023

Wollam Gardens' protector and fierce mouser is missing. Come home Leroy!

08/18/2023

Never feed anything to a horse that doesn't belong to you. Period.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, If you live near a horse farm, PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE HORSES! This older horse choked on carrots that someone fed him. Older horses (this one is 30) do not always have all of their teeth, and cannot chew very well. His normal feed is soaked senior feed…soaked in water so that chewing is easier. So, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FEED HORSES !!!!!! He is doing fine today, but this could have ended his life. He has owners that love him dearly!

08/02/2023

So sweet to see senior horses loving on each other.

05/09/2023

When you absolutely, positively have to eat the last piece of your Himalayan Salt.

04/09/2023

Wishing everyone a joyous Easter!
PC: World Championship Blacksmiths

03/17/2023

Appy St. Patrick's day!

03/16/2023

Yes, yes, and yes! 💚

When you buy a horse, plan to take care of it in its old age. Use it in such a way that the horse remains healthy in the long term. And when he grows old, see in him the one who was in his full strength, love him even more than in his youth.

12/06/2022

Filling water buckets and I look up to see this happy face!

11/24/2022

From these turkeys to all of you, please have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

10/14/2022

Bald Eagle in the paddock outside my kitchen window. Wow!