Rosemary Farm LLC

07/19/2024

Please join us on Monday July 22 2024 to support the Blustin Family!

Rainbow Saddle Club Grounds in Northfield, MN open at 3:30 pm

Exhibitions are from 4:30-5:45, $5 each

Barrel race starts at 6 pm with Youth $15 and Open $20
1/2 second splits, awards for 1st and 2nd place in each split

Food will be available on the grounds for purchase. Tacos 🌮 in a bag, giant rice crispy bars and ice cold drinks

Silent auction link
👉 https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/118085/auctions/160778/auction_items/5491617

Benefit Barrel Race for Ilan and Asia Blustin

07/16/2024

Got my horse stamps!! 🤩 Now time to mail some letters…

06/17/2024

Rain rain go away… with 2 horses prone to laminitis I have to so careful about grazing. Early morning, no sun, and mature grass = a short period of safe grazing.

Sugar is the enemy! Sunny days increase the sugar content in the grasses so the best grazing times are 3am to 10am according to the UofM website. I’ve also been learning about what types of grass have the highest NSC content (carbs = sugar). So much to learn!!

06/12/2024

06/12/2024

We're just a couple of weeks away from the Barrels for Blustins Benefit race at Rainbow Saddle Club! Here are some details:

Grounds open at 3:30 pm
Exhibitions are from 4:30-5:45, $5 each
Barrel race starts at 6 pm with Youth $15 and Open $20
1/2 second splits, awards for 1st and 2nd place in each split

Food will be available on the grounds for purchase.

EquiWave Therapeutics will be on site and providing Magnawave services for $30 for 15 minutes with all proceeds donated.

Mark your calendars and plan to come out to show your support to the Blustin family!

05/28/2024

A few other highlights from our little trip across the river!

05/28/2024

Tango Mango has been getting a little extra riding time with this sweet family in WI this month. She rides him everywhere and usually without a saddle. He’s one heck of a jumper!!

05/21/2024

A little rain doesn’t scare these two off pasture. 🌧️

Did you see their cute little pleasure lopes as they went around the arena corner?

05/16/2024

HORSE MATH

For non-horse people, to get an hour of riding time you really need a minimum of two-hours. If you board a a larger barn, plan on 3 hours+ to allow for horse talk. If you own more than 1 horse, just double it. It’s simple “horse math.”

Here’s why:

My 50 mins of horsey time today broke down:

5 min catching him
15 mins grooming the Woolly mammoth
10 mins saddling & walking to arena
10 mins lunging to warm up his arthritic joints
➡️ 5 mins riding ⬅️
5 mins to rush through unsaddling/grooming & return to drylot

🙃But, at least Tuck got 15 mins of movement today so better than nothing 🤷🏼‍♀️ Next time I’ll just ride bareback…I just didn’t want to deal with all the hair & dirt today!

05/13/2024

Our 4-H horse family needs your help! 🍀

We will be looking for silent auction donations too so if you have any good ideas - let me know!!

HELP SUPPORT OUR HORSE FRIENDS!
Ilan and Asia Blustin have grown up riding in 4-H and open shows, and are well-known and much loved in the horse community. In January, their father suddenly passed away, causing a tragic hardship for the family. Splits & Spurs Saddle Club and Rainbow Saddle Club are hosting a benefit barrel race to support the Blustins. Let’s bring our horse community together to show Ilan and Asia how much we love them! All proceeds from the silent auction, donations, and entry fees will be donated to the family.

Thursday, June 27, 6 PM
Rainbow Saddle Club Grounds
8130 Baldwin Ave, Northfield MN 55057

Save the Date,...More info to come!

Please share with your horse friends!

05/09/2024

Green grass. Blue sky. Beautiful horses. 🥰Never gets old

05/03/2024

My loves 💕

04/30/2024

Another beautiful artwork by my mom painted in 2005-ish??? 💕 She’s incredible!

🌟 Inspiration: Amber and me riding through Courthouse Park in Waseca on our horses Tucker and Mini when we were teenagers.

04/24/2024

For all you horse crazy people or families with horse crazy kids - check out the MN Horse Expo THIS weekend. Rodeo, 🐴clinicians, shopping, and other entertainment.

▪️ Totally worth checking it out if you never have been there! ▪️

Welcome to the Minnesota Horse Expo - Minnesota's most exciting equine breed exhibition and trade show with equine experts, rodeos, horse shoe pitching, free horse, pony and carriage rides and more!

04/20/2024

Saved by the GUINEAS!!

We had an extra guest on our farm tonight 🦊 and the guineas ganged up and made a ton of noise.

I ran out and scared it away & Addy locked up the 4️⃣ 🐓’s! Sorry neighbors…it’s coming your way 😩

04/16/2024

A few photos from the last few weeks. Highlights included:

▪️fence repair (Tuck laid down too close to the fence & got tangled up when he tried to stand up. Poor old guy was fine but my fence was not)

▪️13 larger trees planted in the back low areas & 5 small hazelnut plants. Species included: tamarack, weeping willow, swamp oak, American Elm, and 1 Honey gold apple. 🍏 20 years from now things will look awesome 😂

▪️25 trees went in a few weeks ago

▪️15 smaller trees to go…pickup April 19th from Lakeville tree sale

Busy few weeks! So thankful for the rain so I didn’t have to water 💦 trees today.

03/19/2024

God’s Canvas 💕

02/19/2024

If anyone wants to carpool - I’ll be happy to take your kiddo!

When staff surveyed Horse and Horseless Horse members one of the top requests was basic horse care. This is your opportunity to learn about that topic. Have you ever de-wormed a horse? Given your equine oral meds or vaccinations? Are you familiar with TPR, body condition or how to put a bandage on? The Veterinary staff at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital in Prior Lake are going to share basic horse health care.

4-Her’s 3rd grade and up are invited to a hands-on seminar on Monday, March 18 from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Veterinary Hospital 18577 Natchez Ave, Prior Lake, MN 55372.

While the staff will be concentrating their instruction on horses, this seminar is open to youth in the horse, horseless horse, veterinary science, ag, and livestock projects. Adult family members are encouraged to attend alongside the youth.

The seminar cost is $5. All money collected will be donated to the GRG Horse Rescue and Sanctuary. Please register in 4HOnline by March 4, 2024. https://v2.4honline.com/ #/user/sign-in

02/13/2024

Feb 12th and shoes on? No snow in the forecast and plenty of mid 30’s means… it’s road riding time!