Nonifarm

10/12/2023

This week, please help us find good homes for these adorable kittens. Freshly-weaned, litter box trained, and ready for forever homes!

12/05/2022

Please join us in wishing a Happy Retirement to Magic!

Kindness of the Mercer family, Magic joined Thorncroft in 2020 and spent his time here becoming a huge favorite of everyone.

He is the sweetest soul, beautifully mannered, and a happy addition to our recreational, therapeutic, Veterans, and first responders programming.

We are so happy to be able to offer him retirement at the beautiful Nonifarm, with a special thank you to Eric for welcoming Magic to the herd. (Fun fact! Magic is retiring where former herd member JoJo is also retired!)

Finding the next home for our horses after their time at Thorncroft remains of the utmost importance to us. No matter the length of time spent at the Farm, or time to find their new home, our horses will always have a safe, welcoming home here.

Thank you Magic, for your service to your riders and to the Farm.

11/29/2022

Support Bringing Magic to nonifarm
https://www.nonifarm.org/Magic

Magic being a 19 y.o. career therapeutic riding horse who is suffering from Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM). The disease attacks a horse's central nervous system. Without a timely diagnosis and treatment EPM can cause devastating and lasting neurological damage.

Magic’s treatment has begun. Sixty to 70 percent of EPM cases aggressively treated show significant or complete reversal of symptoms. Regardless of his recovery Magic has been retired from therapeutic riding and nonifarm has committed to being Magic’s forever home for the remainder of his days.

https://www.nonifarm.org/Magic

01/24/2022

Nancy “Noni” Ebeltoft Weber would have celebrated her 77th birthday today — the horses at are celebrating her life everyday ❤️

12/31/2021

11/24/2021

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving from all of the nonifarm barnyard pals!

11/19/2021

For all of our noniChicken eggs fans...

09/22/2021

Our Braveheart Rose is very popular with the Fairies
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The Tale of the Fairy Knots 🧚‍♂️💙🧚‍♀️💜🧚🧡

The knots that appear in a horse's mane are known as Fairy Knots. During the night, it is said that a group of fairies wander out in search of horses. Once their ideal horse is found, they actually twist their manes to form little stirrups and reins on the horse. They then ride the horses all through the night and take them on magical adventures. The horses are always returned by morning, but the knots are left for when the fairies come again.

05/28/2021

Every little Arabian mare with a heart marking on her face needs her own sticker.

I use Sticker Mule a lot. With this one, you warned me the graphic was lower res than preferred. I went ahead with it anyway and the quality is great. Appreciate you making it work!

05/21/2021

Although we are missing the presence of our magical unicorn Sunday's Shadow, her amazing energy is still very much here and watching over her nonifarm herd.

Shadow was nonifarm's first adoption as the retreat for senior equines it has become. As an elderly government-branded mustang, Shadow came to us after being rescued by humane law officers from a home where the horses were suffering from severe neglect and cruelty. Shadow had been nursed back to health by wonderful people at the Pennsylvania SPCA and spent more than three years in limbo with no one willing to adopt her.

The day she arrived here was unforgettable. She was described as standoffish and likely to be a loner. She came off that horse trailer with the excitement of a filly ready to claim nonifarm's green pastures as her home. Noni's beloved quarter horse Sunday had been on his own for several years. Things fell into place the moment the two of them met and she was by his side for the remainder of his days.

R.I.P. our sweetest, she is loved and missed always ❤️

04/18/2021

Sunday’s Shadow halter diva

04/17/2021

Nonifarm neighbor Mozart Gardens, LLC

04/06/2021

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12/12/2020

Braveheart Rose is popular with the fairies!

Do you know the "elf knots"?
According to an ancient legend, the fairies visited the stables in the middle of the night to make knots in the manes of the horses.
It is said that once the horsehair of the horses braided, these little creatures used knots as stirrups to ride the horses at nightfall.
So if you find it in the morning in the mane of your horses is that the fairies have passed by last night.

10/03/2020

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Another Toril photo to start your Saturday off right! Lily and Toril have been quite the duo for a long time and we're so glad she got to spend some time with him Nonifarm recently. We're not sure there's ever been another girl as in love with a pony as Lily is with Toril ❤️

09/13/2020

Armie!

08/31/2020

Toril will be rejoining his best bud Eli at Nonifarm!

A Sweet Send-Off for Toril It is with very mixed emotions that we share the news of Toril's retirement from the program. Toril has given us six years of selfless service and his body is telling us it'

07/10/2020

BY LESLIE MOLINARI Equine Assisted Therapy is an established therapeutic program, but is still new to some people. Recently, I was privileged to witness a session at Blue Bell Equine Assisted Therapy in Blue Bell, PA, where I was able to see how it works.  Driving down a long driveway past tree lin...

02/07/2020

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01/31/2020

RIP nonifarm’s Champion ❤️ We were able to nurse the old fella back to health and share his last year. With everything he went through he couldn’t have been more loving and gentle. He has a special place in our hearts and we are grateful for the time he was here with us.
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01/17/2020

12/22/2019

Ever wondered what your horse gets up to in his stable? This fascinating film shows 8hrs in the life of a stabled horse via time lapse camera, condensed into 8 minutes.

12/05/2019

It’s cold out there. Please be kind to opossums. Many of them find a cozy place to combat the cold. ( so many we see are missing parts of tails , ears , toes , due to previous frost bite ) and your garage or porch may be the only place they have , they won’t hurt anything , I promise , and shooing them out may be certain death due to lack of shelter. They are Northern America’s ONLY marsupial. And these precious souls eat fleas , ticks and other pests.
Please. This holiday season. Be kind. Be the change you wish to see in the world

12/03/2019

GivingTuesday, are only outreach so far for 2019. Whether you donate $10 or $500, every little bit helps.

Your tax-deductible donation assists nonifarm in operating our home for elderly equines who outlast their loved ones, or senior equines who face separation and homelessness due to hardships or abuse.
https://www.nonifarm.org/givingtuesday

We are not a rescue but a refuge and retreat for these horses. The horses we take in become part of our large extended family, and life at nonifarm is all about freedom, health, and happiness. nonifarm horses live out in the fields 24/7. They’re fed and visited at lease twice a day and the horses all have access to run-in sheds in their fields. nonifarm horses are typically barefoot, fuzzy, and may have long manes. For nonifarm horses life at our farm is all about just that: being a horse.

nonifarm is solely responsible for the horses' care and expenses, including but not limited to costly geriatric veterinary care, critical medications for chronic conditions, farrier/hoof care, the special nutritional needs of our senior herd, and the significant expense involved in saying our final goodbye. All of this is possible with the generous support we continue to receive from our donors.

Your contribution will be used wisely to benefit deserving senior horses. https://www.nonifarm.org/givingtuesday

11/02/2019

Blog about holistic horse and hoof care, natural hoof care, barefoot trimming, Strasser method.

11/01/2019

11/01/2019

A deserving nonifarm candidate

ADOPT A CAISSON HORSE

Elvira is now available for adoption! The Old Guard is taking applications November 1 through November 30. Any applications submitted outside of this window will not be considered.

Elvira served as a Section and Swing horse for 16 years in the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon. For the last year she has undergone medical treatment for chronic lymphangitis in her right hind. She is a sweet horse with good ground manners, however with her prognosis, she is not suitable for riding. She would be a great addition to someone’s pasture to live out the rest of her life.

for more information visit our website at: https://www.oldguard.mdw.army.mil/specialty-platoons/caisson/adoption

10/27/2019

Many people ask this question when they come to visit so we thought we would share with you! You can visit everyday from 10a-4p. BEST TIME to visit is at 3pm or after when horses are in their stalls. Hope to see you soon!!! As always we thank you for your continued support and love of Ryerss Farm

10/13/2019

Did you know that raw pumpkin seeds are a natural de-wormer for chickens? I had never heard this, but always looking for a good holistic remedy, I looked into this a bit and seems a lot of people put stock in this tasty treatment. According to Elaine from Sunny Simple Life, pumpkin seeds are coated....