Serenity Farm Equine Sanctuary

12/12/2025

Yes, Honey did it! Just watch!!!

12/11/2025

So this is the barn aisle after another kinda brutal day. We did the morning feed, had a wonderful lunch with some friends and came home to the donkeys and horses in the barn. Not the horses in the stalls, everyone in the South Pasture and the Donkey pen were loose. Someone, we think the pony Honey who knows how, opened their gate to the paddock and the horses gate too. Everyone was everywhere. Evening feed was such fun. By the time we got everyone back, we were too tired to clean much.

ps... Orla and Arthur are going to Southern Revere Cellars Saturday for the Tinsel Trot. Orla is clean as she's been on stall rest. She's fine now. Arthur has been out and is covered with mud. What will I be doing tomorrow.... grooming... just grooming... all day... maybe all night.

12/11/2025

We are mud. In August most of our grass died due to the draught. And while we haven't had THAT much liquid, dust + water = mud. It's hard to walk but, inspite of it, everyone is doing just fine. Those that get cold easily are wearing blankets. (about 11 of the 33) Most haven't been bothered by the weather at all.

Don't forget about the race at Southern Revere Cellars on SAturday at 3pm. You don't have to run to be there. Come drink, not run and be merry. I'll be not running. I do not run.

12/11/2025

He's coming.

12/10/2025

12/10/2025

We're keeping a close eye on Phoenix. He and Friday have been bonded since the day she arrived. They were always together. Phoenix eats inside. As an OTTB, he can breathe and lose weight, so he comes in to be sure he gets all of his grain. Friday walked him to the barn every day almost as if she knew he needed to come. When Friday was in the barn her last 2 days, Phoenix wouldn't go near her which was odd. He looked solemn. He knew what we didn't.

When we took Friday back to the gravesite, all the horses watched almost standing at attention. Phoenix turned his back to it. He was the only one. We understood.

Phoenix is eating well. He's happy to receive affection even more so that before. He lowers his huge head into your arms and just stays there after every feed. He seems ok but sad. Please Lord let him be ok.

When they bond like this, they stay here. Many of the horses here were alone or too injured to interact with others even if they weren't alone. We love giving them this time to be together. But it breaks our heart when one leaves and we can't stop it.''

ps.. Phoenix has a braid in his hair that was surely done by Friday. I need to get it out but every time I begin, I cry. We'll just leave it alone for a while.

Thank you for all the prayers for Friday. Can you add Phoenix to your list?

12/08/2025

Today's success.... I got a blanket on Ellie. She's 3yo and never had one. She was great. I went vvvveeeerrrrryyyyy sssslllloooowwwwllllyyyy. That's my feet behind her. :) Bill is holding her.

12/07/2025

On even the hardest days, nature says hello. Frozen web on a fence charger.

12/07/2025

"To whoever is reading this, your light isn’t gone, it’s just resting. The darkness you’re walking through isn’t your ending; it’s the soil where your strength is growing roots.

You may not see it now, but one day you’ll look back and realize that every hard night was quietly preparing you for dawn.

Hold on. The light is already on its way."

~ Vex King

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