Rockin' Horse Farm

08/28/2024

Baby chicks with mohawks to brighten your day!

08/28/2024

Baby chicks with mohawks to brighten your day!

05/16/2024

We ❤️ fireflies! Please do your part and don't spray your lawn.

05/15/2024

What a great activity for grandmas and granddaughters to do together!💕🐎🐎

05/05/2024

This is my daughter's and her friend's farm venture! Please pass the word on and like their page!🐥🐥🐣

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04/28/2024

Enjoy our new pond fountain all lit up with the full moon in the background! As much as I love how it looks, the sound of falling water is my favorite!!

03/26/2024

Rainbows and Butterflies 🌈🦋

03/12/2024

We are so very fortunate to have such wonderful people as part of our farm community! Ryleigh rides here at our barn and thanks to her beloved grandma, she fell in love with horses/animals and really enjoys her time here at Rockin' Horse Farm.
A $100 donation was given in loving memory of, Ryleigh's grandma, Jeannine Biden on behalf of Brandy Powell from her Flycast Partners Family! Grandma's are such special people and we give our heartfelt condolences to Ryleigh's family as they navigate their loss.
All of our beautiful critters, and the people that keep this magical place going, thank you for your donation!

02/09/2024

Jasper took a picture of Wilbur & Amy😍🐈‍⬛

01/22/2024

We appreciate all of the folks who help keep our Rockin' Horses happy, well fed, and in the best shape! Volunteers are the heart of our farm community. Special thanks to Victory Equine Services for your care of our awesome herd of equines!!

01/11/2024

UPDATE : We are Full!!!
WE WILL JUST ADD ANOTHER DATE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED & DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST!

Hay friends,
Come join us on February 10th for a super fun painting party to support our animals and our work! All art supplies are provided and no art experience necessary. The farm will provide snacks, so feel free to bring your own beverages ( yes wine is fine) and your friends!


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01/02/2024

Love this from Wonder Doodles

12/28/2023

Being around animals opens your heart to all that is good. 💕🐕🐈‍⬛🐖🐐🐓🫏🐎💕

12/15/2023

Thanks New York for being the example. Time for the rest of the states to step up and do the right thing too!!

❗BREAKING NEWS❗ We are thrilled to announce that New York’s Governor Hochul has today, on , signed S.2163-B into law to enact a statewide ban on the transport and slaughter of horses for human or animal consumption 🎉🐴 Today marks a historic moment for New York and equine welfare, as we take a giant step forward in protecting our beloved horses. We thank and commend Governor Kathy Hochul and everyone who supported this crucial legislation. It's a win for compassion, a win for horses, and a win for all those who fought tirelessly to make this happen. Together, we've prevailed in ensuring a brighter future for our equine friends 🧡 We continue to be committed to ensuring good welfare for all equines in the U.S. by building programs that support horses and their owners, advocating for stronger laws for these under-protected animals, and reimagining and increasing equine adoption. In addition to supporting efforts to prohibit horse slaughter at the state level, the ASPCA is also advocating for the passage of the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act - federal legislation that would permanently protect American horses from commercial slaughter.

12/14/2023

There's no life like the barn life!

12/09/2023

10 Commandments for Horses

12/07/2023

Haflingers are so sweet and special!

12/01/2023

This! 😍

SLOOOOOW DOWN!

SLOW your walking down to 1 step per second with and without your horse next to you.
SLOW your hand movements down as you touch or do things.
SLOW your talking down.
SLOW your breathing down.
SLOW your pulls and pushes down on the leadrope.

SLOW to FLOW!

Humans are WAAAAY to fast for horses and this is one of the leading causes of reactivity and opposition reflex in horses.

Speed = stress.

Let me teach you what speed does...

When the brain perceives a threat, it causes the body to release the stress response hormone cortisol. Cortisol levels and speed go hand in hand.
Cortisol provides the body with the fuel it needs to flee a scary situation or fight against it.

The thing with the mind-body relationship is that the brain feels an emotion such as fear, which create a physical response in the body, but the body can also move at a certain speed or in a particular way and create an emotion in the brain. It can be reverse engineered.

This is how special the intimate relationship is between the brain and body.

The other thing to remember is that, collectively as a social animal, when speed is noticed by another mammal (no matter the species), it alerts the unconscious brain to threat.

Speed is an alarm system in a social system (consciously and unconsciously).

If you walked down a road and everyone started running, you'd find it hard not to run even if you didn't know what the cause was. You are noticing that others are running and in a direction, so you mirror them to increase your chances of survival. You don't need the reasoning part of your brain for this. You just activated your primal (survival) part of the brain.

One other thing to remember: HORSES CAN SMELL CORTISOL. So not only does your speed act as a visual alarm system to your horse, it also acts as an olfactory one!

Would you want to interact with someone who caused you to feel constantly on alert?

These little things are the beginnings of what ripples into chronic stress in both humans and horses.
You spend enough time around someone who is fast in their movement, your nervous system will condition itself to being on high alert.
HELLO 👋 CHRONIC STRESS!!!

Slow your movement down = slow your thoughts down.
Slow your movement down = lower your cortisol.
Slow your movement down = feel connected with yourself, the world and others in it.
Slow your movement down = slow your alarm systems down and eventually they'll turn off.

Slow down so much that it is uncomfortable. It won't be uncomfortable for long, I promise 😉

Happy brain training 🧠
Charlotte 🙂

11/28/2023

You never know what you'll see at the farm. 😍

11/27/2023

Maybe we have more than this backwards??? 🐄

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11/24/2023

Just a happy day at the farm! 🌻

11/20/2023

Nothing like spending time at grandma's farm! 💕

11/04/2023

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10/31/2023

Looks like Griffin wouldn't mind if you snuggled up with him.
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10/28/2023

10/28/2023

Foxy getting her corrective trim done. We love helping horses be comfortable, happy, healthy and free to be horses!

10/27/2023

Corn snake AKA Red Ratsnake. Free pest control and so beautiful!

10/27/2023

10/27/2023

Love spending time with my grandkids and my horses. Such a great Lane and grandma Keke day!!! 😍