Tall Pines Animal Services LLC

01/03/2025

Baby Sophia is keeping us busy… and sleep deprived… so much so that I forgot to introduce everyone to our sweet senior self-care boarder. We sure do appreciate horses that are gentle with kiddos 🥰 While the barn is empty this winter, we’ve opened up all three stalls available for self-care boarding. Two remain open if you’re in the area and want privacy to care for your own horse. Pm me if interested.

12/30/2024

We’re ecstatic to announce the long awaited arrival of baby #3: Sophia Jean! Yes, it’s a GIRL!! The boys are beside themselves with joy; mom and baby are doing great. She is pictured with a custom crocheted Charm stuffy. Promises have been made to be Momma’s horse show buddy. 🥰

Logistically, farm sitting will be on pause until February as long as all goes well with my healing. Thank you for your patience!

12/23/2024

I realize it’s been a moment since I’ve given a Daisy Mae update: I’m pleasantly surprised to say she is still with us, and very happily so! We had a euthanasia appointment scheduled but she showed me that she isn’t ready yet. Her bloodwork has improved, moving her from stage 2 kidney disease to stage 1 after two years of diet change and nutritional adjustments. Her backend continues to weaken and she still had abscessed teeth, but she happily follows me to the barn every time I go and steals Ruthie’s hard kibble when I’m not there to stop her. We’re continuing to count every day with her an added blessing, knowing she will tell us when it’s time. ❤️

12/18/2024

Extra pats and blurs of excited fur have been filling our weekends. Gabe is as elated as the pups and horses for our farm sittings. And despite the horses being off the property, there’s still more than enough upkeep needing done. Ezzie is all too happy to help pick up the last of the leaves and pine needles.
With the barn empty we’ve opened up the stalls for self-care boarding options. One of our three stalls have been filled with a sweet, older gelding. Please PM me if you’re local and interested in utilizing our property for your self-care horse boarding needs this winter.

12/16/2024

Happy Gotcha day to Charmy Charm! I brought a yearling (one year old) Charm home 12/14/2007 as a sophomore with every intention of training her through the program at the University of Findlay and selling her as an all-around prospect her 3 yr old year. I’ve had plenty of offers for her over the years but couldn’t part with this Diva with a reluctant heart of gold. She’s carried me through shows in my second trimester, lead line classes for Gabe, taught countless riders, let Ezzie smother and gnaw on her, and (mostly) patiently tolerated all the training I’ve put on her over the years. I’m grateful to have been blessed with such a cool mare all these years. We love you, Charmy Charm!

12/13/2024

Dusty has been taking holiday pictures with old and new lesson students. 🎄 He is absolutely adored and loved on at Ms. Cassie’s. His favorite rider is in her 60s, treating him to equine massages at least twice weekly. 🥰

12/12/2024

This is why I have so many regular farm sitting clients; I’m grateful for their trust and appreciation in my quality of care. 🫶 I noticed some discoloration in one of the eyes of a horse I regularly care for. Nothing warranting an emergency vet call, but enough I snagged a pic and checked with the owner. “You are very observant! Most people don't notice!” Fortunately all was clear and the is has been a slowly progressing condition for this particular horse, but having educated eyes (no pun intended here) on your herd when traveling is so reassuring.

Sorry for the delay in updates! We’ve been busy with prenatal appointments, therapy appointments, and farm sittings. The baby should be here within the next two weeks; I promise to add pictures once they arrive! 💙🩷

11/29/2024

We hope everyone had a beautiful and blessed Thanksgiving!! ❤️

11/27/2024

We had a leftover, uncarved pumpkin we got to share with a neighbor’s crew down the road! We had the opportunity to farm sit for them a couple times and immensely enjoyed loving on them again yesterday. 🎃 Pumpkins can be a safe protein source for cattle, fiber source for swine, and vitamins/minerals for poultry. What a great treat heading into winter!

https://texasfarmbureau.org/are-pumpkins-safe-for-livestock-to-eat/

11/26/2024

This is a REALLY good opportunity to gain more horse knowledge at no cost! I encourage my students to attend.

https://www.facebook.com/share/19TGr8HxQk/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Another great opportunity for our youth and this one is thanks to Countryside Animal Clinic of Wauseon!

They are hosting a Free Clinic
Saturday December 14th from 12-3pm @ their new facility located @ 11106 Airport Highway Wauseon Ohio.

Limited to 20 participants
Registration is live on our website. You must register to secure your spot.
www.theshowarena.com

11/26/2024

Positive reports are coming in from the TPAS horses out on loan! Good job, ponies!! 😁

11/25/2024

What have we been up to since pausing lessons and moving the horses? Prepping the empty barn for care-lease boarders and farm sitting! That means LOTS of cleaning, but fortunately I have the best help in these boys. We have one family and quarter horse lined up to move in to one of the horse stalls soon. 😁🙌 More updates to come!

11/20/2024

We are pleased to report that Dusty is settling in very well with his temporary riding program! Several TPAS students are transitioning to the program splendidly as well. The boys and I hope to visit Dusty and Ms. Cassie sometime this week. ❤️

11/05/2024

Last call! This is the final week for riding lessons before this dream team of lesson horses go to their temporary programs during my extended maternity leave. I’m giving lessons three days this week with the final day being Thursday. I have one semi-private spot still available Thursday if anyone wants a last ride before Ms. Jess hangs up the reins temporarily. Thank you for all the well wishes and loving this awesome crew as much as we do.

11/01/2024

The spooky gray clouds in the background provided a fun Halloween backdrop for our pre-trick-or-treating lesson. We hope everyone had a safe and fun filled Halloween yesterday!

10/22/2024

Next on the list: our best boy, Dusty, will be staying in the area while I’m on my maternity leave from riding lessons. Our good friend Cassie Clark Wade will be taking impeccable care of Dusty while using him in her Springfield Township based lesson program. The boys and I plan to visit him regularly for our own rides and lovings. 🥰

As a reminder, I will be discontinuing lessons soon but will continue farm sitting as scheduled through December, then starting farm sitting again in February for my regular clients and accepting new farm sitting clients again in March. I have several sitters and riding instructors I personally recommend in the interim, please don’t hesitate to ask for a referral. :)

10/15/2024

When I decided to take an extended maternity leave from riding lessons this winter, I started my hunt to find just the right programs for our TPAS lesson horses. The programs would have to provide excellent care, be knowledgeable, and incredibly compassionate with our invaluable crew. I’m excited to announce where each will be going starting with my personal heart horse, Charm.

Charm will be teaching little riders to lope at JD Show Horses in Powell, OH under the guidance of AQHA Professional Horseman, Jessica Daniels. I had the pleasure of befriending Jessica while we were earning our undergrads at the University of Findlay. We rode together when I briefly lived in Columbus in 2012 and kept in contact over the years. There are very few people and programs I would trust with Charm’s care, especially 100+ miles away. Below is a brief bio and website for more info on Jessica and her fantastic youth program.

Jessica started riding at the young age of three and has not stopped since. She has had the opportunity to work with incredible trainers in the quarter horse industry and coach countless riders to championships, reserves, high points, and more achieving their goals. Along with her husband Aaron Jordan and kids Dylan and Rylee, Jessica started Concord Equestrian Center in July of 2012. Here they operate JD Show Horses. They focus on providing the best care for the horses in their facility and take high pride in offering an educational lesson program.

https://www.jdshowhorses.com/

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10/04/2024

A sad heads up for our riding clients: Daisy is on the decline. Every day is a bonus gift at this point. As you’re out at your next lesson, extra pats and gentle love on Daisy are appreciated. ❤️‍🩹