Trail of Faith Farms

08/16/2024

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It doesn’t matter how successful you think you are, and it doesn’t matter the position you have or don’t have, it’s inevitable, you will experience being hurt while on this journey.

Not everyone is going to be kind.
Not everyone is going to be for you.
Not everyone is going to appreciate your gifting’s and talents.

It’s sometimes the people who are closest to you who hurt you, and who crush you with disappointment. But it can also be someone you admire, and look up to who shatters your confidence. Regardless of the person, regardless of the reason why, don’t allow it to push you into a corner, and to destroy you, for there is more in you to give.

Go ahead and allow yourself to feel, but don’t let it keep you down for too long. There’s a lot more for you to do.
Feel, cry, reflect, and then get back up and go do what you’re called to do!

08/15/2024

Did you know that the reason why burros have large ears is because they are full of blood vessels to help keep them cool by dissipating heat!

Burros are such intriguing and loyal companions, what’s your favorite burros memory?

08/15/2024

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08/07/2024

Cowboys, we've got to love one another. God loves us and we pay it forward to others. Whoever loves another rides for God and knows Him. ~ 1 John 4:7 Simplified Cowboy Version (SCV)

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Backround photo credit: madeyoulookphotography

08/07/2024

It’s a GOOD morning. ♥️

08/07/2024

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Great things take time. ♥️

08/04/2024

Photo dump

TOFF horse camp 2024 ❤️👑🐴

08/04/2024

It's been a wonderful, crazy, busy, scenic summer! Thank you to my fabulous husband and a few good friends that held down the farm while my niece and I were traveling in June/July out west. What a blessing of the two new additions to the TOFF herd from the Black Mountain HMA. I'm excited to have Bullseye home! I'm also super thrilled for my niece with her Black Mountain filly, Primrose. We had a fabulous trip, working cattle, riding, sight seeing, and blessed for safe travels there and back!
I'm so glad to be back at Trail of Faith Farms with my hubby and critters.
I was back in town for an awesome ranch roping show, placing 2nd! Then off to Awanita Valley Camp with our awesome youth from my home church.
Then this past week here at TOFF I hosted a horse camp. I had a wonderful group of kiddos attending and it was AMAZING! The weather was great and the TOFF horses were extra fabulous.
I am truly blessed for the opportunity to use this place for the glory of the Lord and share it with others. We can't be successful without the support of others. Thank you to all who donate, lesson and train here. We greatly appreciate y'all!
Love y'all!
~Jessica Shively ❤️👑🐴

08/03/2024

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We live in a tips and tricks world, so much so that dedication to riding as art is dying.
You can piecework together bits and pieces, a cobbled up game that’ll get you down the road. An exercise to teach steering, another loading, a cue for the canter, a target for trimming- a horse becomes a dancing bear, and a rider moves through a robotic routine half asleep.

Few have the patience or great love for riding as an art form- to see and study and know a horse, to learn to really ride - to spend hours learning to handle the whip with refinement, to handle the reins like a paintbrush and paint a picture with your body on a horse canvas. This takes years, thousands of hours, and absolute dedication to a craft. There are no tips, no tricks, just pure practice and commitment, and an open heart and mind.