Green Trees Farm

07/17/2024

How beautiful is this?❤️🐴🙏

"The Bond"
In twilight's gentle, fading hue, An ageing rider and her horse, so true. Years they've travelled, side by side, Through seasons' change and time's long tide.

Her hands now worn, once strong and bold, Still find his mane, their story told. With every wrinkle, every line, A testament to love's design.

They've seen the dawn of countless days, Shared quiet nights and moonlit rays. His steadfast gaze, her soothing voice, In quiet harmony, they rejoice.

No need for words, their bond is deep, A promise made, a vow to keep. Through life’s long journey, thick and thin, Her horse, her heart, her dearest kin.

As twilight fades to evening's rest, They stand as one, forever blessed. An ageing rider and her loyal steed, A friendship timeless, pure indeed.

07/17/2024

Thank you, Dr Ben Carson, for an inspiring sp*ech!! God is with us, who can be against us!!! 🙏

07/07/2024

Should have posted this earlier!!

07/04/2024

Pretty cool!!!

Meet Wallace the first mule to win the British dressage
With British Dressage and Wallace's adoring fans behind them, Wallace and Christie geared up for their first official British Dressage test at a competition in Gloucester. And when the moment came, Wallace absolutely shone, scoring 67.6% and beating eight horses and ponies to take out first prize!

06/29/2024

This is so true & I have to say how very much I appreciate my farrier, Robert Willess & his so able partner, Carol Willess!!! Y’all are the best!!!!❤️❤️❤️

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a farrier? Or maybe just how many times your farrier was p**ped on that morning before shaking your hand? Maybe you have thought to yourself “what’s that smell?” or “what is that green thing stuck to his ear?” or even “The dogs sure love them, I wonder what hoof trimmings taste like?” If 12 years of standing at the anvil have taught me anything it’s that the answer to such mysteries (at least the ones that can be answered in a few words) are: a lot of p**p; also p**p; and salted p**p…

As for what it’s like to be a farrier, let me try to explain. This job is not for the faint of heart or the mentally stable. You can’t be sane (or hope to stay that way long) if you wish to work with equestrians. You have to be insane to participate or work in a full-contact sport that lays under the line where rugby meets motor-cross and your only bit of protection is a hat made of the same material as a disposable coffee cup. Seriously, aside from crash test dummy, what other sport or job exists where someone can suffer massive blunt force trauma and is expected to get right back up and repeat whatever activity just about killed them a moment ago? “Horse or hospital!” is an expression I have heard more than once both as a horse rider and as a farrier (moving target) apprentice.

The ability to withstand impact aside, this is a job that requires the same attention to detail as an artist, the skill and steady hand of a surgeon, the patience of a saint, and the endurance/pain tolerance of a Navy Seal. For those who have never seen a farrier practice their trade and wants to walk in their shoes, try to imagine you are working in a stiflingly hot building, bent over and holding a 2×4 between your knees. On one end of the 2×4 is a small platform you are attempting to perform incredibly detailed work on. This table is incredibly valuable and the slightest mistake could cause it to explode; most of the tools you are given to work with are crude, bulky, and (like the table) also incredibly expensive considering they were invented sometime in the 14th century. While you are standing in this pizza oven from hell you will have to light a fire, which you will use to heat up your art work. Sometimes this art work will set you on fire.

Meanwhile the Hulk is tugging on the other end of that 2×4, occasionally ripping it away from you and dragging small knife blades that are sticking out of this table through your hands and legs. Side note: Friction tape will become your new best friend as it makes holding on to the rusty and poo crusted tools (which are now covered in your own blood) much easier! From time to time the Hulk might let you have the 2×4, but he is going to sit on you while you toil away on your art project. Now, as you fuss over details and panic every few moments that the speck of blood you just saw might not be yours (and are incredibly relieved when it is,) imagine there is a bucket of excrement sitting above your head, which at any moment may tip over on you without warning. Depending on the time of year, that bucket of poo may be switched for a bucket of spit. (Ah, clover…) And I mean more spit than you might think any earthly critter would have the capacity to produce. You will also sweat so much you will drink two gallons of water by the end of the day and not need to p*e once. For this reason you will never leave the house with no less than nine extra shirts and just as many towels.

To make your task even more impossible imagine that there is this invisible crazy man wildly running around your work area swinging Gallagher’s hammer. At any moment he might run up and smash you like one of Gallagher’s ill-fated watermelons. If you are unlucky enough to find yourself on his pedestal of doom that day, you are going to be faced with one of those moments when where most rational people might question your sanity. Since you can’t give up and call it a day with only three of the four 2x4s now complete (there is this very terrifying 5’4” 120lbs women who just body slammed a 1,300 pound Hanoverian into submission who would be very displeased if you did) you must trudge on despite the pain of what you are pretty sure is a broken leg and maybe a few pulverized ribs. It takes a special kind of stupid to keep working after the might of Thor’s hammer (a draft horse) knocks you through a barn wall. Fortunately you’re a farrier and you are just the kind of stupid needed to get back up and finish the job!

Now that you’re done with the first horse there are 12 more waiting…

06/22/2024

A beautiful & productive day! Begin the day with feeding all the ponies, dogs, cats! Then clean up, head to Sammons Senior Center for demo ride on the MiraColt!! It was amazing!! Met the man who created it, Dr Brian Garner, & founder of Chariot Innovations. Stay tuned as we follow the MiraColt “ride” forward into Central Texas!! Then errands, visit/tour/drop off beauty products at Hilltop Ministries in Temple; a wonderful outreach!! Home to feed ponies, scrub water troughs, & inside to cook!! Great meal then putting up organic green beans & making sourdough discard banana muffins & small loaf of banana bread!! I think I’m tired!! 😊. But again a full day of blessings!!!❤️🙏

06/15/2024

An evening with the Starlight Symphany Orchestra & Dressage at Bel Canto Farm!

06/03/2024

Did this at 9:03 pm. Who knows if it’s for real? I’m copy/pasting anyway!!
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He who does nothing consents.

06/01/2024

Concerned about who is selling produce coated with “ap*el”? This covers just about all of it!!!

This list includes the policies of growers and grocery stores such as Costco, Kroger, ALDI, Publix, H-E-B, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and Natural Grocers on carrying produce like apples, citrus, avocados, asparagus, and cucumbers treated with Ap*el's Edip*el or Organip*el food coatings.

06/01/2024

For those in the Bell County area who are still in need of assistance, this group is here for you!!! Contact the first # for help, but those wanting to help in clean up, please check out second number at bottom of sheet!! Thank you, Bill Schumann, commissioner prct 3/Bell county, for sending this & asking me to share it!!! Please call for help!!!

05/28/2024

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸VOTING DAY!!!
Please go exercise that right!! Prct 3 needs a commissioner that understands the total responsibility of this position!! Greg Reynolds is the man!!! No Bull!

05/22/2024

This is well worth the read if you are a horse person!!! Are you in this for you or the horse???❤️🐎❤️

05/22/2024

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! 👍👏😊Early voting is happening this week only! Voting day is Tuesday, 5/28!!
Your next Bell County County Commissioner for Precinct 3 should be Greg Reynolds! He has the knowledge(degreed Mechanical Engineer), skills (engineers are just Very skilled, been married to one for 52yrs!) & background (operations, facilities & multi million $ budgets)to make the decisions that are required for this position!! Choose the candidate who will best serve & understand ALL the issues of Bell County & Precinct 3!!! Hands down it’s Greg Reynolds!!! If not in Prct 3, please share with those who are!!! Make your vote count!!! 🇺🇸

05/18/2024

How beautiful is this!!!❤️🐴❤️

05/16/2024

🌟 Pat them.❤️Pat them,pat them ,pat them. If your horse even thinks about thinking about how to think about the thing you want him to think about, 💕PAT HIM💕Praise every right thing, all of the time.

DO NOT ‘make the right thing easy and make the wrong thing hard’.

JUST MAKE THE RIGHT THING EASY, and forget about any botched efforts or wrong answers. Don’t take it personally if the horse doesn’t get it right first time. He doesn’t speak your language. He doesn’t understand your ambitions. He doesn’t understand conflict through the lens of human interpretation. He just knows how to horse, yet he is willing to learn, adapt and change for YOU. Make sure you do the same for HIM.

Horses are the only animal on the planet willing to try for us and to give us everything they have, for absolutely no return for themselves whatsoever.

If you do not foster the horse’s desire to try, you will lose this most precious gift.❤️❤️

05/13/2024

The #1 thing that every horse person needs to know to help keep their horse healthy has to do with Nutrition. There isn't a quick answer when it comes to Nutrition, but you can do a lot to help your horse live their BEST life with a few easy adjustments...

Check out the what happened with "Doc" when he was down...

“Wanted to share how DigestZen saved our boy...

Came home one evening last week and our old boy Doc was down with colic. Started dosing him with DigestZen every 20-30 minutes...From laying to eating in two hours. 💜🙏🏻"

Want to learn more about keeping your horse in top performance naturally?

Dr. Janet Roark be teaching a FREE zoom class on Monday, May 13th - The Truth about Horse Health... and giving you natural solutions to implement RIGHT away!

The Webinar is at 7PM Central Time (8PM Eastern) on Monday, May 13, but if you can't make it, don't worry - if you register, you'll get the replay sent to you the next day! (access will only be available for 3 days)

In order to Register, just go to http://www.essentialoilvet.com?afmc=m5

See you there!

05/08/2024

Today was a difficult one. Beau, a long time boarder(came as a 3yr old back in the late 90s!), crossed over that Rainbow Bridge. It was a long thought out decision by his owner, who loved him dearly. Beau was 28 and lived the majority of his life at Green Trees Farm (moved to OK while owner was at OSU, then to Austin after graduation, but back here when she couldn't find a barn that he liked!). She always said this was his "happy place". He was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, treated, but also had lameness issues that had only been escalating. It was difficult to watch him move, so the decision was made and today was the day. Our vet was here to move him over to the other side and a company from Austin came to take him for cremation. I will post the name/business card because I was moved by the gentleman's compassion and care through the event.
The touching moments included his owner telling him good bye, (her mother was there, the vet and myself. We were all crying.) and then letting his pasture mates tell him goodbye as well. Lisa Beauchamp took Tino in 3 times. His reaction was so touching. They had become great buds! Lisa took KD and Adam in, as well, not much reaction. I took Adam (my gelding, has known Beau all the years he's been here, they pretty much grew up together!) in a second time. He stopped before we got to where he lay, I spoke to him softly, then he laid his muzzle on my shoulder, up against my neck, and just breathed deeply several times, as I continued to console him. He then was ready to go up to him and sniff Beau's muzzle, as Tino had done. The horses have to say their goodbye's too. They all stood at the fence until Beau was no longer there. Tino was the first to walk away, KD and Adam stood a bit longer, then went to graze. Toby, our newest Haflinger, lives down at that barn, too, but stays in the pens. He had to say his goodbye, too, and watched until I gave him some hay and walked back up to the house. This is life with your animals. It can be a horse, a dog, even a cat. They become part of you, and it Hurts to lose one. I know this is long, but I wanted to write it down for those of you who have been through it or have yet to experience it, and in honor/memory of Beau and his long life here on the Farm, his Happy Place!! ❤🐴❤
The picture is of Beau and Adam in their much younger days!!!