Raise A Glass Ranch

10/08/2024

The ranch recently got to host a styled photo shoot with three models and four photographers. Two Clydesdales got to join in the fun!

28/07/2024

28/07/2024

Baby updates

28/07/2024

It seems I've been remiss in posting foal updates! So here's photos and videos of the nursery herd today!

Prince (Purebred Registered Clydesdale c**t) has returned from "Weaning Camp" in Aiken. He loaded and hauled the 3 hours home without a buddy or mom. Such a little champ!

Georgia (Purebred Registered Clydesdale Filly) has been claimed, and is just taking some more time to grow and gain independence, but will be moving to her new home in South Carolina when weaned.

Duchess (Purebred Registered American Cream Draft)is growing quickly! She's getting bolder and enjoys eating out of her own bucket at feeding time. She's shedding out a light golden color.

Polo (Clydesdale x Friesian/QH) is gregarious and spunky, but LOVES people and being scratched. He's the most naturally independent baby and has no trouble leaving mom to visit people or hang out with other horses.

01/07/2024

Today was a good day.
Continued working on the trailer renovation, smoked some ribs, and now it’s pool time.
Hope y’all had a good weekend too!!

24/06/2024

Paul got a wild hair and decided to continue a project Wendy started a couple years ago.
Wendy had installed the insulation a while back to prepare for a winter trip deep into Canada, so this weekend we framed out the walls, ceiling, and windows to start installing bead board.
Put in a new floor and built a raised water tank stand.
Added a battery and inverter along with some new lighting.
Got a new bed and built a solid frame with some extra storage.
There’s still a ways to go, but the big white whale is used to being a work in progress.

24/06/2024

Our first 2024 foal Prince is weaned - which means it's time to start looking for his people! Of course more photos and videos are available on our Raise A Glass Ranch page.

Bay Clydesdale C**t, Versatile Clydesdale weanling ready to soar with you in Georgia. DreamHorse.com is the premier horse classifieds site with horses for sale, lease, adoption, and auction, breeding stallions, and more.

18/06/2024

If anyone in middle Georgia is looking for a rooster, I've got a couple Buff Orpingtons available.

09/06/2024

The horse trailer just got it's first non-pink wall!! Great things in store for the Great White this weekend!!

02/06/2024

Upgraded the pool today.
Put in a little more sand, filled with washed pea gravel. Hopefully deter cats from ‘using’ the sand, and it’ll keep the sand out of our toes. 👍

31/05/2024

What a lovely day! Went out riding at Ocmulgee Bluffs with Melody and Jess this morning. Got in 9+ miles and rode some trails I don't recall riding before. Even got in Cali's first canter under saddle. Ended the ride by going to the swimming hole, where Cali showed she's a water horse! A few good swims and some long breaks just enjoying the cool clear water. All in her bitless bridle!

Then home and I had enough daylight to grab Lexie and head to Dauset Trail for another 4 miles horseback. No photos of that ride though. Left my phone in the truck. Still had enough energy back at the barn to clean up Lexie's trim.

27/05/2024

All kinds of things getting done this memorial weekend…
Replacing the crappy MDF shelves in the shoe closet with red cedar from the tree we felled last year.
Finally installing a garbage disposal.
And rebuilding the command center in Paul’s office.

08/05/2024

Day 332 and we have wax! She hasn't progressed to belly kicking or dripping milk or pacing. It may not be tonight but it will be soon. You can see how relaxed her muscles are.

Straw in her stall and tail tied up. Let's see how much she keeps us up tonight.

02/05/2024

Saw the first firefly of summer today!

30/04/2024

As predicted, leaving Paul alone this weekend on foal watch was effective in getting a mare to go into labor. This morning, as Wendy and Megan left Louisville. In broad daylight, after keeping Paul up all night.

And it's a Filly! A perfectly adorable bay filly that looks like she'll have lots of Clydesdale glitter like her mama! She's nursing, pooping and doing all the right baby things. But mom needed some extra help finishing things off, so both girls got to go see our wonderful vets at Piedmont Equine Associates. All is well though, and both are back home.

Please Raise A Glass...To Georgia!

Now where is Wendy going to go to get Lila to foal?!

28/04/2024

We found another source to watch Wendy in today’s Derby Parade at 3pm Eastern (“Pegasus Parade”).

Live video from WAVE is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts. When WAVE is not airing a live newscast, you will see live streams from Gray Television’s Local News Live.

28/04/2024

Random weekend update from the Ranch.
While Wendy is out preparing to ride in the Derby Parade today in Louisville Kentucky with the American Sidesaddle Association (it’s 3pm Eastern TODAY!!), Paul is holding down the fort catching up on random chores.

Mare Stare 2024.2 and 2024.3 are off to a slow start. Lila and Annie are keeping Paul up most nights triggering their Foal Alert system… (that’s Annie, right, and Lexie in the picture, Lila was being shy).
Got some tiki torches in for the outdoor swing, along with some neat underwater lighting for the pool.
5.5 hours of mowing and w**d eating.
Continuing to work on the ramp remodel, all the wood work is finally done, time for painting now.
Found Wendy a perfect day-trip size cooler.

28/04/2024

In case anyone wants to watch Megan and Sampson and Liam and Me in tomorrow's parade : info From my mom Tricia Deini Davis: I found a streaming service called Very Local that is reported to be streaming the Derby Parade tomorrow! When they ask for your zip code, put in 41005 for Louisville. That came up Cincinnati, but when I clicked on change city, it came up Louisville and the one to select is WLKY, which is the station that is going to stream the parade.

The American Sidesaddle Association is entry number 14 in the parade. The first equestrian entry

11/04/2024

It’s either a late update or an early update, we’ll go with early. Working on a small maintenance project at the Ranch, on the house of you can believe that… 🤣
The front porch ramp had plastic lattice that didn’t match the house and started to fall apart so we’re updating it. Just finished the new wood, still need to paint it, and we’re moving the lattice to the bottom to keep the armadillos out.

29/03/2024

Can any of my Georgia friends recommend a towing company? Trying to help a stranded horse owner get her truck from Claremont Rd in Chamblee (Atlanta) to a shop to replace a wheel bearing.

28/03/2024

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28/03/2024

Congratulations Bailey & Cory Hershkowitz on their third baby sired by our Battle River Ink! Mama Tuley delivered a leggy friendly c**t, who joins 3 year old big brother Rush (pictured saddled) and 2year old sister HotLips in Nevada.

24/03/2024

Seriously in awe of the wild (feral?) Wisteria blooming all over Georgia right now. It’s just gorgeous to see all the purple blooms!

20/03/2024

A- Don’t tell Liam that Wendy’s cheating on him.
B- Could she really be learning a new skill??

She’s in the background chasing the lead horse.

Thank you Randy King for the experience today. We will be back 👍