Pleasant Hill Quarter Horses

18/08/2024

Livestock Hay
2nd cut just done still in field. Fertilized but has more Johnson grass than my horses will eat. Has not been rained on.
$40 a roll

04/07/2024

We are finally home and settled in for the night. Meet TF The Silver Baron aka Baron (for.now). 2yr old Gypsy Vanner gelding. Boy are we going to have fun!!

27/06/2024

That's all I've got to say about that..........

06/06/2024

Shes got her mamas sass! She still needs a name bc the one I've been calling her is not appropriate in public!! Lol!

P.S. I promise those ears really ain't that big!

09/05/2024

So she's already giving me fits! Starting day one with an overnight visit with the vet! IgG levels are in the 200's and should be over 2000!! She and mama are going to stay over while she gets herself a dose of plasma to help get those antibody levels up where they need to be. This is why I ALWAYS ALWAYS check my newborns even though they nurse like a champ you never know when one just isn't getting enough of what they need!

One a side note......what color do you think? I have thought of course buckskin, but then smoky black and maybe even grulla?

09/05/2024

BABY!! Just now!

06/05/2024

Just the smallest bead of wax but it's a start! I won't jump to say "party in the barn" tonight but there will be a lot of back and forth between the house and the barn tonight!

01/05/2024

Need a barn helper. Must have horse experience. (That doesn't mean you walked your Granny's 30 yr old mare to the barn and put her up for the night)
Summer job for sure.....may could continue after school starts back in the fall.

Duties include

Morning feed
Mucking stalls
Moving horses to and from pastures
Keeping buckets clean
Sweeping floor
Loading and unloading feed/hay
AND anything else that needs to be done

Hours are from 8 am until we're done....usually 3-4 hours per day
Monday thru Friday.....some weekends when I have to be gone

Must be able to lift and tote
Must be an independent worker
Must have own transportation

Open to male or female.....just no wimps!

13/04/2024

The life of Skylar. (Description under photo)

A carriage horse from Pennsylvania sold bc the carriage company went out of business. I bought her for $1200 and had her shipped to us here at the farm to relax and enjoy her retirement. She was so under weight when she got here and her nose showed the tell tale sign of a horse who wore a too tight nose band for too long a time. We couldn't fix her nose, but it didn't take long to beef her up! She put on close to 500 lbs and topped out at around 2000. And retire?? Nope! She never pulled another cart but she enjoyed so many other adventures! Oliver, her adopted baby, and the rest of us at Pleasant Hill and all who got to enjoy sitting on the back of a hoss of a horse will miss her something bad. Rest In Peace sweet girl.

23/09/2023

So I think the trip to Nebraska was worth it! Meet (?). No barn name yet but she is AQHA Wimpy Cool Chic. Don't Stop Shootin x I'm A Yellow Chic. And I must say she is SPICY!!

11/09/2023

So here's Popeyes story.....Popeye was born May 3, 2023 with a contracture of his right front leg. I immediately took him to Kentucky Lake Equine bc I knew he would need to have a cast put on to help straighten it. While he was there his IgG antibody test came back low so he got a dose of plasma also. He stayed a week having bandages changed every couple days. When he didn't improve we were sent to Rood & Riddle in Lexington KY to see Dr. Hopper. Yall know unfortunately I'm very familiar with R&R and also Dr. Hopper! He did an ultrasound of his knee and found he had ruptured the tendon that pulls the foot forward. He was not concerned he said......later I found out that wasn't true! Buy after months of splints and bandage changes the rupture healed but we were left with a severe club foot.....tippy toe club. Back to Dr. Hopper for surgery to clip the tendons in the back of the foot to allow the foot to sit flat on the ground. At this point he didn't even have a name bc I was afraid to name him, get attached and have to put him down. I told Dr. Hopper this and he just looked at me.....I said I don't care if he's gimpy I have a field full of old gimpys. He said HEY we're going for the gold here! We're being greedy and WE WANT IT ALL!! He has recovered from his surgery and was moved to a bigger stall 2 weeks ago. Today was his first try at turn out.....we are doing a little at a time but I would say...WE GOT IT ALL!!!! I can't wait to see what he becomes!

10/09/2023

So yall haven't seen this guy yet........he's got a story! Isn't he a cutie!! Double Loaded Gun x Mr Wizard Peppy Jac. His barn name is Popeye. AQHA name is Double Barrel Buckshot (pending).

11/08/2023

Hadn't posted my babies in a while! Left with bald face is Sparks Gunna B Flyin (pending) barn name Rip. Spooks Gotta Spark x Classy But Trashy ( Gunnatrashya). Right is no AQHA name yet but barn name Feyre (Fay-ree). They are filling out nicely!! C**t will be looking for a 🏡 .

24/07/2023

I told.SOMEBODY that I would set aside 30 rolls of hay from the 2nd cut......who was it?!? My mind is gone!!

16/06/2023

Guess who's home after 35 days at Tennessee Equine Hospital!?!?!

19/05/2023

19/05/2023

Yall know if it's going to happen, it will most definitely happen here at Pleasant Hill!!

ELI UPDATE

Well sure enough Eli stayed at TN Equine but was doing well and was coming home a couple days later...until he wasnt. Long story short he's still there. Blood work has been showing some inflammation but they couldn't find it so they just decided to move on instead of risking clostridium bacteria like he got last time he was sick.

Well he had one of his "breathing" episodes where he has a very hard time breathing...we thought bc of the faulty flaps in his trachea. The docs decided to trach him again before he got into too much trouble which did give him relief. To take a look at the flaps they decided to scope him and what did they find?!?!.....the cause of the inflammation in the bloodwork!! He had an access on one side of the flap. The went in a drained the abcess...cleaned it real good and closed him up.

Now bc of where the abcess was the docs are afraid that eating will cause irritation and won't allow the area to heal so guess what?!? The 2000 lb Eli has a feeding tube!

Hopefully this will help in this round of Eli saga! The trach will hopefully be out in 2-3 days and the feeding tube in around 10 days. Maybe a few days after he will be able to come home!

19/05/2023

She loves me and I love her!! Mercedes is an awesome 2 yr! I hope she's around for many years. First to compete and then to have babies!