April 2009

Well, time does fly when you're having fun! We have had a very busy winter. Our middle school and high school interscholastic teams competed through snow, sleet and rain this winter and we are just beginning to thaw! Twenty-three interscholastic riders went to the regional and zone finals at Volo Farm and we are on to nationals in May. The icing on the cake was our horse Watson winning "Best Horse" at zones. He is very proud of his new cooler! The Wheaton College Team had their Zone Finals the same weekend, congratulations on their success this year.

In addition to our schooling show series this year, we are hosting three Rhode Island rated shows. Dates, prize lists, and entry forms are now posted in the Shows section. Our first show on April 18th was a big success, all the medals filled and we went home early! Special thanks to Mary Beth Masse who took great photos -- there is a link to her on our website. We look forward to seeing you all!

Winter and spring camps are busy and plans for a full schedule of summer camps are being made. Info will be on the website soon.

Welcome to all our new pony club kids and congratulations on your ribbons at Quiz Rally! We are looking forward to horseless rally on the 26th of April.

We've had some new additions to the farm -- guinea hens! They are very entertaining and have the added benefit of eating every deer tick in sight. We are planning to hatch the next group this spring. Dan has bought a greenhouse to start vegetable seeds for his new market garden. There will be plenty of produce to share. He and Charlie are building jumps and flower boxes for the shows as well as expanding our trailer parking. They really like playing in dirt. As of May 1st our new radio signal fire alarm system will be operational for the increased protection of equines & people. Lynch Transportation is getting busy and is ready to meet all your shipping needs.