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Food For Thought

  • Chicken sign
    Everyone wants to eat better, but going to the grocery store is just so easy. Change your habits gradually by once a week trying to buy from a Food Co-op or better yet a farmer. Not only are you helping your self, you are also supporting another family.

Dales Ponys @ Briar Hill Farm

  • 09 colt 3
    My friend Harriet introduced me to the Dales Pony Breed last winter. The Dales is a horse in a ponies body. They are a solid size with-out feeling drafty. Many of the English farmers spent more waking hours with their ponies than their families. This led to breeding for temperment as well as a good work horse.

Need Excavation?

  • Getting the Job Done.
    Tom McLean is the man to hire. He has done many riding rings for different disciplines. He also has artistic flare to not just produce a riding ring, but to have your ring complement the natural surroundings. Call Tom for your next excavation needs (802)875-3845

Sites of Interest

  • CANTER: Thoroughbred Adoption
    View ex-racehorses ready for adoption through CANTER ~ Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorse. Feel like donating to a great cause? Consider it good Kharma toward the darker side of the horse industry. Sponsor or adopt an exrace horse looking for a new job.
  • Green Mountain Horse Association
    Take a look at one of Vermonts best Horse Organizations. Support a great facility and become a member!
  • Andy Ware Farrier Extraordinaire
    Andy Ware has been my farrier for about seven years. He started his journey toward being a farrier by apprenticing at age 19. His formal training followed at Tuscon School of Horseshoeing in 1995. After moving back to the east coast, Andy continued his education with the Garden State Farriers Association. Then he began shoeing full time for the United States Driving Team farrier. From Maine to Florida, Andy shod some of the highest level driving horses in the world. In 2000 Andy and his wife Rachel moved to Vermont. He now covers Southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Mass. If you are in need of a great farrier for your performance horse you can call Andy at (802) 463-2018
  • Top of the Hill Farm
    All you need to know about the Baskir Curly breed. Even if you aren't curious about the breed, the web site is full of great pictures and interesting information about horses and farm life in Vermont.
  • Everything Horses
    A friendly web site that has classifieds for horses and all the essentials that go with them.
  • National Public Radio
    I'll admit it, I am a npr junkie.
  • My Local Veterinarian
    Roger D Osinchuk D.V.M is the local horse and bovine vet for the Springfield and Chester area. He specializes in horse reproduction and has a breeding facility to handle mares and stallions. Go to this link for directions and more about Cross Border Equine.
  • I am not one to adjust to change easily.
    I have always felt that people treat hoof care simular to our political views, either very right wing, "we've been doing the shoe thing for hundreds of years with no problem, let it be", Or, very left wing, "horses run naked, let them be" . I have always felt I found myself in the middle and now I found my commom ground. The easy care company not only gives my horse a great traction alternative, but is also not nessesarily permantent, but is worth all the rigorous tests.
  • Equine Now - Horses for Sale
    Equine Now Horses for Sale
  • Welcome to Briar Hill Farm
    Marcy Briar is one of the few breeders of the Dale Pony. If you are not familar with the breed, then go to her site. A versatile, large pony with a great work ethic is what you get. These ponies not only succeed in driving, but also make for a comfortable ride.
  • The Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America - Home Page
    Popularity is growing for this versatile yet still endangered breed. Find out more.
  • Ashley Holden~accredited Instructor/Trainer
    Ashley is known for her positive instruction and her ability to match prospective buyers with great horses. Ashley also does finish training on horses.
  • Cleveland Bay Breeder, Still Valley Farm
    Only 200 CLeveland Bay purebreds are in the US. Amazingly, two breeders are almost within a stones throw of each other and my farm. Donald Lyons in South Londonderry Vermont at Still Valley Farm and John Hammond in Cornish, New Hampshire.
  • Saratoga Driving Association
    Local"ish" Link to news and education regarding driving in the not to far distance.
  • Web page for my farm
    Designed by Ed Donnelly www.everybodyhasawebsite.com
  • Get In Shape To Ride & Drive
    Your horse is only as good as you are! Do you and your horse a favor, get in shape to feel great and perform better. Jan Obdrzalek can help, call him at Snap Fitness (802) 886-2407 or at home (802) 885-8626.
  • Animal Aid, Inc.
    Gerda Silver is the back bone of Animal Aid, Inc. Go to her web site to see animals for adoption, find out how you can make a difference.
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VERDA

  • V7
    V.E.R.D.A. I had the honor this summer of having a 30 mile competetive trail ride go right past my house. I had a watering trough for the horses and gave juice to the riders. I hope they do this route again, I had so much fun.

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Videos

Brymstones Quincy

  • Quincy Face
    Brymstones Quincy, Dales Pony with many talents. If you are going to ride, you might as well ride with style.

Training Methodology

  • Lounging Sage
    I like a well rounded horse with a good sense of themselves. A horse with a lot of positive experiences has a good head on their shoulders. I don't believe in skipping steps or rushing horses, they all learn at different speeds.

Young Horses

  • Barrels 0ne
    Exposing horses to many situations helps them accept lifes ordeals. These obstacles are also useful to adult horses that are nervous or just don't pay attention to you. Don't let a young horse sit idle, teach him something.

Teaching your horse to drive

  • Good halt
    Two to twenty, driving a horse is great exercise and good for the mind.

LOGAN is Sold

  • Logan standing
    Being an Apendix Quarter Horse, Logan is ready for just about anything you ask of him. He is great on the trail and in the ring. He has smooth gaits and is easy to ride. He is not for a beginner unless you are balanced. Logan could fit in as a true family horse.

Liza is Sold

  • Liza black jump
    If you are looking for a competition jumping horse, than look no further. This appendix of course is athletic, but is also a real looker. Her work ethic and sweet disposition will win your heart.

Accomplishments

  • Zenon 2008
    A short look into some of the horses who have gone far, either from back yards to show rings, or from a totally different type of discipline and crossing over into a new one.

"Doc" Watson

  • Doc in the Sun
    Doc is the newest addition to Dobush Farm. He is a Cleveland Bay X Appendix Cross. Doc has big boots to fill. I want him to drive like Zenon, and event like Noodle. It is fun have a young one on the farm again.

Farm 09

  • Wall in July
    All of the projects I have been dreaming about doing I can finally get to. Its that short window between snow and overabundant growth. This is the time to fix stone walls, turn compost, trim trees and clean up after a long winter.

Sue Rogers-ADVANCED DRIVING

  • Peanut and friends (photo by Edward Rogers)
    Sue Rogers competes with Noble Gesture successfully at the Advanced single pony level at combined driving events from as far North as Bromont, Canada to the Southern parts of the US at The Laurels in Pennsylvania. She is long listed with the United States Equestrian Team. Sue is available for lessons and clinics, and coaching.

Cross-training Blue Moon

  • Halt in cart
    Follow along as Blue Moon is being retrained. Some of the steps might be useful for you and your horse. Maybe your horses training is like swiss cheese. Winter is a great time to re-evaluate and hone in on your horses weeknesses to improve them.

2007 Zenon

  • Zenons first trial
    Zenon is a very versatile horse. Unfortunately I have no pictures of him pulling in our firewood. I am usually by myself and a camera is the last thing on my mind. Here are some candid pictures of Zenon.

Animals at the farm

  • Young chicks
    Some edible and all petable animals of the farm

Foster Horse in need of Adoption

  • The Lights are On!
    The Lights are On is a 10 year old, 16 hand high Ex-racehorse. Aka " LAO, has had ample time to adjust to his new lifestyle off the track. He is bold going out by himself, and great with other horses too. LAO has been trail ridden, done some work over fences and is traffic safe. LAO has many great qualities and a few benign ones left over from track life. If you are interested in The Lights are On, please contact, www.canterusa.org.

Pumpkin, was here for elementry training

  • In the woods
    Pumpkin is here to get many miles on him.