Over the Fence

...the tough expand! At least, that's what we are hoping to do. Those of you who are members of our barn know that we have good horses, a productive lesson program, and a dedication to continuing our education to pass our knowledge on to our students. Right now, we are only limited by our current facility. Built in the 1800s as a dairy farm, our buildings are not set up for horses. We have done what we can to make them safe, airy, and suitable for our equine friends, but there is only so much we can do. Occasionally, we get remarks from people visiting our facility that are simply based on our looks, not our program. I suppose we invite those opinions since we are considered a business, but it's hard to hear them when we work so hard to keep what we have going. The upside is that once our students start spending time around the barn, they stay (sometimes too long, according to their parents!) We don't just teach riding at our farm, we teach horse management, elements of training, and theory. So hopefully, if we can give our farm a "facelift", we will have more opportunities to help people enjoy horses for years to come. We are not lacking in space. Our farm is 35 acres, which gives us plenty of room to spread out our operation. We are looking at putting up a new indoor and a new barn, provided we can get the finances. So I challenge all our friends to do some research and tell us what they'd like to see at our farm. We may not be able to use all your ideas, but everything helps as we start the initial planning process. We are sincerely hoping that those of you already involved with our farm will be pleased with our upcoming changes. We also hope that this will give us the opportunity to meet new faces and incorporate them into our barn family as well.