Springtime!

the bridal paths are mowed and the dogs and I enjoy walking, running, and "smelling the roses" every day - even if Mother Nature keeps sending us rain, rain and more rain.  Somehow we remain outdoors!

Your featherdown farm stay!

 guests that we now call our friends

                                          families become agritourists  - saving our farms
sharing our newborns with your children! this year we welcome goat kids from our Saneen does and  Arapawa buck!  

 Getting back to nature is the most rewarding time of all!  

 you' ll enjoy mouthwatering treats, fresh fruits, & veggies  - from our farmhouse feasts to our farm store. "A truly unique experience.  Gene and Nina are great hosts. We enjoyed our stay and would come again" 

We look forward to serving you!

Caring for Horses

Caring for horses has been a life long dream - it required getting land first - to provide pasture for these beautiful animals - and it required an available schedule - horses need access to food on a regular basis - so I needed a flexible workload.   We have six horses - 4 registered quarter horses and 2 wild mustangs. Their names, places and year of birth are as follows:
Smokey Boots 1978, Oklahoma  U  June Royal 1983, New Mexico U Lads Jim Dandy 1993, Texas
U L.S. Quinarius 1998, New York U Blackfoot 2003, Nevada U Blossom 2002,

Wild Horse & Burro

Adoption http://www.blm.gov/es/st/en/fo/milwaukeefo_html.html

April 15 -16, 2011  Springfield, OH

Good music Nurtures the Soul!

Memorable Moments: winter 2011 Gene paves...plows the Way!

Our lives are made of of Memorable Moments... problem is we get older and forget.   I use a blog for this reason - plus it's a great publishing source - you share our memories - plus it's free!  This is Gene in the tractor with our snow blower attachment.  The greatest storm of 2011, in March, forced me to stop in our little town - I pleaded for Gene to rescue me with his snow blower.  He did it!  This is him on the road to our farm just in front of my car - a very memorable moment!

Stable Safety: Winter Tips!

Ice is slick - splash water on ice and broom fine hay waste ontop to freeze into it - this eliminates the slip to avoid accidents for you and animals.

Water buckets freeze - use h e a t e d water buckets - what a savings of time and energy and buckets in the long run- they are expensive but last a lifetime - don't let hay pile up near it and hang on hooks in stalls for safety like the one shown here.