Comments for Life at Resting Heart Farm

Comment on Rescues by Jen Roberts

Jen Roberts — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:03:12 +0000

I was just looking through your site and was taken aback at the pictures of Spirit. My sweet sweet boy.

Comment on Resting Heart Farm by restingheartfarm

restingheartfarm — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:13:39 +0000

Lorri, I sure hope we ride together again soon…your my kind of peeps!

Comment on Resting Heart Farm by Lorri Ackerman

Lorri Ackerman — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:25:40 +0000

Jenn, I love your website and love your writing. I only spent a short time with you, but your insight and love of animals has stayed with me, I’m super glad our paths crossed two summers ago in New Hampshire. Keep doing the things that make you so happy, and through that , you make others happy that read about your life and experiences…

Fondly,

Lorri Ackerman and Freedom

Comment on Learning to walk… by Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:35:30 +0000

Very interesting! I´ll have to order that book today

Comment on Herd Politics by restingheartfarm

restingheartfarm — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:09:35 +0000

Sorry, Vikki, for some reason this post did not make it to my email. You have likely integrated your spanish horse successfully by now. But just for other folks listening in…I would have picked a member of your herd to pair with the spanish horse. One that is in the middle of the herd…not too high up and not too low down in the pecking order. Let the two horses bond for a few days, then put them out in the main herd together.

Comment on Meet ‘Holiday Spirit’… by Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:24:57 +0000

It’s great to read something that’s both enjoyable and porvdeis pragmatisdc solutions.

Comment on Herd Politics by vikki

vikki — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:59:31 +0000

When & how to integrate into an established herd.

Hi – I live in EnglandI have bought a 5yo PRE – Spanish gelding who arrived from Spain 2weeks ago. He was only gelded in January 2011, and seems to have all the stallion like behaviours (high pitch squeal, kicking, sniffing, mouthy/nippy, excitable around mares). I turned him loose in the small side paddock after 4 days and he got bitten by the Alfa horse over the fence, and jumped and smashed through the fence to be with them. The Alfa horse put him on the floor, and luckily the Spanish cantered back to me and I put him in his stable very shaken. (Had vet out to check – he was fine). So, since then, he has just been on a long line sniffing the others once a day over the fence. Still thrashing and prancing and squealing, but settles. There are 11 horses in total. 5 mares and 6 geldings. There is a top mare and an overall Alfa gelding. (The Alfa gelding is build like a bull – literally, and he is very aggressive). When and how should I integrate the new Spanish? I cannot turn him out in the small paddock as he tries to jump out – just crashes over the thin wood fence, even with a pony for company. Help please??

Comment on Learning to walk… by Alison

Alison — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:03:30 +0000

I can relate – been through it! Still smiling and enjoying and checking in with my belly button as often as possible

Comment on Learning to walk… by James Shaw

James Shaw — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:54:14 +0000

Hi Jennifer,
First of all WOW you are a great writer and your blog was so perfect an account of our clinic. I love you are able to use the information and new awareness on and off your horse. Thank you so much for taking the time to write about the clinic. I’ll be sending everyone I know to your blogs.
I would like to link or blogs?
just home after 33 days on the road, I’m going swimming!
all my best
james

Comment on Clinic Season by DeeDee

DeeDee — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:46:05 +0000

Looking forward to meeting you at Ladd Farms. Commuting in from San Francisco Bay Area for the clinic and the company.

And yes, Clinics are an amazing opportunity to re-open old eyes to see old things new and insert new ideas in cobwebbed winter brains.

ANd have a chance to get away and focus like you just can’t at home.