Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on May 23rd, 2007
One of the more common comments about watching dressage is that it is like watching paint dry. The biggest exception to this blanket statement about dressage is the freestyle competition. It is always a crowd favorite. Here is one of the best examples dressage freestyle that I have ever seen. The link below will take [...]
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd., Politics on Aug 19th, 2006
Immigration Insights | The Online NewsHour | PBS
South Carolina peach farmer Chalmers Carr talks about immigration in the next installment in the NewsHour’s series.
I was a little concerned when I first saw him appear on the television screen but when he starting talking about migrant workers I found myself agreeing with everything he said about [...]
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on Jul 8th, 2006
Immigration Help - Green card, visas, Visitor Medical Insurance
Nice resource for info about visas.
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on May 14th, 2006
We have a small farm and we hire several people to help us with the work. For a long time we used local people with mixed success. Last year we hired a Mexican worker, Pedro, who was here on a H2B visa. He has been great. We pay a little more for him but we use [...]
Posted in Farm Life, Legacy Farm Ltd. on Nov 7th, 2005
Ohio’s Trees Introduction
Although Fall does not end for another month the beauty of Fall is quietly ending. For the last two weeks the leaves of our maple trees were a beautiful shade of yellow and the leaves on the red oaks were a brillant shade of red. We have woken to a few frosts but [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity, Legacy Farm Ltd. on Nov 6th, 2005
Patience, calmness, and kindness go a long way to handling horses safely. These are probably the most important lessons I can teach my son about horses. These same qualities work wonders on human beings, too.
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on Aug 15th, 2005
Two weeks ago I was marvelling at a new device our vet had just acquired. It was a new x-ray machine that did a really nice job of showing an almost three dimensional view of the bones. We had a horse, Aladdin, who had been diagnosed with OCD(osteochondrosis dessicans) in both rear hocks. The new [...]
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on Jan 1st, 2004
“A medical device derived from the lining of urinary bladders of specially bred pigs shows promise for healing equine tendon and ligament injuries, according to Rick Mitchell, DVM, of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn. Mitchell recently addressed a group of veterinarians at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash., about the technology and his positive experiences [...]
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on Aug 5th, 2003
AHS Inspection at Oakwood Farms.
We took Concerto over to the AHS Inspection at Oakwood Farms to get branded. Ron and Meg did a great job hosting the inspection. There were over 50 horses at this inspection and everything went smoothly. Although I tried to get some nice photos over Concerto, the the best photos [...]
Posted in Legacy Farm Ltd. on Jul 12th, 2003
Amor Retos' Offspring Slideshow.
Here is a Windows Media photo slideshow set to music of Amor Reto's offspring(909 KB). It's a fun little piece that did not take me too long to create. The RealMedia version came in at a hefty 2.2MB.
This all started when I was websurfing yesterday I found a found a website [...]
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.