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Hay Crisis

November 17, 2011

Just when we solved the financial crisis and then equine herpes, well now there is another...at least for horse owners. You have probably heard rumors by now about the "Hay Crisis". Well it is unfortunately very real. There is an article in Riding Magazine that summarizes the perfect storm of factors that led to this. We are very fortunate to have locked in a field of Pacific Meadow Grass from Oregon that will get us through the shortage, but some barns I predict will have to change their feeding program to feed whatever they can procure. By February there may be no more hay - anywhere. The article doesn't say this, but from what I have found from research, this is a real possibility.

Summer

August 19, 2011

Hello everyone! It has been a while since I updated this and so much has happened this summer!

We also had a lot of improvements this summer, improving the main barn tackrooms, added new lights to the tack up area, tons of gravel to the roads and paddocks. We also installed a round pen and added lights to the outdoor ring.

Next week we are getting another four days of tree trimming, mostly around the arena to reduce the noise from the water dripping, thanks to Bill McClenahan - so thanks Bill!

With our outside trainers, it was great to see Georgia Simpson 'back in the saddle', all healed up and coaching and riding again!

Anne and I would also like to welcome trainer Marissa Yolken and her students and several ponies to our facility - they are all so nice - welcome all.

I would also like to congratulate Debbie Peng on her beautiful new horse found by her trainer Petra Beltran.

Local Restaurants

October 06, 2009

For those who don't know yet, just a half mile further down the road from us are two 5 star restaurants! Service, food and atmosphere are super at both. Anne and I love going there for special celebrations. Both open at 5pm.

The first one on the left is the Bella Vista which is open Tuesday through Saturday. It has a great view of the SF Bay.

A bit further on the right is the Mountain House. At the back in the formal area, you can dine while surrounded by Redwood trees - fantastic!

Also, a couple more miles down 92 is Alice's restaurant, which we sometimes enjoy for breakfasts or lunch. The kids can play outside at the back too, since there is a really nice garden area!

2nd GREG BEST CLINIC

August 21, 2009

Like last time the clinic was really good, but too short, especially for Diane Wilcox’s horse who was just seeing big improvements by the end of her two hours. It would have been really good to then continue from that point and make much more progress... For Kendal, she really impressed Greg with her improvements since the last clinic, who told her: "I've never seen the amount of improvement from a student that you have made in just the last six months", which really made her (and me) really happy to hear! And finally, Mary Jo did really well on Spartacus, especially for not riding much in a year or so. She was told to not ‘nag’ so much going to the fence and one of Greg’s trademark contraptions really helped drive that point home! For me, I was warned not ‘over train’ horses, so they have a chance to figure things out on their own, and therefore become more suitable for amateurs to ride later on. Greg, if you read this: Thanks for the great clinic!