Top O' The Hill Farm

Seems as though I always start my blog entries with-- time flies. The days are running together here with so much to do all the time.. and again-- it's been awhile since my last post.

Woke up to a gorgeous sunrise.. but as they say-- red sky in the morning is a sailor's warning. We had a beautiful fall day and no rain but it must be near. When I can hear the train whistle here at the farm, it usually means it will rain within 24 hours. I am not sure why, perhaps the air is heavier and the sound travels more easily.. but it's the only time I hear that whistle here on the hill.

It is foliage season in Vermont. Even though I get a tad nervous over the advent of winter, fall is an inspiring time of the year. I have been lots of places in the country- and I find anywhere that where the leaves don't change-- I really miss it. I like the changing scenery- even when the trees are bare, when one looks out over the mountain there is still colors and differing textures, the natural shape each variety of tree takes as it grows - the color of the bark... The wonderful thing is- it changes. Springtime, the buds of each type of tree is a different shade of green or red. And you get 4 seasons every year of a changing vista.

Because I am not so prompt about posting often- this is old news now but an offspring from the farm has just had her first show on October 7. This is a mare the new owner has called A Kurlee Dream. She is out of Good Golly Miss Molly.. a palomino mare born from a Suffolk Punch mare and a palomino stud born here named Keep On Dreamin' . Kurlee Dream's sire is Mead's chocolate Chip- who once again-- has proven his foals are awesome!! The owner, Laurice, had some help coming up with the horse's name-- Kur means musical freestyle-- which is one of Laurice's dream's to ride musical freestyle. "Lee" is her last name... and of course- the horse is a Curly so it fits so well. Laurice actually chose to add the Dream before she even knew that the horse was from my farm's "Dream" bloodlines (foundation mare, Dream Curl, and her son is Laurice's mare's sire)

As Laurice reports-- "There was stiff competition among the riders doing the same tests, which were USDF Introductory Tests A & B. On test A they scored 63.50 which was good enough to earn Rachel a second place ribbon out of the 4 riders. On Test B they scored 64.76 which was good enough to earn them a third place ribbon out of six riders! We were all thrilled! " Here are some photo's Laurice sent to me of Kurlee Dream and her rider Rachel at the show.