The Horses Got Fly Masks for Christmas!
Happy New Year! Hopefully everyone had a nice holiday, good break and fun Christmas and New Year’s celebration! Out at the equestrian center, the holidays were relaxed. The horses all[…]
Category: San Felipe Equestrian Center
We Have New Horses!
In 2014 Xena and Lightning (now named Anchor) arrived from All the Pretty Horses, a rehabilitation center for neglected horses in Primo Tapia, Baja. Below is a photo of Diego[…]
Horse Buddies
Social creatures as they are, horses love the company of their buddies, and Lucky and Hallie are no different. We’ll often happen upon them in the paddock (or the hitching[…]
Getting the Horses Back Into Shape: Lunging!
The hot, humid days of summer, paired with all the time spent working on the barn, along with various trips meant that the horses got a bit of a summer[…]
The Horses Are Happy to Graze!
The grass brought on from San Felipe’s past few rains is still sticking around, and Hallie and Lucky are thrilled to get to graze on the stuff! Happy horses! 🙂
Baja Barn Building – Roof Is On!
The ongoing barn-building project has moved to the next level – now the roof is on! Definitely gives things a different feel to have the roof over our heads! Now[…]
Dealing With Flies at a Baja Barn
Just like anywhere else, fly control is an aspect of horse-keeping in Baja. Depending on the weather and the day, flies can be almost non-existent, or can show up in[…]
Loaded Up on Hay!
If you’ve ever wondered what 52 bales of hay looks like, here you go: We just got half our shipment of hay brought in, and soon it’ll be 100 bales[…]
Green Grass After the Rain!
All the rain and storms over the past few weeks soaked the desert, and now we’ve got a little surprise springing up all around us: Grass! It’s definitely a change[…]
Vet Visit to the Equestrian Center!
So yesterday we had our vets come down from Mexicali to file teeth and administer vaccinations. Vets Francisco and Saul and vet students Alejandro and Victor took very good care[…]