Earth Day 2018
One of the great pleasures of farm life is taking walks in the late afternoon, when the sunlight slants low and golden over fields, stone walls, pond, and barns. There's a deep...
Apr 2018 22
On The Farm
Jan 2018 28
Farm Scenes In Winter
After this January thaw, the farm has an austere winter beauty: planes of pale color, bare trees, ribbons of pond ice, the old horses all haired up, their russet coats tinged with grey....
Dec 2017 14
Horse Portraits and Illustrations
The equine portrait artist Jocelyn Sandor Urban recently added this illustration to her collection of Christmas cards, inspired by the antique barn on our property. (Ample artistic...
Nov 2017 4
Foals Fly For Europe
Our babies have left the nest. They spent the first seven months of their lives at our Connecticut farm. Now Elliot, Dominic, and Pavie are off to Belgium to grow up in the heart of...
Sep 2017 20
Luigi’s Story
My husband, Philip, and I adopted Luigi from Danny and Ron's Rescue, an organization we know through the horse world. Each year they make a calendar featuring twelve of the dogs they've...
Jun 2017 28
Foal Training With Sarah Dawson
Our friend Sarah Dawson is a top trainer of western performance horses, based in Texas. A couple times a year, we steal her away for some help with our young jumpers. This time it was...
Jun 2017 4
The Ten Best Things about the Foals Coming Home
Bringing the foals home was a Team Turnabout family adventure—four people, two sweet logoed trailers configured with three box stalls—our most exciting mission of the summer. We have...
May 2016 10
Our Emmylou
She's here! Our preposterously cute, three-month-old girl dachshund. (Cream w/dark points; 4.5 lbs; extra silky; specializes in hunting leaves & acorns, chasing own tail, gazing...
Dec 2015 12
Indian December
It's freakishly warm in the northeast. Definitely not-right feeling, but the horses are enjoying themselves. The old boys spend their days outside with no blankets. Ariel keeps them so...
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