tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post2267646498515234886..comments2024-01-27T06:46:56.744-06:00Comments on Paradigm Farms Horse Retirement: What Is It Really Like? Part IIMelissa-ParadigmFarmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-35773790197148870952009-01-13T15:36:00.000-06:002009-01-13T15:36:00.000-06:00Jason, I'm sure you are totally right. Our house ...Jason, I'm sure you are totally right. Our house is in shambles with just our own two horses. That someone ELSE feeds twice a day. I definitely wasn't speaking about myself when saying there are plenty of people willing to do it. I think most people would treat it like kids. It's fun to play around with for awhile, but we're relieved to be able to give it back and walk away. lolezra_pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626213285612235702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-1480874225404885932009-01-13T11:46:00.000-06:002009-01-13T11:46:00.000-06:00This is my slow season & I am more than happy ...This is my slow season & I am more than happy to help you guys out. I would love to! I have the attire to do so & I know your routine! :D<BR/><BR/>I have someone who helps me now, so I could just pass along more work to them. I already work in all weather & the holidays. <BR/><BR/>Lemme know! :D<BR/><BR/>P.S. Playing in the mud is fun....and I don't even mind being sprayed in the face with blue iodine!Amy Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309117484490144045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-69071192139948169042009-01-12T15:59:00.000-06:002009-01-12T15:59:00.000-06:00Melissa and I are truly blessed in our career and ...Melissa and I are truly blessed in our career and we mostly enjoy what we do. But it sure isn't for everybody. <BR/><BR/>I'm not referring to any of the posters here when I say this, but I think there are lots and lots of people who would be very eager to give it a try and would remain enthusiastic for a few weeks. Once they realized that they were going to be (literally) outside in the weather with very limited time in the barn and no time at all inside from 7:30 am until 5 pm in the winter and until 7 pm or later in the spring, summer and fall, weekends and holidays not excepted, I think it'd be a quick egress for most of them, and I don't blame them one bit ! <BR/><BR/>There is a WORLD of difference between looking after a couple of your own horses at home and overseeing any type of boarding facility simply because every one of your clients is effectively your boss. This means that tasks that might get put on the back burner at your home facility are front and center at ours. We spend hours and hours every week on farm maintenance issues like fixing fence, (re)painting various structures, limbing trees, clipping pastures, seeding pastures, fertilizing, weeding in a timely manner, securing and making quality hay (sometimes both at the same time), vetting sick or aged horses, communicating with our many excellent clients, and doing a whole bunch of things that don't have much to do directly with loving on horses (although we do plenty of this as well). And we have to sandwich all of this activity between morning and evening chores which occur at exactly the same time every day which means leaving the farm for more than an hour or two needs to be planned well in advance. <BR/><BR/>The farming part and being outside doesn't bother me a bit...I grew up that way. However, it has been a steep learning curve for me adjusting to running an "open to the public" farm business. In my former life, anyone who didn't like the way I maintained my farm and animals was welcome to beat a path down the laneway, not forgetting to let the gate catch them in the rear on their hasty egress to the public road !! :)LOL !!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-81695155206614495292009-01-12T13:07:00.000-06:002009-01-12T13:07:00.000-06:00I would help if I lived closer for free, just so I...I would help if I lived closer for free, just so I could spend some time with the horses.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282269151338562375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-15404913808980130932009-01-12T10:39:00.000-06:002009-01-12T10:39:00.000-06:00lol. I think there are a lot of crazy people out ...lol. I think there are a lot of crazy people out there just like yourself who would love to put it all on the line to do that, but it doesn't mean they can hack it like you do :)) You do a terrific job.ezra_pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626213285612235702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-57942498016919016412009-01-11T21:34:00.000-06:002009-01-11T21:34:00.000-06:00I am wishing I lived in Tennessee. If I did I woul...I am wishing I lived in Tennessee. If I did I would take you up on the job in a millisecond!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com