Dream Maker Farm

01/15/2026

Reminder! Your NBEA (New Brunswick Equestrian Association) memberships expired Dec 31.

Time to renew!

01/08/2026

With this mild weather everyone got to be naked today! They've all been in heavier winter blankets because of the cold.

01/05/2026

Winter lesson family! With exams fast approaching and this brutal cold weather, we will wait to restart the program once exams are complete.

01/01/2026

Happy Birthday to all the OTTBs!.

12/27/2025

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Some may not agree with me on this, but “OLD” is not an acceptable excuse for a horse being skinny. Yes, senior horses are harder to feed. Their teeth wear down, digestion changes, and they burn calories differently. Keeping weight on them takes more effort, more money, more time, and more intention. That part is true.

But thin is not the same as skinny.

An older horse may lose some topline. They may look softer, less muscled, ribs showing a bit, a little tucked as the years add up. That can be normal. Ribs clearly showing, hips sharp, spine protruding, and no padding anywhere? That is not age. That is neglect.

Old age doesn’t lower the standard of care. It raises it. Senior horses require regular dental care, appropriate feed, parasite control, and often multiple meals a day. If you cannot meet those needs, the kindest choice is to ask for help or make different arrangements.

They carried us for years. They worked, taught, and trusted us. Growing old should not mean growing hungry.

12/25/2025

Santa has refueled! Kids, if you haven't gone to bed yet, you better get in quick!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

12/25/2025

Santa's team just notified us he'll be expected within an hr +/-.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our farm family and everyone who visited us in 2025!

We wish health and happiness to everyone near and far and nothing but the best in the year to come!

I'll post an update tonight when Santa comes to "refuel" his reindeer with hay and carrots.

12/04/2025

Added a light to the ring. Hard to ride after school when it's dark! The kiddos will be happy

11/10/2025

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11/10/2025

This is it. This is the photo.

5:47 AM. Wash racks. The TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic.

You see kids washing cattle.
I see Canada's next dairy CEOs learning their most valuable skill: helping competitors when nobody's keeping score.

That teenager in the red jacket? They don't know it yet, but in 15 years they'll build a genetics company with someone washing calves three stalls over. The rival they're about to help with a stuck zipper? Future business partner.

Here's what kills me: Half the farms these kids come from won't survive the next decade.

Here's what saves me: Every kid in this photo will thrive. Because this—THIS moment at dawn—teaches what no MBA can:

Your competition at 14 becomes your salvation at 35.

I spent 10 years in these wash racks. Built The Bullvine with skills learned before sunrise. And just wrote the article I wish I'd read at their age.

"This Was Never About the Cattle: What the 4-H Classic Really Teaches at 5:47 AM"
READ NOW: https://bit.ly/4qQ0qK1

Parents: Your kids need to read this.
Alumni: You'll finally understand why those mornings mattered.
Everyone else: This is why Canada dominates with 1/3 the farms.

Share if you've been there. Share if your kids are there now.
Because the cattle? They were always just the excuse.



TD 4H Classic, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Semex, TD

11/07/2025

Vaccines and teeth floated for everyone today. Big thanks to our Provincial Vet team in Bathurst!