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We are probably the smallest horse farm in Aiken, South Carolina.

For now.

🎉Not anymore!🎉 Now we have nearly eleven acres to build out into paddocks and a training pen. 🐎

11/06/2026

Five years and two days ago I took that photo of Sonny and Mando. His owner watched the scene from her second story window and afterwards commented about how she used to keep them together. The next day I got the photo of “Jake” at the round bale and carefully asked her if she’d given anymore thought to what she was going to do with him. I didn’t want to seem too eager because she would refuse to sell to us just for the fun of it. And she named her price! It was less than I anticipated and my heart leapt. I had been calling him Big Man for weeks and the next day he officially became Mando.

11/03/2026

When Spirit came out it bothered me that Rain’s eyes were almond shaped for some reason. I don’t know why that particular thing bothered me so much. Then I met Opal… just look at those eyes!

11/02/2026

The face that charms everyone. On vet day we saved Ben for last because he’s easy and I had more questions about him. As the team headed to his stall he looked out curiously and one of them exclaimed about his cute face.

In his sale post you could only see his face and it drew me in; I was in love with him before we ever met him.

11/02/2026

We did a little maintenance on the ground under the breezeway. We placed the mats lengthways out of the stalls.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

10/31/2026

This morning Opal didn’t want to go in her stall for breakfast; something in the woods had her nervous. After trying for a few minutes we opted to hang a pan on the fence for her. Some folks would have pushed but we chose to reinforce her trust in us. We’ve spent a year letting her explore the barn at her pace and she allowed us to vet her in a stall and come out of sedation calmly this week. Going at her pace and trying to accommodate her needs is working for us.

10/30/2026

Today was a day of great accomplishments. Mando and Opal did so well. We cheated with Mando a bit with some trazodone, but he’s a very smart horse and he’ll remember that he was ok letting a veterinarian treat him. Opal never became overwhelmed and I think she appreciated being supported by the stall corner and her main squeeze, John.

Ben and Poe are just solid citizens. Always. Dr. Nyla said that Old Ben looks good to her and she doesn’t think we need to adjust his daily medication. We can continue to give a second dose on days when he may need a little extra support. All in all a great vet day.

10/29/2026

Remember when I posted about working with Mando after we gave Poe his second Excede dose? I spent some time in the following days working with rubber gloves and pinching his neck.

Well, that work and a healthy dose of Trazodone paid off.

Best. Stick. Yet.

Southern Equine Service

10/28/2026

Last week we thought that we might have to put first Poe and then Ben on stall rest. John became concerned that there might not be enough water and hay available so he got the hardware and hung another net and bucket just in case.

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Camp Long Road
Aiken, SC
29805

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