Willett's Horse Farm

03/23/2025

01/31/2025

Happy Early 95th birthday mom

01/23/2025

This is what our riding arena looks like. I have the wildest staff!

01/23/2025

This is our riding arena!

01/23/2025

Natiel ice sliding on the pond in the pond pasture!

01/18/2025

The Effect of a Nervous Human.... one of my favorite studies!

Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences looked at the effect of an increased heart rate in a human on the horse they were riding or handling.

Here's a link from the abstract... "Each horse–human pair walked or rode between points A and B (30 m) four times on each test occasion.

However, just before the fourth pass, participants were told that an umbrella⛱ would be opened as they rode, or led, the horse past the assistant.

The umbrella was not opened, so this pass was no different to the previous control occasions, but nevertheless there was an increase in HR for both the person AND the horse."

We affect our horses.

When looking at any training "issue", our first responsibility is to to know ourselves and explore if there's something we could do better.

Here's a link to the research article, unfortunately I couldn't find a full text version easily available online, but you can read the rest of the abstract here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S109002330900121X?via%3Dihub

01/07/2025

Willetts Horse Farm is looking for another full time employee. We are located in Bolivia, NC.
Job includes bringing horses in, turning horses out, mucking stalls, and keeping the facility clean. We are looking for someone with a somewhat flexible schedule, own transportation, and a good work ethic. Please contact the page via messenger or call/text Catilyn Register @ (910)363-6678

01/07/2025

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05/16/2024

The All-American Gold medal hay unloading crew! Christian Recovery residents, Willetts Horse Farm staff (Natiel is hiding) Butch Willette, Gilbert the truck driver and the one and only Guy Willetts!!!!!

05/13/2024

As we do each year on this day, we remember Somethingroyal, Secretariat's dam. Here is a beautiful painting of her by the late Virginia artist, Newton Mayo.