Factum Equine

04/12/2026

Happy 13th birthday to Jack 🦄🎉💜

I can’t find the words to express what a privilege it is to be in his orbit, and to love every single thing about him. Here’s to many many more adventures and fun together, bud. Thanks for letting me be your person 🥰

04/12/2026

Boy do I love this duo! Mav can be quite a goober, but he really “locks in” for training 🦄 he hasn’t done any work with the infamous blue cones since November, but clearly remembers his job 💜 love to see him and our best having fun together!

04/10/2026

Big thank you to Eliza and Dr. Emily at Millington Equine for spending the day with us 🦄 all the thoroughbreds plus Marty and Cutter got their teeth evaluated and floated and she took care of some very sharp and surely uncomfortable points in Glaciers mouth. Interestingly, they also found that he has an extra tooth 🤪

I always appreciate Dr. Emily’s thoroughness and willingness to educate- she lets me look over her shoulder, talks me through X-rays/procedures, and answers my plentiful questions 🤓 so grateful for a vet who cares!

04/09/2026

It was a pleasure to meet the writer of our Community Horse article, Sally for a visit with her friend Kathy earlier this week…we had attempted to meet before the article came out but the weather had other plans 🤪

Connecting with like minded horse folks to share our place of peace is so wonderful and validating…

04/07/2026

With the weather finally turning, we’re thrilled to welcome groups back to the farm for self care/wellness programming 🥰 we started off the season with New Haven Police last week…as a police wife it’s my pleasure to offer these supportive services at no cost to first responders/military service members.

In my experience, it takes a lot for these folks to prioritize their own well-being (several of last weeks visitors admitted they didn’t initially want to come, though I think we won them over lol) - they are so used to supporting others on their worst days that their own self care is back burnered.

03/27/2026

Very excited to be starting up the spring session of our Veterans horsemanship and wellness program this Sunday! These small group meetings encourage military service members to explore self care, learn new skills, and connect meaningfully with community. We will meet weekly 1030-1pm for the next ten weeks- no charge, ever.

There is still space available- text me at (860) 941-9780 to get signed up!

03/27/2026

This photo is a pretty good indication of Glaciers personality…such an odd creature 🤪😂🙃

Thank you Krista Marie for capturing this ridiculousness 😂

03/22/2026

In his first week with us, Glacier has settled right in! So much so he’s already laying down to snoozle, which makes my heart happy 💜 we are still getting to know him, but already feel confident he’s a bit of an oddball lol 🤪 he follows the gator around like a puppy dog, loves his morning alfalfa, and has taken to sauntering to the back of his paddock, looping around a tree then galloping back up 🐎 he also clearly enjoys being totally filthy 😂

He is not sure what to make of doing everything at liberty and does have some strong boundaries around touch on his left side that we will start to work through with R+ in the coming weeks.

AND, he’s been showered with items off his wishlist already…not pictured is his beautiful biothane halter with brass fittings and nameplate 😍 really grateful to our wonderful community for welcoming him with open arms!

03/20/2026

Very excited to receive our first magazine feature from Community Horse 🦄 can’t wait to see the whole issue!

The Spring/Summer issue of Community Horse will arrive in mailboxes starting April 1!

In this issue we feature the New England Equestrian Center of Athol: The Horse Park Celebrates 25 Years; Factum Equine; Crimson Acres; Yellow Horse Equine Therapeutic Riding; Mary Fischer of Bit by Bit Stables; Nicole Birkholzer - Mindful Connections; and Carol Allen of Horse Powerment.

Plus Nicole Birkholzer's Horse Logic column and Trail Guide columnist Stacey Stearns' three Trail Guides for Mooween State Park, Sucker Brook Wildlife Management Area, and Steere Hill Conservation Area.

You'll also find a comprehensive Events Calendar for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Beautiful cover art by Katie Upton, katieupton.com.

Subscribe today at communityhorse.org/subscribe!

03/17/2026

A big thank you to Heidi and Dr. McConachie from Grand Prix Equine for coming out this weekend to kick off our monthly educational series for 2026 🤓

Our community and several outside guests enjoyed a seminar on The Equine GI tract and common issues we may encounter as horse owners (but hope not to 🤞). Our guests even came prepared with snacks and raffle prizes which was such a special treat. Super grateful to Grand Prix for sharing their expertise and enthusiasm with a curious group of horse lovers!

Check out our website for more info about upcoming educational offerings:
🦄 April- Feldenkrais for Equestrians with Deb Murphy
🦄 May- species appropriate care in a boarding setting with Chelsea Bourn
🦄 June- Equine Enrichment with Jess Beckstrom, DVM
🦄 July- Herd Dynamics with Nicole Birkholzer
🦄 August- Positive Reinforcement Training with Shawna Karrasch Equine
🦄 September- becoming better humans for our horses with Chelsea Bourn

03/16/2026

Happy farm-iversary to Elowen and Krista Marie🧡

I can’t believe it’s already been two years for this duo at Factum! They have such a special relationship cultivated thoughtfully by Krista’s compassion, curiosity, and grit and anchored by Winnie’s clarity, boldness, and awareness. They’re doing the real, hard work of partnership together and it’s immediately visible when watching them interact.

In the new year, Krista’s role at the farm expanded significantly- the horses, our community, and I personally are all better for it. Shes got boundless, contagious positive energy and an impressive can do attitude that any farm manager would be lucky to employ. But- beyond her willingness to try most all of my hairbrained ideas- what makes Krista completely irreplaceable to me and our herd is her genuine care and appreciation of each horse for exactly who they are.

Grateful doesn’t begin to cut it…can’t wait to see where we go the next two years!

03/15/2026

My heart is bursting with gratitude, joy, and some disbelief… today we welcomed our first sanctuary horse, 12yo ottb Glacier Express to the farm. He was a man on a mission coming off the trailer but he didn’t take one wrong step and settled right in to his new paddock between Winnie and Summie.

I can’t wait to get to know him, and to love him for exactly who he is 💜

Thank you to New Beginnings Thoroughbreds for caring for him so diligently until he found his forever home and for getting him to us safely. Our herd of 20 is officially 1/4 ottbs (and 1/5 bay gelding ottbs 🤪) and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I cannot believe this is my life and that I get to live out my childhood dreams. All because of Jack.