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Butt Conversations

Posted on January 24, 2018 by macyrayfarm

It was a busy weekend of riding and learning. (Last weekend) I love riding but I also love being able to watch and learn. I work with two incredible trainers. So, given the opportunity to hop off the horse and watch someone else accomplish the task at hand is so amazing. It is also so important to your development and learning…for any craft or passion. I had been struggling to get a right lead. So, I jumped off and watched another rider accomplish it with the goal that I would be able to replicate this in the future. It almost made me want to watch numerous rides, and have a constant discussion about what the rider was doing, why, what they were trying to achieve, why it was or was not working…in essence the theory behind it all. This has long been a positive but also hindering quality of mine. Limiting might be a more appropriate word. As I often get bogged down in the little details. When it comes to riding I really desire to understand the mechanics and theories behind what I’m trying to achieve.

I think riding is incredible because everything you do, down to the smallest of details, is saying something to your horse. If you are tense the horse is tense, if you are happy your horse picks up on that too. The slightest of movement is felt and detected by your horse and translated into something by them. It’s up to you, as the rider, to definitively define and consistently maintain this form of communication. I have found that my communication methods vary from horse to horse…and what they prefer. Chloe, you almost have to shout to get much accomplished (she’s a bit hard headed and stubborn) and Frank prefers quiet confidence. I’m still working on those subtle adjustments from horse to horse. If you are a rider and you think you have it all sorted out and figured out, you are clearly doing something wrong. Mostly because you literally can not stop learning…or you shouldn’t. Methods and theories are constantly evolving and can vary from trainer to trainer, rider to rider.

So many people think that riding is a simple sport. We, those of us who ride, know such is not the case. When you are communicating to your horse you use your hands, legs, feet, core, elbows, biceps (basically your whole arm!), voice, eyes, head, and as the blog title suggests even your bum. So, while riding this past weekend, I was told to make sure I was also having bum conversations. Now, I’ve heard A LOT in my riding days, this was a new one though. One worth sharing. My trainer and I both giggled at the silliness of it all, but the importance of it isn’t lost on me. With riding, and especially with the OTTB’s I find myself so involved with, relaxation is key. Embracing a calm, quiet and serene outlook is so important. (I hear this a lot too) The sensitivity of some of these horses (cough cough Frank cough cough) is on the level of extreme. So any form of tension within me, is felt by him. Frank being a very reactive individual will react. Usually by going faster…it’s his go to move and it’s what he was raised to do. So, being relaxed inwardly and outwardly from my head to my toes (bum included!) is essential. Now, being a naturally anxious and nervous individual isn’t ideal for Frank. It’s really forced me to do a lot of letting go, accepting and finding more ways to work on my own anxieties. I find myself saying thank you to Frank during our rides…mostly when I get anxious and boggled down in the details and end up asking him for something the wrong way.

At the end of the day, as riders, we should strive to continually learn and educate ourselves. Reading, going to clinics…education creates awareness and awareness has the power to create change. Little adjustments in our riding and being aware of them, can make a world of difference for our horse. At the end of the day that’s why we want to better ourselves, for our horse. Our thirst for knowledge should never quite be quenched. Even at the worst of clinics there is always a gem of knowledge to be picked up…even if it’s what not to do. Learn on and keep up those butt conversations!

Make Time for Dreaming

Posted on December 29, 2017 by macyrayfarm

Winter has hunkered down, here in the Midwest. In fact on Monday the high is in the negatives. I’m looking forward to experiencing a balmy twenty degrees…eventually. I know a lot of us dread winter. Rightfully so. We spend more time indoors. It’s cold. Bitter cold, often times. It takes as much time getting layers on as it does actually completing barn chores. Let’s try to put a positive spin on the winter. What if we looked at winter as this amazing time for rest, rejuvenation, relaxation and a time to get away from the everyday hustle and bustle of life. Looked at winter as a time for the dreamers, schemers, planners, doers, go-getters…the overly ambitious ones who need that set time to re-plot, re-direct, re-evaluate and redirect their goals. Time to redirect or reset their sails to achieve more and greater things. The time forces you to really examine your inner self and what you want to achieve.

A great thing that comes with working with horses is that they know when you make plans and goals. The perfect example is trailer loading. Without fail, every time I plan to take my horse somewhere and set exact times for my horse to be loaded and then push off…it fails. If I plan for fifteen minutes for my horses to load, no doubt it’ll take at least two hours. Soooo… my goals have learned to be flexible. Majority of my goals have to do with horses, anyway.

It’s occurred to me, and only took just over thirty years to get this, that I only have one shot at this life. And, better late than never, I should live it for me. I shouldn’t let the thoughts of others, the actions of others dictate what I do or the directions I go. For too long it has. At the time of making some decisions, I may have said I was doing it for me but deep down I think I justified it that way so in some twisted way it would be for me. It is so exhausting to not live for yourself. It is simultaneously a fault and blessing of mine, that I want everyone around me happy. To achieve that I often sacrifice my happiness. I would go to the ends of the earth to make my friends and family happy….but I want to be happy too. Balance. It’s there somewhere, just have to keep finding it. Which maybe should be a goal of mine, to quit sacrificing myself and to pay attention to my happiness.

I am a firm believer that if something really lights your fire you should do it. Though all too often I don’t take my advice. My favorite quote EVER is from Howard Thurman: “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” When each of us “comes alive” it may inspire others to do the same. Imagine if the whole world was full of those of us who were following our dreams. Don’t you think we would be happier, willing to help others and give more? Happiness is contagious. If someone radiates happiness, you immediately smile. I want to follow my heart more. Maybe it would be more appropriate to say I WILL follow my heart more.

When you start to follow your heart, radiate happiness, and, as a result, find yourself happier don’t look back, just go. Keep moving forward Because at the end of the day when you recount your life are you going to look back and think, “I took all the chances I could!” or is it going to be more along the lines of “Oh, I wish I had done that?”

Because my blog is mostly about my horses, especially Frank, let me touch on what this has to do with him. I cannot, and as crazy as it sounds, describe the world this horse has opened up to me. No, we aren’t perfect. In fact, my last lesson before the holidays and cold snap, was intense. It was like Frank caught me in a daydream and was like “Yo, lady it won’t be easy…snap out of it”. Which I did snap out of it and got him to snap into it. But, he has given life back to my dreams. As an eventer, whenever I pass wide open fields or even a golf course, I just imagine Frank galloping through it. The dreams don’t stop EVER. It would be a serious fault of mine not to do something about this. Not to act on this. I really feel this horse has so much potential…it’s the craziest feeling. I even feel like, I have potential. I want to focus on that and cultivate that feeling, explore it and see what lies at the end of it. I want to feel empowered and supported to pursue this feeling. We don’t know until we try and I would rather try and fail then never give this a chance.

Practice Makes Perfect

Posted on December 7, 2017 by macyrayfarm

Last night, Frank and I did something that absolutely terrifies me. Practice ride. Not have a lesson, not have coaching, but ride. In these moments, I am a deer in the headlights, a psychologists worst nightmare. I freeze. I tense. I set myself, and more importantly, Frank, up for failure.

(Side note: We were able to successfully school last night with some minor coaching to get the headlight glare out of my eyes)

Nope. We have no time for those shenanigans. We have goals to achieve and dreams to chase.

On my way to work this morning, I was contemplating this very thing. I had several revelations. If we don’t dedicate ourselves to practice sessions, how will we continue to improve? How will I conquer my deer in the headlights pose…or (at least) make Frank less aware of it? How will we continue to improve our relationship? How will we continue to ease our overall anxieties, just about life?

The answer to all of those: We won’t. Or rather, we will, but at a much slower pace. I was complimented, a few nights ago, that for only making it out twice a week for lessons, I am doing a good job of maintaining the skills learned, thus picking up right where we left off. That’s great and I was thrilled to hear that. I, and Frank (I hope) want to progress at a greater rate. We want to really go somewhere.

As a young rider, obviously, I dreamed of going to the Olympics. Clearly, that isn’t going to happen. Maybe we can get the Miss Congeniality award though? The “Great Effort completed with grace, humor and triumph” award…I would actually be pleased with that. I don’t want to accomplish something for myself necessarily, though I am an important part of the equation, but more for Frank. To show that this little creature, that has a truckload of baggage, insecurities and anxieties can go on to achieve really remarkable things. I think somewhere in this beautiful journey, anyone can relate to our story…not just horse people. To everyday folks with their own insecurities, doubts and fears.

Any future accomplishments or awards we get, will be Frank’s. Dedicated to him, his triumphs, his ability to persevere despite the often uphill battle. I am the co-pilot, lucky enough to land him as my partner in this journey. My days begin and end with asking, “How can I improve? How can I make life better for Frank?”. It is a constant thought. My grown up Christmas list also largely reflects this thought process.

I regularly keep clips of of Charlotte, George, Laura, Nicholson…all great riders from various disciplines, on rotation while I work. So, at least if I’m not able to watch I can absorb some of the knowledge. Knowledge is power. Learning is power. I can then put that knowledge into action and embrace my inner Charlotte, George, Laura, Nicholson.

Earlier this fall

One of our first rides

If we had videos of Frank’s first ride, and then put it next to now, I don’t know if anyone would believe it. There are just pictures though (Thank you Jen and Peg for always having the camera ready!), and the progress is apparent. His progress is a true testament to his indomitable spirit and desire to achieve. I truly believe, if he didn’t want to be a good horse, he simply wouldn’t be. He’s willing and a thoughtful horse (though sometimes his thinking is more “Not Today” then “Sure Mom!”) and that is as important as anything. It shows the work of the village behind him and cheering for him. It’s a story that I look forward to sharing with my grand kids one day.

With the announcement of the 2019 and 2020 American Eventing Championships coming to the Kentucky Horse Park, our goals are becoming more and more clear. My prior event horse was Chloe. A game but stout 16hh QH/Percheron mare. She’s a typical mare and her world revolves around food. She is also affectionately known as Chloepotamus…a distant relative of everyone’s favorite Fiona. Chloe was an amazing event horse. I don’t know if I will get another one of her, but Frank is at least better in the dressage department. Chloe and I often received the same comment “Cute and Capable” on dressage tests. I was always pleased with that because I knew that she would go out and just shred the competition over cross-country. Then, if my demons stayed under wraps, she would bring her A game to stadium. I think Frank could be, has the potential to be, the whole package in the eventing world. I look forward to that…navigating this incredible horse to several accomplishments. So, one day at a time we will work to continue to conquer our inner demons and showcase our outer ambition, ability to achieve and overcome. At the end of the day, Frank has heart, and I can’t ask him for anything else.

Why I Chose Frank

Posted on November 30, 2017 by macyrayfarm

This past month my S.O. left me. We hadn’t been together for very long but we had been through some very difficult times. At this moment, he is still recovering from a serious accident. This seemed to make our time together all the more important and meaningful, apparently I was wrong. When he was in the process of listing off all the reasons why he was going to leave me, at the top of his list, was because I spend too much time with horses. This hit me in the gut. Not once in the course of our relationship had my time with the horses been brought up. It was also suggested that I should give up my time with my horse(s) in order to make someone else happy.

Prior to this relationship I was with another individual who demanded I focus all the attention on them. I bore the burden of his addiction problems, made them my own and tried to slay his demons on my own. Perhaps, a fault of mine, but I have always felt that when someone says they love you, your demons become shared and you stand up against them together. In an effort to focus on his life and making sure he was happy and healthy, I sacrificed my time with my horses.

Throughout my relationship history I have tackled addiction, jail time, vehicle accidents, emotional and physical abuse….none of it mine, though often at the receiving end of it, all in an effort to prove my love. Why wasn’t my love enough? Because at the end of the day I would still spend time with my horses. My attempts to appease selfish individuals was destroying a lifetime passion. The time I spent with my horses was, ultimately, taking away from the time I could be spending with that individual.

Each time I have been let go, I noticed a change in my riding and my time with Frank. I could feel the burdens and the demons loosening their grip on me. They were no longer mine to take on, that person walked away from me. They made a choice to no longer have me by their side fighting for them. As a result of trying to fix the brokenness of another, I’ve neglected to pick up the brokenness of me. For each time that I try to, I am told I am selfish…or maybe that’s how I feel. Frank, a little at a time, is forcing me to pick up my pieces while putting his pieces back together too. We cannot work together unless we are in harmony. Part of being in harmony is laying your cards out on the table and saying here is what I come with. Then working through it and slowly building a solid and harmonious foundation.

I was raised to be a strong and independent woman. (Thanks mom!) What is life without passion? If someone cannot respect you for chasing after the things your heart desires with wild abandon, then you do not need to be with them. If someone you long to be with or love, asks you to give up the thing you live for, then they do not love you. Sure, there can be compromise. Ultimately though, they should have a passion for something as well. For then they will know the tugging at your heart, the beast in your belly, the longing for your star to shine bright, the feeling of never being quite satisfied because the destination you are going for hasn’t quite been reached. They too will know the drive, the frenzied ambition to achieve and go, go, go. Then they will respect you, admire you, and be proud of your achievements….and you, you will respect, admire and be proud of them.

There was a very brief and fleeting moment of reconciliation, to which I declared that I choose Frank. Frank has seen me through two break ups. Frank still remains there for me. We have been able to chip away at each others anxieties and insecurities and slowly build each other back up. So, my happiness lies in this little simple horse. It will never be sacrificed. He will never take the back burner to a potential fleeting chance at love. When the right person comes along they will openly accept Frank and respect all that we have been through. They will respect the demons that we have slayed together and the one’s we have yet to face. At the completion of this past relationship, the freedom I felt at one of our lessons was incredible. There were no chains. My focus was Frank and our progress. I choose Frank for the stability he provides in my life, the partnership and our desire to succeed. The mental, emotional and physical turmoil I have been through has been healed because of that horse. In the past, my time with Frank was the only time I was commended on a job well done. Frank nudging or happily munching on an apple to display his contentment with our progress, simple, peaceful and beautiful. All the things a distraught heart and mind need to heal, I’ve found in my horse. It is a powerful realization and maybe a difficult concept for others to comprehend. Whatever you find peace and happiness in, don’t stop it because someone want’s you to change it. If someone loves you they won’t ask you to change.

Frank: Too Marvelous for Words

Posted on November 28, 2017 by macyrayfarm

I think there is a lot to a name. Names often lead to a first impression, an image of what something or someone might look like. When “Forty Tears” arrived at the farm, I knew the name had to change. Forty Tears is such a sad sounding name. It conjured up sad images of lying in bed sobbing. Frank needed a name he could grow into, a strong name.

His name selection reminds me of the book “Where the Heart Is”. When the main character named her daughter Americus. The main character felt that Americus, the name, demonstrated strength. Frank needed a strong name. Something he could walk into the field with, and be all big and bad, and say “I’m Frank.” It just didn’t sound positive or at all in his favor, walking into the field and saying “I’m Forty Tears” or “I’m Tears”. Depressing. Awful. It had to go.

I honestly can’t remember how Frank was decided upon. I do know that after selecting Frank, I spent hours looking through Frank Sinatra lyrics. I was trying to find a song that Sinatra had voiced that described Frank. I knew a few horses with the name Fly me to the Moon so, that was out of the question. I started to dig deeper, and I quickly discovered that Frank Sinatra did A LOT of singing!

I came across Too Marvelous for Words and wrote it down. I stared at it for a few days. I listened to the song for several days too. I was unsure if it was truly fitting or not. I eventually decided it was “the one”.

Yesterday, while I was writing about how I got Frank, I listened to the song again. I laughed and maybe let a few tears fall. Happy tears. I think you can listen to a song and enjoy the beat, the music and notice the lyrics. I think you can also listen to a song and actually hear the lyrics and understand the meaning. That’s what happened when I listened to the song yesterday. I heard the lyrics and understood the meaning.

The song was written by Johnny Mercer and composed by Richard Whiting. I also learned that the song was used as the love theme song in the movie Dark Passage. The movie starred Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart (*swoon*). What girl doesn’t love Bogart!? Anyway, the song is an expression of love. The lyrics are as follows:

You’re just too marvelous
Too marvelous for words
Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
It’s all too wonderful
I’ll never find the words
That say enough, tell enough
I mean they’re just not swell enough

You’re much, too much and just too very, very
To ever be in Webster’s dictionary
And so I’m borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you’re marvelous
To tell you that you’re marvelous
To tell you that you’re marvelous
Too marvelous for words

You’re much, you’re too much and also very, very
To ever be in Webster’s dictionary
And so I’m borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you’re marvelous
Tell you that you’re marvelous
Tell you that you’re marvelous
Too marvelous for words

Songwriters: Johnny Mercer / Richard A. Whiting

Too Marvelous for Words lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

Several other notable artists went on to record and sing the song as well. Frank just happens to be my favorite of those. At this point, I have to be honest though. When I first got Frank to the trainers I was absolutely terrified of him. He’s a smaller horse, but regardless I had seen what he was capable of and it scared me. The trainers knew it too. I would drive up to my lessons and the anxiety I felt was almost unbearable. There were days I wanted to just not do it anymore. I, obviously, didn’t give into that anxiety. I knew Frank had anxieties of his own. I ended up looking at our lessons as more of a therapy session than anything. We needed to work on our communication and decoding of each other’s communication.

So, what makes this song so fitting? I wasn’t sure if this horse would be a horse I could “love”. I wasn’t sure if he was going to be this “horse of a lifetime” that I have now. That has all been squashed. Frank is too much and also very, very…to ever be in any dictionary. There simply are no words, that I can find, to accurately phrase what this horse has done for me. It is all too wonderful and I will spend his lifetime finding the words. When you are so broken and beat down that the one thing keeping you together, is this horse who was also broken and beat down…it’s incredible and powerful. There is so much power in that, finding a way to be whole again with just the company of a simple horse.

Recap: 2016 That’s a wrap!

Posted on January 10, 2017 by macyrayfarm

“If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just”- Anita Roddick

I love quotes. In fact at my office at work, I’ve saved all the quotes I like from my daily calendar. I should have just kept the entire calendar, as almost all 365 days are in a neat stack. I look at these quotes often, especially when I need inspiration. I thought the above quote was rather fitting for an end of year blog. It sums up the year I have had in creating Macy Ray Farm.

It was only a year ago, at about this time, I was huddled over my computer, tea in hand, plotting the future of Macy Ray Farm. It was just a vision…a dream or something I wanted to achieve more than anything. January came, and the farm was official and officially a non-profit. I knew the general idea of what I wanted to do, and accomplish. The big step was (and still is!) putting it into action. Maybe that is the beauty of this journey I’ve embarked on, that it will never be “complete”. That this journey is ever evolving and ever changing and will never be “complete”. Maybe I need to take it, and use that change and evolution as a steering mechanism to take the farm in the direction it needs to go. In the destined direction it needs to go.

I think I’ve watched too many RomCom’s, as I feel like I should have achieved more. “It” should have happened by now. Nevertheless, I’m determined to continue “getting there”. I think there are too many veterans and too many thoroughbreds that need this. That deserve this and deserve the love and comfort of each other. I believe entirely in that. I believe that each horse that enters the barn, and each veteran I meet that comes through the barn, are brought for a reason. That I can learn from them. This has been true, just in conversation, with veterans. I’ve been amazed at the stories that have been shared with me. I feel honored to get the privilege of learning about their experiences. I never ask for these experiences to be shared and I never expect it. I’m an ear, eager and ready for listening. For offering advice when it’s requested. I respect what our veterans have been through. I am awed and amazed at what they have voyaged through. I feel even more honored when they thank me for what I am doing. The achievements of our veterans and the sacrifices they have made, deserve more thanks than we will ever be able to give. I have received so much support, in words and action. To those, I cannot thank you enough. There is nothing I want to do more than to help, to give, and to make a change.

If you do things well, do them better. I think I did things well in 2016. I learned a lot. I made some valuable contacts, which formed some amazing friendships. In 2017 I will do things better. There is so much more to achieve. I’ll do it and I will achieve the goals set for this year.

Be daring. This entire venture seems rather daring. I don’t know any therapy or service being offered of the kind we have set out to do. If you thank about it, why wouldn’t animals be subjected to the same effects of experiencing a traumatic event? I found an article today (http://www.marymount.edu/Home/News-Events/News?newsId=291) that explains this very thing. It discusses beagles being used in lab experiments, and the aftermath they experience. Approaching mental health is daring. Saying the phrase, mental health, is daring. You can practically feel the tension rise when you say “mental health” or “mental illness”. Why? I want to change this.

Be first. I don’t know what we will be first at. I’m sure there is something or an event along the path of this project, that will put us first at something. I’m content driving forward on a goal driven path. I’m okay to let the change and evolution I keep coming across show me what we are meant to be first at.

Be different. I am different, always have been, after all I am a horse girl. I think horse people are always, or often, dubbed a little different. The horse always comes first. At MRF the horse and veteran come first. Providing therapy, an outlet, a happy place for veterans and OTTB’s…that’s at the heart of what we do. The approach is different, and I think it sets us apart. I would say that if you had to compare me to any TV character, you could say I am a philanthropic equestrianized version of Jessica Day from New Girl. I take everything with a quirky, and most certainly a scenic, approach. I want to be different. I want MRF to be set apart from the crowd. I want to make change. That’s how I hope we are remembered…that we made a change and lives are better as a result of MRF.

Be just. Mental health is no joke and it is something that should be addressed head on. Instead it is often cast aside. Those twenty-two a day deserve justice and peace. I do everything with those who have taken their life in mind. They aren’t forgotten. In the bigger picture, those who have taken their life should serve as motivation to make a change NOW. We will be just, compassionate, and open in helping those, hopefully the many, who come through our barn.

I hope that when I wrap up 2017 it is full of big change and happy memories. That some sort of impact has been made and a wave of change has occurred. I hope I can update this blog more often, too, throughout 2017.

Cheers to a wonderful and impactful New Year!

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Be a Warrior.

Posted on April 19, 2016 by macyrayfarm

warrior I continue to be amazed at the outpouring of support for the goals of our organization. In the spirit of that, I want to share this story with you. A few weekends ago, I found myself extremely discouraged. It’s tough to start a business, much less a non-profit. Most people see and/or experience the finished product. No one really sees or gets to experience that stuff in between. Let me tell you, that stuff “in between” is no joke. That “in between” stuff will test your mental endurance, your drive, compassion, and it will test emotions you weren’t aware you had. You will be thrown into a state of emotional fragility. There will be tears. Tears out of frustration, discouragement, feeling like a failure, and general exhaustion. You run into people who don’t believe in you or your mission. You get to meet people who laugh at you because they don’t see the need for a program like yours. You will feel alone. Lost in a forest, dense with the trees of doubt, plagued by the darkness of doubters. Somehow, you have to find a way to dig deep and be a spark. Be that glimmer of hope and say my mission isn’t useless, or unnecessary. There is a need for this, and there is a place for this mission. You have to stay strong, and amidst the sweat an IMG_20160412_223124 d tears, shine your light for all to see. Not everyone has to believe or back your ideas and you (I!) have to accept that. Don’t worry about those people. I have to be a warrior for those who have fought so hard for us and our freedom. For those horses who don’t have a voice….for those veterans and those horses there is so much need. So here I am, still shining my light and fighting through that complicated darkness.

It was on one of these particular days that I felt I was deep in the forest with no light. I had decided that I would let our horses graze loose around the barn. A common practice that I employ for grass cutting purposes. The horses must have sensed my distraught and emotional state. They took advantage of that and ended up escaping into the neighborhood next door to the farm. They may have had a greater mission themselves. A few minutes later after Cash came and “told” on the terrible three (Chloe, Frank, and Elvis) for getting loose, a gentleman was at the fence holding Chloe. Frank and Elvis were standing behind her huffing and puffing. I had just called one of the neighbors that I knew to see if she could help in the round up. love warrior

I walked over to the guy holding my horses, expecting a lashing because my horses were running rampant through a neighborhood. He did the exact opposite. After I apologized, he was asking about the farm and what the plans were. I explained our mission and what my goals were. He was amazed and immediately stated his support, asking what he and his family could do to help. That evening he helped me finish my evening chores, all the while asking questions and finding out more about the farm. He had a list of people to put me in contact with that might be able to help. All of which, he has followed through on.

In the middle of the darkness it only takes one person to say I support you, I support this cause, for the light to shine a little brighter. My warrior spirit came back and my fight returned. I want this. I want this to work and while some days get rough I won’t give up on it, ever. So, while my horses did get loose they also helped. Having someone who doesn’t know me at all, suddenly offer up so much assistance was amazing. It truly made my day. Things, good and bad, happen for a reason. I think my horses knew I needed something, anything to bring my fight back. They know me better than I do and often know what I need before I realize it. never give up

Don’t lose your fight or your will to succeed. Keep going because you will find hope and support in the most unexpected of places.

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Sponsor an Equine Friend!

Posted on March 30, 2016 by macyrayfarm

Introducing our Sponsor an Equine Friend Program! We are proud to introduce this program to everyone. The care and keeping of our horses is incredibly important! We take pride in having happy healthy horses that are managed in a comfortable relaxed environment. You can be part of the process!

Sponsoring one of our horses allows you to receive monthly email updates on farm happenings including a diary entry from your chosen horse! You are also permitted to come to the farm and visit your horse (we’ll provide the peppermints!) although we do ask that you complete a brief orientation prior to your first visit.

The attached images should give you all the details, but should you have more questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!