Brittany A Winner

Soon to be 16 years old Brittany Jernigan, an employee of The Compass Rose Farm, took 20th place at the Future Farmers of America State Horse Judging Contest and finished 1st place among all Riverdale High School competitors. Great job Brittany…

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Latest Fun Show

Need A Hand Training hosted a rain make-up day Fun Show this past Saturday and as usual it was fun and a competitive. There are two more competitions scheduled before high points winners will be announced, Oct 22nd and Nov 15th. I have included pictures of most of the first place winners (I wasn’t able to stay [...]

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Feathered Friends 6

This bird has a range that spans the globe; I’ve even seen them during my time in Iraq and Afghanistan. If stare directly at these birds they will not move. Unless given assistance, these birds will remain in one location. They tend to frequent gardens, theme parks and bars. They also make great pets and require [...]

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This is Weird

Looks like alien pods have landed in one of our pastures, and note how they begin to form a circle (look close at the darker grass circle). I hope this wasn’t an invasion of the body snatchers - I may not really be me.

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Good Luck Charm

The moss (or whatever it is) growing in our pond formed a horse shoe, must be a sign…

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Sunshine Going Postal

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Cowboy Mounted Shooting

Before heading to the local Better Business Bureau Tailgate party at the Middle Tennessee State University/Georgia Tech game, we went to Miller Coliseum to watch the Eastern Regional Finals of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. If you have never been to one of these events you need to go. The action seems non-stop even though winning rides last no [...]

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Feathered Friends 5

In early Spring, this Great Blue Heron begins showing up in our ponds. He visits for three to four months and then heads further north. Some days this bird is very cautious of our presence and on others could care less that we are around. They build platform type nests of large sticks lined with finer material [...]

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Thanks

Just want to take a minute to praise our farrier. Leslie Jones is not just our farrier but our friend. Today was one of those crap days: high winds, blowing rain, temps 40 degrees lower than just three days ago, but Les trudged on. Regardless of the weather, he never misses an appointment. On top of that, he [...]

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Celebration

We had a great night out at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. If you are a Walking Horse fan, this is the place to be. To top things off, we sat with Jeanie and her sister Pat in their box seats, great view of the show and a great place to mingle with like [...]

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