Bridge Farm Summer 2013 – Bringing in the Hay & Puppies

Summer 2013 ... where do the days go? Phew!! it's been hot, hard work and tiring but so far, Summer 2013 at Bridge Farm has been great fun. Aside from the great updates from new happy Connemara pony owners like Tina, Susie, Rebecca and Johanna ... Comet arrived Thursday, and has settled in very well and it’s like he’s been with us forever already, and everyone at the yard is making a fuss of him. I can honestly say that buying Comet has been a great experience Belinda has been fantastic phoning me all the time keeping me informed of Comets progress and letting me text her all the time with my many questions ... Rebecca Very pleased with the vetting, vet couldn’t fault him at all! No-one is more excited then Emily about bringing Sky home on Friday … she is so happy, she really did love him to ride. Think that bond is forming already  ... Joanna ... We've also had a great hay crop, which should see us through the winter. there's nothing as pleasing as seeing a barn full of…
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Hay Harvest at Bridge Farm

Keeping you up-to-date with what's happening at Bridge Farm. Well recently we've busy bringing in the hay. We're quite pleased with the hay crop this year and the hay is looking good. So, we thought we'd share some photos of the hay harvest with you.

Bridge Farm needs a good hay crop, it is essential to ensure we have winter feed for our own and our livery clients horse's and ponies. In its most basic form, hay is just dried grasses and plants, but there is a vast difference in the quality of hay based on how and sometimes where it's grown. You can find good basic information on why good hay is essential for horses' at ... Selecting Quality Hay for Horses' If the Bridge Farm hay crop was ever to fail it would mean we'd have to purchase hay from other sources. The added cost, shopping around to find good quality and transporting the hay would drastically affect our overheads. You see domestic horses' still need to forage an…
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