Secret Spring Farm, LLC

09/29/2024

Hi friends! I am making a trip with a 25 foot goose to Erwin, TN, and possibly WNC if I can get there, with 10 round bales, pet food, diapers, bottled water, cat litter, halters, and a load of other supplies to help with flood relief. If you would like to donate supplies, I’m happy to bring them and you can drop them off at the farm. Please see below for items still needed.

If you have a farm, you know what happened in western NC and Tennessee is every farm owner’s worst nightmare. It is incredibly difficult to evacuate livestock and multiple animals in a flash food situation and a lot of people who are stranded won’t have power or water for weeks.

Things I need to be able to make the trip:
**help loading and strapping roundbales and any additional hay and items on Thursday
**lots of ratchet straps and help strapping down items
**a co-pilot (tentatively have one but waiting confirmation)

Items still needed (not all-inclusive):
**pet food-cat and dog wet and dry food, puppy and kitten food
**diapers
**chainsaws
**baby formula
**bottled water
**hay but please check with me first while we make sure we have room on the trailer
**shovels
**clothes and shoes
**cat litter
**horse halters and lead ropes
**grain and ration balancer

Load is leaving from Keswick, VA, aiming to do a there and back trip either Friday or Saturday.

Thanks in advance! Please PM me for the address to drop things off and with any questions.

03/21/2024

If anyone evacuating the fires in Louisa needs help evacuating or relocating horses, I have a 2+1 rig hitched and am happy to help. I also have an open paddock with hay/water and can temporarily put up a couple of cats. Located in western Louisa/keswick area. My cell is 703-409-1874.

05/26/2023

Proudly offered for sale Idalisa, “Layla,” a 16.1 hand 2018 Thoroughbred mare by Upstart and out of a Freud mare. Layla comes from excellent track connections, was a $40k yearling, and is a super quality Thoroughbred who has been restarted carefully and correct since coming off the track as a lightly raced 3 year old. Currently hacking out alone and in company in hunt country with streams, railroad tracks and lots of natural obstacles. Layla is schooling training/1st level dressage and has started jumping. While green, she is quiet, willing and brave to the fences. Currently living out 24/7 in a mixed herd. Excellent for the farrier, vet, loading, tying, clipping, etc. Riders shown at 5’10 and 5’6. Full vetting on file from November 2021. 5* home a must. Asking 20🥕🥕🥕. Price to increase with training. Located in Keswick, VA. Happy to help facilitate shipping anywhere in the US. Videos available upon request.

12/13/2020

Secret Spring Farm welcomes Miss Kitty as our second barn cat. Miss Kitty was being taken care of by a nice older man down the road, who sadly had to go into hospice. While the timing was not ideal after just losing Nugget, I would like to think Nugget would approve.

12/06/2019

Mel got to test out the new Active Med Combo Rug with PEMF and massage features from FMBs Therapy Systems. She approves! Loving this rug so far!

12/01/2019

The wash stall's newly installed therapeutic, infrared heat lamps are all set-up and ready for winter. Vegas approves!

11/23/2019

11/22/2019

Happy to announce that beginning in December, Secret Spring will have the Activo-Med Combi Pro Rug and leg wraps available for ship-in appointments. You can read more about the benefits of PEMF/massage in support horses here: https://fmbs.co.uk/benefits/pulsed-electromagnetic-therapy/

Sessions/appointments will start at $75.00. Feel free to PM or text 703-409-1874 with questions and requests for appointments.

11/04/2019

Secret Spring is offering schooling in the 80x200 all weather, outdoor ring with newly installed Martin Collins sand/fiber footing. Come school some fences, bring your young horse over for some off-the-property experience or run through a dressage test on great footing! Text or email for an appointment. Please pick out the ring when you're done and sign a waiver upon arrival. There is a u-turn area behind the barn for easy entrance and exit with a trailer. Wash rack with hot/cold water available. You are welcome to set-up any grid exercise or jump course you'd like, with the jumps next to the ring. $25 schooling fee.