Terra Alta Lake Farm

07/07/2024

05/23/2019

We are now doing Airbnb at out beautiful farm. As always horses and pets are welcome. For more information look us up on the Airbnb website or contact us on Facebook or call us at 304 290 7764

01/27/2019

The magical beauty of Icelandic horses are on full display in these wonderful pictures by photographer Drew Doggett. In his latest photographic series – In the Realms of Legends – Doggett ventured to Iceland to photograph what he calls the “noble and resilient horses native to Iceland.” The ...

12/17/2017

03/31/2017

Medicine Teachings for Accessing More Meaning, Creativity & Purpose A Free Virtual Event With Author and Shamanic Teacher Tom Pinkson

05/13/2016

Starting in June we will be giving Centered Riding lessons here at Terra Alta Lake Farm. If desired for two or more days we can offer food and lodging for you and your horses. It will include two lessons per day, time for you to hike, trail ride, kayak, camp or row boat on the lake. Atvs welcome. Give us a call or text to 304 290 7764 or message me here on Facebook

05/12/2016

Great Centered Riding clinic at Hearts and Horses with Susan Harris

08/13/2015

Seriously delish Blueberry Zucchini Cake. This cake is so sweet and dense and fabulous you will never believe there is a vegetable in there!

10/03/2014

Poor bars, they get such a bad rap! Bar trimming is highly controversial; methods range from never touching them at all, all the way to completely cutting them out. As usual, we'll always tell you that every horse is an individual, and what works on one horse might not work on another. Bars in an unhealthy or pathological foot will need to be managed differently from bars in a healthy foot. And bars on a healthy foot will vary in different environments and living situations. No case is exactly alike!
This hind foot (not trimmed in this picture) belongs to a TWH mare that has had traction issues with her hind end in the past - slipping and sliding around on our rock hard, slick-grassed ground. Her owner reports she now has improved traction - do you see what these big bars do for her? They function as a skid brake! This mare just completed a weekend of competitive trail, at a place with "boots recommended" rocky ground. She was totally bare and fine on the rocks - this is a beautiful, healthy foot. Interestingly, her fronts never have big bars like this... as usual, the foot is telling us what it needs, in this case some extra traction for her hinds.