Ridgeway Family Farm

10/14/2026

Out with the old posts, new holes dug, and in with the new. 92 degrees in October, would love rain and a bit cooler weather. The drought we are having is brutal.

10/12/2026

Sorry, it's been a while. Owning a farm is 90% work, and 10% enjoyment. We had rotten posts, and we had some telephone poles. We redid the breeding area. We only in hand breed in one specific spot. We now have a good solid place to place a mare and foal in, with a stall for the foal, right in front of Mama. Or it can be used for a stall and small turnout for a horse that needs to be off pasture, or is hurt, etc. I may take a few outside mares on next year, but honestly just getting my own bred in my own time is a challenge.
We have dead oaks that we are cutting down, and they will make the railings. Will update when we get that project started.
Horses are up from the back pasture, and bred mares are in with the stallion and Kip. Kip is at the top and poor Moe is all the way at the bottom of this herd. It's good for him! 😁
Pastures are dying off, so hay is out, and pastures are cut off. The best part is from either of my porches, I can see my whole herd now until Spring. 😍

10/05/2026

Dinner time!

10/03/2026

Next year's Foals. We only have a few foals every year. Next year we have foals due the 1st week of May! See the due dates and color possibilities. What we really love is a happy healthy baby and mama, but for fun we love to guess what color we may get. Do you have any guesses for next year?

10/01/2026

5 month old feather on this gorgeous beauty! RFF Silver Empire

10/01/2026

This has been my favorite lesson so far! No pictures. Sorry. Then we went for a trail ride. Moe was pooped but did such a great job! We are getting there!

10/01/2026

09/28/2026

We have ridden 3 days in a row. We are doing biometric lessons, working on me. Today was all about breathing. I know during a phase like show jumping, I have a tendency to hold my breath, and sometimes until the end. 🤦‍♀️. I got in rhythm tonight with Moe at the walk trot canter with my breathing. It really felt good. He doesnt mind the lessons, he loves to work and always runs up from the pasture when I call ready to go. Such a sweet boy.

09/28/2026

So sleepy....

09/26/2026

I did a 2 week trial with Ride IQ. I did a flatwork lesson on walk to halt. Who knew you could learn so much from something that seems so... simple. While I dont think this ap can replace a trainer, I do think it can give us meaningful lessons that we can work on. We shall see how these 2 weeks go and if its something we will continue.