Monthly Archives: March 2019

Our first barrel race of 2019

Our first barrel race of 2019
This past weekend saw Lily's first CBR barrel race this year. We took two horses, Rookie, Lily's usual barrel horse, and Cora, who was previously being used as Lily's hunter-jumper while she was in Pony Club. It was a double-run event with a smaller barrel pattern. She got to race both horses twice, which was…
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Announcing Gleneden Ridge Design!

Announcing Gleneden Ridge Design!
Graphic Design on a farm? You better believe it! Now, along with your eggs and produce, you can get all you graphic, website, and marketing requirements met at Gleneden Ridge Farm with our new graphic design service! We love dealing with the people and businesses of the Shuswap. So we thought why not make use…
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Bengal and Lily; let the pony training begin!

Bengal and Lily; let the pony training begin!
Two weeks back we announced the arrival of our new rescue pony, in partnership with our friends at South Mymm's Farm. He's settling in nicely now, and gets on very well with Stella, our other new(ish) horse. So now the first elements of training can begin, so we can find out what he knows and…
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The First Glimmers of Spring in Gleneden.

The First Glimmers of Spring in Gleneden.
Finally, at last, it looks like Spring is on it's way! First, there were areas or snow melting around the trees, on our roofs, around the barns. Then appeared areas of brown earth and dead grass where once was snow. It seems that now the thaw is upon us! Once again, the ducks are making…
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An update on Stella’s training and progress

An update on Stella’s training and progress
A while ago, we introduced you to Stella, one of our new horses. She was in need of some TLC and training in order for her to become one of our trail and games horses. So now it's time for an update on her progress. Firstly, during the early winter, she went away for a…
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A hike up our mountain trails with a few friends.

A hike up our mountain trails with a few friends.
Yesterday afternoon, feeling like I needed to get some fresh air in my lungs, I decided to go for a hike in the snow. The hillside at the back of our acreage is full of trails and is really beautiful, especially in the winter. The dogs playing on one of the trails going up. I…
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Meet Bengal, the latest addition to our horse herd

Meet Bengal, the latest addition to our horse herd
We'd like you to please welcome Bengal, our new horse. We purchased him in partnership with our friends at South Mymm's Farm. He's been neglected for quite some time, and is relatively untrained. so this year, we'll be working with him together to see where we can take him and what he can do. At…
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Baby goat kids for sale!

Baby goat kids for sale!
A few weeks back, we posted the birth of our new goat kids. Now we're getting ready to sell them on to new doting owners! The two Nigerian Dwarf kids (both males) have bright blue eyes and are really friendly. They both have horn buds developing already, but we won't be de-horning them; let them…
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Meet Little Anna, our new baby lamb

Meet Little Anna, our new baby lamb
Meet Little Anna, our new lamb. She's nearly 4 weeks old now, feeding well and getting strong. With February being as cold as it was, we kept our new lamb in the house for her first few weeks, but even so, she still picked up a cold and has been suffering with a cough and…
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