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Congratulations to Trish Pierce on her purchase of the 2007 colt, Foxwin Sherman. He will continue to reside here at Foxwin, along with Trish's Saddlebred mare, Bayou Roux.

Welcome to Deb Corey and her Rocky Mountain Horse Dillan. We're all looking forward to time on the trails with this great pair come spring!

Meet Scarlett Moon and Catherine Rossiter as they head out from Foxwin Farm on a 14 mile trail ride, in preparation for a 25 mile competitive ride in the National Forest bordering Seneca Lake. The bonds forged between them grow stronger on their 1 – 5 hour trail rides up and down hills, through fields and forests. Although Catherine is a trail riding afficionado, she has improved her connection with Scarlett through lessons with Pat, during which the wisdom and expertise of a disciplined horse lover is handed down in palatable bites. One visit to Foxwin Farm and viewing the peaceful serenity of horses grazing the green pastures sold Catherine on the benefits of boarding her horse here, and joining our community of horse lovers. Come see us!

With only a year of riding and horsemanship under my belt, I began lessons at Foxwin in September of 2006, just a month after bringing home Bayou Roux, a 21 year old American Saddle-bred. Roux was a rescue who’d spent the previous 11 years pulling an Amish buggy. I was looking for a quiet, gentle riding program to bring this hard-worked horse back to good physical and mental condition, and I found exactly what I was looking for in Pat’s instruction. She’s done much to make me a quieter, more balanced and confident rider, which helped Roux immensely in our first months together. In March of 2007, I got the opportunity to board Roux at Foxwin, where she is certain she’s died and gone to heaven! Roux has truly bloomed under both the boarding care and lesson tutelage here, learning to trust and engage with people, developing a sense of humor, and figuring out how to relax while taking her person for a ride. While we don’t have any specific competition goals in mind yet, my riding is improving, her condition continues to flourish, and our relationship is growing and finding its full potential under the calm and experienced eyes at Foxwin.

Trish Pierce

Just a horse

"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed". -Ralph Waldo Emerson

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse", or, "that's a lot of money for, just a horse".

They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a horse". Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a horse".

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse", but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a horse", and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a horse", then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise", or "just a promise".

"just a horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.

"Just a horse" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a horse" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a horse" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"just a horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a horseman".

So next time you hear the phrase "just a horse" just smile, because they "just" don't understand.

-anonymous

We’d like to introduce some of our Young Riders, who are learning to love, enjoy, and ride our Morgans.
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