Healing Horses "One child at a time" Inc.

11/05/2026

I would like to start with a HUGE thank you to Vicki Harden for her help during all the rains! She always seems to know when extra is greatly needed to survive. We appreciate you Vicki & can only hope you know how much!

We are coming to the end of another challenging year for all. From every avenue life can hold, I know so many of you have had serious tests to face. Some of our folks lost deeply loved family & friends. Some like us are still trying to recover from the Covid mess & I know life's test just keep piling on. Please know how much we appreciate each of you, that through it all, you have stood beside us. Together we face a new year soon. May it be a gentler year for each of you, filled with kindness around you, loved ones near & more laughter. WE ALL NEED MORE LAUGHTER!! So many of you are so important in our lives here & are more than a friend to us. The bonds made here over the years are strong, like family!

I also want to thank those who have stood by me over the past almost 4 years now with my knee & bad health. The calls, the texts, have meant the world to me. I have truly felt loved by so many of you

10/20/2026

Well.......so far, so good! We got a heck of a lot of rain from the northeasterner & the cane. I was ready to drive to Ann Huber's house and hogtie her for the rain dances ;) But we are drying up & it took a while. Flooded pretty bad. The good side of that is we're no longer in a drought for the year. Still some serious mud & we actually flooded in the front, which was mind boggling.There's a reason why they call our area the rain corridor ;)

The herd is enjoying some much cooler weather since last weekend. It's fall, for however long it last in Florida. Actually pretty chilly in the mornings, with a good breeze blowing. Josh was in heaven working on repairs this past weekend, not drenched in sweat in 5 minutes. Hopefully it holds for a while & we can get a big area of pine trees on our fence line down that didn't come down in the tornado, but were damaged. We finally burned out the last stump from the 30+trees we've had to take what was left down, cut up what was already down & burn out the stumps. We have one HUGE one still left to cut up that just fell over. But, will have to acquire a much bigger chainsaw than the big one we have. Breaks my heart how many trees we lost in Irma, Ian & Milton. We will eventually replant oaks.

Hoping all is well with each of you & sending each a big ole Bev bear hug

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08/30/2026

And the rain continues. A gully washer last night. But so far only a little mud on the side of the barn & out a ways. We were so dry from the drought, it's still soaking in for the most part. Grateful, as nice hay coming to the cradle ;)

Hope all is well for you all folks! I'm moving slow, but moving. We will certainly be happy for fall for the horses, humans & repairs waiting for the heat stroke weather to go away. Even happier if we make it to the end of November void of hurricanes & their buddies, tornadoes. So far we very blessed! More damage is not desired!

A HUGE thank you to Craig & Bliss Feed for pulling our hay cradle out of the mud. Life is much easier ;) Craig you are so deeply appreciated & loved

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08/03/2026

Still lots of rain. Rained out most of the weekend & still coming today. Won't be long before we pull out our webbed feet ;) Definitely slowing us down. But it's cooler, not a lot, but sure can feel it. So there's an upside to this.

Stay dry, stay cool folks.........October is around the corner!

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07/27/2026

Lots & lots of rain folks! It's pouring now. But still dry enough it soaks in quickly & we don't have our webbed feet on yet 😉 So grateful to finally have another round of fresh hay for the herd. It's been tough until two weeks ago to find fresh round rolls. It was gone as soon as it was cut & we were back to last years, that even our horses didn't want. Just praying the farmers can stock back enough to get everyone through the winter months coming. I can't tell you how good it feels to have fresh cut hay in their cradles.

The heat has been horrid this year for man & beast. Particularly tough on the old horses & old people. We will be glad to see October roll in & temps drop where heat stroke isn't a constant threat. The moment you walk out, you are hit with heat that's like you walked into a oven. I've noticed the horses will stand & let it pour on them for a bit for heading for cover. The cold rain feels real good.

I also wanted to thank Stephanie for a surprise night out Saturday night to see Chad Prather! It had been literally four years since I had a night out & that one was with her to see Chad. It was funny & wonderful! We got to meet him, give him a hug & chat for a moment. Truly a treat that I will cherish for a long time to come. Thank you Stephanie for the love

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06/16/2026

We'd like to give a shout out & a huge thank you to Arby's on Bruce B Downs Blvd. Arby's did a fund raiser for us & handed me a check for $1140.00 this past Friday! It will be well spent on vetting!
The first restaurant that did a fund raiser, with us not having to spend a dime in advertising, or work it. I was mind blown & grateful is a understatement!! Cody the manager, is such a nice young man & let me know there would be more fund raisers. My understanding is the working employees pick their charity. We are assuming, it was most likely one of our kids that threw our name in the hat. Would love to know who, as owe them a huge bear hug! Lynn rode sh***un with me to pick up the check. Couldn't go without my right hand & other half of my brain 😉 THANK YOU ARBY'S straight for the hearts of all of us!! To those who are in our area & there's tons of you, please visit this Arby's by Target & give them your support!

05/29/2026

Thank you Whitney for your tender care of the herd! You are the best farrier ever

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05/26/2026

We got rain & good rain! Hopefully enough for local hay fields. The grass is green & I'm doing a one legged happy dance ;) Just keep those canes in the ocean please.

Farrier is back tomorrow. We love & appreciate her more than words can say. Some of our herd, can be ornery.

Hope all had a peace filled Memorial Day. We spent the day with people we love, that knew my husband. Good laughs, good memories & a visit to his marker, with horses following us hoping for treats. It was wonderful to share in laughter over my husbands humor.

The herd is good. Definitely happy to see grass growing. So am I ;) All are sassy & doing a cool down in the pond. It's already summer here. Our Spring last 2 seconds.

Hope this finds all well. Sending each of you a bear hug

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05/20/2026

We are alive & well here. I do apologize for not posting more, but we are burning our candle at both ends, between work & repairs.

We would like to thank you Vicki for your extra help this month!! You saved us with the Vet bills for Brandi & Bobby, restocked our medicine cabinet & took care of the farrier too! You always seem to know when our backs are against the wall. Thank you from the deepest of all our hearts

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03/05/2026

The March winds have began & hopefully winter is on vacation now. All is as well as it can be here. Rebuilding is slow, but patience is a virtue I have to work on, & this is certainly teaching me ;)

The herd is doing well. We were concerned for Renegade loosing Goose, who had clung close to her, after losing his mares, Cracker & Pixie. But he has adjusted a lot quicker than I have. He likes Fancy, but she isn't impressed with his studly act at almost 30 years old. You'd think he'd give up the act after being gelded for 14 years. Not that boy. It is beautiful to watch him do his studly dance.

I currently am proving to be a redneck. I must be since I've had a rooster in my bathtub for over a week🤣 Humbly admit it's not the first time either. My husband truly was a patient man. His only request was I didn't bring the horses into heal them ;) Big Mac fell ill, we think from the hard freezes, though we did have heat lamps on the flock. Truly not weather Florida animals are accustomed to. He's a good boy & rather special to us. So he can have all the time he needs to mend & is doing better. The draw back to a rooster in your bathtub is once they begin to heal, they begin to crow again. 4 am & every hour on the hour till about 8 am. Yes, it's a good sign, Yes coffee begins a wee bit earlier these days 🤣 Big Mac is his name. His father was a Jersey Giant named Two Step & the best rooster I'd ever had in my life. Gentle with even toddler children. But watched his hens & called them to bugs. Yes, a mighty fine rooster Two Step was. Big Mac's mother was our famous Minnie pearl for her small hat on her head. She was a Sapphire Gem Olive Egger. What a mix eh? Big Mac was hatched having his father's heart & his mother's color & comb. Handsome he is

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