Candid Photos

 Nantua Farm at Sunset

Nantua Farm at Sunset

 Tarp and Blue Doing the Horse Version of Shaking Hands

Tarpan and Blue Doing the Horse Version of Shaking Hands (Don’t Forget, Tarpan is a Mare, Blue Wasn’t Gelded Until 10, Yup, That’s Right…)

Blue Licking the Stall Wall… Don’t Ask me Why

Blue Licking the Stall Front… Don’t Ask Why, I Have NO Clue!

 

Charlie Brown All Sleazy

  Charlie Brown All Sleazy

Tarp and Blue Cantering Up to the Barn After Hearing the Dinner Bell (aka Grain Scoop)

Tarpan and Blue Cantering Up to the Barn After Hearing the Dinner Bell (aka Grain Scoop)

 A Very Merry Christmas at NF!

A Very Merry Christmas at NF!

 Blue Enjoying a Good Roll

Blue Enjoying a Good Roll

Barbosa’s First Day of Being Backed… Progressed to Sitting Up in the Saddle and Walking

Barbosa’s First Day of Being Backed… Progressed to Sitting Up in the Saddle and Walking (At NF to be started and consigned)

CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie MacConnel of Lexington, KY on your purchase of Barbosa (aka Bo)! Good luck this season and we hope to see you at a few events and foxhunts!

 

Sophie - The Barn Cat

Sophie - Our Barn/Garage Cat

My Farm Dog, Murphy (a yellow lab) in My Truck Pretty Much Telling Me I’m Taking Too Long

My Farm Dog, Murphy (a yellow lab) in My Truck Pretty Much Telling Me I’m Taking Too Long

Double Blue… My Love

Double Blue (aka Bluey)… My Love and the Barn Entertainer

 Barbosa’s First Day Under Saddle… In a Hackamore, No Less

Barbosa’s First Day Under Saddle… In a Hackamore, No Less (At NF to be started and consigned)

CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie MacConnel of Lexington, KY on your purchase of Barbosa (aka Bo)! Good luck this season and we hope to see you at a few events and foxhunts!

Jake

The Newest Addition to Nantua Farm, Who is Now Officially Named… Jake (after he was called Gus/Toby/Jake/Little Man for a while)

Nantua Farm During the Ice Storm of ‘06

Nantua Farm During the Ice Storm of ‘06

Bailey Under Saddle (Friesian Cross in for Training in 2009)

Bailey Under Saddle at the Walk

Bailey Meeting the Gang (Bill, Tarp and Blue)

Bailey Meeting the Gang (from left - Bill, Tarp and Blue)

Vaquero - Nantua Farm’s Santa

 Vaquero - Nantua Farm’s Santa

 NF Barn Mid Snow Storm During the Winter of ‘10

Barn Mid Snow Storm… Actually Got a Decent Amount of Snow with This One

Got Salt?

Got Salt?

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Bill in One of His “Moods” Tries to Kill Poor Sophie (our barn cat)… He’s the First Gelding I Know with  PMS

Barbosa               Barbosa

Barbosa (5 year old Dutch WB  x TB) who was at NF to be started and consigned…

CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie MacConnel of Lexington, KY on your purchase of Barbosa (aka Bo)! Good luck this season and we hope to see you at a few events and foxhunts!

Charlie and Blue

 Charlie and Blue Hatching Some Evil Plot - This Was PRE Stall Renovation As There is Now a Full Wall Between the Two Devils

Blue Rolling in the First Good Snow of the Winter… Gotta Say, it’s an EASY Way to Get Blankets Clean ;)

 Blue Rolling in the First Truly Good Snow of the 2009-2010 Winter… Boy was his blanket clean when he came in that evening!!!!

Charlie on the Trailer Going To or From (Can’t Remember) Illinois

Charlie on the Trailer Going To or From (Can’t Remember) Illinois

Me Playing Polo on the Mall in Washington D.C.

Me Playing Polo on the Mall in Washington D.C. (Yes, I Realize It’s Rather Blurry… Mom Was the “Photographer”)

Vaquero Loading in a Trailer for FIRST Time as a Self Loader (after many many hours of patient repition and work to get beyond his fear)…! YAY!

Vaquero Loading in a Trailer for FIRST Time as a Self Loader (after many many hours of patient repition and work to get beyond his fear)…! YAY!