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	<title>Nantua Farm Blog</title>
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	<description>The Ups and Downs of Life at NF</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>RIP Dakota</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2011/02/23/rip-dakota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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Last night our farm dog, Dakota passed away in her sleep. We are going to miss her terribly and the barn isn&#8217;t going to be the same without her. Everyone, including our other 2 dogs and the barn cat, Lily, are mourning her loss, and, although I&#8217;d never thought I&#8217;d say this, I&#8217;ve already begun to miss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Tour in Lexington for &#8220;The Simple Game&#8221; by Thomas Foley</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/09/29/must-read-the-simple-game-by-tom-foley-to-be-released-october-8th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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A good friend of mine, Tom Foley, who also just happens to be an extraordinary writer and rider, has written a book about his life as a jockey which is due to be released on October 8, 2010. He is currently on his book tour and will be at Joseph-Beth Booksellers at the Lexington Green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vet Tech at Park Equine Hospital!</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/06/19/vet-tech-at-park-equine-hospital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, part of the reason I&#8217;ve slacked in the posting is because I GOT A JOB AT PARK EQUINE HOSPITAL as a vet tech! Whoohoo! I&#8217;m getting a bunch of hours and absolutely loving it! I couldn&#8217;t ask for better co-workers and bosses. And the vets, well, they are fantastic! Currently we have Dr. John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Bailey</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/05/27/goodbye-bailey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 23:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Bailey, our 11 year old cocker spaniel, yesterday afternoon. She was diagnosed with blastomycosis pneumonia, a very rare and horrible disease that dogs can be susceptible to in this area of the country. The treatment for blasto is harsh and doesn&#8217;t have a huge survival rate, so we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill&#8217;s Botched Escape</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/03/31/bills-botched-escape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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Well, Bill did it again. This time I&#8217;m not quite sure if all of his brain cells were firing&#8230; I&#8217;m standing in the aisle, pulling Blue&#8217;s mane, when all of a sudden I hear this &#8220;harrumphing&#8221; behind me. As a preface, I want to add that we&#8217;d put up a stall chain across Bill&#8217;s stall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Grass and Happy Horses!</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/03/17/green-grass-and-happy-horses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, spring has finally sprung here at Nantua Farm and boy are the horses glad! Literally overnight the grass went from a nasty shade of brown to emerald green&#8230; absolutely amazing! And&#8230; the horse got to go out &#8220;just skins&#8221; as we like to say. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve seen such happy boys in months! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bluey Drama&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/03/03/bluey-drama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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Ok, so February has been a looong month due to weather and, well, Blue. Seems there is something &#8220;going around&#8221; the horse population that has yet to be identified and Blue, of course, got it&#8230; bad. Scared the crap out of us all here at Nantua Farm.

It all started out with him just not acting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Horse for Sale!</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/03/01/new-horse-for-sale-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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Dylan is a 4 year old 15.3 hh paint gelding (registration with APHA pending).  Experienced foxhunter who has hunted with Greenspring and Elkridge Harford Hunt  Clubs in Maryland as well as Blue Ridge in Virginia, he goes quietly in a  snaffle, although he has PLENTY of jump in him. Dead quiet, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures Added to the Candid Photos Page</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/02/15/pictures-added-to-the-candid-photos-page/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/02/15/pictures-added-to-the-candid-photos-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I just added a whole bunch of new pictures to the Candid Photos page on the blog&#8230; You can find that link by going up to the right hand corner of your screen. I made sure to include some horses we&#8217;ve had here over the years for training and boarding in addition to my own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Future NF Plans</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/02/08/update-on-future-nf-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/02/08/update-on-future-nf-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AS OF MAY 2010, NANTUA FARM WILL NO LONGER BE OFFERING LONG-TERM BOARDING. All boarders must be in a training contract with Nantua Farm and will only be considered on a case-by-case basis due to the fact that our trainer, Lindsey Hays, is returning to school to become a large animal vet. WE DO, HOWEVER, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Balls, Sub-Freezing Temps, and the Joys of Running a Horse Farm in January&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/01/11/snow-balls-sub-freezing-temps-and-the-joys-of-running-a-horse-farm-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2010/01/11/snow-balls-sub-freezing-temps-and-the-joys-of-running-a-horse-farm-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So when someone mentions snow balls, the first thought that comes to mind (at least it was for me until recently) is children enjoying their unexpected days off of school due to large amounts of snow. Bundled up like marshmallows, they&#8217;ve gathered to build up their stockpiles of snow balls for the winter time battles. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas from Nantua Farm!</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-from-nantua-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-from-nantua-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Nantua Farm would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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		<title>Pros and Cons of Winter</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/11/29/pros-and-cons-of-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/11/29/pros-and-cons-of-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming from Maryland to Kentucky, I&#8217;ve become somewhat cynical about what true Kentuckians consider a &#8220;bad&#8221; winter (sorry, guys, but I&#8217;ve been through more blizzards and ice storms than I can remember growing up in Baltimore, MD)&#8230; Sure, I&#8217;m probably much kinder in that respect than someone who was, say, a Vermont transplant, but then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Calender Page on NFBlog</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/11/12/new-calender-page-on-nfblog/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/11/12/new-calender-page-on-nfblog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Nantua Farm has just added a new page to our blog entitled &#8220;NF Calender&#8221; where you can find out when and what has been scheduled. For the most part, this will consist of vet calls, chiropractor appointments and farrier visits, but occasionally we may have a saddle fitter come and give a demonstration, have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Math and Dressage?</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/10/28/math-and-dressage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[60 meters by 20 meters&#8230; Sounds simple enough, right? Sooo wrong! Guess I should have paid more attention to geometry while in high school (although I never guessed that the first time I&#8217;d use it SINCE high school would be to set up a dressage arena, so, no, to all you high schoolers out there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cow Invasion Part Duex</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/10/10/cow-invasion-part-duex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok&#8230; So by dinner time (the horse&#8217;s dinner time, because, of course, our clock revolves around their clock) I&#8217;m usually dragging. Ready to feed and toss their behinds out. Well, tonight I got a little wake-up call in the form of a cow standing maybe 3-5 feet from the back doors of the barn. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bullsh*t Ending to My Day</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/10/01/the-bullsht-ending-to-my-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So today was one of those days&#8230; The days that never seem to end and you just want to climb back up the stairs, change back into your pj&#8217;s and crawl into bed until the sun has set and risen once again. But, of course, you can&#8217;t. So, how does this hair-raising day end? One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Morning&#8230; Hope You Enjoyed Your Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/10/01/good-morning-hope-you-enjoyed-your-breakfast/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/10/01/good-morning-hope-you-enjoyed-your-breakfast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m very appreciative that my barn cats are doing their duty and making sure that our barn is free of all small edible creatures, but there are moments where I wish they sucked at their job&#8230; Like this morning. Not a bad morning, Charlie&#8217;s swollen eye was looking more normal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue vs the Stall Wall</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/09/27/blue-vs-the-stall-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In our barn, we have two 12&#8242; x 12&#8242; stalls that can (well, could originally, you&#8217;ll understand why not anymore at the end of the story) be converted into a 12&#8242; x 24&#8242; foaling stall by simply removing ten to twelve 2&#8243; x 8&#8243; boards that slide into a groove made by some pieces of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horse Boogers and Clean Clothes</title>
		<link>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/09/21/horse-boogers-and-clean-clothes/</link>
		<comments>http://nantuafarm.net/2009/09/21/horse-boogers-and-clean-clothes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, clean clothing seems to have a bullseye for every horse booger in the barn. Leave it to your equine best friend to snort on your best or most expensive WHITE shirt only minutes before you need to leave to go somewhere. And with my luck, it typically ends up landing front and [...]]]></description>
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