Blue Fox Farms

Congratulations

2010-02-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

We wanted to congratulate the following riders on their new purchases.

Rachel Duepree

Tucker

7yr old Westphalean Hunter Gelding

Elizabeth Duepree

Danny aka English Weather

12.1 hd Connemara pony

On a side note: The rain still hasn't affected us too much. Maybe a day here or there, but our arenas has been holding up phenomenally! We are so happy and lucky to have such great footing and that even on our days off from rain our horses are getting worked in the equiciser.

Hope all is well with everyone else!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

2010-02-10T12:24:00.000-08:00

With all this rain we’ve been having in Southern California, many of us in the equestrian world have been missing out on our riding time and our barn time in general. Here at Blue Fox Farms, however, we’ve been taking advantage of our rain days by teaching plenty of “dry lessons”. Dry lessons are lessons focused on horsemanship done from the ground. They can include anything from parts of the horse and tack for beginners to application of first aid, medications, and wrapping for more advanced riders and horse-people. Horsemanship is very important to us here at BFF and this rain has provided us an excellent opportunity to teach it and the utilization of these lessons also provides students and clients alike the opportunity to come to the barn and visit their favorite hooved friends. Last week, Lulu Barger learned parts of the horse with the help of the lovely Stormy. The lesson included post-its, glitter glue and a marker or two. Never a dull day here at Blue Fox Farms!!

Back in the Saddle

2010-01-27T11:16:00.000-08:00

While many of our friends and peers in the horse industry in Sourthern California were still waiting for their rings to dry out, we at Blue Fox Farms were lucky enough to have a dry upper ring. We were back riding on Saturday, as soon as the rain finally gave up. The horses were definitely feeling a little fresh, but they all were on their best behavior and tried to contain all that pent up energy! We can't really blame them, seeing as their spent an entire week in their stalls or on the walker. Once again, we are so lucky to have a covered eurociser. It made life much easier getting the horses back to work. Not only did they not lose their conditioning during the rain, but they also got to get some exercise so they weren't complete loose cannons once the riding began again. Now lets just hope the rain gives us a little break. C'mon Mother Nature.....lets take at least a month off ;-)

Banquet Time!

2010-01-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday, Blue Fox Farms attended the GSDHJA Annual Awards Banquet at The Bahia Hotel in Mission Bay. Everyone got all dolled up in their best outfits for a wonderful evening of celebration, camaraderie, acknowledgment, and of course, fun! It's always so interesting to see the all the riders dressed up, instead of their usual attire of breeches and boots.

The Banquet honors the accumulation of points throughout the entire show season and gives awards to those who have earned the most throughout the year. Lets give a round of applause to the following riders from BFF who received awards this year.

Elizabeth Deupree
Crossrails Achievement
Short Stirrup Achievement
Walk/Trot Achievement

Rachel Deupree
Mini Medal Winner

Kayley Melton
Crossrails Achievement
Short Stirrup Acheivement

Alexandra Varns and Lucky Charm
7th place Low Children's/AA Jumpers
5th place Pony Jumpers

Anne McCabe and Coastguard
6th place Adult Amateur Hunters

Congrats again to the entire BFF show team for a successful season in 2009. We are all so excited to see what 2010 brings! Its going to be our year :-)

Tut, Tut, It looks like rain...

2010-01-21T13:28:00.000-08:00

Monsoon San Diego has arrived..... Though we are all fully aware that the rain has been long overdue, it does make the equestrian life a little difficult. We are so lucky, however, to have the new addition of a cover for our equisizer. We want to thank Bryan Keith, Nancy and Kenny Nordstrom, and everyone who helped make the cover a possibility. Our horses are all snuggled in their stalls, with their blankets on, but everyone gets to go for a good walk today and all week! Though we're not fans of the rain, this new addition is sure making life easier :-)

Everything at the barn is surviving the storm well. There have been plenty of sandbags filled and ditches dug, but overall things have gone smoothly (knock on wood).

Hope everyone else is staying dry and safe!

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

2010-01-21T12:35:00.000-08:00

Our new blog is here! This blog will be a new avenue for us to communicate and keep updated on the happenings of Blue Fox Farms, its staff, and its riders. We will be posting about upcoming events, show results, bios on members of the Blue Fox family, and all sorts of exciting occasions! Feel free to join, become a follower and comment :-)

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