STAR EXTRA FARM

06/26/2024

11/17/2023

Homestead Hay has THE most beautiful hay

04/26/2023

4/24 Update:
Today, we share the most exciting news yet! The Museum of Chincoteague Island has the Beebe Ranch under contract!
This is a dream come true! It absolutely could not of happened without YOU!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
We are planning to work as hard as possible to continue to raise every penny needed before the closing date.

When we reached $317,000 , David Landsberger offered a matching grant, if we raise a $100,000 more , he will match it! We are right in the middle of this challenge with $375,000 having been raised so far!
If you haven’t donated yet, and are able to, this is your call to action! We need your help. Every dollar will be doubled!
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https://chincoteaguemuseum.com/save-the-beebe-ranch/
Or
https://gofund.me/1571a55d
Or
Checks can be sent to:
Museum of Chincoteague Island
PO Box 352
Chincoteague VA 23336

04/26/2023

Cowtown Rodeo, a 2023 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inducted rodeo, has canceled the only female roping event—breakaway—at all 2023 rodeos.

04/08/2023

03/21/2023

Sure, lessons can help riders gain technical skills, but there have been hundreds of thousands of good riders over thousands of years who never had formal riding lessons, but who got good by spending hours, days, weeks, months, years on the backs of moving horses.

It is so simple---Get hold of a horse that is within your current ability, in that it doesn’t scare you and make you tense, and ride the horse. Ride, ride, ride---Become so used to the sensation of going along on horseback that you become comfortable, at ease, and there you are, a pretty good rider.

Demystify the process. We learn by doing. And doing. And more doing.

Now lots of people will read something like this and come up with all the objections of why they can’t, no time, no money, no whatever, and even though all those reasons may be true, so what? Does it make this any less a fact?

It is so basically basic, those who spend more time riding tend to get better sooner than those who don’t. How soon we get comfortable on the backs of moving horses will be largely determined by whether we can or can not figure out how to get more riding hours.

03/17/2023

BY PONYMOMAMMY I feel like I am constantly trying to justify the expense of the horses to my husband. I get it. It’s not cheap, and it doesn’t ever end. My go-to defense of “bays over boys” is a strong argument as we are approaching high school, but really the more important factor to me [.....

03/12/2023

Check out the deal on The Sport Horse Problem Solver at Trafalgar Square Books

02/23/2023

Horses that spend part of their day in stalls with hay and concentrated feed at the ready will have little change in their diet between seasons. However, horses that rely on quality pasture for most of their nutrient intake will face some nutritional challenges as they shift to a hay-based diet in w...

02/15/2023

On February 9, 2023, English Riding Supply recalled about 55,000 Ovation Protégé equestrian helmets for failure to meet the impact requirements. These helmets pose a risk of injury to someone who falls while wearing the helmet. Learn what to do if you own one of these helmets, and help spread the word to other riders here: bit.ly/ovation-protege-helmet-recalled