Hunter Spring Farm

Sharing from Miss Lizzies personal page, a very emotional day for us here at the farm! This morning is another morning of new beginnings. I opened my front door to let my dogs out, thinking about the pony camp that will consume my day. The new children I will meet, teach, and share the farm with. The ladies that are a part of my staff today, that have become my friends. And it hit me. It is June 20th. ...Continue reading

Shout out to another local boss mama owned business Obsidian Nail Studio owned by Stephanie Campbell! Thank you for the amazing Hunter Spring Farm nails! Please continue to support your favorite local businesses and restaurants as we all struggle to find our balance and reopen in this new normal!

If you see miss Lizzie coughing and sneezing this week, I promise I’m just allergic to the outside! All the absolutely beautiful fresh hay our supplier Stormy Gower PF Thundering Hill Farm has brought us plus the pollen this year are all making me very itchy this year!

We have eggs!! Farm fresh eggs $5/dozen pickup at the farm. Cash only, first come first served, 9 doz available today! Lesson students can get at lessons or call/text 412-719-7328

SUMMER CAMPS!! Join us this summer for a one day, 5 day, or for our riders with some experience 3 day boot camp style horse camp experience! Please click the photo for full details as FB cuts part of the information off!... July 29th camp date is incorrect and i apologize! It should be SATURDAY JULY 25 We will be following CDC guidelines, including holding all activities out doors, frequent cleaning and sanitizing, limiting number of campers and counselors, and etc. Camps (except our 3 day) are for ages 5 and up, although all campers must be able to use the toilet, change clothes, and eat independently to attend. Camps run from 10-230 daily. Every camp includes riding lessons daily, crafts, horse care and ground handling skills, and a personalized camp T-shirt! We can’t wait to see you this summer - send in your deposit today to guarantee registration!

Woohoo - we officially reopen tomorrow All current riders should have gotten their summer schedule texted to them. We also have room for some new riders to join us for the summertime! Please message or call/text 412-719-7328 to get enrolled for a summer of (CDC guideline following social distanced highly sanitized) riding and fun! ... Ps.... you can meet the new baby, too

Good afternoon everyone! Enjoy the sunshine today! Here’s a video about our big Elliot receiving joint injections in his hocks. Dr Kelly answers a lot of questions and shares a lot of information in this video, be sure to give it a watch! Who has ridden our big grey guy in a lesson? Who hasn’t ridden him but hopes to get a chance to take a lesson on him this summer? Who would be nervous to be on such a tall horse? Let us know in the comments!

Here’s our Diva girl getting her shots! She’s almost as brave as Dolly! If you didn’t tell us before, let us know now kids! Are you brave like our ponies for their shots, or do you cry like miss Lizzie when she gets shots?

Hi everyone! We didn’t go live, but took lots of videos of the various procedures the horses had done today. Please watch, show your young riders, and have them comment their thoughts or questions! We want to thank everyone again for helping sponsor our horses vet care - we are close to having every lesson horse totally sponsored! Check our previous post for details. In this video, Dolly is getting her blood drawn and receiving her shots. I bet she’s better for her shots than most of her riders!! Let me know in the comments kids - are you brave like Dolly or do you cry like Miss Lizzie when you get shots?

Hello everyone! We hope you are all staying safe and healthy! We are hopeful that in the coming weeks we will start to see some restrictions lifted and be able to resume our lessons by the summer. Fingers crossed! In the mean time, we will be posting some videos this evening of the horses receiving their spring shots and veterinary care! We have been so blessed to have amazing clients who have kept our beloved lesson horses fed and cared for during this quarantine while they... (and miss Lizzie!) are out of a job! At this time we have yet to receive any loans, unemployment, or government funding so we owe a huge thank you everyone who has helped us take care of the horses and ensure we have the ability to come back strong when this is over. With that being said, if anyone would like to sponsor a horse for their veterinary care for the year, we would be grateful! Our horses receive a 5 way vaccine along with a rabies vaccine and west Nile. Their shots come to $75 per horse. They also have bloodwork drawn for a coggins test. This test tests for Equine Infectious Anemia, and is a required piece of health paperwork for the horses to show or travel. The cost of that test is $45. Each horses total cost for their spring checkup is $120, plus the vets visit we pay a flat rate farm call. One of our minis, Jimmy, is also having some dental work done as an emergency as he presented with an infected and abscessed tooth just a few days ago, for which he has been on anti inflammatories and antibiotics. The following lesson horses are available to sponsor in any amount up to the total cost of their spring shots and coggins ($120): Dolly Sponsored by Annabelle & family Diva -coggins sponsored by Lyla & family; shots sponsored by Stevie Jane & family Dream Sponsored by Olivia S & family Disney Sponsored by Kiera & family Cooper Sponsored by Olesya & family Tuff $30 sponsorship by Stevie Jane & family - last one who wasn’t fully sponsored for shots/coggins! Or donations towards Jimmys dental care is also appreciated, cost unknown at this time. As you can see, we’re in for an expensive day! Jimmy edit - his total for his teeth was $50, it was a minor extraction with no sedation needed! Enjoy this throwback picture of miss Lizzie, Chase, and big Elliot at a sunny horse show last summer. Hopefully brighter days and horse showing fun is in the cards for this summer!

Hi everyone! Thanks for joining us for our live video! Sorry it ended abruptly - my cell service dropped in the barn and we lost the connection! I loved visiting with everyone!! Miss all of our amazing students and lesson families!!! Hope to see everyone soon. Please let us know in the comments if your liked our live virtual visit, what a good day and time for another visit is, and what you would like to see during the visit!! Miss Lizzie

Hi everyone! Thank you for joining us for our virtual visit! I hope you enjoyed seeing the ponies. I miss everyone!! So sorry the video ended abruptly - lost cell service in the barn!! Hoping to do another video again soon - let me know in the comments if you enjoyed today, what a good day/time for another visit would be, and what you want to see in our next visit! Miss Lizzie