Hi everyone!

Today we are sharing an article with from WTOP. This is Eric Steiner and he used our farm (and our horse manure) for his project on compost.  It’s interesting to see his results, so be sure to check it out!
http://wtop.com/1228/3535958/Turning-waste-into-money-A-compost-story

Steiner drives out to his compost piles at Rolling Acres Farm in Brookeville, Md., on Sept. 15 after picking up a load of used coffee grounds. The trip takes about half an hour from the Chevy Chase Starbucks. (Courtesy Heather Brady)

Happy Monday!

Well…winter is definitely here and has been “killing us!” We spent Friday digging out from the five inches of snow (forecaster said 1”…clearly, he was wrong) and the howling winds that kept blowing the snow back over the driveway.  I would plow, it would drift.  I would plow again, and it would be covered as fast as I would plow.  So we tagged teamed!

Dad plowed, I followed behind in the Gator and when it was clear, I jumped up and down in the field to signal to the guys at the bottom of the driveway hill to head up with the equipment.  I must have looked like a nut.  But it worked!  We got the equipment out and headed to Florida.  Then on Saturday, we had two tractor trailer loads of horses leave.  Everyone at the barn pitched in and we loaded blankets, trunks, and 19 horses, and tack! Then, off they went to Florida!  I tried to sneak in a trunk, but they wouldn’t let me!

We’ll spend the next couple of days getting ready for the arctic freeze forecasted to happen tomorrow.  We had several tractors who went on strike when the temperature was 2°.  Can’t say that I blame them!  We’ll hook them up to heaters to make them more willing to work.  And we’ll be ready for the horses as well.   We’ll have plenty of hay & grain, plus lots of shavings to keep the horses happy.   Then, let’s hope the weather man was wrong again for Tuesday!  Whatever the weather brings, we’ll be ready for it.

Only 75 days until Spring!!!

Whew!

Hi everyone!

We want to send a special congrats and good luck to Patty’s daughter Ashley, who will be heading off in five days to start college at Auburn University!! We couldn’t be more proud of her and can’t believe how fast the time has flown! It seems like just yesterday she was this little:

Rolling Acres would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We also would like to thank all of our clients for their continued support in the past year. We can’t wait for 2014!

Below is a fantastic video made by one of our students, that is a great re-cap of the 2013 year.
Check it out!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-TJvX0tkrk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUVfzLunzDGdl3SoalPhuo7w

Until next year….!

Rolling Acres

Hi everyone!

Winter is in full-swing at the farm and the Rolling Acres crew couldn’t be more ready to leave for Florida in a few weeks. After all the snow and ice we had, and the temperatures warming up, it has been 24-7 “spook training” around the barns/indoor. As the ice and snow have been melting and falling, we have been experiencing loud, scary noises to all of the poor horses who have no idea what’s going on. Even Mary had a close call the other day while tightening her girth! Whew! Thankfully, the majority of it is melted and we should get a break from all the scary noises.

PS-The crew will be leaving for Florida the first week of January and heading to Pensacola first. After that, they will be travelling to Ocala and then finishing in Atlanta, GA.

Good Morning Everyone,

A few days ago, the Goshen Hunt/Hounds had a meet here at our farm! It was so neat to see them enjoying our beautiful property and we loved hosting them. Also, one of our own boarders, Robin Feldman, even got dressed up and went hunting! Looking sharp Robin!

Here is a photo of Robin:

This past weekend, some of the Rolling Acres riders competed in the Mid-Atlantic Young Rider Equitation Festival and did very well!

Hannah Showell & Axtrex – Reserve Champion in the Mid-Atlantic Young Rider Equitation Finals

Sending a special congrats Katie Kranking Pre-adult Equitation Champion and Bernadette who finished in 2nd! Ashley Foster was the 15-17 Champion overall flat winner! Brianna Sims placed  2nd, 2nd, and 2nd in the Medal and ASPCA divisions. Hannah Showell was 2nd and winner of the Medal and ASPCA classes. Congratulations to Erika who had ribbons in the Adult Equitation class and Alyson who had ribbons in the 15-17 division. Also, great job Ashley B. and Alexis for solid rides !! Way to go Rolling Acres riders on superb riding! We are so proud of ALL of you!

Oh, and we can’t forget… Rolling Acres won High Score Barn, High Score Team, and
High Score Trainer.  Guess they cleaned up just a “little” bit 🙂

Also, sharing a poster for an upcoming event, that features one of our boarder’s (Robin Feldman) daughter – Allie Feldman (Class of 2015).  She is at Washington University and is in their  cappella group and this is their latest concert.  Pretty cool!

Rolling Acres would like to wish a special congratulations to Lou Steinfort  and “Honneur,” aka Oscar, owned by Nancy Guzzo, who had a wonderful year in the sidesaddle division. The pair was 1st with the Maryland Horse Show Association, and 3rd in Zone 3, and overall 4th Nationally with USEF.  Way to go Lou and Oscar!!

We had our Rolling Acres Costume Show on Sunday.  It was a “fun” show for our Rolling Acres Team (everyone that rides here).  Ashley was the Mastermind behind the project and did a great job getting everything in place.

The first class was the “Costume Class” and people were fantastic in their costumes! Check out all the creativity: