NH Newbie

[LongViewFarm]

Hi folks,
I’ve been reading through your site for a few weeks now. What a treasure trove of info!
My name is Jay. I live in southwest NH with my 5&7 year old belgian/morgan crosses, Lee and Zeke. I’ve been working with Lee for about 4 years and Zeke a little more than two. They ride and drive quite well and I really love their calm demeanor. I’ve done some parades and weddings under the moniker Longview Farm.
I am hoping to begin training my boys for working- logging, plowing, etc. I’ve got plans for an arch, but don’t have quite enough faith in my fabrication skills. I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions for all of you.
I’m looking forward to the community.
Thanks,
Jay

[Carl Russell]

Welcome Jay. Hope to learn more about your operation, Carl

[LongViewFarm]

Thanks for the hello Carl,
I hope to learn all about other folks’ operations as well. Yours included.
I really am just getting started with actions beyond wagon and cart driving. I’ve got one cart that’s extremely rugged we get out in the woods on. I know If the horses can get between two trees, the cart will follow. So my boys know how to get through the woods.
Being only half draft, Lee and Zeke have a bit less pulling power, but I think they’ll do fine in logging and fieldwork. Their third brother, Zac, is two years old. I’ve had him in harness but haven’t really started his training. Unfortunately he just had a bad episode and ended up with some nervous tissue damage I am hoping he’ll recover from with age, so his training’s on indeterminate hold.
I haven’t jumped in with two feet yet myself because I’m not sure yet if I’ll find a local teaching gig for my main source of income. I finish my master’s degree soon, and everything hinges on being able to stay on the farm this fall. If I do, expect logging operations to commence this fall.
I think we’ll be at the plow match at Billing’s Farm this weekend, and will be at RN Johnson’s open house in Walpole, NH on May 8th. Maybe I’ll see you around. We’re only about an hour apart Carl.
Enjoy the day.

[Robert MoonShadow]

Welcome to DAP!

[LongViewFarm]

Hi again folks.
I’ve just had a successful event on the farm this first (rainy) weekend of October, and folks have asked for a website to keep up with things. I thought I’d share it here too, as some like Carl have wanted to know more. I’ve woodlot, pasture, and sawmill, and I’d love to get an event going this winter. Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for the advice.

The site: https://sites.google.com/site/longviewfarmincnh/

[bradley]

Hey Jay, I would like to come up and visit, hope you can come down to our place too, we could definitely work on your sled here if we end up having that get-together here this early winter. I was thinking maybe we could build a scoot too.

[Ed Thayer]

Hi jay,

Welcome to the forum. We are not to far apart. Hope to be able to help if i can.

Ed

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