Kristin Kimball shares the week's news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: "Pressure, release. This is one of the main principles of horse training. Apply increasing pressure until you get the behavior you want, then release. The pressure asks the horse for a different behavior, and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Pressure, Release
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Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: "No complaints about the weather this week. The rain left the fields steaming in yesterday’s late-afternoon sun. The grass is taller and greener every time I cross the pasture. The farm feels young and fecund. We have … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Essex Farm: In the Black
Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: Mark and I were awake extra early this morning, catching up on a few things in the dark. He left the house just as the eastern sky was lighting up, and promptly came back in to get me. The sunrise was that sweet. I … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: In the Black
Essex Farm: Shearing Sheep
Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: I was traveling the last two Fridays and did not write the weekly notes. In this season of rapid transition, it feels like the entire world has changed since the last one. Grass grass grass. Seeds seeds seeds. A … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Shearing Sheep
Essex Farm: Peepers
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "The rule holds: the first week we hear the spring peepers singing from the pond is the first week the fields are dry enough to work. It has been so every year here and it was so this week. I had my doubts. The … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Peepers