Fletcher Farms Amarillo

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Episode 38 Busy few weeks again here on the farm! We had some cold weather which brought us to getting the farm winterized and shoring up some things that needed to be fixed like the waterers for the horses. We needed a warm place for the cats and the horses needed a round bale of hay since the pasture is dying off. We seemed to have skipped right over fall and went to winter. It all happened so fast! There are sunsets that just paint the sky with beautiful colors here in Amarillo. We have had a few amazing sunset during the last few weeks and I was able to capture video and pictures to share with everyone. Cory did an excavation project last weekend and I was able to capture some footage of that aspect of our business that we are pursuing. He dug a trench and angered some holes. Also, Included is an update on all the horses and animals around the farm. Exciting news...with Anna if you have been following her story. She's doing so well! Wait till you see her in this video, she's like a completely different horse from when she first arrived here on the farm. AND....a big announcement! I have been working on making goat milk soap for the last few months from the milk our goat Meesha produces. I am excited to announce that our farm fresh, handmade, goat milk soap up for sale finally on our website! Meesha Bars are made with ingredients you can pronounce! Pure, high quality, food grade and organic natural plant oils mixed with therapeutic grade essential oils along with goat milk straight from our goat, Meesha. All our soaps are handmade in small batches using the cold process method. 100% Saponified & Super-Fatted. Free from dyes, detergents, synthetic fragrances and parabens. Made from high quality, natural plant based oils. Hydration for your skin sourced by nature! Taking on the challenge of building our website was definitely something I had never done. I was happy to have had the learning experience! You can sign up to be a member and I will send you coupon codes and specials we have on our store products! If you sign up...make sure to check your junk email. Head-on over and check out our site! Let me know what you think in the comments! I do love hearing from all of you! Our website is www.fletcherfarmsamarillo.com Make sure you like and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro, we truly appreciate your support and can't thank you enough! We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 37 It has been a busy two weeks around here and I apologize for not getting an update out sooner. I do appreciate everyone that reached out to us on Instagram and Facebook to make sure everything was ok with us. Everything is great and we have been scrambling to get projects completed and ready for winter. I included an update in this video on all the horses, donkeys, cats and the barn renovation progress. Plus I have been working on our website so we can get our soap posted and ready for sale! I know many of you are excited for your goat milk soap. Stay tuned for release day coming hopefully next week. Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro, we truly appreciate your support and can't thank you enough! Make sure you like and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 36 We had a very hard time finding a farrier in the Amarillo area to work on our draft horses that were rescued from a livestock yard back in February 2022. Before all the horses arrived at the farm they were still at the livestock yard where a farrier did a hoof trim on the original 6 horses. When we finally found a farrier to work on the draft horses, they were all overdue for a trim. Most of the horses had a lot of overgrowth and some had cracks. This was our first experience getting the horses into the horse stock and seeing what happens during farrier service. This was defiantly a challenging situation because the horses were stubborn and didn't want to yield their feet. With them also being senior horses it was difficult for them to stand on 3 legs for an extended period of time due to arthritis. HUGE thank you to Kimi Posey for taking on our draft horses! We can't thank you enough! Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening here around the farm! Thank you for watching! If anyone is looking for a phenomenal farrier in the Amarillo area, contact Kimi! She does travel to surrounding areas as well! https://www.facebook.com/kimi.m.posey

Episode 35 If you haven't been following our story, Anna was neglected, starved and dumped at a kill pen after working hard her whole life. We rescued her days before she was almost sent to slaughter. This is an update and progress on how Anna is doing since her last vet visit and being here on our farm for 7 weeks. She has come such a long way in her healing journey but still has a ways to go. Check out Anna's story in the links below. https://youtu.be/ykTrZ0jncwc (Anna's week 6 update video) https://youtu.be/rbl_pu2lQg4 (Anna's Arrival video) We had an exciting week and there is usually never a dull moment around here! Our solar panels were delivered on Wednesday and installation of our solar system started on Thursday. Texas Solar Solutions is doing the installation and we just can't say enough great things about them! The customer service is phenomenal and the installation process has been the smoothest process ever. Below is a link to their website if anyone is interested in the best solar option with a company that goes above and beyond for their customers. https://texassolarsolutionsllc.com Make sure you like and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 34 Anna our newest rescued Belgian Draft Horse will have been on the farm for 6 weeks on October 1st. She was neglected, starved and dumped at a kill pen after working hard her whole life. We rescued her days before she was almost sent to slaughter. This is an update and progress on how Anna is doing now after receiving the medical care she needed and the proper nutrition. And also...an update on other exciting things happening around the farm. You never know what we will be up to next! Make sure you like and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 32 I know I promised to get Charlie's grazing muzzle video out and an update on him but we had an emergency with Cami this week. Very scary situation with her and this is an update on what happened. Cami was one of the original six Belgian Draft Horses saved from a kill pen when she was almost sent to slaughter back in February. If you are new to the channel check out the links below to their story. Rescue story of the original six https://youtu.be/zu7bgxHSBoc Original six Belgian Draft Horses delivery day https://youtu.be/n-F4l_W_NwM Update on the Rescued Belgian Draft Horses https://youtu.be/cYSAs_M3WmY Grandpa's Video https://youtu.be/Zaxc-zO94R4 What is Colic in Horses? The word “colic” in horse terms simply means abdominal pain. The source of the pain could originate from any location within the horse’s abdomen, from the intestines to an organ such as the stomach or liver. Most commonly, colic occurs due to part of the intestines becoming impacted or from being in an abnormal placement within the abdomen. Colic is one of the most common emergencies seen in horses, which is why it is very important to understand what it is, the common colic signs, and what to do. Find us on FaceBook and Instagram at Fletcher Farms Amarillo Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening on the farm! Thank you for watching!

Episode 31 It's been 3 weeks since we rescued Anna from a kill pen just outside of Dallas, TX. She was almost sent to slaughter after begin neglected and starved. We are so happy with her progress and how far she has come in just 3 short weeks. She has a long road ahead of her but she is defiantly on the road to recovery! We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 31 I wanted to start off by saying thank you so much to everyone that sent us gifts for the horses. Cory and I are overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!!!! We are truly grateful for all of your support! It has been two weeks since Anna arrived at the farm after being rescued from a kill pen and almost sent to slaughter. She is making great progress. The swelling in her legs is getting better since we have been taking her out for long walks. She is also regaining strength everyday since she is getting the proper nutrition. This video is an update on everything we have been up to this past week. We have had questions asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. HF&C has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 30 I apologize for not posting a video sooner and I am working on responding to all of your messages. WE truly appreciate your support! Anna started eating Alfa Pro this weekend which is an alfalfa pellet feed fortified with all the vitamins and minerals a horse would need. There have been a few questions posted asking if we have an Amazon wish list to help with supplies for the horses. Unfortunately, we do not have a wish list because we purchase all our horse supplies from HF&C Supply Amarillo. The entire staff at HF&C have been extremely helpful to us ever since we got these horses back in February. Whenever we have questions their staff is always available to help in any way we need. They never make us feel rushed and always welcomed when we are in the store. In the winter we have round bales of hay delivered and they usually have it out to us within an hour or that afternoon. Exceptional customer service! With that being said, HF&C has graciously offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add those bags to our account. Alfa Pro is $15.75 per 50lb. bag plus tax. WE go through about 2 bags per day to feed all the 7 horses. WE can't thank HF&C enough for going above and beyond again! Thank you to all of our subscribers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support! The phone number for HF&C Supply is in the video but below is their contact info along with their website. Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! HF&C Supply Amarillo 10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119 https://hfandc.com Phone: (806) 622-9800 Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time) Saturday: 8AM – 3PM Sunday: CLOSED AND.... We had a crazy busy few days! My best friend was in town visiting from Chicago. Our farrier, Kimi Posey came out on Saturday to do Aline's hooves (farrier video to follow another day). We have been taking Anna for walks in the paddock to get some exercise everyday and we had a huge storm Monday. SO...this is a quick update video on all the things happening around here the last few days. Anna is doing well and since we have been taking her on walks the swelling is going down in her legs. All good news! Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! Stay tuned for more updates! Check out our Facebook and Instagram at Fletcher Farms Amarillo

Episode 29 If you haven't been following Anna's story we rescued another Belgian Draft horse from a kill pen. She arrived here at the farm on Saturday. Yesterday we had the veterinarian here to check her to make sure she was healthy. Today was a good day! Check out her story at the link below. Anna's Story https://youtu.be/rbl_pu2lQg4 https://youtu.be/vO5nd3BaG0s https://youtu.be/E6se7KKq-yo

Episode 28 If you haven't seen the video from the other day we rescued another Belgian Draft horse from a kill pen and saved another life from being shipped to slaughter in Mexico. This video is of her arrival here at the farm and an update on her condition. Anna is in rough shape, worse than what the video originally showed while she was still at the kill pen. Our veterinarian will be out to the farm this morning (8/23/2022) to check her out. I will have another update as soon as I can. But this is her arrival video, first 2 days of retirement and the start to a life she deserves. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any updates or anything happening here on the farm! Check out Anna's videos, links below https://youtu.be/E6se7KKq-yo https://youtu.be/vO5nd3BaG0s

Episode 27 Wanted to give everyone a quick update on our new rescued Belgian Draft horse from Last Chance Direct Ship Horses. Cory left this morning at 7am to pick up the new girl and is in route to Amarillo. This was her getting loaded at the farm in Kemp, TX. If you didn't see her announcement video, check out the link below. https://youtu.be/E6se7KKq-yo Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any updates on our latest rescued Belgian Draft Horse. Thank you for watching!

Episode 26 I know I promised an update video of Charlie this week with his grazing muzzle, but in true Fletcher fashion...I had to change the plan for the week! I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday and came across this senior Belgian Draft Horse that needed to be saved. She was shipping to Mexico to slaughter on Sunday 8/21/2022. There is a group that came in from an Amish farm in Ohio. If anyone is interested in saving a horse please check out their facebook page (link below). They have a team of Belgian Draft Horse geldings that stick together (Lot 650 & 651). Both are still young (maybe 11 years old) and healthy. Broke to ride and drive. I know I get questions if my horses are for sale...they are not...but the horses on Last Chance Direct Ship Horses page are available and would be a great addition to any farm. They are located in Kemp, Texas. They do offer boarding and shipping for an additional cost. I really wish I could save more but I am out of room in my barn. If anyone has questions put them in the comments and I will try and help as much as possible to save these beautiful babies. I never knew what Fletcher Farms Amarillo was going to grow to be...but now we have grown to a point that I want to help as many horses as I can find homes. We saved Lot 647. She is 18 years old and 17 hands tall. Please subscribe to our channel to see her arrive and for updates on all our rescued animals. Welcome to the Fletcher Farms Amarillo family! https://www.facebook.com/lastchancedirectshiphorses This is the link I referred to to help save the blind gelding. The go fund me is being organized by someone else but I am trying everything I can to get the word out to help this poor boy. https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpless-blind-gelding-needs-saved-frm-slaughter?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Happy Monday...this is how today is going so far! I came out to feed everyone this morning and Charlie broke the gate and escaped his pen. If you haven't seen Charlie's story, he's prone to choking when he eats grass because it get stuck in his abnormal esophagus. We started turning him out with a grazing muzzle but apparently he doesn't think he needs it! Luckily, I don't think he was out long because he was just walking to the pasture when I saw him. He is motivated by food so when I screamed breakfast he came back to the barn. He ate his breakfast and drank water with no signs of choking! Thank goodness! Link to Charlie's story https://youtu.be/zWAGBspUKLI

Charlie has an abnormal esophagus and we potentially found a solution for him not to eat grass in the pasture. We got him a few different options for grazing muzzles. Due to his condition he is prone to choking when he eats grass. It gets lodged in pockets of his esophagus that don't close properly. Subscribe to our channel to see what happens next week with Charlies adventure in his new grazing muzzle. If you haven't seen Charlie story see the link below. Also check out the story of all our rescued Belgian Draft Horses. Charlies Story https://youtu.be/zWAGBspUKLI Rescued Belgian Draft Horses https://youtu.be/zu7bgxHSBoc Rescued Belgian Draft Horse Delivery Day https://youtu.be/n-F4l_W_NwM

Enjoy our beautiful rescued Belgian Draft Horses grazing in the Texas sunset while listening to relaxing piano music. Stress relief for everyone, relaxing music, meditation for horse lovers, calm and beautiful horse videos. Perfect for a background video, that can be used any time during the day or when you are going to sleep. Relaxing music and beautiful horses to make you day a little bit better! Mindfulness and Relaxation for Horse Lovers. Best Relax Music, Meditation, Stress Relief, Calm

Episode 25 I wanted to do a follow up to the “scare in the barn video” I put out a few weeks ago. If you missed the video, we had a rattlesnake in our barn eating a sparrow hawk that had just left the nest. Check out the link below. https://youtu.be/TaXlX6WS3vA Not wanting to have another snake situation or encounter, I researched ways to keep snakes out of your barn and away from your house. I wanted to share some of the ways I have found so far to help keep the snakes away along with some of the things we have implemented here on the farm. Since I’m not a fan of snakes and have been terrified of them my whole life, I wanted to learn what was attracting them to our barn. Snakes prefer an environment that is dark, damp, places with plenty of cover, such as wood piles, unmowed lawns, tall grass and overgrown shrubbery. These are excellent place for snakes to hide. They linger in places where food is available without many predators. Here on the farm we checked just about every one of those boxes… Dark barn with plenty of things to hide under Food source – mice, baby rabbits and birds Tall grass – weeds around the barn No predators! Now we needed a way to keep the snakes out of the barn and away from potentially harming one of the horses, donkeys, goats or chickens. Here is what we did… Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss anything happening around the farm! Find us on Instagram and Facebook! https://www.instagram.com/fletcherfarmsamarillo https://www.facebook.com/fletcherfarmsamarillo

Episode 24 How to Plan the Perfect Horse Integration...well...there's no such thing as a perfect horse integration but you can create a plan for a safe introduction. This was our first time ever integrating horses. A few months back we integrated our donkeys together and really wanted this introduction to go better. Our donkeys fought things out for about a week and we didn't want the same outcome for our newest rescued Belgian Draft horse. I will include a link to the donkey integration video below. We heard horror stories when it came to integrating a new horse into the herd. Many of those stories included a situation where they have let the new horse out with the others, the situation escalated and got out of control because the other horses saw the new horse as a threat. Some of those stories included horse being chased around, running through the fence, being forced into a corner, kicked or bitten. Moving the new horse to a new place is about creating a safe environment and taking the ‘integration process’ slowly. We learned through our first horse integration that horses are herd animals and they will work things out how they want them worked out. No matter how much planning you do, the horses need and will establish a pecking order. In this video we show you how we integrated our new horse into the herd. Our biggest challenge and something we are still working on is feeding the horses in the same area. There is an example in this video of that challenging situation. WE hope you enjoy this video and make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss anything happening around the farm! Below are the links I mentioned in this video. Freya's Introduction Video https://youtu.be/7mPrlnZv8S4 Draft Horse Dental Exam https://youtu.be/ahpE4ZuQU3k Donkey Integration https://youtu.be/WrdrvndUXAw

Oh she’s such a brat but I love her! Aline is definitely the boss around here and keeps every horse in line. Rescuing these horses bring me joy every day knowing we have given them the retirement they deserve. Check out their rescue story and updates. Link below. Belgian Draft Horse Rescue https://youtu.be/zu7bgxHSBoc Rescued Belgian Draft Horse Delivery Day https://youtu.be/n-F4l_W_NwM Rescued Belgian Draft Horses Update Part 2 https://youtu.be/cYSAs_M3WmY Rescued Belgian Draft Horse Update Part 3 https://youtu.be/zWAGBspUKLI Our NEWEST Rescued Belgian Draft Horse https://youtu.be/7mPrlnZv8S4

Episode 24 Most days on the farm with the horses things are amazing but there are those days that things happen and you never know why. I went out to feed the horses one morning and had a terrifying encounter in the barn! This video explains the situation and what happened that day. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss any of our crazy adventures on the farm. Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for daily postings on the animals here on the farm. https://www.facebook.com/fletcherfarmsamarillo https://www.instagram.com/fletcherfarmsamarillo I talk about some sparrow hawks or Kestrels that nested in our barn in this video. Below is a link to the videos I mentioned. Link to Sparrow Hawk video https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3vcrtDVsR/ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ccJepRofzws Thank you for watching! We truly appreciate all of your support!

I have always dreamed of rescuing horses and having a farm. When life took us in a different direction, the opportunity presented itself for us to buy a farm. We jumped at the chance and decided to live our dream. We rescued 6 Belgian draft horses from slaughter along with 3 donkeys. We now also have chickens and goats! Who knows what else life will bring us but I’m sure glad we made this choice to start this farm. Life is too short to not live your best life and follow your passion.

Episode 23 When we bought this farm we had no idea what it was going to become. We rescued horses, donkeys and started raising chickens. Life takes you in many different directions and we certainly never thought we would end up with Lamancha milk goats on the farm when we started out! So glad to announce the newest additions to Fletcher Farms Amarillo! Meesha (mom) is a little over a year old and Moo Moo or M’s was born at the end of April. They are super sweet and VERY friendly goats. Check out their story and stay tuned for updates on their lives!