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Announcing our Annual Trail Run/Walk Event

Fall is just around the corner and so is our Annual 10K Trail Run/5K Trail Walk. On September 9th at 9am (registration is at 8am) we will kick off our 11th Annual Trail Event. Come and experience the beauty on Catoctin Mountain as you run or walk the beautiful trails on our property. Registration will be open Read More »

Our Other Animal Friends

Most everyone knows that we have horses on ThorpeWood’s Stoney Lick Farm (SLF) but besides our horses, we have many other animal friends.  This past year we added 6 new animals! In April we adopted two lop-eared rabbits, Oreo and Nugget. They have joined us during our Head Start programs. The kids just love to Read More »

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season! We received this gift from a friend of ThorpeWood. It’s in a shadowbox frame. The text is a quote from Jan Struthers. “Physical weather certainly is beyond our control. But human weather – the psychological climate of the world – is not beyond our control. The human race Read More »

17th Annual Holiday Open House – December 10th!

Our Open House is a week away and we’ve been busy getting ThorpeWood decked out for the holidays! Our tree is up and decorated! The tree came from the northwest mountains in North Carolina. It’s a 16 foot Frazer Fir. As usual, each year at the open house, if you guess the correct number of lights on the tree you win a night’s stay Read More »

News from ThorpeWood

The Fall Season is upon us and as usual Mother Nature did not disappoint. Although the picture to your right was taken after peak foliage, the fall colors are still quite vibrant. The season also  brings back our Head Start friends and we are all so very happy to have them back, even the horses. We are very happy Read More »

Garpur

Good Day, Sirs and Ma’ams, My name is Garpur. I am a 7 year old gelding (boy horse) here at Stoney Lick Farm. My name means “Hero”.  My coat color is Dark Chestnut which is a reddish brown. Miss Joy has nicknamed me ‘Curious George’ because I am very curious about life and like to investigate Read More »

Thokkadis

Hi Beautiful Friends! My name is Thokkadis! I am a 12 year old mare (female). My coat color is Dun Pink Chestnut. But if you look at my picture you can see I am not pink! The Dun means I have a dark stripe down my back from mane to my tail.  The Pink Chestnut color is light reddish Read More »

Vinur

Hi friends! My name is Vinur. I am a 17 year old gelding (boy horse) Icelandic Horse. My name means friend. My coat color is Pinto, like Stormur and Bylgja (or Billie). I am white and dark brown. Some of my favorite things to do are eat, hang out with my horse and human friends, Read More »