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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Hi Kids! My name is Geysir. I’m a 19 year old gelding (boy horse). I was one of the first horses to come to Stony Lick farms 12 years ago. I was born in Iceland where they have lots of geysers. A geyser is a hole in the ground that shoots out hot water and steam. I was named Read More »

Hi Friends! My name is Snudder but some people call me by the nickname,  Snuddy (Snoo-dee). I am a 21 year old gelding (boy horse). My coat color is chestnut. I’m reddish brown like a chestnut. I have white numbers on my back. These are identification numbers and helped my first owner to be able to tell me Read More »