Carpe Diem Farms is a place to discover, or perhaps rediscover, the still small voice within, that voice of inner knowing that so easily goes unheard in the din of daily life. Carpe Diem Farms is a place to be nurtured and to nurture oneself. It is a place for...
Carpe Diem Farms has had its doors open for business at the end of Western Rhodes Drive in Highlands following its grand opening in October 1997. The foundation, established in 1992, had been operating its equine and human services programs in other locations....
The gentle lessons that sweet Sweet Pea imparted to everyone she encountered will enrich lives for years to come, both on the Plateau and
far beyond.
Somehow, keeping all those horses healthy and happy becomes even more complicated in the winter.
It seems as if life is occurring at warp speed! Wasn’t it just January and now it’s July? At Carpe Diem Farms the calendar has been filled with a wide array of activities. The study the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine proposed in...
There’s nothing sleepy about life on the farm.
With all the joyous abandon of a horse galloping across a pasture just for the fun of it, Carpe Diem Farms celebrates 30 years of a unique bond between wonderful equines and the people who love them.
The arrival of Jethro is an emphatic declaration that Carpe Diem Farms is happily going to the dogs.
The horses of Carpe Diem Farms celebrate the arrival of Christmas with an abundance of Holiday Cheer – they’re healthy and happy.
My reflections are my story with horses. Many have asked over the years why I do what I do. Someone yesterday said, “This is a 24/7 job, you never close.” He got it on his first visit. Horses are not pasture ornaments, they require a lot in our environment...
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I grew up embracing the spirit of Christmas. I honor and appreciate all other traditions, however, my experience was two-fold — the man in the red suit and the Biblical Nativity story, the birth of Baby Jesus. It was challenging at best for a child to...
Our series on the horses of CDF and their role in the creation and development of Easy’s Slipper continues with our Alpha Mare, Anna Banana. She’s a 15-year-old spotted walking horse who has lived at CDF since she was three months old. Anna Banana has stifle joint...
As we begin the 26th year of the foundation and the 21st year of the farm, I have decided to write a series of articles. Over the next several months I’ll tie together what we do, how, why and the significance each horse plays in our overall experiential educational...
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You...
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