Fair Winds Farm Special Events
Winter Gathering Every year we co-host a one day Winter Gathering at the home of a workshop
alum. It offers a chance for folks to get to meet other draft horse folks
in their area and get some help accomplishing a task or learning more
about an aspect of their operation on their 'home turf'. If you are interested
in hosting a Winter Gathering, please let us know. The 2010 Winter Gathering will be held on February 6 at the
Raven Hill Farm in Caanan, NH with hosts Julie Clemmons and Jonathan Garthwaite.. For more info, directions
and to RSVP, please call Julie: 603-523-7007. We will be working with her
Suffolk mare doing some woods work and hooking a horse in shafts for the first time. The day
will get started around 10 am. There will also be a team on a scoot and a Piggyback Firewood Arch will be available to use and try. Lunch will be a potluck style meal with lots of time for visiting,
catching up with friends and meeting new folks. After lunch we'll get
back at it. Please bring a potluck lunch item and a donation for the "hat" to cover expenses.
saturday will feature a variety of activities focused on farming and logging with Suffolk horses. Depending on the weather, horses will be cutting, tedding, raking and picking up loose hay, discing, plowing & cultivating, skidding logs, giving wagon rides and more. There will be horse training and hoof trimming demonstration & discussions. There will be some driving activities geared toward young teamsters. This low key, non-competitive event is a great way to see draft horses in action. You can watch, help, ask questions of teamsters from a varity of backgrounds and experience levels. There will also be a "Test Drive A Suffolk" activity, in which any interested individuals can take the lines and practice their driving skills.
Family style meals are available. Tent camping is welcome. Arrival Friday evening is welcome.
Click here to download a registration form. PLEASE NOTE: Preregistration discount - to help us plan!
Some photos from the 2007 Winter Gathering, hosted by the Ames Family:
Lest Barden shares his arch with the gathering.
Todd and Jack move logs onto the stack.
Ronald and Jason
Yes, those logs are as long as they look. Ken Hussey & team.
Mark Cowdrey with an early version of his Piggyback Arch.
Les Barden discusses harness fit and adjustment.
For more pictures of our horses, please visit our Photo Album.
Please stop by and visit us!
511 Upper Dummerston Road
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
802-254-9067
E-mail: fairwind@sover.net