Good morning and good day!  Summer has reached our Texas haven, but we have enjoyed a fair amount of rain this spring.  The pastures are green, the tanks are full, the wildflowers are blooming, the horses are slick and happily munching in the grassy meadows.  All is well at Honey Creek Farms.

 

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The fishing has been great this year with fish biting as soon as the lure hits the water in our tank.  We have a catch-and-release program which keeps the excitement always hopping.  Our daughter, Chelsea Anne, and our grandchildren, Preston, Payton and Katie Paige, always look forward to fishing at Honey Creek.

 

In February, two of our beautiful mares, Goldaana and Promise Miragold, had two lovely foals both by BT Sun Dancer.  They are Honey Creek Beckett (American Foundation Bred colt) and Honey Creek Cassidy (American Foundation Bred filly).  Watch for them at the AFAHA In-Hand Show and Halter Futurity at Mystic Acres on 21 September 2014 in the Get of Sire class!

 

 

Beckett and Cassidy are both products of the Pulque Preservation Program and would make their great grandsire very proud.

 

Wildflowers grow abundant at Honey Creek Farms and one of the most valuable is the Passion Flower.  Known for its medicinal value helping with insomnia and anxiety, the Passion Flower has nine varieties in North Texas.  It's blossoms emit a lovely fragrance which keeps the bees very happy.

 

 

We welcomed an old friend to Honey Creek this summer.  His name is Benjamin Button.  Ginger Mensik made it possible for Benny to join our family and we thank her kindly.  Every farm needs a precious horse like Benny.  We look forward to enjoying many happy trails.

 

 



When a breeder puts their heart and soul into choosing the perfect mate for their precious mare, a dream is born that is months, sometimes years, in the making.  After the mare checks in foal, the breeder waits (im)patiently for until the big moment arrives and the long-anticipated foal makes its appearance.  From then on, with four wobbly legs growing and turning into four-wheel drive that takes a horse owner on a trail ride directly to enchantment, the breeder's dream has reached fruition and all of the planning and waiting is made abundantly worthwhile.

 

There are miles of trails to ride and hours of training to accomplish.  There are tons of hay and feed to consume, grooming, trimming, cleaning tack and stalls, all adding up to an investment of the heart which is paid back tenfold with each stride shared with the horse.  The wind of good fortune blows between a horse's ears - and that is the truth.

 

When I ride one of the horses which was bred and raised here at Honey Creek, there is an especially precious sense of accomplishment - I thank the Good Lord for allowing us to share our lives with the horses at Honey Creek.

Irish Gillan HC

Honey Creek Que Frisco

Honey Creek Que Justin

Honey Creek Austin

Honey Creek Bobbie

 

 

A favorite dish here is Jambalaya which is easy to make and delicious to eat:

 

3 cups of fluffy cooked rice

6 strips of softly cooked bacon, crumbled

1 can of spam, chopped

1 can of mushrooms, chopped and drained

1 8 oz can of tomato sauce

1 green bell pepper, chopped and sautéed

1 onion chopped and sautéed

1 pound of cooked and peeled shrimp

 

Mix all in a large skillet and heat to serve.  Suggested side dishes are sliced and heated French bread spread with garlic butter and a side green salad. 

 

Enjoy!!

 

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for good and not for evil to give you a future and a hope.  Jeremiah 29:11

 

From our ranch to yours, we wish you many

 

Happy trails,

 

 

 

Carrie Anne Wilson Woolverton