Oona

We recently had Mirabelle and Gita checked for pregnancy, and they are both bred back to Leik. Still no luck in getting Oona or Ilsa bred, but we'll keep trying. Our other stallion (Ring) has had "marefriends" visiting for breeding, and we recently learned that one of them (the mare Bella, owned by Marcy Baer and Susan Cook of Vermont) has been confirmed to be pregnant. This is wonderful news, as Bella has been difficult to get bred previously.

Not much new to report, except that the blackfly season seems to be in high gear, and we've received a lot of rain. Summer vacation rentals are picking up, and it looks like it'll be a big year for wild blackberries and raspberries. We've spent a lot of time working on fencing and finishing sugaring cleanup (washing and putting away many miles of tubing). We're pleased that Kimberly Orzakowski and Jeremy Clark are now working for us part time. Kimberly is a mom of 2 in her early thirties, who has lots of farm experience, and Jeremy is a high school student soon to turn 18.