Silver Star Farm LLC

01/16/2025

Proud to announce Chef Herb will be our food truck for the 2025 SSF show season!
All shows, but the Meadow Event Park dates!

01/09/2025

We have two July bucks FOR SALE.

(not eligible for Fredericksburg Area Show & Sale due to July birth dates)
By our registered 99.5% ABGA buck - MAO Spot Shows MC Aesop(by: Max’s Max Boer Goats U Can’t Touch This)
Dad is a red and white dapple, moms are traditionally marked.
Friendly guys.
They have missed the last two sales due to weather and not having time. Need them gone by March to make room for spring kidding season.
$250/ea or $400 for both

01/06/2025

Snow Day here at SSF!
We hope everyone is enjoying the day!

01/06/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

12/26/2024

Due to some last minute school activities brought to our attention… we have had to make some changes to our show dates!!!
Same dates but the May show is NOW AT HOME on the 10th & our June(7th-8th) date is now a two-day show in Doswell!
Sorry for any confusion!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas everyone!

12/19/2024

And here is a very rough draft of the 2025 Class Schedule! SUBJECT TO CHANGE before the first show!
We are planning to do more High Point T.I.P. Awards in 2025, than classes 😎
Added a Working Hunter division for this who have more finished hunters.
***NEW*** or should we say “Back Again”… Mini Horse division! (SMS, Halter, Trail) might even add a mini o/f if there’s enough interest/request, but would put that before lunch when jumps are still out.

12/05/2024

Amazing colors this morning 😍 with some snowflakes and sleet ❄️

12/01/2024

We would like to introduce our newest boarder… Meet Draco!
Draco is a 15 yo Mustang & cute as a button! We look forward to getting to know Draco and his momma, Stacey F. more and look forward to the future together!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/25/2024