We have 3 Golden Rules on the Farm. These are the non-negotiables. Yes, I even used some all-caps. That’s how much we mean this!

1.) If you are mounted on a horse or motorcycle on this property, you must have an appropriate helmet on. No exceptions.

2.) No Smoking within 50 Ft of ANY building entrance. This includes the pool area. Do not leave butts on the ground. Do not accidentally set our farm on fire flicking ashes around. Have some common sense and be courteous. Do not dispose of butts in indoor trash cans. Please throw them in one of the trash cans outside.

3.) All guest dogs must be kept on leash AT ALL TIMES on the property. It’s not a request. I don’t care if Cesar Milan himself uses your dog as an example of the greatest of all dog-kind. We can’t pick and choose who has to be on leash. There is no interview process. We’re not willing to risk our animals, wildlife, or guests. Leash up or stay somewhere else. No, remote collars don’t count. I know I sound like kind of a jerk about this. We love dogs, truly, but we have had so many issues that we are on the verge of not allowing dogs anymore. We have had major property damage, fights, and injuries. Days spent trying to clean dog hair out of the pool. Phone calls about injured wildlife that we have to go and euthanize. We are the ones that are in the paddock with panicked horses trying to intercept someone’s dog and prevent injuries because they had no idea their dog would chase a horse. We don’t owe anyone an explanation of why we have our policies. But here it is. We have the leash rule for a reason.