Final Post

I'm sorry I have been absent for awhile. Dan and I have been very busy moving our house and the farm. Many of you are very interested/confused with what is happening.

The econonmy has taken a large dive as most of you are aware. As a result Dan and I are not going to move forward with building a new farm on United Dr. at this moment. We are going to patiently wait until the market has improved.

I spent several weeks not sure what we were going to do. We talked about closing the doors, tried to find a lease on another property, and just in general considered any option we could brainstorm.

At the 11th hour God came through. Our general contractor who had also tried to salvage the construction project invited us to use his farm. Thank you Cecil and Dawn!!!

They have a beautiful 15 stall barn, several horses that have been lesson horses the majority of their lives, very well LIT ring for evening lessons, an ample hay supply of their own, showers in the bathrooms...I could go on and on. The long and short of it however is that we have come to an arrangement with Cecil and Dawn that will allow us to stay at Mills Farms for as long as we need/want to.

The sad part of the situation is that we are now 8 miles outside of Moncks Corner. I know for many of you this is quite a hike the first time or two. Those of you who have already started coming out are discovering as you get to know land marks and get comfortable with the drive it's not too bad. There are also a couple of short cuts I can help you with as you get comfortable.

I know I will lose some of you to the drive. I would really appreciate any word of mouth recommendations you can give to friends or family who live up this way. Our telephone number for now is my cell phone 408-7500. E-mail is info@charlestonriding.com

We are having a pot luck at the Mills Farms today at noon. All are welcome to join us. I will be setting up a new blog, and will post the info one last time here as soon as it's up and running.