Three bridges Lifecycle of the horse:

Learn about the lifecycle of the horse at Three Bridges Farm.

Lifecycle of the horse – Mares Part 1 🐎

“What we love about the farm is the undulation from the river flats up to the top of the hill, so these horses have to work. This makes them fitter and healthier.”

Learn more about the life of our broodmares below 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/dxrYywjVN9

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 19, 2023

Lifecycle of the horse – Mares Part 2 🐎

“We want to breed the best athletes possible, we want to get the highest stakes percentages for the yearlings we sell.”

Learn more about the life of our broodmares below 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/MRL7q5ludY

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 20, 2023

Lifecycle of the Horse – Yearlings Part 2 🐎

Learn about the benefits of growing our own hay and oats & why our horses enjoy huge acreage to mature & develop into strong athletes 👇🏻

See our @mmsnippets GC draft who were all born & raised on-farm here: https://t.co/Sc3e3joA5f pic.twitter.com/rpyhkJk4Kq

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 9, 2023

Lifecycle of the Horse – Yearlings Part 1🐎

Listen as Toby explains when our yearling education begins and the steps we take to ensure they fulfil their athletic potential.

Our @mmsnippets GC draft who were all born and raised on-farm can be viewed here: https://t.co/Sc3e3joA5f pic.twitter.com/Q0cKeclEPS

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 9, 2023

Lifecycle of the Horse – Weanlings 🐎

Our weaning process is streamlined to ensure that it’s an easy transition with as little stress as possible for the horses. Learn more below 👇🏻

View our @mmsnippets GC draft who were all born & raised on-farm here: https://t.co/Sc3e3joA5f pic.twitter.com/rUXtwLpuLK

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 8, 2023

Lifecycle of the Horse – Foals Part 2

Our goal is to introduce horses back to nature and let horses be horses from birth. See how our @mmsnippets draft ‘who were all born and raised on-farm’ benefit from this👇🏻

They’re also on the Kick Sales Platform: https://t.co/Sc3e3joA5f pic.twitter.com/NdptLcfGHN

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 7, 2023

Lifecycle of the Horse – Foals Part 1 🏇

Our 2023 @mmsnippets draft is our first ever that were all born and raised on farm so we thought we’d tell you the story of our process.

Watch below for insight into how we begin to educate our horses from the moment they are foaled. pic.twitter.com/qGUTwdSd1g

— Three Bridges (@ThreeBridges1) January 6, 2023

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