JenDua Farms

09/05/2026

08/22/2026

The love for chickens run deep in our veins 😂 My grand boys love them and feel so accomplished when they can catch one by themselves! 🫶🏼🐓

08/22/2026

My boy WALT!!! 🐮 🙃 🤪 Did you say personal space???? What’s that Mom?… I wanna see … and taste it 🤦🏼‍♀️

07/22/2026

I’ve been on a roll lately, doing what I call Soapbox Rants but have also been referred to as “Duane’s Bedtime Stories” (if ya know, ya know 😂).

I want to hear from y’all! What’s something you want to hear more about? Whether it’s an element of training, a behavioral issue, an aspect of horse ownership, an equine husbandry topic, or just something that needs said that no one will say (I ain’t scared to be the one to say it😉)

Pictured: prego trainer using a cute pony to demo checking heart rate and gut sounds for a cool kid👍🏽

07/19/2026

I’ve got a student that sings to their pony during lessons, and it made me catch myself in the arena the other night.

With all the expectations we set on our students and horses, with all of the drilling we do to instill good riding and skills, with how we push riders and horses to advance and achieve, here was a duo just genuinely happy to be together in that moment.
This student is new still, to me and to riding. They don’t practice big, fancy things yet. They just got to the point of picking up all four feet without help during grooming. They still need some minor guidance while tacking. They still need to be reminded to tighten their cinch before mounting and their reins before a whoa.

But they love grooming this pony. They take pride in how shiny she becomes. They know her favorite treats, which feed bucket in the barn is hers, which stall her halter hangs on. They know how to give her a bath and scrub all the dirt and salty sweat from her coat.

They sing to her in lessons. Nonsensical stuff, just a kid putting words to a tune.
But she listens.
That pony keeps one ear on them at all times.
She listens. She knows when they’ve had a long day at school and their mind is tired. She walks slower, evening her breathing to match theirs. She knows when they’re trying to impress someone watching along the rail. She walks faster, heeds their leg even better, and they both shine a little brighter in the sun.

Without trying, they’ve become the best example of budding horsemanship I could ever show someone. This child has never once asked about how to win in the arena. Their parents have set no lofty expectations for them beyond my arena.

Instead they’ve set goals of learning to do certain things for that pony. Learning to feed, to bathe, to tack independently. Learning to care for that pony and understand why that pony does what she does. Learning that pony’s habits and friends, likes and dislikes.
I’d argue those are higher standards that a 9 year old set for themselves than most adults I’ve encountered in a long time.

This kid and pony reminded me, without words, just why we do what we do. What we should all be striving for. A true understanding of the horse. True horsemanship, not just good riding.

And really, do any of those ribbons or buckles or rosettes matter if your pony doesn’t listen when you sing?

07/19/2026

Some things can’t be taught.
Some horses don’t like certain things or certain people. And that’s okay.

Some horses have an inherent, built-in tolerance level for shenanigans or for learning, which makes them the perfect lesson horses.
Some horses demand more attention to detail or clearer cues, and that makes them fairly unsuited for unbalanced or learning riders.

Some horses don’t like kids (don’t come for me for that statement, it’s true.) My husband’s mare is one of those horses that isn’t cuddly, doesn’t seek out affection from everyone, and doesn’t tolerate the lack of awareness that comes with young kids going “ooh pony!!” She loves her person (my husband) and she mostly tolerates me, but she has no patience for little, grabby hands or high-pitched squeals.

On the other hand, there’s a pony in the barn that hadn’t ever taught a lesson up until about a month ago. And you’d never know it. She tolerates the wildest and loudest of shenanigans with nothing more than a soft eye and droopy lower lip. She stays soft and kind with very little correction or interference from me. I didn’t teach her that patience or understanding. It’s built into her software.

And in the middle, there’s your average guys. I have several. They’ll tolerate some learning, give patience to beginners, but they’ll test the limits of those with more knowledge. They require schooling and correction, because over time those learning have dulled their cues and the “rules” in their minds. And I don’t blame them for that. If I was given a rule with a large margin for correction depending on who caught me, I’d probably risk it all too.

But some things can’t be taught. I didn’t teach that pony to stop square when her rider becomes unbalanced. I didn’t teach that red mare to demand more respect and awareness from her handlers.

You can’t teach what is inherently there in some horses. Their knowledge under saddle or in hand, the way they stand for the farrier or vet, their emotional regulation when trailered off-property, these are all things that can be taught, tools you can give them for success.

But the way that red mare turns up her nose at a grabby toddler, yet chases down her tall, broad mustachioed cowboy for even just a soft word?
The way that pony would probably stand like a rock even if that kid tried to do backflips off her if it meant he stayed safe?

Some horses just are.

07/09/2026

❤️🐴 🎶

I’ve got a student that sings to their pony during lessons, and it made me catch myself in the arena the other night.

With all the expectations we set on our students and horses, with all of the drilling we do to instill good riding and skills, with how we push riders and horses to advance and achieve, here was a duo just genuinely happy to be together in that moment.
This student is new still, to me and to riding. They don’t practice big, fancy things yet. They just got to the point of picking up all four feet without help during grooming. They still need some minor guidance while tacking. They still need to be reminded to tighten their cinch before mounting and their reins before a whoa.

But they love grooming this pony. They take pride in how shiny she becomes. They know her favorite treats, which feed bucket in the barn is hers, which stall her halter hangs on. They know how to give her a bath and scrub all the dirt and salty sweat from her coat.

They sing to her in lessons. Nonsensical stuff, just a kid putting words to a tune.
But she listens.
That pony keeps one ear on them at all times.
She listens. She knows when they’ve had a long day at school and their mind is tired. She walks slower, evening her breathing to match theirs. She knows when they’re trying to impress someone watching along the rail. She walks faster, heeds their leg even better, and they both shine a little brighter in the sun.

Without trying, they’ve become the best example of budding horsemanship I could ever show someone. This child has never once asked about how to win in the arena. Their parents have set no lofty expectations for them beyond my arena.

Instead they’ve set goals of learning to do certain things for that pony. Learning to feed, to bathe, to tack independently. Learning to care for that pony and understand why that pony does what she does. Learning that pony’s habits and friends, likes and dislikes.
I’d argue those are higher standards that a 9 year old set for themselves than most adults I’ve encountered in a long time.

This kid and pony reminded me, without words, just why we do what we do. What we should all be striving for. A true understanding of the horse. True horsemanship, not just good riding.

And really, do any of those ribbons or buckles or rosettes matter if your pony doesn’t listen when you sing?

06/28/2026

We have bunnies available 🐰 🩶🤍🖤🐰
9 weeks old (Rex cross - will be large rabbits)

1 White (red eyes)
3 black
4 gray

PM for questions

📍 Lawndale, NC 📍