HOTY Is Open! Help Us Care for the Herd This July
🤠🐴🔥 HOTY (Horse of the Year) is officially open! 🔥🐴🤠
This is our first year doing HOTY, and we are kicking it off with full summer horse energy.
Vote here: HOTY
July and August have their own rhythm at Cheyne Ranch.
By mid-summer, Florida is hot, stormy, muddy, and very committed to making both horses and humans slow down a little.
We plan for that. After a full year of programs, we build a real break into the schedule in late July and early August. It gives the horses time to rest, our team time to catch our breath, and all of us space for the property repairs, planning, and behind-the-scenes work that are almost impossible to do during full program weeks.
But horse care does not take a break.
This stretch of summer is one of the most demanding times of the year for the herd. The heat means electrolytes, supplements, fans, fly care, and constant attention. The rain means mud, shavings, stall care, pasture maintenance, and extra work keeping hooves healthy. The costs keep going even when the barn gets quiet.
So this year, we decided to make this season a little more fun.
HOTY is a playful summer fundraiser where each Cheyne Ranch horse has a team, and $5 counts as one vote.
A $25 gift is 5 votes for your favorite. And $20 is 4 votes, which is about what a month of summer fly protection and supplements runs for one horse around here.
You can vote for one favorite, support more than one horse, or proudly declare yourself Team All the Horses.
We also have a live leaderboard this year, which means you can check the HOTY page anytime to see who is leading, who is catching up, and which team may need their people to rally.
HOTY is meant to be lighthearted, but the purpose matters.
