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Managing a horse farm is not an easy job Solitaire: One of the largest breeding horse farms in the U.S. By GINA KINSLOWGlasgow Daily Times The horses are fed twice a day between 4:30 and 5 in the mornings and afternoons.
Their stalls also have to be cleaned daily. Just like when she was a kid, the horses come before anything else. “They eat before we do. If they’re sick, their needs get taken care of first,” Debra said. In addition to caring for the horses, she also gives riding lessons, western saddle seat and hunt seat. She is currently teaching 30 people, who range in age from 4 to 60, to ride. “The riding program is a big part of the farm,” Debra said. She also trains horses for other people. Doing all of that takes a lot of time. “We’ll put in easily 14 to 16 hours a day,” Debra said. The Shones also participate in several competitions throughout the year, and bring home top honors on most occasions. Ribbons hanging on the wall inside the farm’s office, and one of the barn’s walls are proof of it. Next month they will show four horses at the National Champion Arabian and Half-Arabian Show in Louisville. “We’re kind of excited about that,” Debra said. Horses from Solitaire Farm participate in the show every year that it’s been held in Louisville. Debra’s daughter, Katie Yoakum, who will turn 14 next month, also shows horses and has won many of the ribbons hanging in the office and on the barn wall. The Shones’ plan is for the farm to continue to be a family business. 
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