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Our History |
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Widdershins refers to walking in a counter-clockwise circle, we enjoy doing things a little differently, as our farm name and choice of lifestyle shows. Since we are both Maine natives, we know first hand that living in Maine requires being resourceful and dedicated, and we both have jobs outside our farm. Chris is a truck driver and Wendy is a veterinary assistant.
We are active members in the dog community, being the secretary and a board member of the Vizsla Club of Central New England. And we are also members of the Vizsla Club of America, the Weimaraner Club of America and the Yankee Weimaraner Club.
For many years we have practiced a self sufficient lifestyle. In the past we have raised dairy goats, meat rabbits, baby beef, and an extensive garden. We have always had a milk cow to provide us with milk and butter. Since 2003 we have raised natural beef steers. Our latest ventures have been starting our Devon beef herd in Sept. 2005 and raising Katahdin sheep in 2006.
Having both grown up with horses, we love trail riding, harness work and starting young horses. We have occasionally taken in outside horses for training, but have been too busy in the last few years. In January 2008 we sold our last horses.
But we are anticapating the arrival of two
miniature donkey jennies in April 08.
We are firm believers in caring for our livestock in as natural a way as possible. We are working to become strictly grass-fed & to be humane certified. |
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Chris with Conjure and Gemini after
a successful day in the field. |
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Chris has had pets including birds, lizards, dogs, cats, and horses all of his life. He started his interest in dogs at a young age, hunting over coonhounds with his father. At age 12, he tackled the challenge of teaching himself to handle and ride his first horse. Meeting Wendy introduced him to the pointing dog world, and his desire for something different added weimaraners to Widdershins. |
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widdershins@prexar.com |
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Widdershins - Home |
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Vizslas & Weimaraners |
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Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats |
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Wendy training Standardbred
mare "Dervish". |
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Devon Cattle & Natural Beef |
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Being a 4-H member, Wendy showed Dachshunds and horses as a teenager. Looking for something a little different, she found vizslas in 1985. Originally known as "Obertakt Vizslas" Wendy started with a show bitch, Ch. Dirigo Penlee's Private Treaty, but it was quickly evident that if any hunting was to be done, a cross with field oriented lines was a must. Thanks to long-time vizsla person Lisa deForest for her willingness to let us co-own Deacon's Upwind Apostle CD, our history of producing fine personal gun dogs and excellent companion dogs began.
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Katahdin Sheep |
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Widdershins Horse Photo Gallery |
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Directions & Places to Stay |
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Cinder
Our last Standardbred mare. |
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Darwin - Devon x Jersey bull calf born Jan. 9, 2007. |
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Kitten Ying Yang
(Cia & Lynch) |
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