Thirty Year Farm Sends First Yearling to Fasig-Tipton Saratoga

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00:00Six years ago, Kristen and Matthew Essler founded 30 Years Farm, located just outside

00:07of Saratoga, with the goal of building something that would be in their family for generations

00:12to come.

00:13Now, they're sending their first yearling to the prestigious Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale.

00:19Our love of horses started about 40 years ago when we decided to do something different

00:25and start looking for a piece of property in Saratoga.

00:28And we fell in love with this farm.

00:31We put it into contract on our 30th wedding anniversary.

00:36So hence the name, 30 Year Farm.

00:38So we started really small.

00:40We only had two employees.

00:42And during the week, I did as much of the work as I could myself.

00:46And I started to read everything I possibly could.

00:50I went to any farm that would have me so that I could shadow them and work for the

00:55day.

00:57And we started out slow.

01:00My background was in biology.

01:02So for me, the breeding part of horses made a lot of sense.

01:08Once we felt like we had our feet under us, we decided to upgrade our broodmare band.

01:14And in 2021 is when we bought Atchalaya.

01:19I still remember it.

01:21I still have my notes.

01:23And as soon as we had purchased her, we felt like we had something really special.

01:27We knew what we had in Casa Creed.

01:30And we were always impressed by that hardworking, beautiful runner that he is.

01:37Little did we know, he was going to continue to show us what he could do.

01:42Casa Creed, what a classy individual, wins the Kelso.

01:47She wasn't full to authentic when we purchased her.

01:51And we were excited about that successful dirt sire and also excited about the mares

01:59that authentic had been bred to and thought it was just going to be blue skies with this

02:05authentic.

02:06Atchalaya creates beautiful foals.

02:10She has been a straightforward, easy-to-manage filly and has been prepped up to become a

02:18beautiful animal.

02:19We were hopeful that she would help us get to the select sale, Saratoga.

02:26So this is our first going into that sale.

02:29We've sold with the New York Reds phasic sale, but we haven't sold at this sale.

02:34So we are super excited.

02:36I birth the babies on the farm with our team.

02:40I try to be at absolutely every birth and I will absolutely miss having her on this

02:47farm.

02:48But this is the right thing for her and we are excited for her future.

02:53When we first started, I expected it to be hard.

02:58I don't think I ever thought it would be this hard.

03:01There's some wonderful times, there's times that you're crying and there's times that

03:05you're celebrating.

03:07Things that aren't hard really aren't worth it.

03:10To me, this is a business.

03:11I'm really trying to create something special with my husband that we can leave for our

03:16family and for generations to come.

03:18And I want to raise animals that we can really be proud of.

03:23And in the years to come, people will know 30-Year Farm and what we're trying to do here.

03:30And it will be something lasting.

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