Red Mare Farm

Origionally named Althea Farm, RMF was purchased by Frank and Valerie Ordway in 1999 in order to provide a wholesome family atmosphere for their three daughters and their friends to ride. In 2003 their eldest daugher, Jenna, returned from the University of Alaska Anchorage to run and manage the now existing boarding and training business.

In 2005, Jenna owned an AWR premium anglo-arab mare, Willow Run...

It was decided that the best thing for Willow was to take a year off to have a baby. So in searching for that perfect sire, Jenna fell in love with the Irish Draught breed and the Snowford Bellman son, the stunning Benmar's Bridon Belfrey...

Hopes were high for the resulting foal as this was the maiden breeding for both dam and sire. Both Jenna and Benmar Farm waited patiently and wondered what the foal would look like. Black stallion with a bay mare... :o) Then May 12th, two weeks ahead of schedule out popped... 

The reddest filly you have ever seen!

After the initial shock wore off, everyone realized that they were quite pleased with Brie's conformation and temperament, and yes even her color! A red head herself, Jenna realized that Brie was one of those special horses destined to become a lifelong partner. Thus the name Red Mare Farm.

Check back as Brie begins her under saddle training in the summer of '09

 I saw during the night, and behold, a man was riding upon a red horse; and He was standing among the myrtle trees that were in the bottoms; and behind Him there were red, reddish-brown, and white horses.

FN1- a man: This man is the Angel of Jehovah, Christ in His humanity. The Angel of Jehovah is Jehovah Himself as the Triune God (Exo. 3:2a, 4-6, 13-15). He is also Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God (Col. 2:9) and as the sent One of God (John 5:36-38; 6:38-39). The Angel of Jehovah is also the Angel of God who escorted and protected Israel on their way from Egypt to the promised land (Exo. 23:20; 32:34; Judge. 6:19-24; Isa. 63:9).

FN2 - red horse: Here the red horse signifies Christ's swift move in His redemption, accomplished through the shedding of His blood (Eph. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:18-19).

FN3 - myrtle trees: These myrtle trees signify the humiliated yet precious people of Israel in their captivity. The redeeming Christ, as a man and as the Angel of Jehovah, the embodiment of the Triune God, was sent by God to be with the humiliated people of Israel in their captivity. Christ's standing among the myrtle trees that were in the bottoms means that He remained strongly among the captured Israel in the lowest part of the valley in their humiliation. As the One on the red horse, Christ the redeeming One, was Israel's patron, ready to do anything for them swiftly in order to care for them in their captivity. Christ maintained Isreal in their captivity that He might eventually be born into humanity through Israel to accomplish God's economy.

FN4 - red, reddish-brown, and white horses: The horses of three different colors indicate that Christ's redemption (the red horse) leads the repentant Israel (the reddish-brown horses) to be justified and accepted by God swiftly (the white horses). This vision of the horses portrays the situation of Israel in their captivity. In the eyes of God, Christ the Redeemer was with them taking the lead, and they, God's redeemed people, were following Him. Because they were God's redeemed people, they appear at first sight as red horses. But because they were not pure, they are signified also by the reddish-brown horses (the color reddish-brown indicating a mixture). They need to contact God and to be dealt with by Him in order to gain God and be justified by Him and thus become those signified by the white horses. Once they repent, they will swiftly be accepted by God and justified by Him.

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