{"id":10,"date":"2015-06-07T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karendemers.com\/index.php\/members\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T21:08:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T03:08:43","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-806\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-806\" src=\"http:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tstone-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Two Touchstone horses with the sign that greets visitors upon arrival to Touchstone Farm. \" width=\"473\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tstone-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tstone.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter welcome to Touchstone Farm. Photo courtesy Vanessa Latford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Touchstone Farm, founded over 40 years ago, has grown to be known internationally for its world-class horses and friendly atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to have had generous support from family and friends, horse and nature lovers, from around the globe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-805\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-805\" src=\"http:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ts-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Touchstone Farm Staff\" width=\"473\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ts-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ts.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy Vanessa Latford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our staff is frequently a lively mix of international volunteers, many hailing from Europe, Latin America, Asia and of course Canada.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25891\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25891\" src=\"http:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staff-with-newborn-foal-LR.jpg\" alt=\"Staff walking with a newborn foal. \" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staff-with-newborn-foal-LR.jpg 700w, https:\/\/touchstonefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staff-with-newborn-foal-LR-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bejamin, Stephanie and Audrey with newborn foal. Photo courtesy Vanessa Latford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We would love to keep in touch with you so please join us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Touchstone-Farm\/212474498788298?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Touchstone Farm, founded over 40 years ago, has grown to be known internationally for its world-class horses and friendly atmosphere. We are grateful to have had generous support from family and friends, horse and nature lovers, from around the globe. 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