Appeals board OKs ‘vacation rental’

Posted on September 18, 2014December 22, 2014 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Appeals board OKs ‘vacation rental’

BY LYNN MELLIS WORTHINGTON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

Appeals board OKs ‘vacation rental’KENT, CT ñ 08 November 2011 – 110811LMW03 ñ The Zoning Board of Appeals decided Tuesday that Guy Mauri who owns this property at 52 Kent Cornwall Road has the right to rent it out as a boarding house, and reversed a cease-and-desist order placed on the owner by the Planning and Zoning Commission in August. Lynn Mellis Worthington Republican-American

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KENT — The Zoning Board of Appeals reversed the Planning and Zoning Commission’s cease and desist order Tuesday against a property owner renting out his converted barn.

Guy Mauri, who owns a 4.3 acre property on Route 7, contested the order issued in August that prohibited him from renting out his converted barn as a commercial venture. ZBA decided that if he limited the number to six people sleeping overnight and applied for a permit to run a boarding house that it was permissible as a short-term rental. Mauri has been operating The Spirit Horse Farm as a rental property since July 2010.

Chairman Anthony F. DiPentima said the ZBA was going to serve like an appellate court to “determine whether Planning and Zoning accurately interpreted the regulations.”

Spirit Horse Farm Spring

Posted on September 30, 2012December 14, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Spirit Horse Farm Spring

We have had so many great guests come to visit so far this spring. And many friends returning back for second, third, and even fourth visits! Like the doves coming back from from their wayward meanderings, our guests and friends always bring an unexpected joy to the farm!

Another Special Wedding Night at Spirit Horse Farm!

Posted on September 30, 2012September 9, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm!

Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm! The Summer season may be winding down soon, but last night was so incredibly beautiful here. I wish we could start all over again! It was Noel and Kerry’s wedding that made it so memorable. Great guests, beautiful couple, really wonderful family and friends! Thanks so much Noel and Kerry, for finding us and leaving us with memories to last a lifetime!

: Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm

Saoirse’s 5th Birthday today at Spirit Horse Farm!

Posted on September 30, 2012September 20, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

It’s Saoirse’s 5th Birthday today! She is the cutest little thing, and is aptly named! Her free and giving spirit has spread to all here today!

My daughters are with her and her friends in the pool. We are blessed and grateful to have met such wonderful people! The best thing about The Spirit Horse Farm is definitely the people who come to visit!

Happy Birthday Saoirse!

Great Wedding Party at Spirit Horse Farm!

Posted on September 30, 2012September 6, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Great Wedding Party at Spirit Horse Farm

Great Wedding Party at Spirit Horse Farm! We were honored here again to help host a very special wedding celebration bringing together two incredible families! Thank you Helen and Sean for your finding The Spirit Horse Farm and sharing this incredible day with us!

See our review here!

Dovecot is Almost Completed at Spirit Horse Farm

Posted on September 30, 2012September 20, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Dovecot is Almost Completed at Spirit Horse Farm

The dovecot is almost done and the doves arrive on Wednesday! I can’t wait to watch them circling over the farm. We have two peacocks looking for a new home, and tomorrow we go meet Sonny, a Tennessee Walking Horse with a great presence. He might be perfect!

The guests are so quiet tonight, but we can see their shadows (20 or so) against the garden walls in the flickering light of their wood fires. The weather here is perfectly cool, and the outdoor fireplaces are more popular than even the shimmering lights from the pool! June in New England can sometimes be like this, but in a few short weeks, the pool will definitely be the popular night spot at Spirit Horse.

Pony Rides Spirit Horse Farm, Kent, CT

Posted on September 30, 2012September 6, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Pony Rides Spirit Horse Farm, Kent, CT

Pony Rides Spirit Horse Farm, Kent, CT, Today was picture perfect! My daughters and our guests were treated to a lesson in horsemanship by our trainer, Liz. There were smiles all around!

Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm!

Posted on August 19, 2012September 20, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm!

It was Another Special Wedding Night at The Spirit Horse Farm! The Summer season may be winding down soon, but last night was so incredibly beautiful here. I wish we could start all over again! It was Noel and Kerry’s wedding that made it so memorable. Great guests, beautiful couple, really wonderful family and friends! Thanks so much Noel and Kerry, for finding us and leaving us with memories to last a lifetime!

Weddings, Wedding Venue, Kent, CT,Spirit Horse Farm

Posted on June 23, 2012September 20, 2013 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Weddings! The Spirit Horse Farm is a wedding venue in Kent, CT.

WE ARE finally ready for our first wedding of the season! It’s always such an honor to host weddings here, and large or small, they are always spectacular. Still, the preparation is always more than we expect, and we know we can only blame ourselves. Weddings are just so much fun, who could help but get carried away in the preparations! Special thanks to everyone who finds us here and chooses to share their special memories with us!

The summer season is perfect for your outdoor wedding. The Spirit Horse Farm gardens are alive with blooms, delighting your guests and providing a scenic backdrop for your reception and wedding ceremony.
Many of our wedding parties will create a destination wedding weekend here, with Friday night barbecue, Saturday morning recreation, Saturday afternoon & evening wedding festivities, and Sunday Brunch.

Affordable Weddings

Seeking the most affordable wedding package? If you have flexibility with your wedding date then we may have a suitable package and the right venue to fit your budget!

How to save on your wedding planning:

1. Cut the guest list. This will slash your catering costs and save on invitations and even the number of centerpieces.

2. Think off-peak season and save thousands!

3. Hold your ceremony and reception in one spot, it will cut travel time for vendors you pay by the hour.

4. Skip the Saturday wedding.

5. Have bigger tables so you need fewer centerpieces and tablecloths.

Horse Rescue CT, Rescuing Hope

Posted on June 19, 2012December 22, 2014 by The Spirit Horse Farm

Horse Rescue CT

Rescuing Hope

Horse Rescue CT, Hope is a two year old quarter horse filly that we just adopted from the Bella’s Way Horse Rescue facility close by. She was rescued from the slaughter line and now resides here with us, at The Spirit Horse Farm. Her spirit is right with us. She is kind, gentle, patient and inquisitive. Not at all put off by the sometimes intense attention she is getting from the regulars here, including Banjo, our cocker spaniel, and Padda, the free ranging peacock. Both insist on drinking from her water trough! Her name is fitting, for she brings hope to us, to our guests, and to other equines who are being abandoned in record numbers now because of the rising cost of horse ownership.

The Spirit of the Horse is the Spirit of Freedom and Courage in the face of adversity. That Spirit is evident in eye of every equine, and is the very essence of Hope.

Hope is here at Spirit Horse!

This rescue was founded by Jill Borsey after she fell in love with her first horse. “Bella” a 17 year old “off the track Thoroughbred”. “Bella” was used as a Broodmare and had Strangles when Jill first got her. She was also severely underweight. She is one of the horses that will have “Bella’s Way” as a forever home. She is doing amazing and is at a perfect weight. 🙂

Bella’s Way Inc. is a non-profit organization that rescues horses and ponies that have been abused, neglected, abandoned,surrendered, and purchased from auction or slaughter. We are small organization that is 100 % volunteer based. We recieve no town, state, or federal funding, all funds are out of our own pockets. All donations go directly to our horses.

When we feel horses are ready to be placed any potential adopters are carefully screened and must sign our contract that states that the horses cannot be sold, bred or put into any form of livestock auction. We also reserve the right to review any potential adopters facilities prior to the horse being adopted. It is our goal to ensure that no rescue horse will ever have to be rescued again.