TEAM
MIKE & DEB PETERSON
Partners in Christ
Married on January 1, 2005, Mike and Deb entered marriage each with their own share of baggage. No strangers to heartbreak and past wreckage, they walk out each day clinging desperately to the promises of God. The Lord Jesus is faithful to meet them where they are, heal their inner brokenness and break the chains that bind. With Isaiah 61 as their battle cry, they are "wounded healers."
MARKIE YOUNG
Community Engagement Manager
Markie came to TFO Farm as a volunteer in 2024 and decided that this is a Christian ministry with which she feels right at home, so she became a "regular". Markie is the brains and administrative aspiration behind our community outreach efforts and events. Engaging the community is a gift of hers that we absolutely appreciate, but her connection to the herd and her vibrant spiritual growth in Christ is truly inspirational to everyone she meets, on or off the farm!
HORSES
Our equine buddies
The three amigos, Junior, Jasper and Wilson (L-R) were the original herd of TFO Farm way back in 2009. Wilson passed on at the ripe old age of 27 on October 25, 2017 and Jasper is now delighting campers at WLD Ranch in Fairview, PA. Former herd member, Clyde (shown below giving a riding lesson) has moved on to bless a former student of TFO Farm, where he will live out his "retirement" years. Filly, Faith is the youngest member of the TFO Herd, shown below giving Mike a hug. Glitter, the "freckle-face", shown on this page with Katelyn riding, arrived in January 2022. Titan is the latest addition to the herd, having arrived at Too Far Out Farm in September 2024. He was very ill and required quarantine, veterinary care and daily medical attention all winter. We rehabilitated him and the Lord brought him back from the brink of death. Titan now serves on the Farm with the rest of the herd. Junior, Faith, Glitter & Titan serve our community well.
Please let us know if you want to donate your time, treasure or talents to the further development of TFO Farm's Foundations of Recovery - Horses in Ministry (FoR-HiM) program.
THE FLOCK
Sheep, sheep and more sheep!
We were blessed by Shepherd Jenn Phillips of The Bare Woolies Flock, Titusville PA in 2011 when she donated two lambs, Grace & Bella to the ministry at TFO Farm. Ever since, the Lord has been saying, "Feed my Sheep" (John 21:17). Pictured here are Bella with one of her lambs and TFO Farm Shepherd, Katelyn with a 2016 lamb.
IN MEMORY OF ROSCO
Sheep guard
THE TOO FAR OUT FARM VISION
Recovery principles and other relevant life lessons are offered through equine-assisted coaching, riding instruction, and Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) exercises. Lessons are delivered in three ways:
Our culture of Christian hospitality invokes a "come as you are" atmosphere, so that regardless of spiritual belief, ethnicity, gender, social status, physical/mental ability, sexual orientation, or educational achievement, all are welcome! Horses hold no bias and we aspire to the same. By integrating equine-assisted activities with biblical 12-step recovery and leadership principles, we create an environment that fosters emotional wellness, mental clarity, physical fitness and spiritual development for our clients, and volunteers in a manner that glorifies God. You may not agree with everything we teach, but we PROMISE to tell you the TRUTH, as it has been revealed to us in the Holy Bible, and deliver it with as much GRACE as humanly possible. Our horses are honest, open and willing partners in this Christian ministry.
THE TOO FAR OUT FARM MISSION STATEMENT
TFO Farm, LLC reaches people with the gospel and love of Jesus Christ, helping them grow, heal and prosper in love toward one another through horsemanship and equine-assisted learning, as well as the musical/visual arts and other fun farm activities.
We build on Truth, walk in Faith and serve with Obedience.
(That's TFO Farm!)
