April 22, 2026

Dinner and a show

West Virginia farm stand puts ponies to work

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Yipper's first day on the farm/ Provided
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By Davina van Buren
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By Davina van Buren
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Move over, fresh eggs and homemade bread: Two four-legged residents are stealing the show at one farm stand in Kanawha County, West Virginia. 

​At The Tyler Creek Farm & Mini Mercantile, Yipper and Jack Frost—a duo with a dynamic built on equal parts affection and annoyance—are as much a draw as anything for sale. 

 
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