Animals
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Sometimes Happy Stories Have Sad Endings
Before I begin today's post...I must tell you that our party was great on Saturday.I have a few pictures to share with you.... more tomorrow, I promise. I sit here at my computer with such a heavy heart.I usually try to keep this blog light and happy,...
- Repete
It's often said that cats have nine lives.It's never said that horses have the same. No, horses are fragile creatures.They break easily.Sometimes they are physically broken, and sometimes emotionally. Bringing a broken horse back to life is...
- Pete And Repete
Today I would like to introduce you to a new horse."What? A new horse?" you say. Well, ok, then....not an entirely new horse,but a "remodeled" horse, let's say. Dear friends, I would like you to meet the new and improved Pete.If you are new to this...
- Sad Stories....happy Endings
If you have followed my blog for a while,you will remember that two years ago (April 4th) Sid came to live on the farm.Sid is Becky's thoroughbred (retired race horse) who was very thinand very unhappy when he first came to the farm. Now after two...
Animals
The Introduction
If you have been following my blog,
then you know that Becky brought home an "off the track" thoroughbred rescue
several weeks back.
Pete was a sad bag of bones, emaciated, injured...
one heck of a mess.
Over the past several weeks Pete has been grazing himself back into good health.
Dr. Becky treated Sids wounds, worked on his teeth and hooves,
and kept him supplied with ample amounts of feed...all helping to get the weight back on his skinny body.
His pasture mate, Duffy, is a 30+ year old retiree.
Pete has made friends over the stall wall with Sid, Becky's eventing horse;
(also an off the track thoroughbred)
but they have never been out to pasture together.
Until yesterday.
And this is how it went..
(you may have to turn your sound up to hear the commentary)
(you may have to turn your sound up to hear the commentary)
Things got a little intense, so Becky got a halter on Sid and took him into the barn.
Pete's not up to too much running yet.
This process will take a while,
but eventually they should work things out.
It would be great if they could eventually be pasture mates,
as both horses require a lot more grazing than her other two horses.
As you can see, though, old Pete has come a long long way!
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Sometimes Happy Stories Have Sad Endings
Before I begin today's post...I must tell you that our party was great on Saturday.I have a few pictures to share with you.... more tomorrow, I promise. I sit here at my computer with such a heavy heart.I usually try to keep this blog light and happy,...
- Repete
It's often said that cats have nine lives.It's never said that horses have the same. No, horses are fragile creatures.They break easily.Sometimes they are physically broken, and sometimes emotionally. Bringing a broken horse back to life is...
- Pete And Repete
Today I would like to introduce you to a new horse."What? A new horse?" you say. Well, ok, then....not an entirely new horse,but a "remodeled" horse, let's say. Dear friends, I would like you to meet the new and improved Pete.If you are new to this...
- Sad Stories....happy Endings
If you have followed my blog for a while,you will remember that two years ago (April 4th) Sid came to live on the farm.Sid is Becky's thoroughbred (retired race horse) who was very thinand very unhappy when he first came to the farm. Now after two...