Animals
- Setting The Scene
There are some blogs that I read daily,and (due to a lack of time) others that I catch with less frequency.I love these glimpses into others' lives...most with whom I share a common love of animals. I often wish I had a tour of their homes, farms,...
- The Fat Farm
Those of you with ponies, miniature horses, donkeys or draft horsesknow that keeping "easy keepers" from getting fat is a constant battle. This time of year presents its own problems, with rich green pasturescalling to our equines... irresistibly calling,...
- Construction Wrap-up
I swear....after all the rain we had (4 1/2 inches) over the past couple of days,I was becoming monochromatic myself!! Luckily, though, yesterday the sun came back out again.The animals were ecstatic after spending two days somewhat "penned up." I treated...
- Keeping Warm
Baby, it's cold outside!Night time temperatures have been dipping below zero.You might wonder how our equine friends stay warmthrough this harsh weather.Especially because they are not put away in a stall each night. No, our horses live out of doors...
- Together At Last!
I have been hesitant to put the "Bigs" and the "Littles"together in the same pasture to graze...fearing for the safety of my tiny horses. That is until the other day, when I took the Bigs to the upper pasture and heard the cries ofthe Littles as...
Animals
Equine Ice Capades
This is a familiar afternoon scene on the farm.
It might look like three horses walking alone down the road,
but buried in that mass of brown fur and hooves is Dr. Becky.
Her horses Sid and Duffy, along with Shirley (pony and sister to my Donnie and Scarlet)
graze in our upper pastures during the morning and afternoon,
and then head back to the barn at afternoon feeding time...
seemingly by themselves.
(Ok, her horses are really good....but not that good!)
My equines are enjoying the time of year when I relax
about how much pasture time they get.
There is virtually no nutrition left in our front pasture,
so regular feedings of hay sustain my herd.
Grazing gives them a little extra exercise as well as prevents boredom!
The ground is completely frozen with a crust of snow and ice remaining.
Our daytime temperatures have not been warm enough to cause melting,
so the horses and dogs "crunch, crunch, crunch" as they run through the pasture.
We've been having the type of cold that we usually experience in January!
Bitter cold....bone chilling cold!
I sure hope wherever you are you are toasty warm!!
I will be spending as much time as possible in front of a fire this weekend...
with a mug of hot tea, or hot chocolate!
- Setting The Scene
There are some blogs that I read daily,and (due to a lack of time) others that I catch with less frequency.I love these glimpses into others' lives...most with whom I share a common love of animals. I often wish I had a tour of their homes, farms,...
- The Fat Farm
Those of you with ponies, miniature horses, donkeys or draft horsesknow that keeping "easy keepers" from getting fat is a constant battle. This time of year presents its own problems, with rich green pasturescalling to our equines... irresistibly calling,...
- Construction Wrap-up
I swear....after all the rain we had (4 1/2 inches) over the past couple of days,I was becoming monochromatic myself!! Luckily, though, yesterday the sun came back out again.The animals were ecstatic after spending two days somewhat "penned up." I treated...
- Keeping Warm
Baby, it's cold outside!Night time temperatures have been dipping below zero.You might wonder how our equine friends stay warmthrough this harsh weather.Especially because they are not put away in a stall each night. No, our horses live out of doors...
- Together At Last!
I have been hesitant to put the "Bigs" and the "Littles"together in the same pasture to graze...fearing for the safety of my tiny horses. That is until the other day, when I took the Bigs to the upper pasture and heard the cries ofthe Littles as...