Animals
- Cats, Dogs, And Rain
Bobby is our garage/barn cat...but he is so much more than that. He is a wanderer, an adventurer, a hunter, a lover, a fighter.He disappears for days on end.I worry.And wonder.Eventually he returns home.Always. Often Becky tells me he's been at...
- It's So Hot....
....I feel like I'm melting! We are in the midst of a string of beautifully sunny, extremely hot days.Unusually hot.Too hot. This little guy, Leo, usually spends his days in the hayloft of the barn,but with the current weather,it's cooler outside...
- Mysteries And Finished Projects
It's early morning.Moonbeam has been beautifully coiffed, and the farrier is trimming his hooves. Shortly after this, I will put on his fly mask and send him out to pasture for a few hours. When he returns to the dry lot, he is covered with...
- Weekend Recap
I am writing this post at 10:00 PM Sunday evening.The last several days have been a bit of a blur.So many good things have happened here on the farm.I thought I would share the highlights with you. First and foremost, we brought Tyler Andrew (first...
- Fly Masks, Dinner And Other Woeful Tales
Fly Mask Woes If there is one piece of horse gear that is absolutely essential in the summertime, it is a fly mask! Without one, a horse suffers constant attack on his eyes and face. If you have ever set out to find fly masks for mini horses, you will...
Animals
If You Were Wondering About Leo.....
There's a bit of competition at chore time...
Bobby and Annie vying for "shotgun" position in the gator.
Annie: "Mommmm...you said I could ride shotgun!"
Me: "You can, Annie...but there is enough room for both of you."
Annie: "Blaaahhhh!"
Bobby soon had enough of sharing and jumped into my lap for the ride to the barn.
Every summer the same scenario plays over and over...
In the morning I put 7 fly masks on 7 equines.
By mid morning, only 6 are still on.
Scarlet, the fly mask Houdini, somehow removes hers.
Part of the problem is the size of her head...not quite pony size, but a little too big for mini size.
The other half of the problem is the fact that she is a bit of a diva
and is always complaining about "hat hair!"
So.....off comes the fly mask.
This year I ordered her a girlie mask...thinking that perhaps that would appeal to her vanity.
Not so...
an hour later it's in the dust!
I am not sure how she accomplished this feat.
This mask is pony sized, but I sewed a few nips and tucks into it so that it fit her perfectly.
And on top of that, it has super velcro closures.
"Where there's a will....."
From time to time I get inquiries about Leo.
Little Leo the Lionhearted is a nocturnal hunter and spends most of his days asleep...
usually somewhere hidden in the hayloft.
Yesterday I ventured into the top of the barn in search of the great hunter.
TomTom greeted me at the top of the steps.
Why the cats prefer the heat of the hayloft, I will never understand.
It was 88 degrees outside...probably 98 in the hayloft.
Downstairs in the barn....78 degrees.
"Leo...." I called.
No answer.
Over and over I called for him....no Leo.
Then Sammy appeared in the hayloft and within seconds, Leo wandered out from behind the hay.
These two have always been great buddies...
Two peas in a pod!
- Cats, Dogs, And Rain
Bobby is our garage/barn cat...but he is so much more than that. He is a wanderer, an adventurer, a hunter, a lover, a fighter.He disappears for days on end.I worry.And wonder.Eventually he returns home.Always. Often Becky tells me he's been at...
- It's So Hot....
....I feel like I'm melting! We are in the midst of a string of beautifully sunny, extremely hot days.Unusually hot.Too hot. This little guy, Leo, usually spends his days in the hayloft of the barn,but with the current weather,it's cooler outside...
- Mysteries And Finished Projects
It's early morning.Moonbeam has been beautifully coiffed, and the farrier is trimming his hooves. Shortly after this, I will put on his fly mask and send him out to pasture for a few hours. When he returns to the dry lot, he is covered with...
- Weekend Recap
I am writing this post at 10:00 PM Sunday evening.The last several days have been a bit of a blur.So many good things have happened here on the farm.I thought I would share the highlights with you. First and foremost, we brought Tyler Andrew (first...
- Fly Masks, Dinner And Other Woeful Tales
Fly Mask Woes If there is one piece of horse gear that is absolutely essential in the summertime, it is a fly mask! Without one, a horse suffers constant attack on his eyes and face. If you have ever set out to find fly masks for mini horses, you will...