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Things We've Learned Along The Way
There is a bit of a learning curve involved in having a farm.
You learn much along the way.
Things like.....
Don't plant trees too close to horse pastures.
Otherwise, this happens....
This is another of Becky's horses.
(Becky is my sister in law, and shares our farm.)
Fagner is an American Hanoverian and used to be
Becky's eventing horse.
He is retired now and enjoys munching on trees!
If you have horses and are planning to plant trees,
be aware that there are several species of trees
that are toxic to horses...
but then, you most likely already knew that.
We were very careful when we planted ours...
and only planted ones that were non toxic,
and ones that taste good!!
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A Love Story
This is Sid.Sidney. Sidney is a 5 year old, off-the-track thoroughbred,that Becky brought home to the farm this past Spring.(Becky or "Dr. Becky" is Hubbs sister, and shares our farmland.) When Sid arrived he was underweight, injured...a very sad horse...
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Murphy's Law Continues
Things have been relatively calm around the farm this week....no escapes. Chickens, ducks, and guineas are all seemingly happy. Even blind Helen, the white chicken who lives by the goats, has started to lay eggs. Sadly, though, two of the horses are...
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Ava's Excellent Adventure
Ava, Fagner, Duffy This morning was like most. The sun was nearly up. The mist hung above the trees. A neighboring rooster was crowing and the local birds were beginning their morning choir practice. I was feeding Moonbeam and the pony (who stay in the...
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Family Portrait
Becky's new horse, Ava, has adjusted well to life on the farm. Of course, all of "the boys" are ga-ga over her! Becky asked me to get a family portrait of her 3 horses. After snapping about 35 pictures, we finally had one where everybody is looking...
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Stopping For Directions.....
Another busy weekend at the farm has yielded the completion of a few more projects. My sign is finally finished! I got the idea from "Mary Jane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook" and, last week, spent several days sawing, sanding and painting. Finally...
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