Animals
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We were treated to a sunny day...at last!!Yesterday was beautiful, sunny, highs in the upper 60's.Needless to say, I spent the entire day outside working. Here is the list of yesterday's completed chores:normal AM animal chorescleaned 3 chicken...
- A Day At The Spa
I treated the "Bigs" to a day at the spa, yesterday.The weather was balmy...in the low 30's. More snow is expected today and later this week, making yesterday the best day for a little routine maintenance. Moonbeam and Donnie were groomed, with...
- Berry Good For Everyone!
What are the Dwarf Nigerians so interested in? Perhaps it is the fact that there are some visitors in their yard....some really BIG visitors! If you have read this blog for a while you may remember me talking about goats and parasites. Basically,...
- Horsing Around
I thought you might enjoy this slideshow of our horses. I took these photos yesterday while doing afternoon chores. Becky's three bays are spending a lazy afternoon at the arena. My Bigs and Littles are hanging out in the front pasture as I do a...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...
Animals
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 of
the Littles as I led their friends away.
What I hadn't realize was that even though
they were always separated by a fence,
these four equines considered themselves a herd...
a family.
So, yesterday I decided to try a joint turn-out.
I opened the gate to the front pasture....
and out went the Bigs.
Then I opened the gate from the Littles
into the same pasture and let them out.
A few minutes of running...
was followed
by peaceful grazing,
and a little up close and personal discourse...
Oakley stayed close by to supervise....
Now I wonder why I waited so long to put them together
and witness their obvious camaraderie.
I get a lot of questions about what type of equines the Bigs and Littles are. The Littles are actually horses. They are miniature horses. The Bigs are actually ponies. Donnie Brascoe is a Shetland type pony and Moonbeam (the largest) is a Haflinger. Haflingers are the smallest of the draft horses and are considered to be ponies. Moonbeam stands tall enough to qualify as horse-sized, however. So...the Littles are horses and the Bigs are ponies.....a bit confusing, huh?
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We were treated to a sunny day...at last!!Yesterday was beautiful, sunny, highs in the upper 60's.Needless to say, I spent the entire day outside working. Here is the list of yesterday's completed chores:normal AM animal chorescleaned 3 chicken...
- A Day At The Spa
I treated the "Bigs" to a day at the spa, yesterday.The weather was balmy...in the low 30's. More snow is expected today and later this week, making yesterday the best day for a little routine maintenance. Moonbeam and Donnie were groomed, with...
- Berry Good For Everyone!
What are the Dwarf Nigerians so interested in? Perhaps it is the fact that there are some visitors in their yard....some really BIG visitors! If you have read this blog for a while you may remember me talking about goats and parasites. Basically,...
- Horsing Around
I thought you might enjoy this slideshow of our horses. I took these photos yesterday while doing afternoon chores. Becky's three bays are spending a lazy afternoon at the arena. My Bigs and Littles are hanging out in the front pasture as I do a...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...