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...
- Walk On The Wild Side #2
Hubbs and I headed over to the 100 Acre Wood yesterday morning...the moon was still out... the sun rising in the East... a magnificent fall sky! We took the dogs for a run and removed the camera cards from the trail cam...over 300 photos in all.I felt...
- Super Sunday
This past weekend was an "anything but quiet" weekend on the farm.We had lots and lots of visitors. It was Homecoming weekend for Amanda and Tim, who graduated from a local college...so several of their friends came to the farm for a camp-out. The...
- 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...
- A Tale Of Two Sidneys
This the "tail" of a horse,a horse named Sidney. But really it is the tale of two horses.One horse.... a thoroughbred retired from racing....injured, thin, joyless.The second horse.... training to be an eventing horse.... fit, sound, and filled...
Animals
Weekend Excitement
Happy Labor Day!
How has your Labor Day Weekend been so far?
Have you done anything fun to celebrate the end of summer?
We had quite a bit of an exciting weekend here on the farm.
Hubbs took 4 days off, so we had lots of adventures.
Friday we finally finished erecting the walled tent in the woods.
This has been a summer-long project.
With lots of help, we rolled out the canvas.
Put the poles in place....
To our neighbors and friends Jim and Kathy, our young friends Jake and Andrew...
Thank you so very much for all of your help!
It's hard to believe....
but the tent company (Colorado Yurt Co.) claims that it is possible for two
people to erect this tent.
I wouldn't have wanted to do it with any less than the six of us.
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I had time to take a few rides this weekend.
I have been riding Moonbeam almost daily.
He's been such a good boy...even on long walks through the woods.
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Big excitement for Becky and Sid this weekend!
(If you are new to my blog, Becky is my sister in law who shares our farm
and Sid is her rescued thoroughbred race horse.)
Sunday was Sid's first dressage competition.
He did two separate dressage tests and won them both!
This has been a summer-long project.
With lots of help, we rolled out the canvas.
Raised her high....
Some finishing touches....
And the final campsite....
Ready for its first over night guests.
To our neighbors and friends Jim and Kathy, our young friends Jake and Andrew...
Thank you so very much for all of your help!
It's hard to believe....
but the tent company (Colorado Yurt Co.) claims that it is possible for two
people to erect this tent.
I wouldn't have wanted to do it with any less than the six of us.
*********************
I had time to take a few rides this weekend.
I have been riding Moonbeam almost daily.
He's been such a good boy...even on long walks through the woods.
***************************
Big excitement for Becky and Sid this weekend!
(If you are new to my blog, Becky is my sister in law who shares our farm
and Sid is her rescued thoroughbred race horse.)
Sunday was Sid's first dressage competition.
He did two separate dressage tests and won them both!
What an amazing transformation in just a little over a year....
from broken down, sad retired race horse
to
proud, healthy, winning dressage horse!
You can watch one of her winning tests here....
- 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...
- Walk On The Wild Side #2
Hubbs and I headed over to the 100 Acre Wood yesterday morning...the moon was still out... the sun rising in the East... a magnificent fall sky! We took the dogs for a run and removed the camera cards from the trail cam...over 300 photos in all.I felt...
- Super Sunday
This past weekend was an "anything but quiet" weekend on the farm.We had lots and lots of visitors. It was Homecoming weekend for Amanda and Tim, who graduated from a local college...so several of their friends came to the farm for a camp-out. The...
- 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...
- A Tale Of Two Sidneys
This the "tail" of a horse,a horse named Sidney. But really it is the tale of two horses.One horse.... a thoroughbred retired from racing....injured, thin, joyless.The second horse.... training to be an eventing horse.... fit, sound, and filled...