Aug 30, 2020 | horse stuff
When I bought the property the seller had a lot of horses. Two of them, my Thunder’s dam (that’s mom in horse speak) and an older palomino mare, went to live with the neighbor. From time to time they’d come visit, since they didn’t know that...
Jul 5, 2020 | horse stuff
When I boarded Fortune at the barn in Iowa, I made it a point to get her the silly fly masks. Not only was she the only horse in the pasture with them on, but also it made others laugh, and I thought it was pretty funny too. I haven’t been using fly masks here,...
May 10, 2020 | horse stuff
When I went into town yesterday for our bi-weekly grocery run, I admit I was worried about finding bacon. Having fried bacon and eggs is a Friday night dinner staple at our house and a husband without bacon is a very sad husband indeed. However, when I called in the...
Apr 19, 2020 | horse stuff
One of my favorite parts of working from home is being able to look out the window and see my horses. When I look at them, sometimes I see them standing close by, swishing flies away or just snoozing together. Other times, they’re spaced out, each in their own...
Apr 12, 2020 | horse stuff
I’m fortunate because not only do three out of my four horses wear their hooves naturally on our rocky ground, but all of them are barefoot and unridden. My mare Fortune was born with crooked legs due to poor neonatal nutrition (the mare had been shipped in and...
Mar 22, 2020 | horse stuff, Uncategorized
I know I’ve written a lot about my livestock and being able to spend time with them now that I’m working from home. But if you’ll indulge me one more time, I’m going to write about my horses today. You see, being able to look out the window and...