The Resigned Empress and the Dainty Princess (Sunday Horses)

Sunny Days, Watching Horses, and I’ve Missed This…

May 5, 2019 | horse stuff

After finishing the mowing, I went to work on the garden next to the chicken coop. I watched the horses who had come up toward the house, because they saw me there and thought they might be getting an extra feeding. So they came up to make sure they didn’t miss...
The Resigned Empress and the Dainty Princess (Sunday Horses)

Fly Masks & Funny Faces (Sunday Horses)

Apr 28, 2019 | horse stuff

It’s that time again, when the grass is green, spring is here, and so too are the flies. While good fly control is important to any horse property, which includes such mundane things as manure management, fly masks are also a good idea. A fly mask is a mesh...
The Resigned Empress and the Dainty Princess (Sunday Horses)

Dapple Season (Sunday Horses)

Apr 21, 2019 | horse stuff

Though everyone still needs to finish shedding, this is the part of spring that I, as a horse owner, really love–dapple season. Dapples are often seen as a sign of health and bloom on a horse’s coat. The more dappled the horse, the healthier it’s...

The Hay Has Lasted! (Sunday Horses)

Mar 24, 2019 | horse stuff

It’s nearly the end of March, the time when I figured if the hay could make it to this point we’d be okay. After all, our lows are now at or above freezing and the grass has turned green. I can see the pasture growing. We made it through winter. And I have...

Awaiting Shedding Season (Sunday Horses)

Mar 3, 2019 | horse stuff

There comes a time every late winter when you expect spring to be just around the corner. The narcissus (early daffodils) are up and blooming, not just here but in the wild patches along our gravel road. We just had our “late season snow” that inevitably...