09 Apr The Big Switch
As you may remember from previous posts, I have one of my mom’s horses here at my place, and she has one of mine at hers. This was done for a variety of reasons, but we’ve decided to make a switch for the summer. Bailey...
Traveller Tag
11 Mar The Dreaded ‘C’ Word
In the horse world, the dreaded ‘c’ word is colic. Two weeks ago Misty mildly colicked, and of course, it scared the crud out of me. It was one of those days where the high temperature for the day was about 16 degrees,...
09 Jan A Day in the Life – Winter Edition
A few of my readers have specifically asked about life on my farm, and how I manage everything during the winter months. So here goes! 7:15 am – I am not a super early riser, but I need to take care of the horses before...
01 Dec Backyard Ponies
I confess, now that Bailey’s sound, I’ve been spending more time in his saddle than Misty’s, but she’s not bothered by that in the slightest. Misty’s been doing well, and hanging out with her friends, Takoma and Traveller, doing backyard pony things like grazing and...
05 Dec Traveller – Another Sassy Grey
I’m late with this post too – this one is about my mom’s horse, Traveller, another very sassy grey. I can remember life before Trav, but just barely. My mom rides Traveller Western, but he is trained English as well. Traveller is an Arabian and was...