Snow, Mud, and Manure (4/13/14) We had four or five sunny, warm (50’s) days and they were wonderful!  All the snow in our pasture was melted.  Scarlett and I were really enjoying warmer walks. Look!  No snow! I’m feeding again for the neighbors, and even the pen was mostly dry.  This was such a pretty…

Feeding Part Three (Feb 2014) Thursday evening’s feeding was downright pleasant.  It was about 5 degrees and sunny.  I didn’t have to wear the ski mask and lost one pair of long johns.   Saturday morning, however, it was snowing.  That weird light at 7am makes it really hard to see our road, especially when…

Feeding Horses in the Freezing Cold…Again (Feb 2014) Well, here comes another cold snap, and a *wonderfully* timed out-of-town trip for our neighbors.  So, I’m on horse duty for a week.  Until the weekend, the high temp will be -1 degree.  Windchills?  Don’t want to even talk about it (-26 degrees).  After the weekend, it will get…