Monthly Archives: January 2007

Bless You!

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Mikki

Bill is out of town this week, so I’m pretty much on my own with the horses. I did convince The Kid to help me turn them out yesterday morning, and he kept me company while I mucked out the … Continue reading →

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File This Under “Just Plain Weird”

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Mikki

Here’s another funny little quirk my horse has: practically every single morning when we go up to the barn to let the horses out, Valentine pokes his head out and looks at us, then quickly retreats back into his stall … Continue reading →

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Tree: 3; Chainsaws: 0

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Mikki

…also, Tree: about 50; supercharged F-150 SuperCrew: 1. We went a few more rounds with the tree in our pasture that blew down a few weeks ago. If you look closely at the very blurry picture to the right, you … Continue reading →

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Horse Carriages

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Bill

A few Saturdays ago, the three of us headed to Dollywood to see it all decked out for Christmas. It was a sunny and warm (in the 60′s) and we live only about an hour or so away. One of … Continue reading →

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My pocket smells like carrots

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Bill

Yes those are carrots and I am happy to see you. When Mikki and I let our horses out of their stalls each morning, we use a few carrots to coax them out of the barn and into the pasture. … Continue reading →

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Managing horses when you’re sick

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Bill

You’ve heard us talk about it before (Getting Out of Barn Duties and Bill takes over horse duties for the day) but now I have a new pondering about managing horses when you’re sick. Up until now, it’s mostly been … Continue reading →

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