Monthly Archives: February 2007

Are panthers stalking my horses?

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Bill

Serious title, funny story. It was nice and warm outside yesterday so I thought I’d work on the stalls before dark. I took a load of manure out to the pasture and rolled our wheelbarrow back to the barn where … Continue reading →

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This week at OFH

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Bill

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted anything, for which I apologize. It was time to upgrade my PC and let’s just say it didn’t go well. 600 miles of driving (we live in the middle of nowhere and … Continue reading →

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Turning out two horses by yourself

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Bill

I’m told we baby our horses by letting them into the barn each night for a meal and sleep. That may be true but we feel safer knowing they’re not out in the dark pasture, far from sight. I’m more … Continue reading →

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More Fence Mending

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Mikki

We walked up to the barn the other night and the horses were waiting at a section of fence that kind of comes to a “V” right next to the road. It’s kind of tight quarters there and apparently someone … Continue reading →

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Poopsicles; or, the Hazards of Winter Horsekeeping

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Mikki

I know ya’ll up north are probably getting tired of us complaining about the “cold” weather, but you have to understand that we are desert people. We have only been in the Southeast for a little over a year, and … Continue reading →

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No more rusty metal gate

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Bill

This week I was looking through pictures from last year, longing for warmer days, when I found pictures of our pasture access gate. It was a rusty mess. We’ve looked at and walked through this gate a million times and … Continue reading →

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