Monthly Archives: April 2009

Disabled Rider Horse Saddles

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Bill

I’ve never really given much thought to it but there are probably a lot of people out there who would love to be able to ride a horse but can’t due to a disability. Today I came across an article … Continue reading →

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Wasp nest in tack

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Bill

Let this be a lesson to us all. Yesterday I was stung by a wasp who unbeknown to me was busy building a nest under one of our saddle blankets. Around here, wasps are everywhere right now! At times we … Continue reading →

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Romeo gets his head stuck

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Bill

Yesterday I went to the barn to let the horses out and to my surprise Romeo greeted me with his head through the gate we use for his stall. He’s always the one who has his head through a fence … Continue reading →

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The grass is greener on the other side

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Bill

In the past couple of weeks we’ve been traveling quite a bit. At one point there was no one home for about 7 days. During that time our horse friend Shari kept an eye on the place and fed our … Continue reading →

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The round bale hay experiment – Part 4

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Bill

Been a little while since we talked about this but I have an update. Since we last wrote about our round bale experiment in February 2007 (yikes – over two years ago!), we bought a round bale feeder with cutouts … Continue reading →

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