Category Archives: Pasture

Posts about the pasture, including fencing, seeding, grasses, mowing/bush-hoggin, etc.

Fence building – replacing barbed wire part 1

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Bill

Barbed wire is bad for horses. Today we began replacing it. We’ve spoken of the dangers of barbed wire before. The biggest problem seems to be that horses get tangled in it when no one is looking and can end … Continue reading →

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Hay Consumption – Early Rain to Blame?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Bill

In my last post, I spoke of how quickly our horses are going through hay and the weather hasn’t even turned very cold yet. I spoke with a local large animal veterinarian about this and he mentioned that the weather … Continue reading →

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3 fence breaches in one week

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Bill

I guess I should have expected it because it seems just about every year our vacation is interrupted by a phone call from a concerned neighbor about our horses roaming the streets. This one was no exception. We were 400 … Continue reading →

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The round bale hay experiment – Part 5

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Bill

The round hay bale experiment worked wonderfully and if you’ve followed us over the last 4 parts (links below), you know we recommend feeding round hay bales using the horse version of a round bale feeder. Part 5 might be … Continue reading →

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Fly control for horses and barns

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Bill

Now that the weather is warm in east Tennessee, the flies are coming out in a big way. One afternoon recently I happened to catch Valentine coming in for a drink and noticed his face (mostly his eyes) were covered … Continue reading →

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Why we needed a four wheel drive tractor

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Bill

We ignored the advice from our farm friends about buying a two wheel drive tractor for our small horse farm. To this day, they still tell us it’s a waste of money but we think otherwise. Our east Tennessee land … Continue reading →

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