Category Archives: Pasture

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

Meeting the New Neighbors

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Mikki

I think I mentioned a few posts ago that our neighbor had recently fenced the property across from us to give his cows more pasture, and that Moonshine really doesn’t like them. It’s hard to tell exactly what she’s thinking, … Continue reading →

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Just How Itchy Can Hay Be?

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Mikki

A few weeks ago, our horse friends, the Watsons, told us they had a source for hay. We were pretty excited, because east Tennessee and everywhere around it has been in the grip of a major drought for months, so … Continue reading →

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Our horses love blackberries

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Bill

As you probably know, we don’t own a tractor (yet) so we need to call someone to bush hog our pasture occasionally. I haven’t done that in a while and as a result, the pasture is kind of overgrown at … Continue reading →

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Mud Abatement, Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Bill

Part 2 of a series of posts about our efforts to amend the thick clay soil to improve drainage in front of our barn so it’s not so muddy when it rains. Continue reading →

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With Horses, Fences Really Do Make Good Neighbors

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Mikki

Our neighbor down the hill, Buddy, rode his lawn mower over yesterday for a visit. We talked about a lot of things, including gardening. His garden is directly downhill from, and shares a fence with, our pasture. Apparently, our horses … Continue reading →

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Who Was That (Fly) Masked Horse?

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Mikki

We are battling the flies again. In some ways, I don’t think they’re as bad as they were last year – probably because of a late frost that killed off a bunch of our normal pests – but the ones … Continue reading →

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