Category Archives: The Barn

Posts that talk about the barn.

Stall door protection concept – improved

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Bill

Four years ago we had a problem with Moonshine cribbing. Her bad habit was destroying the wood on her stall doors so I got an idea to cover the wood. This worked initially (see part 2) but eventually a tear … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing horse hide

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bill

When you become a horse owner, you quickly learn that one of the hats you’ll be wearing is that of a detective. How did my horse get out of his stall? Where is my horse’s fly mask? How did my … Continue reading →

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Do you think this hurt?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Bill

I came across this scene when checking Moonshine’s water recently. It’s so much tail hair that it took me a few seconds to realize what must have happened. Horses this time of year really swish their tails around to keep … Continue reading →

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Horses and chickens living together

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Bill

One of the things I neglected to mention about our daily summer routine is leaving the stall doors open. The main reason for doing this is so our free range chickens can feast on the bugs that lurk beneath all … Continue reading →

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Our current Summer horse routine

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Bill

Fat horses have motivated us to shift our summertime horse routine. Since Cash foundered last month, we noticed all of our horses were on the heavy side. It’s been very hot and humid so they’re not getting much exercise. We … Continue reading →

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So Long to Our First Barn Dog

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Mikki

On Monday, we had to say goodbye to Jack, our loyal Jack Russell terrier.  My parents and I bought him as a birthday gift for Bill in 1998.  He was, as we liked to fondly call him, “the worst birthday … Continue reading →

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