Category Archives: The Barn

Posts that talk about the barn.

Why we needed an emergency runaway kit yesterday

As I mentioned earlier, “Cash” is in our barn to test him out with our resident horses. Mikki works during the day so we decided to keep Cash in the barn until she got home so we could watch him … Continue reading

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We Should Have Named Him “Houdini”

A couple of days ago, we came up to the barn in the morning to find Valentine in the aisle, happily munching hay from the three bales he’d pulled off of the stack. Bill immediately took the blame for forgetting … Continue reading

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Valentine Vacuums His Stall

Our feeding routine is a little different these days. With three horses, all of which have different nutritional needs, it’s not as simple as it was with one horse. Still, it’s not three times harder. First, Moonshine gets her half-scoop … Continue reading

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Mud Abatement, Part 2

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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Who Was That (Fly) Masked Horse?

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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Stall door protection concept – 6 months later

About 6 months ago I posted a note discussing the wood-chewing habits of my dear Moonshine (Protecting Wooden Stall Doors – Part 1). We thought she was bored while in her stall overnight figuring that would explain why she like … Continue reading

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