Tag: Draft horse training
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It’s Not Scary
October 30, 2025 Halloween is tomorrow. Our newly weaned babies are not scared. Their daddy Hank will watch over them and keep them safe from any boogymen! Here, Hank checks them out ever so close to the electric fence. He’s not scared either. The 2025 foals have been introduced to…
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The Days Get Longer
December 21 2024 Winter is here, but now the days start getting longer. The sun will stay present just a bit more each day. I pray that I make the best use of each one. I caught this sunset a couple of weeks ago. The snow in the picture is…
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September Happenings
September 10, 2024 The month is off to a busy start. The gardens are almost done for the year. We dug some of the potatoes today. Just a few more rows to go and that job is finished. We are continuing to train our young horses. Joy, in the photo…
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A New Address for Bree
August 20, 2023 This little girl who has warmed my heart, pleased me often and gave me proud “dad” moments, is headed off to a new address. She will very soon call Tennessee, home. It is a bittersweet time for us. We are going to keep our new filly Joy,…
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Waiting on the Rain
May 5, 2023 Bree and Rosie waiting for the rain to let up. They stand waiting at the gate, looking to me to open it. We are in a holding pattern due to wet ground, cold weather and more rain. It has been a cold and wet two weeks. April…
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This Guy
October 25, 2022 Every now and then I get to see something that moves me. I understand the wonder and majesty that this world holds. Newborn babies always give me pause, as I ponder the miracle of birth. Lately, as our stallion Hank matures, I see our future. Thanks in…
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Our Fillies Are Growing!
June 13, 2022 The photo above is of Bree of Riceland Meadows. She just turned 2 in April. She is filling out and growing well. Her training has started. We plan to be driving her single by the end of the week. She is a good girl with a great…
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Snowvember 2021
November 30, 2021 It has been another moist month! Rain and drizzle fell until the middle of the month, when the precipitation turned to sleet and snow. The moisture has made things difficult for most farming operations. Thankfully our harvest is done. We just struggle with wet pastures. The cattle…
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Training Day, One of Many
April 5, 2021 Our nice weather continues. April Fool’s day and Easter are behind us. We are training our young horses. We hitch them as often as we can, daily when possible. Hank, the horse with the white stripe on his face, is doing great. This was his first time…
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Bye Bye January
January 31, 2021 It is hard to believe that today is the last day of January 2021. It has been a full month. Our Christmas gatherings were pushed into this month as we celebrated in small groups. We, of course, had lots of chores and work to do, but we…
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