Well, it was pretty much a repeat of yesterday, other than I didn’t have Cindy’s help and this time I hooked up Rill instead of Wren. Just drove them in the shed for now as this was her first time with a bit in her mouth and lines. I really need to drive her singleContinue reading “2/16/11”
Category Archives: Horses
A good job well done
After dinner, Cindy went with me to help and we harnessed up Wren, the filly who will mate up with Ron. Got her and the team all harnessed and hooked her alongside Roz, as that is the side she will work on. Drove them around the 40×40 shed (well I drove the team, theyContinue reading “A good job well done”
2/10/11
Warmer and windy. Supposed to get up in the 30’s and then 40’s and stay that way for awhile. I hope so. Might get rid of some snow and ice. My Halfy’s are officially a team, this morning. Hooked on to a bale that was froze down and when I winched it up it pulledContinue reading “2/10/11”
2/9/11
Glen Long’s birthday. wonder why some people’s birthday’s stick in my head and others don’t. I’ve known Glen all my life and them people’s birthday’s seem to stick. Chilly out there. Zero when I first looked. Now it’s four above and a lite wind blowin’. Boys got up so I made them some breakfast. BaconContinue reading “2/9/11”
ICY!!!!!!
Rained last night and there are puddles on to of ice around here. Real, real, real slippery! I am letting my chest waders warm up as I had them out in the red storage barn next to the house. When they do I will pull them on and go see if I can chop enoughContinue reading “ICY!!!!!!”
Groundhog day
I hear he seen his shadow or not, whichever, but supposedly it means we are going to have an early spring. How in the hell can a rodent in Pennsylvania tell what it’s going to do around here? Oh well, maybe we will have an early spring. I seen lots of spring blizzards in thisContinue reading “Groundhog day”
A story
I keep forgetting to tell you all about. When I catch my team in the morning, I let them walk into their stall where I have a bucket in each manger with a little grain for them. Then I go out and grain the colts and some other stuff. Well, when I came walking backContinue reading “A story”
Jan 27, 10
Today Cindy and I have been happily married for 20 years. And then about 12 years that were just kind of so so! 🙂 Went out to harness this morning and my team has escaped and went out with the wild bunch. So I plugged the tractor in and I will capture them anotherContinue reading “Jan 27, 10”
Just another….
beautiful day on the prairie! Sun is shining. Wind is blowing. But…… it was over 32 degrees when I went out to harness and feed! Ahh. January in west Dakota. Gotta love it! I have been working on getting the check’s in the Quicken file. Sure amazing ow much money passes thru’ myContinue reading “Just another….”
Some thoughts
Another beautiful day in West Dakota. Sun is shining, 29 degrees and just small breeze of about 28 mph, moving some soft snow around. I suppose if you was a wussy or a girly man or just wasn’t used to it, it would seem kind of nasty, but we on the High Plains are usedContinue reading “Some thoughts”
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