I love the curiosity of the other residents whenever we bring an new addition onto the farm. The dexters, particularly T-Bone were not particularly impressed about not being able to get through the gate to meet the newcomers. I seperated Bangers and our still un-named jersey for the night so that I could milk her [...]
I’ve been looking through my photos for some that show how the paddocks are doing – definitely been eaten down in the past month so it will be time to start feeding hay in the near future. And one of a litter of rescued orphaned feral farm cats that a friend is helping to raise. [...]
Continue reading about February 2012 | Ponies, kittens and bushfires
Today we managed to get a few spots of rain, just enough to wet the horses, but not enough to wet the ground unfortunately. The clouds around us looked so promising, but the rain just slid right on past us. These photos show how brown and dry everything is at this time of year, but [...]
Continue reading about January 2012 | Just a few spots of rain
Merry Christmas! What better way to spend Christmas day in the country but with family and our furry friends?
There is no better way to start the day than watching the sunrise at 5.51 in the morning! But it was certainly warmer later in the day! We’ve got a lot more cape weed growing this year, as well as more clover, rye and barley grass. In the second paddock we actually have a lot [...]
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The reality of life can sometimes be a little overwhelming and occasionallys its nice to just forget the things that make life complicated and have a little fun, especially if it will make the kids laugh. I guess one of the side effects of G’s illness is that we do appreciate the little things in [...]
Well here it is the day before Christmas Eve, this year has seemed to simultaneously stretch for eternity *and* move at warp speed…some days the contradiction really plays with your mind! I’m not sure if I can even remember what I wanted to right about since my last post… Settlement on both properties went smoothly [...]
Made the long haul trip up to Pinjarra and back to collect Billy who officially retired from racing last Friday. He is in beautiful racing condition, just needs to put on some ‘hack fat’ to round out his athletes body. He is a gorgeous boy, very affectionate and HUGE! Getting on him is going to [...]
All four equine members of the family have settled into life at Eagleburra really well. B1 has had her first rides on Sandy who is turning into a very good lead line pony, I think they will be ready to start riding off the lead line after Christmas, as long as I can get B1 [...]
Our Sandy Girl – “Sandy” (Tommy’s half sister) Foaling Date: 05-Dec-2003 Sex: Mare Sire: OUR SIR VANCELOT NZ Dam: BLUE VAULT Colour: Brown Height: 14.2h Country of birth: AU Prizemoney: $8,462 Starts: 49, Wins: 1, Seconds: 2, Thirds: 2, Best Winning Mile Rate: 2:02.3MS Last raced: 12-Mar-2009 GEELONG