I have been blessed to add this beautiful mare to our herd. Tessa is 3/4 Arabian, 1/4 Thoroughbred and is a ten year ex-broodmare. My plan is to start her under saddle myself, although I have started a number of standardbreds now, and re-educated a few thoroughbreds, Tessa will be …
When the vets left last night, Holly’s teat canal was able to be opened and was functional when open (well functional in that there were now two holes instead of one which will most likely be permanent). Talk about dedicated individuals – they were here for nearly two hours and …
Holly is still painfully thin in my eyes, but we are following vet advice and she is getting all the nutrition and groceries that she needs. Our second week started off great with a gradual increase in milk production and a big increase in the cream line after I switched …
I love the curiosity of the other residents whenever we bring a 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 separated Bangers and our still un-named jersey for the night so …
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. These photos show the thick smoke that has blanketed us for several days …
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 …
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 …
The property has seemed really empty since we sold our first lot of Dorper sheep at the end of last year due to the drought. It was lucky that we did as we certainly would not have had enough feed for them and the horses through summer, especially as we …
The reality of life can sometimes be a little overwhelming and occasionally it’s 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 …