Just a start, spring cleaning...

[Rocklone]

lol cringing a little here. Over here the general rule is poo must not stay! I poo pick my big horses paddock every day, a clean paddock is part of the yard agreement but also helps to keep the worm count down apparently. Ill admit i don't do it nearly as much at home, but it still all gets lifted eventually. Its never harrowed in or spread (again this spreads worms apparently) Its like a keeping up with the joneses thing...if you have too many poos people comment on it! No wonder people think horse owners here are snobs :p

[Chanda]

lol cringing a little here. Over here the general rule is poo must not stay! I poo pick my big horses paddock every day, a clean paddock is part of the yard agreement but also helps to keep the worm count down apparently. Ill admit i don't do it nearly as much at home, but it still all gets lifted eventually. Its never harrowed in or spread (again this spreads worms apparently) Its like a keeping up with the joneses thing...if you have too many poos people comment on it! No wonder people think horse owners here are snobs :p

I get behind in the winter, it's hard to pick it when it's zero out and there's a foot or more of snow in the paddock, so it stays til spring.  During the summer, I pick more regularly; but get very behind in the winter with cold and snow to contend with.

[Ryan]

Sounds like you have been busy whilst ive been away Chanda

[Chanda]

Sounds like you have been busy whilst ive been away Chanda

Trying.
Finished the little mare pen.  Still have others to do, but a huge dent in the cleaning.
Tomorrow is dental day for the horses.

[dcwolcott]

Just saw your equine dentist was delayed.  Drat!  Are you doing just the minis or your riding horses, too?

[Chanda]

Equine dentist just left.  We did 7 of the minis this year, no saddle horses (did them last year, and their teeth are pretty good).
   Poor Sophia has evidently never seen a dentist or had a dental in her life (she's like 13-14 this year, I'd have to look); she had 4 big hooks that were taken care of today.    Both Bliss and Spotty had caps to remove.  Then the rest that were done were just regular floats, no extras.    Che` got to skip this year, he got a "good teeth" sticker this year; which is unusual for him.   Others were checked and are fine til at least next summer.  Baby Belle just had a quick check, and she has very nice teeth and alignment.

[dcwolcott]

Sounds great!  And good girl, Baby Belle! 

[Chanda]

My hay guy called about 1/2 hour after the dentist left yesterday, so this morning I went on a hay run, and I have "my" hay back, nice straight grass hay.  I hate the picking and stacking, but love using the small squares in the barn, especially with the little horses.    I picked up 70 small squares with the trailer today, if I have time I may go down again with a pick-up and grab 10-20 more for the other barns, just depends on time and energy.

[Ryan]

Glad you could source some Chanda, send me some good wishes so I have the same luck

[Chanda]

Glad you could source some Chanda, send me some good wishes so I have the same luck

Lots of luck.

We got rain this year, so our home fields look pretty good, and a field we didn't cut last year (too dry with the drought) produced very well, a grass alfalfa mix field.  I've already claimed it for the horses, just hope it tests well.

[Ryan]

Thanking you

[Ryan]

I had 105 small squares arrive yesterday   

Now I just have to go and get them from a friends as my place is too wet to get a big truck & trailer on it at the moment.

This will surely get me through till after Christmas & has taken the pressure off me financially 

Just saw some online selling for $26 for a small square of meadow hay. I got mine for $13 

[Chanda]

I had 105 small squares arrive yesterday   

Now I just have to go and get them from a friends as my place is too wet to get a big truck & trailer on it at the moment.

This will surely get me through till after Christmas & has taken the pressure off me financially 

Just saw some online selling for $26 for a small square of meadow hay. I got mine for $13 

Happy Dance!   Yeah!  That has to be a load off your mind.

I'd like to pick up a few more small squares for my barns and to have for those days when feeding rounds isn't easy (usually high winds, as it's hard to fork loose hay).

[dcwolcott]

GREAT PRICE!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!

So nice to have worry off your mind.   

[Ryan]

It sure is Got them unloaded and into the shipping container before the heavens opened. I was stoked with the quality.