Sep 28
I decided to redo the arenas for our herding….It has took weeks for me to figure out exactly what I wanted to do.But now I have a plan! Yesterday I started taking everything down and moving it. Today I took down the arenas. Oh Yes! It is a Major Undertaking! BUT Tomorrow all will be …
Sep 27
Thank The Lord! The horses are doing much better!!! They seem to be just fine! They never stopped eating or drinking water. Goodnight was the worst. He was like a very drunk and scared horse. Thus the old time name of the “Staggers”. Tuff was a bit that way but not so bad. Sunday night …
Sep 26
Well my Farming 101 is a disaster! That nice tall lush grass is Dallis Grass and it is poison to Horses and Cattle… There is a fungus in the seed head this time of year and it causes the problem.It gives the animals the staggers! Oh Yes ! Both horses are affected! Tuff not as …
Sep 25
I have a patch of about a half acre of extremely tall grass down next to the arena that is just to big to mow with the lawn mower. I so hate to waste grass or anything for that matter… So this evening,we fenced it with one strand of electric wire, and brought in Tuff …
Sep 24
For the past 5 years Les and I have been Camp Ground Hosts for four summers at Fox Creek Horse Camp . We have met so many nice people… For the last three summers a Grandmother and her Granddaughter have stayed for two months or so at the camp ground with their horses. The first …
Sep 22
I just came in from feeding all the stock and the dogs…yes it is kinda late… It has been warm and rained most of the day. You know the kind of day that if the sun had come out at all it would have been steamy. As I started down on the Gator… BOO and …
Sep 21
We had a wonderful amount of rain this afternoon. You know the kind?! Steady and it rained for 4 hours like that! No run off to speak of…The ground was so dry it drank it all in! Our pond is down at least 16 inches….Yes we are in a moderate drought… The grass will grow …
Sep 21
Today I made the 40 foot round pen into a 50 foot round pen all by myself! That’s correct! No help! Well the dogs helped! ha! I took a hammer, a block of wood, one rope 6 feet long, a pull bar, wire cutters, pliers , tape measure and one shingle shovel.. OH and the …
Sep 20
FALL….Grandma…a tear or two and a sweet smile, love and missing her in my heart…. A life well lived in her 90 plus years in Jackson Creek, where she was born, raised, married at 16, to the love of her life Astor J. Delk. She bore him 4 strong hardy boys :Alton, Dempsey, Henry Leaton, …
Sep 19
This afternoon Drover and Montanna went with me to the store for gas. I thought that I would turn 20 of the ducks out so they could roam a bit and enjoy the afternoon. Eight of my new ducks have not had their wings clipped (maybe tomorrow) they are difficult to catch. Then I will …
