My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
The storm did not disappoint. Many times they hype exceeds the snowfall. But we got the predicted 27 inches of snow. Waking up this morning I saw a wall of white. We were under a driving ban since yesterday at 4 p.m. and it continued until 4 p.m. today. It took us quite awhile just […]
Read MoreWe are in the midst of what is being described as an epic storm. Here in New England we are expecting 2-3 feet. School was canceled today before a single snowflake descended from the sky and the Governor banned driving after 4 p.m. So far we have only 3-4 inches of snow on the ground […]
Read MoreI was feeling pretty smug when I woke up on Sunday morning. I’d moved my trailer on Saturday night to a place where I was pretty sure a tree or branch wouldn’t fall on it. And I was very pleased to find it still intact when I glanced out the window. We’d had some tree […]
Read MoreWinter is going full force in New England. The snow is piling up. Yesterday we had about 8″ and overnight there was another 6″ or so. That was fine. It was the freezing rain that really made the conditions bad. That’s what we had all day to day. When I went to the barn to […]
Read MoreHere in the Northeast the snow just won’t quit. We have more than 2 feet on the ground (with huge drifts) and another foot or so predicted to fall between now and Thursday. Getting to and from the barn has been challenging. Although the driveway to the house is plowed there’s an additional long driveway […]
Read MoreLast week it was cold. The ground was hard and their was ice everywhere. It was too cold to ride and the footing was awful. I felt like hibernating. Last night we had 8-9 inches of gorgeous, powdery snow! Okay, it was still too cold to ride (my cutoff is 20-degrees and this morning it […]
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