My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
It should not be snowing, sleeting and this cold on December 2nd. But it is. The horses are warm under their blankets. Zelda was hungry and cranky when I went to feed tonight — Curly is her best friend in the world, but Zelda absolutely terrorizes her at dinner time, especially now that the last […]
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Winter started early this year. Normally our Thanksgiving Hunt is chilly but not snowy. This past week I already woke up to two mornings with temperatures barely into the teens. As a result, our Thanksgiving Hunt was cancelled. And we’ve had snow! Not a lot of snow, but enough so that poor Freedom, who won’t […]
Read MoreAlas, our snow is now mostly gone. Sunday night we had rain, rain and more rain. Then warmer and warmer temperatures. While Saturday has a high of something like 11 degrees, Monday it was 50. Then today it was back down to 13. If the weather seems confused, that’s nothing compared to the horses. This […]
Read MoreIt’s been wickedly cold here in New England. This morning it was -5 degrees! It certainly isn’t pleasant for us humans, but the horses don’t seem to mind. We don’t put our horses in stalls; they always have the option to go in and out. Personally, I think that more movement keeps them warmer. When […]
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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