Tag: winter
Fun in the snow . . . or not
How much fun you are having in this latest snow depends considerably on your size. Zelda loves it. She’s fully of energy and although she doesn’t race around for long, she gives some good bucks and rears, trying to convince Curly to join in. Curly was having none of it this morning, so Zelda tore […]
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Horsicle
Just when we’d almost dug out from the last storm, we’ve been hit by another. This one came with less fanfare, very few ominous warnings in the media, and no driving ban but it dumped almost as much snow on us and left the roads nearly impassible. Thankfully, I didn’t need to walk to the […]
Read MoreBelly Deep
Here in New England we are still digging out from the storm . . . with more snow expected over night Another point of reference is Rockinghorse ranch. Some of the smaller ponies are completely submerged. We are expecting wickedly cold temperatures here for the next week. I really don’t like waking up to […]
Read MoreIt’s all about staying warm
We’ve had quite a run of cold weather. Okay, it is Winter and it is New England, but I am getting tired of waking up to single digit temperatures (or worse). Warming up to 16 degrees just doesn’t cut it for me. I’m not worried so much about the horses. They don’t seem to mind […]
Read MoreThe Ant Farm Effect
The horses have adapted to the snow. Like a giant ant farm, they have created their own “tunnels” or pathways to travel between the important parts of the field — to the fence line, where they meet over the fence, to the gates (although it’s practically too icy to leave the fields), and to each […]
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