It was over 50F this afternoon which was perfect weather for riding the horses. Vicki and her best friend Alexis (who takes riding lessons with Anna) hopped off the bus, had a quick snack, and headed to the barn. A short while later, they headed out on the trails – Alexis on Huey, Vicki on…
After sciatic nerve problems and a concussion that took 11 months to resolve, I was finally able to resume training. On Thursday of last week, I competed in an indoor triathlon at the gym on base in Newport. The transitions between events didn’t count towards the totals, only the events themselves. Here is how I…
Last weekend, we picked uo 3 young shoats (that’s farm speak for pigs). They will be raised until June and then will be participating in the freezer restocking program. The last pigs we raised were on organic, GMO free, soy free feed. While the meat was good and we believe in the principles of organic…
Last night, Anna went to bed as I stayed up working on some things (ok, I was on Facebook). Around 11, I was ready for bed, but first went to the barn to check on West View Swan’s Saffron, one of our Lamancha does, who was in the kidding stall for the night since she…
Laminitis is defined as inflammation to the laminae that results in lameness. The inflammation normally causes damage to the laminae which is visible as separation around the white line on the bottom of the hoof. Founder is an advanced state of laminitis that is much more severe. In a case of founder, the laminae has…
Amanda loves the bread that Anna baked today. These 3 loaves and some rolls will only last 2 or 3 days.
Last night, we got another 5″ or so of fresh snow dumped on the farm. After clearing the driveway (again), clearing paths to/from the barn (again), breaking ice (again), and finishing morning chores, we came in for coffee. We were originally scheduled to trailer ponies to a pony club games practice, but it was cancelled….
Cedarfields Lucy kicked off our goat kidding season this afternoon. Vicki was diligently checking in her all day and came in for a brief time at lunch. She informed us Lucy was very close. Sure enough, when Vicki got back out, she rushed in to tell us Lucy was kidding and feet were showing. We…
Tonight ended Alex’s adventures as a Cub Scout. Pack 20 held their annual Blue and Gold Banquet and Alex, along with 6 other scouts, received his Arrow of Light award. This is the last event he will attend with Pack 20, and on Monday, joins Troop 20 to continue in Boy Scouts.
We finally got motivated to bring the CycleOps bike trainer out of the basement and into the den. A little Pandora for music and we are all set to ride the bikes inside. Last night I took mine for a test ride. Vicki was begging to bring hers up too, so a quick adjustment was…