Blizzard Feb 2013
Is it Nemo or Charlotte. Depends on tgr channel you watch. The name of the blizzard really doesn’t matter. We spent Thursday evening doing some extra prep for the storm, including loading extra hay into the horse barn. The snow…
Life on the fringe
Anna and I frequently find ourselves “on the fringe” of society. What I mean by that is, we have moved away from much of what most Americans consider mainstream. Why? Primarily because the more we educate ourselves on decisions, the…
Goat’s milk – by the numbers
Since our last doe has been dried up and we are getting ready for kidding season, I closed out the milk records for last season. If you are not familiar with the dairy industry, milk production is actually tracked and…
It’s so cold…
2 degrees and 47% humidity this morning. Made it all the way into the teens during the day. How cold is it? The eggs are freezing IN THE COOP! We keep feeding the frozen eggs to the dogs, so they…
A new home for Milo
Next weekend, Milo will be leaving us to go to a new home. The young woman who will be taking him has more time for the training he needs. While we only had him about 2 months, we were able…
Family dogs
The dogs are getting much better with the kids. Now that Mack has Dillon to chew on, he spends less time wrestling the kids. It only takes about 7-8 hrs a day of outside running around time for the dogs…
Ok, so it’s a concussion
Yesterday, during a trail ride, I got thrown off Calli. You can read about how it happened in Training Calli #2. Yesterday evening, I had a mild headache but no significant issues. This morning, my headache had shifted from the…
Training Calli #2
This week, all the glorious snow melted, leaving nasty annoying MUD! We have been working on catching up on manure management (it’s amazing how much the snow hides) which always takes up more daylight than expected. This afternoon was set…
2012 review, 2013 plans
First, Thank You to everyone who supported Sawyer Family Farm in 2012! Last year was marked by significant growth and trying new things on the farm and we learned a lot. When we started our farm, it was with the…
Training Calli #1
I have decided to document my journey of training Calli in our blog. First, I will do some review of the history with Calli. Calli is a 2007 TB, but never raced, was bred as a sport horse. She is…