Pretty proud of our snow work today. All upper lanes, parking areas done! If you ever decide to go into horse boarding in Colorado, make sure you get a good tractor and, among other things, snow equipment. Many thanks to Gregg Doster on his Massey-Ferguson 4707 with...
Riverside pens now open to overnight, short-term boarding. We ran a little experiment this fall with short-term boarding at our riverside pens, and are now comfortable with welcoming overnight or short-term boarders during warm weather. Thanks for spreading the word!...
As Thanksgiving rolls around, thinking about things I am hugely grateful for, Sandy comes to mind. Sandy arrived here in May 2017 and this stout little golden girl promptly captured our hearts. Sandy under the old cottonwood, lower pasture, October 2020. Photo: Mary...
Hobbes, the sorrel AQHA gelding right, gives Persephone the Mustang a few pointers. Hobbes, age 15, did his best John Wayne when he squired two-year-old Persephone the Mustang around our lanes this weekend. The pair bantered back and forth as Hobbes, the sorrel AQHA...
https://youtu.be/tN58kYjBFBU (Originally published at MyHoofprints, July 11, 2011) I spent weeks trying to find affordable individual grain storage solutions for our stable feed room, which suffered from several problems: We were plagued with spilled grain and other...
A newscaster pointed out this morning that Colorado’s Front Range endured 88 hours of snow and cold. My, where does the time go? If you have a horse stable, it goes into preparation before the storm and snow-response during and after the storm. After months without...
So grateful for this tough little Massey-Ferguson 1740E from Ron's Equipment. I've had it for about a year, and it makes all the difference on the arena and our trails! P.S. We've noticed that dragging before storms helps the sand base melt faster.
Sandy spies her horse friends having fun. It takes a certain amount of determination to get out on the horses after two snowstorms, even though the temperatures hovered in the mid-30’s here. I forgot to factor in horsey cabin fever, which made for a spirited ride on...