It’s been pretty crazy-busy here at the Flying T (and at our other activities, including the professions that support them), and looking back I can see it’s been nearly three weeks since our last post. It’s not that we didn’t have anything about which to write – we actually have a ton of material, especially [...]
Archive for the ‘Horses’ Category
11 Jan
(Mis) Adventures in Long Distance Horse Trailering, Part 4
Our oldest daughter got tired of waiting for me to finish the story, so here is her account of the next day, after the horses had enjoyed a couple days’ break from trailering. Her words start here: Aww, Dad, you stopped right before the best part! Anyways, while Dad and Mr. G were hitching up [...]
4 Dec
Night Pics
My daughter and I snuck in after bedtime to take some pics of the barn at night. What’s your favorite thing about being outdoors at night? Any great memories?
18 Nov
Another Rock in the Wall
With the unseasonably warm days we had in the beginning of November, we put some of our other work (including some of the kids’ studies) aside and got to work improving our rear pasture. The rear pasture is about 1.25 acres and “rough” to say the least. Based on the size of the poisonous pin cherries [...]
5 Nov
Trail Ride Poems by Another Guest Blogger/Poet
Our 11yo daughter was encouraged by the response to her older sister’s blog posts, and asked that we post these poems, written about a trail ride from last month. —– BEAR BROOK STATE PARK We’re going to Bear Brook Park today On the trails, Jasper will lead the way. He’s prancing, snorting, and kicking up [...]
26 Oct
(Mis) Adventures in Long-distance Horse Trailering, Part 3
The morning after our first day of trailering our two horses cross country, the kids had been exercising the horses before we loaded them up for another day on the road. Our Haflinger cross, Jasper, was recovering from a rough first day and first night. My wife and I had been connecting the trailer when [...]
18 Oct
Poison in the Pasture – Pin Cherry
Both Wild Black Cherry and Pin Cherry trees are members of the rose family commonly found in Southern New Hampshire. Pin Cherry is a common first-generation species after logging or forest fires create an opening (thus its alternate name, Fire Cherry) and is one of my chief concerns on our property. We’ve cut several [...]
17 Oct
Hay, hay, hay!
The incredible increases in fuel prices have definitely worked their way into the hay price structure, and now the drought in the midwest and South has ranchers slaughtering cattle early and selling good horses for less than the price of a bale. Some friends of ours in TX are reporting $14/square, and with one of [...]
8 Oct
Fall Trail Ride, Bear Brook State Park
Just a bit south, the trees aren’t nearly as far along. Some pics from this weekend: In somewhat of a last minute whim, we decided to go for a trail ride down the road a bit at Bear Brook State Park, the largest State Park in New Hampshire. The trailering went very smoothly, with Jasper [...]
A Joyful Birth
