Got to Work My Girl Today!

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  • March 5, 2010 at 1:17 am #41503
    TBigLug
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    We finished up our little work sled yesterday and I got off work early so guess what?

    I DECIDED TO WORK MY HORSE!!!

    😀 Big suprise, I know but I had so much fun. Hadn’t got to work her in almost three months so I was just itching for an excuse. I worked her single and she did spectacular. Even with my uncle’s dog running around her feet barking and nipping at her heels she never even flinched (anyone who followed my posts from last year will realize how big of an accomplishment that was). I took a picture but it’s on my phone and I don’t have a way to send it to my email but I made sure to send it to some friends in atext messege entitled YAYY! lol

    Anybody else get their horses out during this spell of nice weather we’ve had?

    March 5, 2010 at 2:26 pm #58802
    Marshall
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    I had mine out last weekend. The calves where rubbing there backs on the ceiling. I had a couple Amish boys over the do the shoveling. They hauled six loads. They had to go a quarter mile to spread and back for each load. After that we hooked them to the sled and put fire wood in the house. I thought they might get tired out but they handled it real well.

    March 6, 2010 at 1:13 am #58804
    mink
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    used my sled today all afternoon . the snow is waist deep up here but the trail is hard packed and quite smooth. funny thing about living right between 4 mountains , every cloud that comes by seems to snow on us. i can go 20 miles down to plattsburgh n.y. and see the grass. people off this mountain are getting some good runs of sap this week ,but up here it hasnt broke 30 degrees.

    March 6, 2010 at 2:44 am #58806
    MNMULE
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    Got the mules out today. Went snow/mud sleigh riding was a lot of fun, never even got stuck 🙂 Some of the bare ground really made them work too which was good as they had some energy saved up. I’m in the process of building a new wagon and am hoping the snow keeps melting so I can get it out and go for a ride.

    March 6, 2010 at 6:19 am #58805
    blue80
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    It’s been 40’s for the past week, took the ladies out 3 times this week, a few hrs. worth of decent hard work each time, split between disc then a lot of ground driving past and around a lot of bogeymen. A solid sweat each time, makin’ that spring coat shine!
    I can see/feel some real positive changes already; and the mares are looking great too!;)

    March 7, 2010 at 4:21 am #58803
    Joshua Kingsley
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    Got out a new pair of ponies today and dragged a little wood after a 5 hour sesson of cleaning them up… The manes were a matted up mess!!! burdocks and prickers, if the team were not going to be up forsale in the spring they would have been roached and started over new. The team was hot for the first 1/4 mile but settled in nicely. They have been kicked out for the last 4 years or so. It was good to be working a team again.
    Joshua

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