21Mar 2014 by myexracer

Almost like spring

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1076" align="alignleft" width="292"] Good Morning ponies![/caption] I had to meet the vet early in the morning. So i was up before the sun. Just routine stuff like the remainder of their spring shots and micro chipping. There was a SNAFU on the chips but that will be corrected in the next couple of days. I'm getting them chipped before they move into the new place. I read all the horror stories about stolen or missing horses and one of the big things is positive identification of your animal. Photos are not proof positive. A tattoo number on your coggins can be helpful but not all law enforcement agencies will go with that if who ever has your horse tries to claim its their horse. Microchips however are solid proof.…
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19Mar 2014 by myexracer

Hay, hay hay…

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1061" align="alignleft" width="225"] Giant new hay loft minus new hay[/caption] I got to my new barn a little before 11am. It was freezing but i needed to be there to hand over a check to the hay guy and to move my hay around. I met a bunch of people, some from the barn next door and also my new barn-mate. I got the low down on her horses and we came up with a plan for introducing them in the field when i arrive. Also we found out we share a vet! Good news as we might be able to save on some barn calls down the line.  So I waited in the freezing fucking cold as the temperature dropped and no hay. They were late. An hour…
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13Mar 2014 by myexracer

Buying hay

Barn tales, Self Care
My horses don't move until April 1st, up until then get to do all kinds of things to prepare for the move, yanno besides stress out about it. The barn manager and by that shes the liaison to the non-profit who owns the place, kindly agreed to let me move stuff in early and get my space ready before my actual move in date. Which is pretty cool of her. First up buying hay! There is a giant hay loft above my barn and half of it is mine, there's a lot of space for me to store my hay. Since i don't own a truck i need my hay delivered and they need a hay elevator as i'm not about to truck up heavy hay bales via the inside…
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