i hates little annoying flies....

could n't get on last night or this morning. no electricity. fierce storm system. went fro 42 last night around 9 down to about 4 in the early hours of this morning, with winds of about 20-50mph. we live in a geographic wind tunnel. that made the wind chill about -50 at worst. so the drop, at it's extremest, was a drop in feel of 90 degrees.
we have a wood stove, and a propane tank that was just filled, so no electricitu is a minor problem. we used the wood stove in the basement, which also kept the upstairs a bit warmer (55) and then used the gas stove up here, CAREFULLY. got the place cleaned up without electricity, just like the amish! now gots to go running around for my freezing horses, which i just locked up in the 12x24 stall. and put bales in front of the gate, whoich is where the wind is coming from this time, direct west.
see ya. thanks for thumbs! will rtf l8r......

whenever i am the only one, it makes me a bit nervous.
still learning about the internet and it's plusses and minusses....and sinusses! hah!

how's the rainy season? we live on a sandpit, a wind deposit. they dug for our house 13 feet down, and all sand! so when it is dry here in general, we feel it firs before our neighbors. had a dry year last year, and this winter hasn't been bragging rights! i am expecting a dry summer, and a lot of dead trees around us. i water mine carefully and have mulched with old hay to preserve moisture. add an occasional coke, and we're fine!

the one that coliced (spelling!) colicked, is fine. i now have a normal horse after 15 years of low mainteance horses and a pony. they broke all records! this one meets all that people told me would happen. he goes back to man o war thru bang up. a bit short, also a low grower, which is fime for painst, but deadly on the racecourse for thoroughbreds. he isn't even 14.2 yet! and he's two an a half!!! palomino tobiano, mirrored imaging. he now is my buddy once again, and NEEDS me to come and pet him after we re-bonded thru colic. he had imprinted with me at birth. he'd follow me into the house if i took him!
he has a half brother who is ginormous! at 7 months, he is almost the size of the palomino! he will be 16 hands when he is done. he is a typical quarter horse mentality. arabs call it "deadhead". so good to work with! both these boys' dad's were IN THE SAME PADDOCK TOGETHER! that says a lot for their temperament.
good luck with your darlings! we have unique relationships with our horses. i love it!

cool. my original guess, but couldn't remember the breed, was SADDLEBRED! which would have been wrong. lol! she looks sweet. does the baby come to you with no halter? are you allowed to put one on and then take it off???
good luck with them. they look real nice.

my first guess is quarter horses. second would be american standard, not standardbred. then thoroughbred.
paints are quaerte/thoroughbred mix usually, but way back in the 60's, andything with "color" was thrown in. mine threw back to arabian. i imprinted with my palomino :)