Pasture Rotation

Friday the 13th was an uneventful day at the farm. Lots of rain, which is always welcome.
The horses enjoyed the rain and continued to graze as it poured down on top of them. The horses in the stalls were happy for a breeze and for the extra hay I gave them while we waited out the weather.

We'll be keeping the herds where they are until September 1st, at which time we will make some changes. Hopefully we can combine Magic, JW, and Cas with Irish and Aidan - the 5 of them will go out to pasture 5 (that's the southern pasture on the "other side"). Pasture 5 has been mowed and dragged and rested for 30 days. The grass is growing nicely, so these boys will be happy we've managed our pastures. We may also be adding KC to their herd, depending on how everyone gets along. Young Aidan may be going off to school to learn to tote humans around on his back politely - I will miss him because I am already in love! He's so smart!

Dancer and Shellie are currently in Pasture 1, they may be going back to pasture 4 with the oldies for a while. It depends on the grass, so we'll see.

You may have noticed that some of the water troughs are filled with brownish-red water. It's unsightly, but it is only rust from their troughs and won't harm them. They've been scrubbed with bleach very recently and are still ugly, so I am working on finding some higher quality rubber/plastic troughs.

JW had his dental and has excellent teeth! He's in his early 20's and he hardly needed a float. Dr. Bob said that's because he's had such good dental care all his life. He will only need dentals every 18 months or so, even at his age. Jedi and Ufir are contrasts to JW, their teeth have not been cared for and their molars looks like jagged mountains. Jedi was not gaining weight after his arrival last year so I had the dentist out. Just a few weeks after his float he started packing on the pounds. His counterpart, Ufir, also needs her teeth done. If they had been floated consistently all their life this would not be such a concern. It's a good lesson for all of us!

Dr. Bess Darrow is coming out soon to do everyone else. 
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