I have utterly given up on the older blog pages, as this server can no longer make updates to them.  I sincerely apologize that the older pages seem to be incomplete -- because they are (I would start typing or uploading a photo and it would time me out... Argh).  Let's see if a smaller page (and blogging less frequently?) works?  It's counter-intuitive to what I am aiming for and keeping folks up to date -- for instance on new rescues and passings of old ones...  But nonetheless, that's what I'm working with.  Let's try, shall we?

Scroll down for some of our actual updates...  And be sure to check out all the stories in the older "News" pages, linked above!  

<< Images to be updated later, as the server still cannot handle updating both text and images at the same time... ugh.>>

November 2025

I just am beside myself that the year is already almost gone...  Where does the time go?  
Well this year... in addition to continuing problems with the web host (of course -- so sorry for not updating often, and that's why...), we took in two new rescues! 
 
   ~~ Welcome Casper and Buck!!  ~~
          They came from another rescue that tried to make a go of it but went under...  There are (unfortunately) several more mares there that would love to have new homes, if anyone can help (but I'm back to capacity!).  I am friends of friends of the rescue, and started getting questions about "now that I have room..." and eventually met Casper and agreed to take him.  Total sweetheart, gentle GIANT!  I agreed to him and ONLY him, but while there, I felt so bad for Buck -- and truly thought I would just give him a soft landing and put him down in the fall?  Well don't you know that he is THRIVING at my place?!  He went from a scrawny old looking, hunch-backed guy to a full-bodied, spunky "middle-aged" pony.  He's doing so well -- the vet agreed he may actually outlive me!!  Ha!
 
  ~~ Making Hay!! ~~
      I also was able to make most of my hay -- until the second half of the second cutting, when the haybine broke.  Thankfully my neighbor helped me by cutting (what little grass there was after the drought), and could bale a paltry amount.  Looking into fixing that now....
 
   ~ Camping! ~ 
       I did NOT get to camp nearly as much as I wanted to -- I didn't even get to RIDE until almost July, and then had injuries I was treating (Texas had a HUGE gash and was unrideable, etc.).  But was SO HAPPY to get to take Dunie out for his first overnight trial camp, and then on a large group ride since that went so surprisingly well.  Then a few more smaller rides and short trips with him.  He follows a mare better than Texas, but don't ask him to camp nicely beside her -- he will beat her up...  

 Again, will try to add pictures here soon...!  (I'm AMAZED the site is even letting me publish anything, frankly...)

March 2025
      Wow, it's so hard to believe it's already 2025, much less a quarter of the way through?!  This winter we've pulled through several snow storms, so many windy days, and now we're technically in a water slump?  Hmmm....   So, in addition to the regular care I continued bringing the horses in for the harsh, cold nights (they love that!). I've done my usual hay counts and -- while I'm out of my dairy farmer friend's second cutting, which is the horses' FAVORITE?! -- I'm pretty well set with enough hay through the summer and until this years' first cutting seasons...  While sad, it did help that we lost three of the oldest horses from the herd this year: Ginger first, Sterling right after, and then Ohio at Christmas....
       But looking forward, we are preparing for the new hay season (I have a flat tire on my main tractor, the new compact tractor is in the shop, and I'm not sure if I will keep or upgrade the new hay rake...) and for a new season of CAMPING!  Yeah!