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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Yeah. I didn't early vote this year either. There usually isn't much of a line unless it's presidential. The problem is finding the poll. We play musical schools.
A Horse to Heal (Horses Used As Therapy)
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Good morning.
In with our hay purchase this time were two bales of alfalfa. Didn't notice till we were down to these two bales. At first when I opened it, I thought it must be a mix... like it was taken from the edge of a field with alfalfa in the next field over or something... but it's straight alfalfa...
I didn't give them any grain with it... but alfalfa is tha last thing the pony needs :~\
Well, I won't be around much to chat today, I've got a meeting in town, and then I have to go up to our beach house to vote... I'm still registered up there, haven't got around to moving it.
Your horses will think they died and went to heaven. Nice find on someone's mix-up. We would pick up a bale or two in the winter for a "treat" for the horses. A handful or two at each feeding. Much more than that and we would have had to peel them from the rafters.
We have discussed hay prices in our respective areas before, but I notice that you bed with shavings. What is the cost of a bale in your area? We normally use sawdust, but a bale of the shavings at TSC is around 3.75 to 4.00 depending on how many you buy. I really don't like to use it, because you waste so much picking it out. Of course, if you have a really neat horse, it's not too bad.
Have fun at your meeting, and voting.. :')
Just got on here and catching up or attempting to.
That is a very moving post, gulp. Thanks for sharing. : )
Hair, cute kitties, we have 4. One was just about to pounce on a chicken yesterday (bad move), when its sibling pounced on her and the chicken got away. It was so funny to watch! : )
Sugar is a fine example of that! : )
She was laying down near her feed bucket sunning herself yesterday and I went in with her and sat down next to her and made a fuss. I picked out all the bits from here mane from where she had rolled and then made a big fuss of her.
When I came out, Deaconjims friend was here and was so surpirsed that she had continued to lay down, and had even rolled on her back further for me to stroke under her neck. He was surpised she didnt get up!
My answer to that was Sugar knows a good thing when she has it! : )
We pay about the same for shavings... It's expensive. I'd really like to switch to bulk shavings which are a whole lot cheaper (dump truck load in a pile) but we fuss about where to put the pile and how to keep it dry, and the bales are sure easy to handle, easier than having to fill a wheel cart.
So we're paying a premium for the convenience.
We don't have an option for baled sawdust that I know of...
Hi honey... didja get shavings and grain? Didja vote? Didja go to the beach house?
I'm going to buy hay on my way home... might as well stock up while it isn't raining.
I was gone all day so the kittens have been cooped up.... They are tearing around here like holy terrors right now.
A lot less interest in the kittens from the dogs today... They were only curious for the first few minutes when I let them out.
Do I need to get cat litter at the feed store too, or did you get some?
OK, I'll get another half-dozen bales of hay, and a bunch of shavings.
uh - no I didn't get litter... I did get milk replacer though. was half price - $3 from what it was at the vets, so that's not too bad.
We don't ~need~ new litter yet, just get the clumping kind next time you do get it. Can be next time you go to the grocery store.
Must be a feed store kinda day. : ) We have stocked up before we head to the mountains to make sure our sitters don't run out. : )
Me too, just catching up. Lurking, mainly. So many e-mails to answer but I am here. Back from Maryland and New York where I had to bite my lip often --- so many mindless liberals. Oof!
How I love my critters and my little ranchito! Back to peace and quiet. Except I have volunteered for the Christmas cantata at our church so rehearsals are looming in my future.
It's not even cold here and I'm already hating winter. It's 15 minutes from dark when I get off work now.
Hey - we're about to start the '24' Season 2 Disks tonight. I borrowed season 2 and 3 from my brother today. :~D
I wished the kids were near so that i could ask them to get the camera, but they were playing in the hay bales and having so much fun i hated to interrupt. Next time....: )
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