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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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He's laid down before, but not often, and not in that spot. My experience has been they usually lay down in the same spot when they lay, Rocky always lays in his stall. The few times I've seen Harley lay it's been in his stall. I don't know why, but the last week or so, he's been laying down for a short period in the mornings in this new spot. The first time, I thought something must be wrong.
Becky
Oh, and BTW, he's already up and gone:)
Becky
Broadside to the sun :~D
My horses got a hot mash this morning since it's so cold. :~D They like it a lot :~D
Harley never really took to it huh?
No didn't seem too.
Last week when Celia was here she said she thought our winter was over, because one of her horses was overnight shedding big time. I noticed the last few days Rocky has started, but not alot. Rocky always sheds out way ahead of any other horses we've ever had. Personnally I don't think it has anything to do with the weather, I think it has to do mainly with each individaly horse, and how they react to the lenghteing or shortening of the daylight.
Becky
I'll bet it's a good soft dusty spot. Mine have a place like that right out in front of the barn where they roll. Their "napping in the sun" spot is out by the driveway, kind of up on a small rise. They look so funny when they're all laying down like that coz they get fairly close together.
Well, if we had any sun today, and/or it was cold then that's what I'd think too:) But it's very warm here right now, no coats needed at all, not even long sleeves.
Becky
It is supposedly more related to the hours of daylight than the temperature.. Mine are shedding, particularly when they've warmed up in the sun with their blankets on and then I take 'em off. Bay rolled the other day and he changed the color of the ground he dropped so much hair. ;~D
Gonna be in the teens tonight... so they'll go probably from being able to run naked today back to double blankets for the night.
You've got mail...
What is it.... my computer doesn't know what kind of file it is and can't open it.
Well darn! It's an mp3 file. It should be titled "Bob Rivers - Cheney's Got a Gun.mp3". Maybe you can find it somewhere on the internet coz it's really funny.
That worked :~D Listening now LOL
It just lost it's extension somewhere in the ether :~D
Well, we're off to start cleaning projects :~D
Hey, just a FYI:)
Country mart has their boneless, skinless chicken breasts on sale for $1.49 a lb. No tenders tho. And you have to have one of their stupid savings cards. If you don't have one you just go to the service desk fill out a app, and they give it to you right then, no biggy.
Becky
http://www.nationalbridle.com/Shopping/product.asp?catalog_name=nationalbridle&product_id=4953
Thank you for the tip, ma'am! I do indeed have one of them cards!
I just went and bought 30 lbs. That's cheaper then we paid at Albertsons isn't it?
Mack is actually the one that was reading the ads:). I just trash them.
Becky
Wow! That's cheap! The best I've ever managed to do around here is $1.98. I'd stock up too at that price.
I thought it a good price too, and it was Tyson Chicken. I'd have bought more, but I don't have a lot of freezer space, just what's above the fridge. We keep talking about buying a freezer then raising our own beef, or at least buying it from a butcher.
Becky
Yeah, I don't have a freezer either. I've thought about buying a chest type freezer and putting it in our shed. But then I'd have to make room in the shed and I've got way too much junk in there for that! ;o)
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