I hope you're enjoying a good weekend. Here it's horses on the agenda today, some riding this afternoon but mostly a morning of maintenance. Tidying up the tack room, cleaning leathers, fixing the fence around the field, replenishing hay and water.
Heavy work that has to be done, and once you get started it's really quite nice. This is all part of having your own horse at home. They have to be fed and cared for no matter what else needs to be done. Our horses drink about 40 litres of water a day, and there is no water supply to the fields apart from me and rain water coming down a gutter! No need to go to the gym!! :)
bon dimanche!
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What a great way to spend a sunday, probably looks more relaxing than it is! jennyx
ReplyDeleteI've been stopping by here now for several weeks and I LOVE your photos and your writing style. Southwest France (Dordogne) is one of my favorite places on earth and I'd love to visit Normandy, too. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to following your posts this year!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, thank you for your kind comment. I wish you all the best for the New Year!
ReplyDeletesounds like a great way to spend your Sunday. And though it sounds like quite a workout, the pleasure of having a horse outweights the work. Enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteMariangie
Same here, scrubbing troughs and grooming, because yesterday was an unseasonable 63 degrees, so of course blankets were off and rolling ensued. Feeling we should spend every minute we can outside because this surely won't last. We'll be back to using heated buckets and wearing insulated coveralls by the end of the week. One great thing about having horses at home...I never miss a beautiful sunrise!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful blog. My daughter GAVE me a blog for Christmas (an amazing gift), and I am just beginning to find my way. Please stop by sometime for a visit. You can find me at Keaton Place Interiors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post!
ReplyDeleteMarkus
Looks like a great way to spend a Sunday. I've always loved riding horses. Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, lots of work. My husband was a farmer's son: every day, twice a day, the cows needed to be milked and of course fed and watered as routine. No holidays for a farmer!
ReplyDeleteI owned a horse when I was younger - it was a lot of work, but so worthwhile!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a nice way to spend a Sunday!
My daughter is in Pony club and is desparate to get a horse (or two) and keep it on our property. We have the acreage for it, and are the only ones in the neighbourhood without horses, but I try to explain to her just how much work it is on a daily basis to care for them. Until I'm able to help (I'm 8 months pregnant), we'll have to just keep leasing them to ride =)
ReplyDelete40 liters of water a day?! To think that I occasionally complain when I have to keep refilling my active dog's bowl ;-) Since you also use rain fallen out of the gutter, I guess Seattle must be an easy place to keep a horse ;-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteJust 'discovered' your blog a few weeks ago. LOVE! Your photos are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteHa! You just can't beat living on a farm...saves tons in gym membership fees!
ReplyDeleteDear Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI love your photos! I looks like you had a wonderful sunday!
Wish you a happy 2012!
Hugs
Yvonne
What a great way to live in pureness of house, horse, land, love and beauty to call Home.
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteIdyllic ......such a healthy and charming lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteWarm regards.
Mmmm I can almost smell the hay! I used to work in a stable when I was about 13 and I absolutely loved it...it really was hard work and I actually loved all of the smells that came with it! How many horses do you have?
ReplyDeleteWonderful look with the horses on the path. The bales of hay show what you have to do when you board horses.
ReplyDeleteEileen
Beautiful horses .. sigh.. the smell of a bsrn. Love it!
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ReplyDeleteDespite growing up in horsey-country and among horsey-folks, I'd never (until I was reading yesterday) encountered the description of horses as being "difficult at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle".
ReplyDeleteI thought that was terribly funny and not entirely inaccurate.
Thanks for all the lovely pictures, of course.
David Terry
www.davidterryart.com
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