We planned this weekend to get the babies trailer loading. That didn't go to plan. But, one thing I'd learned with horses is doing some ambitious plan will force me what we need to work on. In this case, we were walking them up to the trailer, through the big field that the horses are norma[...]
With the deep freeze coming through last week, it has been rough on the farm. The pipes froze in the barn which meant that Dave and I were hauling buckets of water down from the house. Not fun at all, and I feel especially bad for Dave as he was alone last week, hauling buckets of water for five hor[...]
When Stu was born, he had a teeny little hernia. It was so small that I didn't even notice it until the vet pointed it out during the vet check. I've never had a horse with a hernia before, having never owned a horse so young. It isn't uncommon in babies - It's basically a spot in the a[...]
Despite all my efforts to discover time travel, the years continue to go by faster and faster. Tomorrow, I'm going to wake up 80 years old. To maximize the moments I have left, I am actually going to set some goals this year. I don't think I set any last year, and then I ended up buying a baby horse[...]
It's the time of year for everyone to make recaps, so this is as close as I'm getting! I'm still terrible at creating videos, but hopefully, I will get better. Here is Stu's life, up until now: https://youtu.be/QOK_63a5zxQ The more I get to know him, the more I love him. The highlight[...]
Stu has now been on my farm for a week and a half. He was a bit shy when he first arrived, but he's really come out of his shell now. He was shy, but curious before, and now he's not as shy, but still very curious. He loves to start mischief, and one of his first orders of business was to get into t[...]
Saturday was the day I have been waiting for since last Sunday evening. Stu came home! Finally, everything was in place, and we were ready for the babies to come home. We made the trip down, and it was so nice to see both the babies and all the other babies on the farm! Stu was also laying do[...]
The day I went to Germany was Stu's ball day. He got them taken off, as well as had his hernia fixed. I was provided all the photos by Stu's breeder, although I will only share the non-gross ones. The castration went in the normal fashion, but the hernia fix was quite interesting. A[...]
His name is now Stubert, as you might have guessed. I mean, it was Stu, but then one day Dave called him Stubert out of nowhere, and I think I laughed for like 10 minutes. So Stubert it is. But only on formal occasions, he will still go by Stu in casual settings. The breeder continues to do thing[...]
I haven't seen Stu in a while, but his breeder has been sending me updates of the important baby work he's been doing He's been in baby training, learning very important things. And then the extremely important hula hoop. This will definitely come up in the future.[...]