What a life! Paradise, n'est pas? The lush greenness, horses in the field. They are foragers by nature, consuming 1-1.5% of their body weight every day plus, it keeps the fields down. There is a scheduled rotation of the four fields, separated by fencing to prevent overgrazing of one area. Hopefully, you won't have an uncooperative grazer, repeatedly grazing in the same spot, over and over, eating what they like best, then moving on when there is no longer any available. The three horses have sixty acres and so, there is plenty for them. to be honest, the Chincoteague wears a muzzle to keep him from overgrazing.
Certain horses and ponies are prone to grass founder, especially in the spring or during heavy rains when the grass is greener and higher in sugar. The founder is a common cause of lameness in horses. It involves damage to the laminar connection between the hoof wall and the coffin bone. Inflammation of the foot. Sounds innocent, but, in reality, it's not.
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here.bIt's Wednesday! We are walking! As always, I want to thank @Tattoodjay for hosting the #WednesdayWalk challenge! It is a challenge that allows you to share what you see as you walk through your day. Show me where you walked today, I want to see what you got to see and hear what you have to say. If you want to do the challenge, drop him a link on his #WednesdayWalk post so he can try to visit yours! Whatever your day looks like, it is worth a walk-through. You can't always have sunshine and rainbows, but, you can always have a #WednesdayWalk!
Let's walk a little bit further down to the other field. We are doing this walk today because one of the horses lost his muzzle. A muzzle is a piece of equipment that fits over the mouth, it is used for limiting the amount of grazing a horse does while out in the field. Need to add the cats to the Animal Crossing sign. The outside of the fence needs a little mowing with a generous amount of rain last week. Thankfully, it is during the night most times, so there are nearly no lost days.
I have already covered one of the fields and this is a large one and a few treed areas where they like to hide in the shade. Or hide from me, which is pretty possible. Especially when I have to bring them in. They would rather stay out all night and frolic in the fields. I do switch it up in the warm summer months, like today for example. I keep them in during the day when it is hot and put them out after dinner. It was 90 F (32 C) today, so they were in and I just put them out ten minutes ago. I gave them a nice brushing and picked their feet. You pick a horse's hooves in case they get something like gravel, dirt, or any kind of debris in there. It happens all the time. Lodged in the wrong way, it can lead to discomfort, possible infection, and lameness. Everything that can go wrong seems to point you toward lameness.
I walked Through the fields to the edge of the fences and couldn't imagine where they went. I wasn't too concerned as the sugar content is getting less than in the spring. I was a bit concerned, but, Henry seems to have slowed down in his overgrazing and April has too. So, I will still look, but, I am no longer in panic mode. This stream is merely a big puddle, but, I can see my reflection in it. See? It often seems to me that nature gets more interesting the closer we get, the smaller the slices. It truly is a fractal system.
I have walked to the last pasture, and as you can see, we had a little problem crop up last week. With the rain two black walnut trees fell down, one knocking into the other. What a sad day that was. A guy who owns a sawmill came and took the trees and for the price of one half of one of the trees, will be cutting boards. Sad as the entire thing is, at least it is a salvageable situation. Have you ever bought/made fresh boards like that? Incredibly beautiful. Not to take trees down, but, to use and not waste what falls.
The Chincoteague, Henry, loves to jump UP this wall. He does it rarely, but, they have a hunt every fall and if he sees them, he will jump up and away to join them. It is tall enough to not have a fence, but, one may need to be put up. It is at the wall that I found not one, but, both of the muzzles, one almost next to the other. Seriously. It looks like they scraped them until they came off. Ah, yes. Henry Houdini. Now I remember that about him. April is just a copycat horse. I backtrack to the barn to refit them. That was three hours I'll never get back.
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
Flowers. Always, color my day. #alwaysaflower Thank you so much for joining me on my #WednesdayWalk. I had a wonderful time showing off what made my day today. There is so much to see, so much to do and truly remarkable people to do it with. Life is good. Embrace it! *You can't have everything. But you can have a #WednesdayWalk!And just like that, this show is over. Come back tomorrow and we'll do it again.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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Well, look at the bright side...three hours of exercise and perhaps saved the cost of a new muzzle lol. Now if you came out unscathed with no ticks, then I say it was a win-win! 😊
At least you had sunshine to enjoy and not have been searching in a downpour. I think Henry is just trying to keep you on your toes!
No ticks! Not all summer. Thank goodness. I just hate them! Lsst winter, one of the horses had two ticks. In the dead of winter. Now, true. It was pretty warm last year. Still. Ticks in the winter is foreign.
He is always testing me. Im sure its a man thing.
I have an old muzzle that doesnt fit as well. I like this one i ordered from the UK. It fits better, but the other one is better than none.
I hope you are having a great night. Thanks for stopping byand leaving your words!
Well I learnt a lot about horses reading this and came to realize I know so little about them
Not sure I would consider three hours out in the fields as lost and at least you found the muzzles
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
You are right, it isnt a waste, but i was more
worried about finding it than walking. It came from the UK and took the slow boat to get here. Itvwas probably covid, but things are still slow.
There is always more behind the scenes going on, i think. With this and everything else. Thanks so much, JJ! @ tattoodjay
I love horses, they are such kind creatures! You are so lucky being able to spend time with them. Veeeery lucky :)
I love their eyes, but I have to say that looking at the last photo it is the first time I loved a tail, the curly tail of the little one, haha! So cute!
Thank you for sharing!
Aren't those little bob tails so adorable? They are the little 2-month-old Chincoteague Ponies (they call them ponies, but, they are really horses)
I love their eyes too, especially when I reflect in them.
They are such dynamic animals, strong and sure of themselves. I am very lucky to own such beautiful creatures. I thank God every day for my wonderful life.
Thank you for coming!
That's just so beautiful!
So nice to hear that! Not sth we hear everyday, gratitude is a great virtue and as one of my favorite teachers says it is "halfway to happiness".
Wish your wonderful rides :)
Such a beautiful walk around, even though you needed to find the muzzle from the horse.
It looks so lush and green. I can imagine the horses are happy and roaming around the fields.
Beautifully captured Denise
Happy horses. 😎🤩
The stream looks cute and sorry about the loss of those trees.
They smell so good when just cut all fresh. I bet the boards look stunning. Especially walnut.
Any plans with them?
Thanks for sharing your walk 😊👋🏻☀️Have a wonderful Thursday @dswigle
I walk the fields a lot to make sure there is nothing in there anyway. I'ts never a waste spending any time with the horses.
Fresh cuts are always the best. No plans yet, they just got taken the last storm. I have had a house that we used all fresh cut in the attic. They have to be dried for a while first. Someday, i would love to do a dining table! My dad madexa table from oak that was beautiful!
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Hi Denise ☺️👋🏻
It’s great to be in nature and surrounded by animals. Wonderful… yes, never wasted time.
Yes, it does need to dry. I love working with wood and building furniture or making sculptures. It has been a while do.
Yes… large dining tables… with perfect wood, they can be a dream.
Have a wonderful day today @dswigle 👋🏻😊🥰🤗🤗
Never! You are right. They are always rewarding to the soul.
It takes a long while to dry, but, so worth it. Black Walnut makes beautiful boards. Cherry is my favorite in looks or Maple. But, walnuts have huge boards and beautiful patterns.
A large dining table with the outside bark remaining is kick butt beautiful!
Le sigh.
Yes, you can recharge fully than 🥰
It is worth it for sure. Walnut is just stunning.
Yep exactly like that. The life edges… 🤩 one day.
Le sigh indeed ☺️
You will live close to New Hampshire and Maine. I know they have some pretty big mills up there, you may be able to find what you want!
Life edges.
Aaww that’s cool, will for sure look into that. As I want to built our own kitchen and some of the furniture. 🤓😎
Have a great evening Denise 👋🏻🤗🤗
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How nice! I would like to spend the day out in a field grazing, too!
Ha!! Isn't that the life? I may have to muzzle you - for your own protection. ;)
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Hi Denise.
Your horses are very pretty. Which one is April and which one is Henry Houdini? I don't know much about horses and didn't know they could get lame from the type of grass they eat.
I laughed when I read that you found both muzzles together as if it was a planned operation between the two co-conspirators, lol.
Very sad about the Walnut trees, but it's beautiful wood, what are you going to make out of the planks?
Thank you so much. Henry is the pinto one, (Brown and white) April is not in this post, which I didn't realize. I skipped a picture! Below is April and the other one is in the first picture,Big Dog. Look back on the first picture.
Seriously, don't you think they conspired? It is without a doubt! LOL Thank you for stopping by! I am so behind and need to get back over to your place!
Awww April is so pretty, but Henry is very handsome too. They definitely conspired and they were probably watching you for those 3hrs looking for their muzzles and having a good old laugh. Animals never cease to make me smile, thanks for sharing these wonderful moments, I really enjoyed your Wednesday Walk.
Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate it and I do love these beautiful creatures.
Somehow, they are able to show their love right back.
I love looking at the photos of your pasture fields. Your horses will never go hungry, hahaha. And it shows in their structure and coats.
Is Henry the one with the sock marking?
Lunch break is over! What did you have for lunch !LADY 😍🌺🤙 BTW, I posted a day earlier for Market Friday, rather than later. I shall include the link in case others may want to read it too when you have your #MarketFriday post up. Thank you for bringing us along for your walk, lovely @dswigle !
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Henry is the one with the pinto markings, the other is Big Dog and April is in the picture in the comments. Thank you for stopping by, that is so sweet, using your lunch break!
Glad you came!
I had nothing for lunch today. I was on the run, but, will be having dinner in a few minutes!
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Beautiful shots! I keep finding myself watching these videos on Facebook lately where people are re-shoeing horses and taking care of spots that have been neglected and stuff. It is fascinating how they just cut away the hooves. Really fascinating and beautiful creatures!
Think of them as fingernails! You trim fingernails all the time, much the same as the hooves, shaping and filing them.
Because the Chincoteague pony (which we all know now is really a horse, so why do they call them ponies!!) anyway, he doesn't wear shoes, as his breed is shoeless. He has never had a pair and he is ridden and even shown competitively.
We call him tiny as he has very dainty feet for a horse. :)
The Ferrier gave me a rasp to file his feet as he told me it was a waste of money to have them done. If he does do them, he charges 1/4 of the price. :) He is really an easy keep. I don't have to grain him, although I throw him a handful of grain just so he doesn't get FOMO.
It is pretty fascinating and it must be an intersting life, working with animals.
Greetings Denise.
It looks like a fun walk you had there and looks amazing. Ah, that greenery environment is always beautiful to see. I thought a muzzle is to prevent the horse from eating or biting. Sorry I was ignorant about it.
By the way, I haven't heard about @tattoodjay. How is he? Thanks
Hi, Paul! @mrnightmare89 Not ignorant, I kind of explained it awkwardly. It is to stop them from eating too much of the greens as it contains a high sugar amount when it is new and green. They can eat some, but, limited amounts.
How are you doing, lately? I have not been over to see you in a while, so thanks for stopping by and checking in!
JJ is still hurting, but, feeling a little bit better. That is what I heard from him. :) That is good to hear.
That's good to hear then.
Me? I'm a little bit busy doing stuff to survive. I'm not as active in hive like I used to be before in hive because I need to prioritize the real world to survive.
You are always welcome gorgeous.
I truly understand and I hope that life gets easier for you sometime soon. Have you been able to go home and visit your family? I know you moved away, but, I don't know how far away.
Your time will come. Thoughts and Prayers for you.
The greenery is everything. I'd like to spend time with those horses, watching them graze gives me pleasure.
They are so fun to spend time with! I spend a little part of my day with them, giving them the care they need.
Animals are so rewarding, much like Mother Nature herself.
Of course they are!🥺. One thing I want to learn is how to ride and take care of horses. It's still on my bucket list which will be ticked out real soon.
I agree, they are🥰.
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Thank you! I did and not so much beautiful as part of my day! Thanks for stopping by!
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Sunshine, horses fresh fields sounds like heaven till you mentioned escape artists tricks along with copycat mischief.
Life out there definitely entertaining, a little strain in repairs, cleaning hooves, then your daily exercise of brushing down the brown and white is gorgeous, not the Henry isn't!
Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for engaging walk Denise.
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