The Daily Planet - Horses... Horses... and more Horses...

Published on March 7, 2007 at 2:25 PM
Horses... Horses... and more Horses...

This Article was published in My Fillies, Estrella and Dulcy

    Ok....so I have had some help now in getting a name picked out for a homestead blog. Below are the suggestions from some of the readers, and I like some of them. But it didn't seem like any of them stood out too much, except for mine and Jocelyn's. Mandy had some good suggestions though.

    Also please keep Estrella in your prayers. She has been limping, has a runny nose and been breathing a bit raspy. None of these symptons mean anything good, so I have been stressed a little.
    I am having a vet come out on Friday to check her and make sure she is good. I might just be making something out of nothing, but I would rather be safe than sorry. And with the recent goat troubles, there is no way I want to have a sick horse. They go downhill fast. I called the former owner and she thinks she just pulled a muscle or something, so it is prob nothing.
    I have blanketed her and stalled her. I walked her out today to eat in the pasture a bit, and she LOVED it!! She doesn't like to be in her stall all the time.

    Both Estrella and Dulcy are now in heat. It scared meon Sunday, when I went down to the pasture and there was a pile of reddish orange liquid. No one had dumped anything from the goat pen, so I was really worried. I called Grandma and she thought they just might have gone into heat. Sure enough they had.

    I have finally gotten my Storey's Guide to Raising Horses. It has been really helpful. I think these Storey's books are really good. Jocelyn has the Goat one and Mom is getting the Poultry one. They have a lot of great info in them. I would recommend getting a Storey's if you have an animal. They have guides for: Beef Cattle, Llamas, Pigs, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Sheep, Turkeys, and Poultry.

    Yeah, my biceps are really sore, and are getting really big!! It is funny!! I have to carry buckets of water down to the barn everyday at least twice, so carrying them makes my arms get bigger.

    I found out that I could actually ride them now. Shellie said that it would prob be a good idea to ride then bareback first, so they are used to the weight, and so we find our balance on them. Joc will be really happy. She has been bugging me about riding them bareback, cause the Elves ride bareback and she thinks she is one of them. Crazy, I know!! I am living with a girl who thinks she is an Elf. Help me!! It is extremely SCARY sometimes living with her.

    I know you are thinking, "Another Horse post!!". Well sorry horses have kinda taken over!! Don't worry, I plan to have a homestead blog by Sat. and then you can have the normal posts back.

    Ok...so here are the Homestead Blog name suggestions. I thought about having a contest to see who could come up with the best name, but I have no idea what to give away, so I guess I can't have a contest. Unless you can come up with a good prize and a name!!
    I would the name to have Super in it, but if I can't find a good enough name with it then I won't use it. Some of mine are lame, I know, but I am at a loss. Mom and Jocelyn don't really care for any of mine. The asterisk marked are my favs.

ME:
    *SuperHorseGirl
    *SuperHorseSteader
    *SuperCowGirl
    *SuperEquestrianGirl
    SuperEquestrian
    SuperRancher

MANDYGRACE:
    *aCowgirlsLife
    HorseWhisperer
    EquestrianGirl
    NutsAboutHorses

JOSSY:
    *HorseSteader
    HorseOfADifferentColor (too long)

PAULIE:
    *HorseLover
    Horseperson
    ILovehorses

MOM:
    HorseSteaderAtHeart
    AHorseGirlsLifeForMe

    Mom said more, I just can't think of any of them. Well I plan to talk about something non-horse on Sat. So come back then.
God Bless and Keep You and Yours!! Take Care!!
Love

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March 7, 2007 at 3:16 PM...Hello.

Commented by TrickyNikki

Hi, my name is Nikki. I'm a new blogger. I think it's awesome that you have horses! You can stop by my blog sometime if you want, I don't really have anything up yet, but I hope to soon! I really enjoy reading your blog. And no, the horse thing is not getting old. I hope your horse gets better soon! I'll pray for her.

Nikki