Category Archives: Horse

Where I Went, What Happened and a Little Summer Fun

Well, summer was quite the ride around here. Not just all farm happenings either. There were blessings and some big challenges. God was with us, guiding us and holding our hands all along the way through it all. Seriously, I rarely had time to sit down and blog. I didn’t have time to sit down…

Spring on the Farm Watched Our Mare Foal

Friday was quite the exciting day on the farm. I watched our mare foal. She had a little stud colt. His name is Snickers, and he is super cute, a little sweet with some crunchiness around the edges. As in, if you can get your hands on him, he settles right down, but catching him,…

Farm Life Chronicles on the Prairie~Cows, Babies, Bunnies, and More

Farm wives don’t quite have the days that other moms do. Farm Life makes things a little more adventuresome. Some times God finds a way to wear you out before your children have even popped out of bed… The last couple of weeks have been a farm life frenzy. Cows, a bull, horses, and chickens,…

Farm Life Chronicles on the Prairie

It seems my readers enjoy our stories from the farm. So, I would like to try to share a few farm life highlights each week. Spring Forward Slows the Farm Spring Forward has been a long time great thing for farmers as far as crops and livestock go. However, me, I like that earlier hour…

Weekend Fun on the Farm Thanks to Schedule Changes

Weekends on the farm are never boring. In fact many times we tend to squeeze in more than we could ever accomplish. However, I have spent a little time in prayer about our schedule. We never get five full book work days done in a week. We always seem to need to have a day…

Homeschool on the Snowy Prairie

Over the last week, we have had snow, as in a lot of snow for our area.  I have heard for our community anywhere from 22-30 inches. There were two rounds of snow, the first was pretty even and with everyone saying about 16 inches.  However, the second round drifted a lot, and is drifting…

Andi’s Pony Trouble~Circle C Beginnings

Do you have a horse crazy girl? How about a girl that is trying to grow up to fast? Is she full of ideas, that don’t always turn out so well? Then Andi’s Pony Trouble by Susan K. Marlow and illustrated by Leslie Gammelgaard, will be a GREAT book for your little girl.  This story…

Every Girl’s Dream Come True…

For Christmas this year, my girls’ are getting what they have wanted since they could talk. They actually already received it, and boy-oh-boy are they excited. I know Christmas is not about gifts, but we enjoy picking out special items for each other. For our family giving is the best part. There are some things…

Nature Study Tuesday~August 17~Linky is here.

Ok, as some of you may have noticed, I decided for obvious reasons not to make all my readers read my graphic horse injury post to find the linky. Our nature study for a while will be our horse, unless we come upon something else. However, due to the amount of time I am spending…

Nature Study Tuesday~August 17~WARNING~The one with graphic horse injury pictures.

Because of the graphic content, I will post a separate post, so that you can link up without having to look at the pictures. PLEASE NOTE THIS POST CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC PICTURES!! Last week during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, our mare was injured by another horse. When I went out to feed the…