Not too long ago, my husband asked me how I felt about letting a neighbor use our back pasture for his horses to graze.I,guess I should have been shocked, but wasn't. I never know what to expect. If it wasn't horses, it would be GOAT,that we needed. After using the tractor, my husband was getting nowhere with keeping this back area of our property cleared. So,Do you get where I'm going with this? We needed horses or a goat to help with my husband's problem. What would you do in this situation a HORSE OR A GOAT? WE now are "foster parents" to not one, but four horses. After they escaped the grazing area (decided to get in our yard), we made the gate stronger to maintain these beautiful animals. Hope none of this happens again in the future. If you can remember that we are not farmers, we don't usually house horses. I, have to admit that I enjoy watching these animals, but don't want to chase them down again, would you? The little boy who lives in the neighboring house asked" DO WE HAVE CHICKENS? My answer "I hope not". Life can be different at the Molloy home, but I have to admit it, it doesn't get boring.
very sweet of you to house their horses. They look so pretty. I bet you you will have chickens soon, animals tend to have that effect lol!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are beautiful, but,but,but, chickens
ReplyDeleteGoats can be a big pain. You need very good fencing for them. They will kill young trees, and they will jump up on top of cars if they get the chance.
ReplyDeleteHope the horses don't get out again! Hopefully they will stay in their fenced in area and eat all of that grass so your husband won't need to mow there again!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Angela
A paint mare that we got a few weeks ago got out of her enclosure at 10pm one night this past week. My other horse was bellering loudly, thats how we found out! We were out in the dark with flashlights and grain till midnight (we live back in a woods!) and finally I said "Let's leave the lights on" and we went to bed. At 5am I got up (nature calling!) and while I was in the bathroom I thought I heard a soft blowing through the nostrils that only a horse can make - I went outside and there was Candy, standing by the bathroom window, waiting to go back into her pen with Suzy! Praise the Lord - I was so worried she'd get hit by a car and we would get sued or something!!!
ReplyDeleteThe moral of this story? It's much easier to have a few laying hens!!!
Thanks for sharing your horse story. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteWe've had both horses and goats... If you have goats, you need strong, tight fencing. With the horses, the fencing doesn't have to be to tight (small spaces between) so in your case, I think the horses are better. With all the feed, all they need is a regular source of water, and to be sure there aren't any poisonous plants out there.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you don't have any Houdini horses in your pack! Some can get out of anything and will often take the others with them! We've had a couple like that... Linda