Melvin

January 7, 2012 | Author: Jeanine

Yep, couldn’t resist this cutie face!  Hoping someday of having a four-up with the minis.

Melvin

Melvin is a 7 year old mini gelding, measured at 35″ but I think it may be a little less after a hoof trim.  He is untrained for driving, but seems pretty confident of his surroundings, and I think he will make an awesome leader one day.

Fuzzy in motion - Melvin moves it

Ally was thrilled to have another mini horse as company.  The mini donkeys are appalled.  I think it will take them a few days to figure out that Melvin isn’t a shaggy monster demon out to get them!

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New Harness for the Blue Bros.

December 6, 2011 | Author: Jeanine

Comfy fit pair bridle

Like some women are gah-gah over purses or shoes, I can go to the moon over pretty horse harness or driving bits.  Woot!   So finally got the mini horse Blue Bros. their pair harness from Chimacum Tack  http://chimacumtack.com/.   Comfy fit has everything I want in a harness, it’s ‘ergonomic’ for the mini’s.  The straps have padding over pressure points, and the buckles and keepers are designed to not poke and rub.  The material is American-made extra durable synthetic leather like material and are padded. The crown piece is even designed to cup around behind the curves of their ears to avoid uncomfortable pressure points.  This harness is beautiful and easy care – win – win for everyone!

Since the Blue Bros. are pretty gaudy on their own, I had to get them two toned harness with some extra ornaments and bling.  Can hardly wait for Spring to arrive now!   New Year almost around the corner, it will happen.

Drive on!

Comfy fit pair harness

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New Bully Boy

November 25, 2011 | Author: Jeanine

Farlow checks out the babes on his new place.

Had an opportunity to buy this lovely full blood lowline bull as a replacement for Huckelberry.   Huck has found a new new home after breeding my cows.    Farlow is bred by Jim Eldridge and is four years old.  I love Farlow’s size and conformation.  He will be able to breed AdaLynn when she is older,  if I end up keeping her.  He is calm, stout little dude.  He had previously been used for cross breeding full sized Angus and had some beautiful calves already.  Will be fun to see his lowline prodigy next year.  My little lowline girls are in love with him already.  They came running to meet him when he stepped off the trailer and chased him around the field for some time.

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New Cardigan Puppy

November 12, 2011 | Author: Jeanine

Meet Reese - new Cardigan Corgi puppy. Five months and a fluff coat. Totally cute!

New puppies are always fun!   She just came home last night.  Rode in the car for a 6 hour car ride and was patient and quiet.  Does her puppy duties outside and let me sleep through the night!  Amazing!

The other two dogs, Miyuki and Enya are being very patient and the integration of a new family member is really going smoothly.

So far a dream puppy for sure – and love that corgi personality!

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Kibble

November 6, 2011 | Author: Jeanine

Well for nine months I have tried raw dog food  and really liked the positives that I saw.  I have gone back to kibble, however, as one of my dogs coat became brittle, coarse and didn’t shed out properly.  I even tried giving her additional doggy vitamins for coat and it didn’t seem to help.  She was missing something in her diet so I went back to a good quality production kibble.  Already after a week, Miyuki has begun to finish her fall shed that she was stuck in the middle of.  I’m glad I tried it, I learned a lot and not every dog does well with raw.  Miyuki has some food allergies that possibly this was conflicting with.

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Bandon in the Fall

October 24, 2011 | Author: Jeanine

 

I had a lovely time at Bandon, Oregon.  One of my favorite places.  The morning was a stunning start.

Morning on the Coquille Rive

 

Out on the water, seeing the land and the wild life was so enjoyable.

 

White egret on the wing

 

I just love the sparkle of the sunlight on the water!

 

A glorious day on the water

 

Of course, having a beautiful chinook salmon hit your line less than 5 minutes after first wetting it in the Coquille River is another kind of happy!

 

An excellent way to start the day!

 

Later on, a walk on the beach brought a lot of peaceful zen.  Can’t believe how sunny, warm and non-windy the coast was!   It was a time to feel very blessed by good friends, beautiful country, happy fishing and crabbing and safe travel.   Thank you……..Amen.

 

Beach reflections

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