May 22, 2014

Let me brag about my dad.  When I went to visit my family the other week the passenger side trailer break and turn signal light went out.  I asked my dad to help me look at it and we ascertained it needed to be replaced.  We spent a good while trying to get the case open to change the bulb, but had no luck.  My dad went to the local trailer repair shop and they informed him that the whole case was sealed to make it water tight, and he ordered me a replacement one.  A week later it arrived in my mailbox.

When it arrived I grabbed a flat head and installed it on my trailer, and then checked to make sure it was working.  Full success.

While I was visiting y family, my dad also cleaned my battery connectors and checked my truck’s fluids, topping them off.  He is awesome.

May 17, 2014

Who can picture their pony doing this?

May 16, 2014

Similar to a chicken-tractor, I am using a portable paddock to limit the ponies grazing, and will move it around every few days for fresh grazing.

If you have ponies and any amount of pasture, you will feel my pain. Spring comes, the lush green grass shoots up, and the ponies start getting fat just looking at it.

There is the fat pen solution, which requires the expense of feeding hay. It also causes some ponies to become extra mischievous. Simon for example, has perfected taking all of his shoes off in fat pen protest.

There are also high maintenance options that involve stalls and multiple small turn outs. Those are not practical for me.

I have had mixed success with muzzles. Some days it’s good and other days it involves searching the Pasture for muzzles ponies removed, and recently, rubbed pony faces.

I am using my portable paddock kit and trying the pony-tractor.

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