Life on the 59th Parallel
Posted in Sanday Show, Sheep, Smallholding, horses on Jul 28th, 2009
Well, since March we’ve had 19 lambs out of 12 ewes, sheared 20 sheep, and now it’s time to get sheep and horses ready for the annual Sanday Show.
I’m taking 12 sheep and both horses (the horse classes are a bit low on numbers this year, so I’ve entered both of them).
Decided to wash their [...]
Posted in horses on Mar 2nd, 2009
Went for a short ride yesterday, as the sun was out and it felt warm enough not to wear a sleaved coat. I just tied the waterproof on to the back of the saddle (one of the delights of a western saddle) and set off.
It was a bit colder than I’d anticipated, but I consoled [...]
Posted in horses on Jan 1st, 2009
Saddled up Barnaby and rode over to Jean’s this morning to bring in the New Year. After a coffee and a piece of rum and chocolate cake, we both rode to Gwen’s to ‘First foot’ her (another coffee).
By the time I got back it was lunchtime, so I let Barnaby straight out into the field [...]