What’s a farmstead without animals? We have mules, goats, chickens, dogs, and cats. Might be adding BEES to the mix, who knows! We also enjoy studying and trying practices that are new to us, be they modern or Medieval.
This past Sunday hubby and I attended a wonderful clinic on Equine Emergencies over at Reata Equine Hospital in Weatherford, Texas. Some of you may recall that this is the clinic that did Millie's surgery a few months ago. Millie is the smaller of our two rescued Molly mules. She developed a growth that turned … Continue reading Equine Emergency Clinic – a review!
Well, that's certainly what it looks like to me! However, this is Millie after eating too many tunas - the fruit of the Prickly Pear Cactus!!! Don't you just want to give her a great big SMOOCH? Troy and I went for our evening walk a couple of days ago and this is the face … Continue reading My mule wears LIPSTICK!?!?!
Now that we’re having somewhat cooler weather I’m trying to get back into the habit of going for walks in the evening. Our two dogs, HOSS and Sassy (SassyfrASS) usually go with me. I’m sure we ALL need the exercise, both mentally and physically! So that I don’t have to mess with leashes I usually … Continue reading Walking the “Back 40”
For those who haven’t been following along, Millicent the Magnificent Mystery Mule is the smaller or our two rescued Molly Mules. She had a cancerous Mast Cell Tumor surgically removed by Dr. Cal Davis at Reata Equine Hospital on Tuesday, July 15. Originally it was believed that she would be staying at their facility for … Continue reading End of August update on MILLIE!
WARNING! If you are sqeamish, don't look at the photos...After having a large Mast Cell Tumor removed, Millie came home from the hospital last Monday. She ended up staying quite a bit LONGER than expected because her stitches didn't hold. Sadly, this is quite common in equines! Originally we thought she would be there for 3-5 days, but … Continue reading Millicent’s Tumor Removal… PROGRESS REPORT!
We have two rescued mules who are about 8-10 years old. The smaller one, we call her Millie, developed a large growth on her rump. We took her to our local vet who did an ultrasound and biopsy which confirmed it is a type of cancer called a Mast Cell Tumor. The best course of action is to … Continue reading Millicent the Magnificent Mystery Mule!
Season's Greetings from Dancing Moon!.
I celebrated Yule (Winter Solstice/Dec. 21st) by hanging out in the goat yard... decorating the goats in belled collars and lighted antlers! Hubby had gone down to spend some time with his family and so I was left completely unsupervised for almost 48 hours!!!!Here Rose is helping me wish everyone "Season's Greetings"! This is NOT an attempt to … Continue reading Season’s Greetings from Dancing Moon!
Okay, so on Friday in addition to going down to Ten Mile Farm on Friday to return Champ and meet Mr. Beau Jangles Blue, we also managed to hook up with the seller of this used horse trailer and make our final payment. We had looked at the trailer a couple weeks ago and mailed … Continue reading Busy Weekend on the GO!!!
Meet our future Herd Sire, Mr. Beau Jangles Blue! We've had goats for about four years now, but haven't ever had a buck of our own. After much breed research, I had settled on Nigerian Dwarf goats as our breed of choice for starting out. We located a reputable breeder who happened to be less … Continue reading Mr. Beau Jangles Blue!
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