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October 25, 2017
The Saga of the Expectant Mustangs
Back when Cody and Cavalry first arrived here, adopters were told that most of the mares were pregnant—made sense, since no colts were ever gelded and the stallions ran with the mares 24/7. Now, Cav was about five months old, or thereabouts, which meant Cody could foal as early as mid-June. Or, really, as late […]
The Saga of the Expectant Mustangs Back when Cody and C...
The Saga of the Expectant Mustangs Back when Cody and Cavalry first arrived here, adopters were told that most of the mares were pregnant—made sense, since no colts were ever gelded and the stallions ran with the mares 24/7. Now, Cav was about five months old, or thereabouts, which meant Cody could foal as […]
October 23, 2017
Prep Monday is Back!
Winter is coming, whether it’s supposed to be “mild” or not, so now is the time to prepare. As a kid, I always associated September, October, and November with fall, even though the official dates don’t quite line up, and that means we’re halfway to winter. To me, heat is very important. I’m not a […]
October 20, 2017
Mustang Progress II
Valentine My sweet, sweet Valentine . . . that horse just loves me! When she arrived, I was told she was six months old, but at her height that would top her out around 18-19 hands, so no. She had all her incisors, too, and came with her sister—they have to be, they’re joined at […]
October 19, 2017
Mustang Progress
Cody Well, well, well. Cody. She’s one tough nut to crack. Still, after TEN MONTHS, of which I remind her almost daily, I cannot simply walk up to her, let alone touch her. She came to ISPMB in the fall of 2004, from the Sheldon Mountains in Nevada; I estimated her age to be about […]
October 16, 2017
Catching Up
Well, I started and stopped a few blogs on a variety of topics, but nothing seemed quite right. So I figured I’d tell you what all I’d been doing during my self-imposed hiatus the last eight months or so. Good grief. Hadn’t realized it’d been that long! Besides all the noteworthy events, we’re still homesteading […]
February 1, 2017
Mustangs V
I can’t believe it’s been seven weeks, almost two months! The big questions now are “exactly how old is Cavalry?” and “when is Cody’s foal due?” Typically, mares aren’t bred immediately after foaling, but physically it’s possible; it’s called “foaling heat,” and occurs within a week or so of a foal’s birth. The gestation period […]
January 30, 2017
The Refugee Question
Yes, Trump has effectively stopped incoming refugees for the next six or four months—the timeframe is not important; other presidents have done this as well for comparable periods. The reasons for this include better vetting of those coming to America. I disagree that those who already possess visas and green cards and those who’ve already […]
January 18, 2017
Mustangs, Part IV
My mustangs have been home now for a month and five days. They seem to like it here, they’ve never acted crazy, never tested the fence; farm noises don’t bother them, although the first couple times they heard an engine start up, they’d stop to listen . . . now they’d don’t even flick an […]
January 16, 2017
A Little Off-Topic—Access to Affordable Healthcare
“Access to affordable healthcare” seems to be a rallying cry these days, particularly with the recent dismantling of Obamacare. Let’s break this down, shall we? We’ll start with “access.” This means, of course, both the availability of physicians who provide healthcare and their locations. According to this map, there are doctor shortages across the country, […]
