When your sister gets bored... Too many days stuck in the house, what is there to do? Jayden is always finding something even if it means doing her brothers hair. Texting by the fireplace when you're chilled or with a cat in your lap are good things to pass the winter days too.
Winter horsin....Jayden and Mark do the winter horse chores and II am the fill in person, feeding just a few times per week. Nobody enjoys chores in the winter especially in the wind. We have got to be the only people that feed the way we do, by hand with a pitch fork and a round bale. Most people feed a nice little square bale flake or better yet, turn their horses out on a big giant round bale to self feed. With the number of horses we have, currently 7, it takes a long time and a lot of muscle! It takes at least one heavy pitchfork full thrown into a feeder per horse. Jayden is learning that horses aren't all fun and games. She has to work hard and sometimes its not a lot of fun. She continually tells us she can't wait to get out of Iowa. She also spends a lot of her time in the arena riding. Once in awhile Mark, the boys, or I will ride too, but most of the time it is Jayden. She is also the arena coordinator, keeping track of people who come out and ride in our arena. We have a few regulars. In the winter, it is nice to get out, get a little exercise, and ride. Catching horses in the bitter cold, grooming, saddling, then going back into the cold to feed isn't so fun.
Winter horsin....Jayden and Mark do the winter horse chores and II am the fill in person, feeding just a few times per week. Nobody enjoys chores in the winter especially in the wind. We have got to be the only people that feed the way we do, by hand with a pitch fork and a round bale. Most people feed a nice little square bale flake or better yet, turn their horses out on a big giant round bale to self feed. With the number of horses we have, currently 7, it takes a long time and a lot of muscle! It takes at least one heavy pitchfork full thrown into a feeder per horse. Jayden is learning that horses aren't all fun and games. She has to work hard and sometimes its not a lot of fun. She continually tells us she can't wait to get out of Iowa. She also spends a lot of her time in the arena riding. Once in awhile Mark, the boys, or I will ride too, but most of the time it is Jayden. She is also the arena coordinator, keeping track of people who come out and ride in our arena. We have a few regulars. In the winter, it is nice to get out, get a little exercise, and ride. Catching horses in the bitter cold, grooming, saddling, then going back into the cold to feed isn't so fun.
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