Comments on: Dark http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/ Family, Spirit, Spanish Mustangs ... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed Covey http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ed Covey Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:20:49 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-41 No Susan I don't have a blog. Can't even pronounce it. HA Ha No Susan I don’t have a blog. Can’t even pronounce it. HA Ha

]]> By: Susan Catt http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Susan Catt Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:36:35 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-40 Hey Ed do you have a blog too? I'd love to add you. Steve will add yours too. ;)S Hey Ed do you have a blog too? I’d love to add you.

Steve will add yours too.

;) S

]]> By: Simrat http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Simrat Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:38:24 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-39 The photo of my boots in mud was from last year. Since then, I bought some road fabric, about 70 linear feet, 15 feet wide. This filled the shelter that I had Lily in then (14 x 36) and all around for 15' out. This was covered with 3-5" of gravel, with rubber mats in the shelter. That made a really nice, mud free zone. The problem is... now I use the shelter next door and really need to do the entire project over again. (sigh) Ah, the joys of boarding. :) I really do like where I board, but I also really look forward to having my own place. So far this year, the mud isn't so bad. It is still firm enough to walk on without sinking. It's just slippery. I've seen both horses take a dive, while out running. They just get up, check to see who saw them, and continue on. ;) (Hi, Ed! Nice to see you here.) The photo of my boots in mud was from last year. Since then, I bought some road fabric, about 70 linear feet, 15 feet wide. This filled the shelter that I had Lily in then (14 x 36) and all around for 15′ out. This was covered with 3-5″ of gravel, with rubber mats in the shelter. That made a really nice, mud free zone.

The problem is… now I use the shelter next door and really need to do the entire project over again. (sigh) Ah, the joys of boarding. :) I really do like where I board, but I also really look forward to having my own place.

So far this year, the mud isn’t so bad. It is still firm enough to walk on without sinking. It’s just slippery. I’ve seen both horses take a dive, while out running. They just get up, check to see who saw them, and continue on.

;)

(Hi, Ed! Nice to see you here.)

]]> By: Ed Covey http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ed Covey Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:00:11 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-38 That's one thing that was hard on the horses when I still lived up north. Today here it's 30 below with a windchill of 45 below. Checked on my 3 mustangs out at the pasture yesterday, They're doing fine. Ed Covey That’s one thing that was hard on the horses when I still lived up north. Today here it’s 30 below with a windchill of 45 below.
Checked on my 3 mustangs out at the pasture yesterday, They’re doing fine. Ed Covey

]]> By: Steve Edwards http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Steve Edwards Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:57:20 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-37 Makes me feel better to see someone else's horses in mud. We have had a deluge here, perhaps the heaviest non hurricane rain in two years. Yesterday I stepped in what looked like pure beach sand and went in over the top of my hog house boots. Frustrating part is that I find no matter how much time I spend hating mud it seems to have no effect on the over all volume of mud. Really strange thing is that twice this weekend I have been told how beautiful my place is. City people must be really hard up to see some beauty. Makes me feel better to see someone else’s horses in mud. We have had a deluge here, perhaps the heaviest non hurricane rain in two years. Yesterday I stepped in what looked like pure beach sand and went in over the top of my hog house boots.

Frustrating part is that I find no matter how much time I spend hating mud it seems to have no effect on the over all volume of mud.

Really strange thing is that twice this weekend I have been told how beautiful my place is. City people must be really hard up to see some beauty.

]]> By: admin http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-35 admin Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:58:32 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-35 That's one plus... no more flies here! ;) That’s one plus… no more flies here!

;)

]]> By: Susan Catt http://www.akalranch.com/2008/12/dark/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Susan Catt Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:53:50 +0000 http://www.akalranch.com/?p=263#comment-34 Yikes!! It looks wet and cold there!! We are suppose to have rain tomorrow, or at least a good freeze. I hope so... we still have flies... argh! Cirro is looking good! ;) ;) S Yikes!! It looks wet and cold there!!

We are suppose to have rain tomorrow, or at least a good freeze. I hope so… we still have flies… argh!

Cirro is looking good! ;)

;) S

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