Recent content by jayne

This has been fun to read. We're getting closer to retirement, and have downsized some, and we're not replacing anyone who dies, except maybe laying hens. Residents of Red Pony Ranch are: 3 mini geldings (2 purchased, one abandoned here) 2 standard donkeys, mother and daughter 12 relatively...

Another Arlington / Snohomish county person here. Mine, too, are out all day with access to shelter they rarely use, and stalled at night. No rain rot in the 10 years we've been here. I stall on pelleted bedding, and my vet says that wicks enough moisture away and is why I have never had...

I gave my old lab a fish oil capsule in her food every day. That really helped her dry skin and made her nice and shiny, too. Not sure what else he might have going on, but it probably wouldn't hurt.

Hey AngC, I'm also in Arlington and am pretty impressed with your 8 pound onion! I have a big garden, too, and found a variety of onion that stores really well. The variety is called Copra and, stored in my unheated, darkened shop, lasts me until usually April every year. My corn ripened...

Forrest Gump.

Thanks again, friends, for your help. Whew, I KNEW I wasn't going crazy, and it's good to have confirmation I wasn't the only one who had trouble with them. I'll check out Farnam and Crusader, and also see what's at the local Co-op, too! Thanks!

Thanks for your feedback, guys. I guess I should have tried more than one of them, because maybe the one I did try was faulty, but the others might have been better? I did like the adjustment at the poll, but seriously, I could just not make the darn thing work! I just returned them today...

Hi Everybody, I was wondering if you had a recommendation for a supplier/vendor of fly masks that actually FIT miniature horses? I ordered some Kensington Miniature Horse Fly Masks from Horse.com and couldn't believe what I got! The 'eyes' were as far apart as a regular horse mask, yet the...

Well, you guys have convinced me! Ordered it last night. Bye bye Dish!

I came here this morning just to see if anyone was reporting this issue, as I was having trouble, too. Both of my small devices, a Kindle and my iPod touch, show an error message similar to the one above when I try to access this website. No worries, as I can just come here on my laptop, but I...

I don't have any input on other breeds, Carolyn, but I totally agree with you on your lovebird comments. I have one now and he is a terror. I swear he'd kill us in our sleep if he could. My guess is some marketing people decided they had to do SOMETHING to get them to sell. Hahaha...

Hey friends, This is kind of fun, so I thought I'd share. To make a long story short, a reporter from King5 news here in Seattle wrote a little human-interest story (well, horse-interest!) story on my clydesdale, wanting to ride the wave of interest from the Bud/baby clydesdale ad that is so...

Thank you, Carolyn! I think he's pretty handsome, too! The best part is that he's so sweet, and in spite of his size is not intimidating at all. He just has this loveable-goofy personality that draws people to him, especially kids. When he was a wheeler in a 6 horse hitch, he was the one who...

Oh, Mountain Woman! When my clydesdale goes on to his great reward, his replacement is going to be a fjord!! I LOVE them and am so looking forward to going from 17:2 hands off the ground to 14! Your girl is so beautiful and I hope I can find one that won't break the bank. They seem to be...

Do I have a big horse? Do I ride? I think this answers both questions: This is me riding my clydesdale gelding, Bailey. We're both a few years older now, and don't ride as much. He's a grand old man at 21 and I can't imagine my life without him. Here he is with the rest of the herd: