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  1. HomesteadFox

    DIY "Pack Saddle" for minis/ponies.

    I couldn't find a trail pack for minis that I really liked, and I had a set of Wa-Pom bags that didn't quite fit my mustang right. So I re purposed and made a trail pack for my mini mare. They seem to be really secure and the pad is a real sheepskin, so breathable and very soft. Also non-slip...
  2. HomesteadFox

    Maybelle's Training & Fitness Journal

    Yes she does! She's just sun-bleached now. I'll get a photo soon, waiting on new fly sheets and then they are getting clipped for summer.
  3. HomesteadFox

    Clipping 2019

    Don't feel bad. She is so nervous, she was a champ for this clip but it was for lice treatment. So I did only what was necessary so I didn't push her too much. She gets a full proper clip soon.
  4. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    Here are some updated pictures. She's gaining weight, her hair is growing back and I think we've defeated the lice. We've started some groundwork and she has picked everything except backing up pretty quick. She has also gained a bit of confidence, doesn't have to be cornered to be caught and...
  5. HomesteadFox

    2019 National Drive Spring Addition

    I've had some huge job changes this spring so I won't be able to be there the entire week but am really hoping to go on Saturday! Still would love to meet anyone that will be there
  6. HomesteadFox

    Post your favorite Recipes

    I could fill this page up... Breakfast Mashed Potatoes leftover mashed potatoes 3-5 Quail eggs or one large chicken egg Shredded cheese Bacon crumbles or any other extras (sausage, peppers, ect) Mix and form patties, then fry in pan until brown on both sides. Crockpot Roast good for any...
  7. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    Just a little update on Arabella, I need to get more pictures but she still looks pretty rough. Her hair starting to grow back and she probably just needs on more lice treatment. She eats great has come around a little but still a very nervous girl.
  8. HomesteadFox

    Maybelle's Training & Fitness Journal

    Finally! We had decent enough weather and a day off. I did about 15 minutes of ground driving today and some lounging. She is so so out of shape she was already tired.
  9. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    Yes she has Lice for sure. Infested with the little buggers. The treatment I ordered should be in sometime today I'm hoping, then wednesday it should be warm enough for a bath & clip, which will make it easier to treat. I got her a good blanket because its still been pretty cold here and she is...
  10. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    She's home! She needs maijor TLC. More than I really noticed at first because it was kind of dark when we saw her. She is missing lots of hair, like maybe she has lice or mites or something. I'm keeping her in a stall away from the others until I can bring her to the vet next week. I'll get her...
  11. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    I certainly will! Hopefully things will warm up and calm down and I can keep up with Maybelle's journal as well as make one for this sweetie. I'm thinking her name will be Arabella. She will be here this evening sometime.. I can hardly wait!
  12. HomesteadFox

    When life gets rough, you buy a new pony...

    I've not been keeping up with my Mini's journal because, well, life just got rough. With a whirlwind of bad luck the past month and the ridiculous temperature changes I haven't had any time or energy to work with her. On Sunday night I was scrolling facebook and I ran across an ad for a 39"...
  13. HomesteadFox

    New/First Donkey!

    He hasn't got the "snip" yet, so he's still just sharing fence line. But he seems to have settled in quite a bit. We have had horrible weather here lately so I've really not been able to do anything with him.
  14. HomesteadFox

    Maybelle's Training & Fitness Journal

    Awesome, I'll work on adjusting everything throughout the week. Thanks for all the pointers! It is crazy how patient she really is, looking at how much still needs adjusted on this, and comparing it to my old equipment, which was just horrid. She is worth her weight in gold this one.
  15. HomesteadFox

    Maybelle's Training & Fitness Journal

    After the polar vortex we got stuck in over the past week its finally up to near 50s today, and now I'm sick! I managed to get her harness tried on and our cart put together today, thanks to my lovely boyfriend for putting most of my cart together. I forgot to get a photo of the harness only...
  16. HomesteadFox

    Driving Me Buggy 2019 Hours!!!

    Okay, this is measly time, but I've been itching to be able to add my time here. Maybelle did 10 minutes of ground driving today. Tomorrow we start the real deal, I figured I would give her a quick one today after a year off.
  17. HomesteadFox

    Paddock size

    If only for a portion of the day or at night that's fine. Remember that most things are not a 'rule'. You can make a lot of different situations work depending on how you manage it. I keep a 13.3 pony and a miniature in a 32 x 80 dry lot majority of the time. They get turnout, exercise ect and...
  18. HomesteadFox

    Eyes

    Have you considered keeping a fly mask on him if he is that accident prone? That would make me nervous! Edited to say I am glad he is well and that I have a good tip if I ever have to do the same now.
  19. HomesteadFox

    Your weather week of 1/28/19

    Still below freezing windchills here. It is currently 4*F. Our pipes froze yesterday, the heat tape on them quit working. So we had to sit outside for an hour with a heat gun trying to unthaw them. Got them running and new tape/insulation around them and now I've got every faucet in the house...
  20. HomesteadFox

    Your weather week of 1/28/19

    Southern Indiana, its 15F right now. I go into work at noon and the girls will be brought inside until thursday likely. They do not get blanketed and while they have a run-in I'm much more at easy having them inside the barn out of the wind. Our windchill is supposed to get down near -40...
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