CAM
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My mini girls including our sweet "Honey" and our Arab riding mare, Misty are finally home! They were boarded shortly before our September photo shoot and the plan was to bring them home right after but then we got the offer on our house, put in an offer on the other property and the ball was in motion. I couldn't bring them home until we had at least three pastures fenced at the new house. We have been here a month now, three pastures of 6 are done so yesterday the kids, the dogs, and I made the long journey through the ice and snow, hauling the trailer to meet Stephanie and bring our four mini mares and Arab mare home. I am so excited to have the girls back but it was a treacherous drive through rough conditions to get them here. They joined our llama Tippy and our aging Welsh pony mare "Ginger" aka Pony-oh-ny.
We waited until late morning to leave so the weather would warm up and some of the snow and ice would melt over the mountain passes, then headed out trying to time it right to be back and have all the girls tucked away before dark. I got everyone home and checking out their new pastures by 4:15pm then got everyone fed and let little "Bear", our Anatolian puppy, out to play and meet the "new" girls. All was fine and I said good night to the girls but was pretty nervous about the predators (no surprise there!
. I had been anticipating, and equally dreading, this night for weeks.
At just after 5pm (I know, I couldn't wait long
, with a full moon gently lighting the pastures, I peeked out the back door and saw my mini girls running around the pasture and then I heard it! Those stinkin' coyotes! A pack of them just down the hill from the barn and howling and yipping all together in unison. Of course my husband wasn't home
: so I ran to get the trusty ol' computer and ran to the back deck playing those roaring lion sounds. I only played them once and hallelujah! those darn coyotes quieted right down. My hope is that means they are scared off and not moving in silently. The horses settled down and I spent a little time at the barn to be sure everyone was ok, turning the radio up a bit louder, turning on an extra light, and talking loudly the entire time with our dogs close by my side. Gosh! I feel like I am losing my mind. Many of you guys deal with this all the time but I swear I am like a city girl who's moved to the country for the first time!
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Now the decision has been made! Tomorrow, I meet with our new neighbor, a retired police officer, to begin my weapons training. I am no longer willing to feel helpless to these predators! I need to know I have the experience to carefully handle any situation that might arise and to be able to protect my "kids". Wish me luck!
We waited until late morning to leave so the weather would warm up and some of the snow and ice would melt over the mountain passes, then headed out trying to time it right to be back and have all the girls tucked away before dark. I got everyone home and checking out their new pastures by 4:15pm then got everyone fed and let little "Bear", our Anatolian puppy, out to play and meet the "new" girls. All was fine and I said good night to the girls but was pretty nervous about the predators (no surprise there!
At just after 5pm (I know, I couldn't wait long
Now the decision has been made! Tomorrow, I meet with our new neighbor, a retired police officer, to begin my weapons training. I am no longer willing to feel helpless to these predators! I need to know I have the experience to carefully handle any situation that might arise and to be able to protect my "kids". Wish me luck!
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