I just don't know where the time has gone... What with milking Taffy morning and evening, working full time, keeping the smallholding going, taking a class... TIme is flying by. I've STILL not made any soap since last YEAR for the Feast. I've got folks asking me for soap and I haven't gotten to it yet!
What we got done today. John, Claudia and I. We tore down the OLD cobbed-together goat/sheep pen and put up this new one. John rented (well, ok. I rented it) a Bobcat digger and he cleaned out the goat shed with it and pulled all the old fence. We reset fence, added a large gate for next time's cleaning and put it all back together. Annie, the wether and Snowy are the only three in this pen right now. I added the snow fence as the gate's bars are wide enough to let young goats walk out. I can't have that! There is a chicken and two guineas in between the tractor and the fence (on the right)
CoBasko Bey
The sad news. Two weeks ago, I had to put my buddy down. Cobasko Bey was almost 30 years old. He was a gorgeous Arabian. My son learned to ride on him. I bought him from some folks that weren't really Arabian people 15 years ago. I appreciate the attitude and such of an Arabian. I adored that horse. He lived the first two years with us (of his total 15 years) in my front yard. He watched TV with us through the picture window. He chewed on the screens trying to get into the house. He threw me over and over again. He was a terrible cribber. He hated to be tied. He didn't like blankets. He HATED horse trailers. And balloons. He'd match-pace every horse in the show arena just to show off. He floated in the ring. He acted studdy to mares. I had to give him shots because four people and the vet couldn't hold him.
Gorgeous. He naturally did piaffes (trotting in place), cantering in place and his nickname because of his attitude? Booger. He loved green peaches... He did EVERYTHING on his own terms and I just merely asked him nicely. Over and over again until he decided I was ok and it was ok to do/not do.
CoBasko Bey - RIP January 21, 2012. Out of Big Sky Cobaalt (from Bey El Bey and Big Sky Inmara) on the top and Baskaviva on the bottom. What a horse. What an amazing horse. Amazing bloodlines. I was so honored to have known you. I love you. I miss you. I'm glad I was there to help you when you needed me.
Gorgeous. He naturally did piaffes (trotting in place), cantering in place and his nickname because of his attitude? Booger. He loved green peaches... He did EVERYTHING on his own terms and I just merely asked him nicely. Over and over again until he decided I was ok and it was ok to do/not do.
CoBasko Bey - RIP January 21, 2012. Out of Big Sky Cobaalt (from Bey El Bey and Big Sky Inmara) on the top and Baskaviva on the bottom. What a horse. What an amazing horse. Amazing bloodlines. I was so honored to have known you. I love you. I miss you. I'm glad I was there to help you when you needed me.
CoBasko Bey
Don't ask me about him. Just know he was my beloved. I hope to see him again.
Don't ask me about him. Just know he was my beloved. I hope to see him again.
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