tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post7069862733556173611..comments2024-01-19T07:37:39.127-05:00Comments on The Dancing Donkey: LocationThe Dancing Donkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-79865697813101243242016-12-15T11:28:22.240-05:002016-12-15T11:28:22.240-05:00The weather here does NOT SUCK. We have a great s...The weather here does NOT SUCK. We have a great spring, usually only a couple of weeks of very hot and humid weather in the summer, sometimes even less, and fall is also great. Winter is not that bad either. We don't usually get a super huge amount of snow, and we usually only have a short period of way below zero. Anyway, Maremmas LOVE snow! We don't have much in the way of earthquakes, tornados, wild fires, hurricanes, and the countryside is beautiful. Land is pretty reasonable too, probably averaging $1,000.00 an acre or less. farm buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746039869965536774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-69489720523767335642016-12-15T09:47:02.578-05:002016-12-15T09:47:02.578-05:00I will agree to send you a couple weeks of our bri...I will agree to send you a couple weeks of our bright December sunshine, if you will agree to send me a couple weeks of your gorgeous Spring of Fall weather----preferably send in August-------don't we wish.Rebecca2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04672311628641811961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-88040175177940735032016-12-15T08:37:25.579-05:002016-12-15T08:37:25.579-05:00Having horses, I cannot tell you how many people h...Having horses, I cannot tell you how many people have uttered "I want to get a horse for my kid" to me. And, to this date, I don't think any one of those people who said that actually got a horse after talking to me. The standard line is "my so and so has some land" and they want to put a horse out on it.<br /><br />So I start by talking about fencing, shelter, hay and feed. Because they all think the domesticated horse can only live by grazing. Then I go into talking about a truck and trailer. Because we all know that you might have to load up at 10 PM and ride one around in the trailer hoping to poop out it's tummy ache. Or heaven forbid drive 1 hour to the Equine Clinic because your horse kicked thru the back side of something and nearly cut her stupid foot off.<br /><br />And when I talk about said horse who then had to have 3 operations and not only was the cost of the horse about the cost of a small car. Now we have vet bills that could have bought a new luxury vehicle involved.<br /><br />My trainer is $750 a month if they are at his place. Or $40 an hour. We feed $12 a day in crimped oats and crimped oats with molasses a day. <br /><br />We have our own hay field and cut another hay field that we had round baled. So actually have 3 tractors, a hay cutter, a fluffer, a square baler. And my husband trades out work to the neighbors to round bale that other field.<br /><br />And everytime my Farrier pulls into our drive way which is every six weeks we hand him $285.<br /><br />Yup, you can say...........owning horses is not for the faint of heart or those folks thinking it's a cheap hobby(habit).<br /><br />Merry Christmas.<br />Ramona from Mississippi<br />The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-11529297428042060242016-12-15T07:47:15.138-05:002016-12-15T07:47:15.138-05:00Costs vary greatly when you consider the feed, pla...Costs vary greatly when you consider the feed, place of residence, and all of those other factors. No grain for my crew unless they are a hard keeper. I do have one of those so her upkeep is adjusted for that.<br />My biggest concern is the fencing upkeep for a large wooded area. Riding is done locally or we can trailer to state parks.<br />Good post.Val Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-72595037439801071112016-12-15T06:03:07.641-05:002016-12-15T06:03:07.641-05:00Interesting how similar we are. I'm thinking t...Interesting how similar we are. I'm thinking that you need to move to a more temperate zone though. We always need med techs in Canada. ( if I remember accurately what you do). TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.com