Bought a horse!!

[Lothiriel]

Yep, we bought that Percheron cross mare. Lots of pictures on my BYC thread... It's easier to just post the link, I'm running out of upload room here.
Everyone, here's Taffy!!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/632268/bought-a-horse#post_8467247

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Congrats. She really is very pretty.

One comment on your fence. She is strong enough to bend those T-Posts over rather easily. If you don't already have it, you may want to run a strand of electric fency around the inside of your fence, just to help her not think about it.

 

[Lothiriel]

Yes, we really need a strand of electric, and not only for her. The cow and steer have both jumped it... 4 feet high... Talk about cows jumping over the moon...
That's one of the top projects for the spring.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Wow what a gorgeous girl you have. Congrats. Hope all goes well. When you can keep posting pictures. Love em.

 

[Lothiriel]

I am loving her to pieces...

I'll post more pictures, as you can be sure I'll be taking lots more!

She's rather lonely tonight... Missing her 3 grouchy pony friends... They were probably better company than a disgusted steer...

There's supposed to be some severe winter weather tonight, so we are going to close her (and possibly the steer) in the barn, not tied, but the door is going to be blocked off so she can't get out. If she and the steer just can't get along together he'll go outside... He's a hardy little thing and can survive in some wind and snow. But with this being Taffy's first night here, without other ponies to keep her company, we thought it best to keep her in.

On a side note, her price was wicked awesome, and the seller included her fitted collar, 2 bits, and her blanket. For no extra fee. It's even cooler that she gets her harnesses done by the same fellow who does harnesses for the couple from whom my sister and I are learning all the tricks of the trade as far as draft horses go. And that's where we'll be getting ours done as well, I believe. He makes some amazing harnesses, let me tell you, and for really good prices.

 

[dreamriver]

yea, congrats she seems like a great horse and great deal getting her collar included!!! I love me Percherons, that's my stallion in my avatar

 

[yankee'n'moxie]

Glad you ended up getting her!!

Yea, my gelding was very lonely the first night, but he is sooo spoiled and convinced my parents and I get to get him a buddy, so we ended up with two. Don't let her talk you into it!

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Congratulations! How is Valentine doing?

 

[Lothiriel]

Glad you ended up getting her!!

Yea, my gelding was very lonely the first night, but he is sooo spoiled and convinced my parents and I get to get him a buddy, so we ended up with two. Don't let her talk you into it!

lol My mom actually said we may end up having to get her a goat...

Congratulations! How is Valentine doing?

She's doing great and growing like a weed! She eats 2 gallons of milk a day right now... And we've had to go back to milking Daisy twice a day (we were doing only once), and still end up with only about a half gallon for the 6 of us.

 

[yankee'n'moxie]

Yea... I wish that we had chosen a Mini instead, but my parents thought that my brother and sister would want to ride. And they did at first, but now they aren't as interested. So when it comes time to get something else, I am going to try to talk them into something that doesn't require as much food or working. Right now, when I take my gelding out (I usually work him more often, he is younger) she paces the fence and whinnies but nobody wants to work her at the same time. Oh well! LOL