Angeka On The Farm

CREATING A RURAL LIFE.

The Tony Hawk School of Horseback Riding

Posted on September 20, 2009 - Filed Under animals, bitless bridle, children, horse, horseback riding, pasture, skateboarding | Leave a Comment

So I’ve been trying to work with Beautiful horse more since I’ve been pretty negligent over the past year. Yes, it’s been over 1 year since we brought these horses home and I’m not even riding! My feeling is, as picturesque as they are running around the pasture, if they don’t do more [...]

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Friday the 13th Part 2

Posted on March 13, 2009 - Filed Under animals, dog, donkey, farm maintenance, goats, horse, moon, superstition, trees | 3 Comments

Thankfully, no Jason or whoever involved.
I don’t consider myself a superstitious person, yet apparently, I am. I don’t walk under ladders. I prefer black cats don’t cross my path. I always throw a pinch of salt over my shoulder when spilled. And though Friday the 13 really isn’t that big a [...]

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Probably too much information

Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under animals, compost, donkey, farm maintenance, fertilizer, food safety, goats, horse, ick!, manure, pasture, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment

Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to [...]

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Temporary thaw

Posted on February 10, 2009 - Filed Under animals, farm maintenance, herbs, horse, pears, pests, planting, plows, seeds, spring, trees, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments

After weeks of below freezing temperatures, rain and bluster, this week started with sun and warmth…aaaah….making working outside a pleasure again.  I don’t know how long it will last, so I’m trying to take advantage.
The only thing in bloom right now is the Asian pear tree which seemed to thrive on the much cooler temperatures.  [...]

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The frozen georgian tundra

Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under animals, dog, donkey, frost, goats, horse, spring, sunflowers, weather | Leave a Comment

Now I know, I know, it’s cold everywhere, even in the frigid south, but hey, it’s my blog, get you’re own!
These are the times when being 40 minutes north of the Florida line and 7 hours above south Florida really count. It’s freakin’ freezing (literally, below) here! Which is bizarre considering last week, we had [...]

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My pretty little pony

Posted on December 18, 2008 - Filed Under animals, farm maintenance, horse | Leave a Comment

Just living the dream…of every 6 year old girl.
Couldn’t take another day of Beautiful’s snarly mane so I spent the morning braiding it. 1-1/2 hours unsnarling (Really makes amazing curlicue dreads. It looked kind of cool, but was truly just poor hygiene); 1/2 hour braiding. I had to hold myself back not [...]

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Animal Anarchy

Posted on December 13, 2008 - Filed Under animals, cats, dog, donkey, goats, horse | Leave a Comment

It’s really been a tumultuous few months with the animals. Battles being waged, injuries sustained and sometimes worse.
You know already of the war between the dogs and cats which to my utter dismay the dogs are winning so I won’t go into detail on that. I fear this is an ongoing battle.
We also [...]

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A girl and her horse

Posted on November 9, 2008 - Filed Under animals, cats, donkey, goats, horse | Leave a Comment

Ta-da!  Today for the first time, I sat on Beautiful.  I can’t really say I rode her; it was more like a pony ride.  We did put the bridle on and she took it fine.  Although, I would really like to introduce her to a bitless bridle.  Baby steps…must stay focused.  I got up on [...]

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Horse Tricks

Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under animals, compost, horse | 1 Comment

So the horses, Beautiful and Brutus, have been here several weeks now. They seem to have settled right in with the rest of the menagerie. The large pasture is now covered in large mounds of horse poop. Good: lots of manure for compost. Not so good: the large pasture [...]

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Here a horse…there a horse

Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under animals, donkey, horse | 2 Comments

We did it! We got a horse! Actually 2 horses, but 1 will probably go to another home in the summer. And actually, we didn’t do much to get them except say “yes!” We got a call that a couple needed to get rid of their horses. They couldn’t care [...]

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