yankee'n'moxie
Ridin' The Range
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Hello all! I just heard about his and I wanted to start one, it sounds like lots of fun! So, just to introduce myself, I will answer some of the starter questions below! Look forward to hearing what you guys think!
What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? I am in Maine, USA (obviously). And our summers get up to around like 95 at the hottest, and winters are around -10 at the coldest.
How many people are in your family? 5
Is it a hobby or an occupation? Hobby
In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?I took lessons in Western for a short time (one summer) but I know that there is a ton more that I can learn. I have learned a lot riding by myself, but I would like to do things more "properly". My horse reins the English way (with two hands) because he was a pacer. SO it is hard to teach myself Western, when riding him. I would love to get into Western stuff like team penning, or barrel racing, but that is not too easy with a horse that is afraid of cows, LOL
Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these? I make jewelery out of wire, and sometimes out of hemp, with beads of all sorts.
Do you have any livestock? What kinds?I have 2 horses and 14 chickens. I also have an indoor dog and cat, and a hamster
How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country? 20 acres, in the country.
Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? We have a wood stove in the basement for a little heat, but our home is heated mostly by oil.
Are your family or friends also interested in animals? My little brother likes to ride, but isn't interested enough to want his own horses. My parents like the horses, and walk them, scratch them, etc. but aren't crazy about them. My friend is an eventer. And my other friend wants me to teach her to ride.
Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs? I don't like to cook, but we do buy raw milk, straight from the farm and we eat our own farm fresh eggs, produced by our flock.
What was your best animal experience? Worst? I think that my best animal experience has been getting to know my horses as individuals, and realizing that they do all have different personalities. And the worst? Hmmm.... LOL, I don't think that I could choose a worst, as they have all been great learning and growing experiences.
Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? My dad does the hunting, LOL
In what do you trust? God
Do you make and fix things yourself to save money? Yes! We are just finishing up on an 8X12 horse run-in. That will make two of them, one for each horse...
I mentioned above that I have 2 horses, they are a Standardbred, and a Standardbred X Appaloosa. The STBD is a gelding, and his name is Yankee, he is 15.3hh and about 1000#. Moxie is the STBD X Appy and she is 14.3hh and about 900#. I also have chickens: 6 BO, 6 Wyandottes, 1 Golden comet (sexlink), and a Golden comet X BO (I like to call her an Orpet, LOL) for a total of 14!
Here are some pics:
Yankee
Moxie
Some of my chickens:
Winchester (Winnie for short), the Orpet
(cutest chick ever!)
Winnie older
Tootsie, my one eyed rooster as a youngster
Tootsie, older
My "Two Rooster Hitch", consisting of Smith and Wesson (their daddy was Remington, Winchester is their sister, and they have another sister called Daisy!)
And last but not least, some chicks that I hatched in an incubator! I ended up selling them, but they were so cute!
(this one is sleeping, not dead!)
Edited because I realized that my thread name had to start with my username. Whoops!
What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? I am in Maine, USA (obviously). And our summers get up to around like 95 at the hottest, and winters are around -10 at the coldest.
How many people are in your family? 5
Is it a hobby or an occupation? Hobby
In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?I took lessons in Western for a short time (one summer) but I know that there is a ton more that I can learn. I have learned a lot riding by myself, but I would like to do things more "properly". My horse reins the English way (with two hands) because he was a pacer. SO it is hard to teach myself Western, when riding him. I would love to get into Western stuff like team penning, or barrel racing, but that is not too easy with a horse that is afraid of cows, LOL
Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these? I make jewelery out of wire, and sometimes out of hemp, with beads of all sorts.
Do you have any livestock? What kinds?I have 2 horses and 14 chickens. I also have an indoor dog and cat, and a hamster
How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country? 20 acres, in the country.
Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? We have a wood stove in the basement for a little heat, but our home is heated mostly by oil.
Are your family or friends also interested in animals? My little brother likes to ride, but isn't interested enough to want his own horses. My parents like the horses, and walk them, scratch them, etc. but aren't crazy about them. My friend is an eventer. And my other friend wants me to teach her to ride.
Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs? I don't like to cook, but we do buy raw milk, straight from the farm and we eat our own farm fresh eggs, produced by our flock.
What was your best animal experience? Worst? I think that my best animal experience has been getting to know my horses as individuals, and realizing that they do all have different personalities. And the worst? Hmmm.... LOL, I don't think that I could choose a worst, as they have all been great learning and growing experiences.
Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? My dad does the hunting, LOL
In what do you trust? God
Do you make and fix things yourself to save money? Yes! We are just finishing up on an 8X12 horse run-in. That will make two of them, one for each horse...
I mentioned above that I have 2 horses, they are a Standardbred, and a Standardbred X Appaloosa. The STBD is a gelding, and his name is Yankee, he is 15.3hh and about 1000#. Moxie is the STBD X Appy and she is 14.3hh and about 900#. I also have chickens: 6 BO, 6 Wyandottes, 1 Golden comet (sexlink), and a Golden comet X BO (I like to call her an Orpet, LOL) for a total of 14!
Here are some pics:
Yankee
Moxie
Some of my chickens:
Winchester (Winnie for short), the Orpet
(cutest chick ever!)
Winnie older
Tootsie, my one eyed rooster as a youngster
Tootsie, older
My "Two Rooster Hitch", consisting of Smith and Wesson (their daddy was Remington, Winchester is their sister, and they have another sister called Daisy!)
And last but not least, some chicks that I hatched in an incubator! I ended up selling them, but they were so cute!
(this one is sleeping, not dead!)
Edited because I realized that my thread name had to start with my username. Whoops!
