Hauling Hay

The whole family worked together today, hauling and stacking 26 bales of hay. I was in a bit of a panic earlier in the week because I learned that our regular supplier was already out of hay for the year. Luckily, one of my co-workers mentioned that her husband grows and sells hay for horses...and he still has quite a bit put under cover at their place. So off we went to their farm this morning to load up as much as we could. M. was great about pitching in - we couldn't have managed without him, really. Those bales are HEAVY! And the girls had fun climbing the stack once we finished:

We will still need to bring in another 4 tons to get us through the winter and early spring. Hope M's muscles hold up!

Curly was so happy today - he got to spend some time out in the pasture for the first time in a week or so:

Halloween Costumes

We had a Halloween party with the 4-H club last night. Club members were encouraged to dress both themselves and their horses up for the fun - not that these 10 to 14 year olds needed much encouragement!

E. and R. chose a theme for their costumes. R. was a princess astride her magical unicorn (a.k.a. Q) and E. was the knight in shining armor with her magnificent steed (a.k.a. Curly). I never got a good shot of the knight, but here's one of R. and Q:



We all proceeded to play musical chairs with the horses (parents provided the music) and then to gorge ourselves on treats. A very fun evening overall!