DIY Chopped Hay
I’ve talked several times about Phoenix’s dental issues and changes as he has aged. At 32 years old, he is missing two of his main chewing teeth, and the remaining ones are short and don’t have much dentine left so…
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Horses at home
Wordless Wednesday: The Morstone Acres Boys
The Longest Tax Season
Back in April when it was announced that everyone would get an automatic extension of the payment deadline for any tax returns due April 15th and after to July 15th I certainly didn’t understand what that meant for me. I…
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At Home
Since nothing is happening on the Ernie and riding front, I thought I would share some updates on the boys at Morstone Acres. First up, the original, Mr. P View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kristen M….
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What Came After, Pt. 1
So obviously I’ve been missing a bit. Life has been a bit difficult – a bit sad, a bit crazy. I’ve still posted on Instragram a fair amount, so if you’ve been following along there you have some idea of what…
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Sick Pony, Part 2
When we left off, I was waiting for culture results on some punch biopsies done on Stampede’s right hind leg. While the results weren’t super helpful, they did change our treatment direction. The only bacteria that showed up was staph,…
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Sick Pony
Back on May 20th I came out in the morning to find Stampede starting a cellulitis flare up in his right hind. He usually has at least one a year, and we had one right around Christmas previously. So I…
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I’m Alive!
All I can say is that was one rough tax season! Tax reform certainly did not simplify anything for those of us in the trenches trying to help people with their taxes. I rode Maestro on April 6th then didn’t…
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Part 2: Where chestnuts try to give me a mental breakdown
When I last posted about my saga with the chestnut boys Stampede was recovering from cellulitis and many random scrapes and swellings while P was having liquid farts of unknown cause. I had hoped things would calm down soon since…
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Porta-Grazer Review
I received my first Porta-Grazer near the end of November. I purchased the XL size with 4″ holes (the biggest size openings) for Phoenix because he was spreading hay all over his stall and making it hard to clean all…
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