Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Brenna on the prowlView attachment 3829477Someone is watchingView attachment 3829478what silliness is this?View attachment 3829479

Nestbox drama - same here.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Is that Butters? Or one of the youngsters?

(Yes no boots no helmet no riding)

That would be Siri my last buff orp. After months of grieving for Butter and at times demanding I sell her so she did not have to look at her mom relented. I knew she would eventually. Siri now has a new nickname, Butter 2.

 

[featherhead007]

Here is my Queen Hen-Rietta, holding on to every minute of life left in her

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Here is my Queen Hen-Rietta, holding on to every minute of life left in her View attachment 3829604

Stay strong Hen-Rietta, stay strong.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

You have gotten some good recommendations. Now here is a bit of advice.

The acquisition of tack is a rabbit hole you do not want to go down.
If you count the bareback saddle pad that Rosie has used once we have 4 saddles. I think we have 8 saddle pads. 4 bridles with 5 extra sets of reins and bits galore. 5 lead ropes, 6 halters.

2 horses.

Russ has a bit and Dirt has his own bit, if they change bridles the bit gets changed as well. Rosie does not like split reins so she also has to change bridle reins. All the saddles and saddle pads can be used on Russ, she uses the same saddle and pad every time. Dirt has a halter that is exclusively his. Russ has the Blue one. Why do I have the others. Lead ropes, well, those do get misplaced, don't ask me how. Helmets. I have 4 riding helmets, 1 is a child size rest all fit Rosie. Those are very necessary and good to have at least 1 extra. If you fall and hit your head the helmet has to be trashed. We have blankets for the boys that have never been used. The list of small things like hoof picks, brushes, combs, I cannot count.

All that tack, a small fortune in tack. To top it off at horse shows I have to drag her out of the tack trailer that sets up at the horse shows. Most times unsuccessfully.

This, this right here is how she prefers to ride.
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If she could show Russ bareback she would. Russ does not even need the bridle and bit. He neck reins and she has been known to hop on him with just the halter and lead rope on. What she is using though is her helmet.

I have very few rules with what she does with Russ. She does something stupid and falls off and breaks a bone it is on her. I did enforce the no jumping rule when he hit 19. The 1 rule that has been in place since day 1. The rule she breaks I will kill her and sell the horse. Until she is 18 her head is mine. She will wear a helmet at ALL times she is on him or any horse. She wants a new helmet, lets go helmet shopping.

tax.
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That’s really good advice… expensive but good advice. Dad’s gonna be mad

We are eventually hoping to get another horse to keep Auggie company once he moves to my farm. I say that we should get a mini pony, but dad doesn’t want one. He says that they don’t do anything besides look cute.

Russ sounds amazing. And he is stunning.

My friend gave me one of her western bridles. It has a rubber bit. Apparently Auggie responds really well to it.
When I hopped on him bareback on Friday, I used the bridle. I was “neck reining” him. I don’t think I was doing it correctly, but thats something I’ll work on.

He stops really well. I just gently tugged on the reins to stop him and he halted. Lenny would still walk across the arena.

I can’t wait to go to the barn tonight. I’m going around 5pm to ride and buy him. My dad is coming to watch, and he almost never watches me ride.
I’m gonna canter and I am so excited. I really hope that his canter is nice.

I need to learn how to lunge a horse… I think I already mentioned that he bucks when he’s not been ridden for a while… and it’s been 4 months.

Happy Mother’s Day y’all!

 

[RoyalChick]

That’s really good advice… expensive but good advice. Dad’s gonna be mad

We are eventually hoping to get another horse to keep Auggie company once he moves to my farm. I say that we should get a mini pony, but dad doesn’t want one. He says that they don’t do anything besides look cute.

Russ sounds amazing. And he is stunning.

My friend gave me one of her western bridles. It has a rubber bit. Apparently Auggie responds really well to it.
When I hopped on him bareback on Friday, I used the bridle. I was “neck reining” him. I don’t think I was doing it correctly, but thats something I’ll work on.

He stops really well. I just gently tugged on the reins to stop him and he halted. Lenny would still walk across the arena.

I can’t wait to go to the barn tonight. I’m going around 5pm to ride and buy him. My dad is coming to watch, and he almost never watches me ride.
I’m gonna canter and I am so excited. I really hope that his canter is nice.

I need to learn how to lunge a horse… I think I already mentioned that he bucks when he’s not been ridden for a while… and it’s been 4 months.

Happy Mother’s Day y’all!

Don't forget your tax payment each time you post - your tax bill is adding up!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Garter snake - very common here. They get that size but not much larger.

Oh, it looked bigger to me in the picture.
I love garters. I once saw a turquoise colored one. So stunning.
I’ve yet to see one this year.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Don't forget your tax payment each time you post - your tax bill is adding up!

Circe

Happy Mother’s Day from Willow and her chicks. RIP two of them… this was a few weeks ago. I think they were one or two weeks old here.

 

[CCsGarden]

Happy Mothers day to all the Moms here!!

 

[CCsGarden]

Happy late FBF!