
Day 4 of COVID-19 lockdown
We have been busy on various little projects to keep us busy. From cooking to exercising, watching some movies to projects outside.
We have been busy on various little projects to keep us busy. From cooking to exercising, watching some movies to projects outside.
Day one of not going out to anywhere, not having contact with anybody outside the property in an attempt to flatten the infection curve. National state of emergency.
A weekend of alpaca shearing, vet attendance, fixing fences and water troughs.
Most animals stick to electric fences – our alpacas do not.
The weather has not been too amazing over the last couple of weeks.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Its been pretty wet all of yesterday and this morning the valley greets us with a bit of ponding water.
The early spring mornings here are foggy and cold but beautiful.
Another storm has been announced last night, so early this morning we finished the horse shelter area and moved the two boys over so they are going to have a more comfortable place during the day when the weather closes in.
Today Shady and his rider Jolan had a first time participation at ribbon day.
The last winter has been so terribly wet and turned all paddocks into mud that we decided to have the horses in a shelter and feed them rather than having them wading through mud and effectively thrashing the paddocks.
The munchers are happy again after I moved them over into the other paddock – the one with more grass. Seemed to be appropriate for them for Christmas.
I would hope that our horses think that the feeders are very nice people, because we got them an extra special Christmas present just in time for the Waimauku Pony Club Christmas celebrations. And so Shady already had his first ride in the new horse trailer. Although he was a bit sceptical at first, he seems to be enjoying the smoother rides. We certainly enjoy the easy clean interior and the extra gear space.
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