February 4, 2013
Harriet (a.k.a. Mrs. Worthington J. Worth) got her first Morning Bray Farm pedicure on Saturday morning.
Shorty said she looks great and that he thinks she’ll be just fine as soon as her left front hoof grows out.
Harriet was a very good girl and stood quietly for her trim:
She even got moral support from her Daddy:
Harriet’s well on her way to having the beautiful tootsies she deserves.
♥ ♥ ♥
April 9, 2011
Patrick had his first foot trim ever this morning.
He surprised us all and did exceptionally well.
No sedation necessary.
We could tell Patrick was frightened, but he was a very brave boy.
Understandably, Patrick doesn’t like having his hind quarters or back legs and feet touched, so we were worried about whether Shorty would be able to trim Patrick’s back feet.
Being the excellent and extremely patient farrier that he is though, Shorty charmed Patrick’s back feet right off the ground.
There was a little kicking initially, but trimming Patrick this morning was a breeze for Shorty compared to trimming Ellsworth once upon a time.
As soon as his trim was done, Patrick went right over to his big brother.
We’re so proud of you both. Our sweet, sweet boys. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
February 3, 2011
Albuquerque’s normal average high temperature for Groundhog Day is 51°F. Our high temperature yesterday was 9 degrees.
The wind chill while we did chores last night was -16°F. Let me tell you, I forgot what cold feels like.
When the Canada geese hunker down, it’s cold.
This is what things looked like at Morning Bray Farm on Tuesday morning.
And this is what things looked like yesterday morning. We’re totally not used to having snow hang around. Cold.
Hence, I was in a complete panic yesterday morning when I saw the boys’ feet. (Carson, thanks for talking me off the ledge! )
Their hooves weren’t even touching the ground!
Try as we might, Don and I couldn’t pick the frozen hoof cakes out of the boys’ feet. And believe me, we tried.
The horrible hoof cakes were a result of the boys walking back and forth between the snow-covered pasture and the corral.
After we closed the gate to the pasture to prevent more accumulation, Don and I were able to pick the boys’ feet clean once things warmed up a bit (to 9 degrees).
This is a perfect example of how the horrible hoof cakes were made. See the layers of snow and corral dirt?
If we made it through last night, we’re golden. The forecast calls for 25°F today and 40°F on Friday. ♥
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