I just got home from feeding the horses in the lower valley near Romance,
Wi (don't laugh - it's the turkey capital of the world - LOL). Strawberry, Steelin Apples, Little Jeffrey John, Bob Cook, Arne, and
Stylish Sharon are at the farm on a huge acreage where they were taken
last spring to graze. It was so great of the foster farm's family to
offer winter housing for the six, since we ran out of space at ASAP last
fall. My concern is that Arne and Strawberry are becoming thin. I know that
Arne is one of the top dogs in the herd, but I am beginning to see his
ribs. Strawberry has always been a bit on the "plump" side, yet the five
Standardbreds seem to despise her and cast her away from the bale feeder
to the point where I have to carry her her own pile of hay. I am not there to monitor their intake, and I am getting nervous. I
realize that unless more horses find homes I cannot bring Arne or
Strawberry back to ASAP to put weight back on them. So one of two things
has to happen: 1 - We have to find more foster homes or adoptive homes for horses here
2 - We have to get much higher quality hay and increase the amount we put
in the bale feeder each day. I cannot say how disgusted I was with our last load of hay - large squares
that we had to pick through - some contained alfalfa but it was gold in
color and devoid of the nutrition I like to see. Can we please please
please get some good hay? We are going to try some small squares tomorrow from a man down the road -
maybe this will do the trick. Still, I want to ask you to think of people
who may be considering fostering a horse or adopting - less numbers at
ASAP means more care for the ones who require it. Thank you for trying!
Sue
Wi (don't laugh - it's the turkey capital of the world - LOL). Strawberry, Steelin Apples, Little Jeffrey John, Bob Cook, Arne, and
Stylish Sharon are at the farm on a huge acreage where they were taken
last spring to graze. It was so great of the foster farm's family to
offer winter housing for the six, since we ran out of space at ASAP last
fall. My concern is that Arne and Strawberry are becoming thin. I know that
Arne is one of the top dogs in the herd, but I am beginning to see his
ribs. Strawberry has always been a bit on the "plump" side, yet the five
Standardbreds seem to despise her and cast her away from the bale feeder
to the point where I have to carry her her own pile of hay. I am not there to monitor their intake, and I am getting nervous. I
realize that unless more horses find homes I cannot bring Arne or
Strawberry back to ASAP to put weight back on them. So one of two things
has to happen: 1 - We have to find more foster homes or adoptive homes for horses here
2 - We have to get much higher quality hay and increase the amount we put
in the bale feeder each day. I cannot say how disgusted I was with our last load of hay - large squares
that we had to pick through - some contained alfalfa but it was gold in
color and devoid of the nutrition I like to see. Can we please please
please get some good hay? We are going to try some small squares tomorrow from a man down the road -
maybe this will do the trick. Still, I want to ask you to think of people
who may be considering fostering a horse or adopting - less numbers at
ASAP means more care for the ones who require it. Thank you for trying!
Sue
