Breakfast for the ponies
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (338625)
Rockingham, Australia
August 21, 2022 8:51pm CST
One of our daily tasks at our house-sitting job is to give the three horses a hay-net each morning. A strong, iron ring has been hammered into the tree-trunk and the hay net is suspended from the hook. You can see it in the top left photo. I take the three full nets down on a wheelbarrow and bring back the empty ones from the previous day.
The top right and lower left photos show the horses feeding and the guinea fowl that hang around under the hay-nets to pick up any grain that happens to fall out.
The lower right photo shows the ‘old, grey mare’ who is 28 years old. It’s not a very good photo but you can see she is showing her age. The trees are river gums. ‘Gum’ is synonymous with eucalyptus.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Aug 22
They are beautiful! I know their a lot of work, but working with horses must be incredible.
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@ptrikha_2 (46831)
• India
22 Aug 22
That is some busy routine. The Horses would have become quite familiar with you by now!
28 years would be a good age for a Horse.
Are the Guinea Fowls also becoming familiar with you?
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@ptrikha_2 (46831)
• India
23 Aug 22
@JudyEv
They would be looking forward to this routine!
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@ptrikha_2 (46831)
• India
23 Aug 22
@JudyEv
So Ponies can roam around a bit?
But what if they go too far?
Is there any fenced boundary?
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@RebeccasFarm (89734)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Aug 22
@JudyEv I do like it and you have.
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@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
22 Aug 22
That is nice to know that you are really living the farm life there. It seems like a very relaxing place there with just the horses roaming around and feeding them. Is there another animal out there that you are taking care of besides the bird, dog, and that horse?
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@BarBaraPrz (47114)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Aug 22
I'm glad you identified the guinea fowl... at first glance I thought they were stones...
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@allknowing (135276)
• India
22 Aug 22
You are doing your duty diligently - your host is lucky.
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@wolfgirl569 (105230)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Aug 22
I miss my guineas.
She looks great. I would not have guessed that old.
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@wolfgirl569 (105230)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Aug 22
@JudyEv I hope she does. My oldest was 35. So it is possible.
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@RasmaSandra (79333)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Aug 22
What beautiful ponies, It looks like you are in a really nice place.
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@LindaOHio (176652)
• United States
22 Aug 22
What nice looking horses; and I like the guinea fowl too. What fun to be watching animals!
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@zhangxueying (3340)
• China
23 Aug 22
There are few horses around me. When I was young, we had carriages. Farmers would use them to pull things.Now we have agricultural four-wheel vehicles, and horses can only be seen in grassland areas and horse farms.I'm glad to see your horse.
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@JudyEv (338625)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Aug 22
Thanks. I'm glad you liked the photos. I used to drive two horses in a carriage when I was younger. It was a lot of fun.
@JudyEv (338625)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 22
We just fell into this by mentioning the next one to these friends. I'm hoping they might pass the word on and we'll get some more house-sitting. No money changes hands but I like being out in the country rather than in the city.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
22 Aug 22
Very cool, 28 what a grand age for a horse.
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@Beestring (14468)
• Hong Kong
22 Aug 22
Nice pictures. 28 years old is a grand age for a horse.
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