Once again I find myself looking out the window enjoying the social drama that goes on in my large herd of horses.  With 10 horses (3 boys, the rest girls!) all running in the same pen, eating the same food, drinking the same water, there is always some drama unfolding!  In the middle of January, on a cold Sunday morning, we had a neighbor stop by and say those dreaded words:  Your horses are loose!!  As we run to throw on warm clothes and hope they haven't gotten too far, we debate our plan of attack.  In this case, it was easier then we anticipated!  When horses get out in the warm days of summer, they have lots to choose from when it comes to food.  As the saying goes, the grass in greener on the other side!  When they walk over a fence that the snow pulled down in the middle of winter, there is NO food to be found other than the food we provide.  One look at the grain bucket containing a little shell corn and they come a'runn'n, follow you into the gate and give you the "I'm starving and it's all your fault" look!  The horses are back in and they, as well as us, are able to enjoy a nice warm breakfast and smile.  I like to think they are enjoying the same song I hear in my head:  "There's no place like home!"

Here on Northern Gaits, we have our first "maintained" horse.  One of our brood mares aborted a foal, foundered and then became pregnant again.  She delivered a beautiful palomino colt in December but now we have to contend with the founder issue.  She doesn't know when to stop eating!!!  In order to have her out in the pasture with her mates as well as to give her foal a chance to roam the open pasture, we have started using a grazing muzzle.  We bought a nylon/stainless steel/velcro muzzle but it just isn't holding up.  So far she has broken it twice.  Once she stepped on it and the other time she used the other horses in the pasture to rub/eat it off.  We keep getting it fixed because it is just the right solution for her.  She gets to socialize as well as letting her colt run free.  I just wished they made the muzzles better!!   Karie

Frosty Morning - Filly

Dawn's Sienna - Filly

NG Dixie's Sparrow - Filly

Ginger's Sage - Filly

Slingshot - Summer 2007

The Mob - Summer 2007

Eagle River Wisconsin Klondike Days will be held February 16th and 17th, 2008 a family-orientated gala event featuring a variety of turn-of-the-century activities.  Don't miss it!

March 7th Bar S Dawn's Dream (DeeDee) foal due

March 18th Dreamview's Dawn foal due

The 2008 Midwest Horse Fair will be held on
April 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2008 at the
Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. This years theme is  "Dancing with Horses".

April 20th Diamond's foal due

The 2008 Minnesota Horse Fair will be held on April 25th, 26th and 27th at the Minnesota Fair Grounds in St. Paul, Minnesota.

http://www.mnhorseexpo.org/index.html

May 1st Bar S Ginger foal due

June 3rd Dawn's Dixie foal due

For Sale - Firecracker:

A smart, curious morgan cross filly.  She will be 1 in May 2007.  She is all black with no white markings.  Halter Broke $500.00 OBO    

For Sale - Banjo

A sweet morgan cross stallion.  Will be 1 in May 2007.  Dark black/dark red coloring with a small white mark on his forehead.  Halter Broke  $500.00 OBO

SOLD

Dixie and Slingshot Fall 2006

Dawn and Diamond 2006

Diamond, Cody, DeeDee and Princess 2006

The 2007 Midwest Horse Fair will be held on
April 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2007 at the
Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

The 2007 Minnesota Horse Fair will be held on April 27th, 28th and 29th at the Minnesota Fair Grounds in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dixie 

DeeDee Summer 2006

Rough Rider Michael & His trusty steed Dancer

"An episode in the opening up of a cattle country" Drawn by Frederic Remington