Riding into the Sunset

Here are the four of us riding off into the sunset at the end of another great year on Terdal farm.
Thanks, Robin, for the photo!

Web photo album

Our web photo album can be accessed here: http://picasaweb.google.com/terdalfarm/TerdalFarmLife

KJM show

This is our youngest on his pony, "Tux." Here he is warming up for a show at KJM in October, with stepmom assisting on her way home from work.

Erik and Baby

This is Erik on "Baby", the barn name for APHA "DID NOT FROST."
We bought her in October from Kevin George of Mingo Stables.
She is a 1992 breeding-stock paint mare. I've been using this website to track details of her pedigree:
http://www.maple-webranch.com
From that, I find that she has been bred to two different stallions and produced Overo mares in 1997 and 1998.
We may breed her to Anadulsian stallion to produce an "Azteca" for our youngest rider when he outgrows his pony. Right now, Erik is learning to ride on her. So far, it is just walk and trot in the "arena" and the pasture. Hopefully we'll take her and 'Cotti on a trail ride soon!

New horse

I bought a replacement for Redline. Her name is--no joke--"baby."
I'll get a photo up soon.
She is a 15 year APHA (+Pinto) from foundation QH lines. She is getting a two-week training "tune up" at Mingo Stables.

Photos

Sorry to take so long between posts. I've been busy. Also, I was waiting for good news. We've had some sad news I didn't feel up to writing about.
Animal deaths: Winston drowned in the pool. So sad--so avoidable. Carelessness.
Chicks dying. Racoon eating many, many good, healthy hens. (See photo when I get picasso photo sharing up and running.)
Reagan euthanized. Still dealing with that.
Less important--injuries. Boki hit by car--already mentioned, but he is still in pain and always will be. Redline hurt me. Two months and more and I am in pain every day. I take lots of tylenol and advil--lots, every day. Wake up in pain and must take drugs before I can do much of anything. I gave redline away, which was good but it still hurts emotionally.
So, no posts for motnsh.
I'll try to post from Belize sometimes, however.

New animals on the farm

We've had some additions to the farm in the past week.
Our order of chicks arrived. We have been looking forward to our Cornish rocks (for quick meat), Aracanas (for colored eggs), Silkie bantams (for cleaning up the front garden), and some additional laying birds for the farm-fresh egg business.
Unfortunately, almost all died en route.
Here are photos of the rocks, most of which made it:
















And here are the handful of survivors of the bantams + the one aracana that made it:

























Another addition this week was the return of the puppy "Roadster", since renamed "Winston." He spent a year in Conneticut. He came home this week. He hasn't been neutered, so we'll do that. He also needs some behavior modification work.

Here's what he looks like--handsome, isn't he!

Entry 1

I've started this blog to share news of Terdal Farm, USA, with family and friends. I plan to post photos of life on the farm, too!
News of the day: Robin, who has been staying with us off-and-on since October is moving around the corner today.
Boki continues to recover from his hit-and-run injury.
More chicks arrive in the coming week, about 75 of them! I'll post photos of them in a week.
Baby goats Solstice (born Dec. 21) and Godiva are growing.
Horses are eating hay and standing in the mud--it rained buckets this morning.
That's all for now.