Another photo of Rhea with Chistoso ("Chee" for short), seen here with "Baby" (AKA, "Did Not Frost" to APHA), getting large with Mateo's baby due April 11, 2009). Chee is napping in the warm December sun and very glad he now lives in Oklahoma!

Chistoso

Here is Rhea and our new baby, Chistoso. He came home this month and has fit in very well with our herd. His best friend is Tuxedo, the POA gelding. They play and play. When he wants to eat from the round bails, he does so next to Baby our QH brood mare as she is nice and never pushy. We'll keep you updated here about him over the winter.

'New" Spider Phaeton

In October Rhea traveled to Eagle, NE to pick up a wonderful Spider Phaeton Carriage. This carriage was built in the 1930's and lived on Mackinac Island (between the peninsulas of Michigan) until a few years ago. Marjean McIntyre (of Camptown Harness) purchased it from an estate sale and had it fully restored to museum quality. She drove it a few times, then stored it.....now it is a prized possession of Terdal Farm. Cote' is having a lot of fun driving it down Harvard Avenue in Bixby, OK. We prefer to drive on Sundays as the traffic is light then, but have been known to skip around during the week as well. The carriage came finished in our favorite color and even has a 'pairs pole' for our future drives when our next horse is trained. We are looking forward to many years of fabulous driving with this carriage.....we may even compete in a year or two!

Erik rides Cote'

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Erik got really brave this week and snuck in a ride on Cote'. He figures this is going to be his horse next while we wait for Baby to have her baby. Not to mention Rhea will be busy with her new horse Chistoso who will arrive in January. Don't they make a handsome pair?

To see Rhea's newest prize go to http://www.walnutcreekandalusians.com use the side bar site map to find horses for sale, go to the third horse down named Chistoso and there he is!!! We are hoping for a matched pair to drive and ride together.

Lord Erik and Lady Rhea at the Texas Renaissance Festival near Houston, Texas, in October, 2008, shopping for hats for his Lordship.

Winter 2009 flyer

Here is the flyer I am distributing to faculty at work to pass out in class.

There is more information on my unofficial work blog: drterdal.blogspot.com.

Spring storms

We have had a lot of storms thias spring. Here is a photo of the one that hit on May 31st.

Biscotti drives!

Biscotti is back from driving training and tearing up the pasture (here) and local roads. He goes for drives of up to six miles on the local streets. Usually, Erik rides along on his bike (Schwinn, not Harley) as back-up. Note that Erik makes Rhea wear a helmet.

Survivor goat

This is the male goat, Survivor. He was born Tuesday, January 22 early in the morning--when it was very cold here on Terdal Farm. His mother, Godiva, had two kids at the same time her mother Ganda had two kids. Three of the four succumbed to the cold. Hence the name. Survivor's mother is not quite sure what to make of the kid, her first. Grandma Ganda is nursing him. We don't know if she understands that Survivor is her grandson, not her son, but we're not going to tell her as she is doing such a good job with him.
Survivor is the first son of proud dad, Solstice (born Dec. 21, 2007). Well, I assume Solstice is proud as he talks a lot. Surely he isn't just asking for more food?

Dining room ceiling

We had cold weather this week, the coldest of 2008. A thin copper pipe in the ceiling burst, and look what happened! The weight of the water brought the ceiling of the dining room down. What a mess!