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George McGovern

(13,403 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 04:17 AM 11 hrs ago

Saturday's Horses - Pete & Maddie & The Neighbor Horse (Who, it turns out, is female.) + Around The Farm.

She is The New Girl.


She's a friendly mare.



She has lots of room to roam around.

But if they're around she can keep her neighbors in sight.

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A typical day for Maddie and Pete might start out
in their small pasture, around 6:30 a.m. or so.

A little after 8 a.m. they could be down in the big pasture,
the day turning out nice.

Less than an hour later, serious grazing,

continuing into mid-day.

After which we lose track until Laurie calls them in for dinner.

They know the routine, as Pete turns toward his grain bucket.

And whereas Maddie and Pete are only too ready to come in, their
neighbor may miss them. NG keeps looking over the fence
and whinnying occasionally.

But it's okay, New Girl, because tonight's sunset brings promise
of a new day tomorrow.

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Around The Farm ~
A couple weeks ago I posted a photo of a wild turkey. It had run past the
horses' corral, then took to the air. I took two grab shots and one came out.
Final edit.

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Several Killdeer live around the farm. They're fun to watch.

One pretended to have an injured wing to lure me away from her nest.

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Laurie moved some lumber today.

After we unloaded, she drove to her next job -

- which was to pull up two fence posts, letting the
tractor do the lifting.

She's been busy in the barn, putting up walls in the tack room.


This ground used to be deep trenches, dirt and rocks
piled alongside on the surface. Laurie's covered it all up.

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Elsewhere around the farm Shadow rolled on horse poop.



She seemed to thoroughly enjoy herself
and shook it off. Vigorously.

Must be fun to be a dog.

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Thanks for dropping in. We'll see you next week 'round the farm.

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brer cat

(27,752 posts)
1. New girl is very pretty, I'm glad Pete and Maddie are welcoming.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 04:32 AM
11 hrs ago

You also caught a lovely sunset! Thanks for sharing.

SheltieLover

(82,555 posts)
2. Laurie's skill with her tractor is beyond amazing!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 04:35 AM
11 hrs ago

I never would have guessed a tractor could pull fence posts.

Shadow... guessing she had a quick bath after her roll.

Ty for sharing with us.

Enjoy!

George McGovern

(13,403 posts)
4. YW SheltieLover! TY! Laurie's owned that tractor for more than 20 years.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:00 AM
10 hrs ago

She named it "Babe" after Paul Bunyan's Babe the Blue Ox.

Shadow...nope, no bath. But I didn't pet her anytime soon.

Grim Chieftain

(2,281 posts)
5. Wonderful pictures of nature at its best
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:28 AM
10 hrs ago

Such serenity, a reminder that there is still peace and beauty out there. Please give Shadow a pat for me, but be careful to avoid the horse poop. Thanks so much for sharing these with us. Much appreciated.

KS Toronado

(24,112 posts)
6. Growing up, not only did we pull up fence posts with the front bucket
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:32 AM
10 hrs ago

we used the front bucket to push T posts into the ground, had to make sure they was aimed properly
or dad would make us redo them.

Bayard

(30,617 posts)
8. I have experience pulling posts out with a front end loader,
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:28 AM
6 hrs ago

But never tried pushing them in that way. It doesn't bend them?

George McGovern

(13,403 posts)
10. Aiming is important, you want to get it right the first time. Sounds like you learned well!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:34 AM
6 hrs ago

Bumbles

(577 posts)
7. Thank you for today's adventure in pictures.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:34 AM
9 hrs ago

It took me back to my teenage, more carefree, horse centered days in the Adirondacks.

Bumbles

(577 posts)
12. Absolutely. Oh, how nice it would be to be able to go back to our more innocent days!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:27 AM
4 hrs ago

Though not religious, I do like this saying, "God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter," and horses whenever needed.

LoisB

(13,728 posts)
14. The New Girl is a real beauty. Tell Shadow to stay out of horse poop. Laurie
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:38 PM
2 hrs ago

working hard as usual and you taking fantastic photographs as usual. Thank you for the look.

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