Farm Life in Duvall

Breezy was the BEST Pasture Princess, and my gardening buddy who followed me as i worked❣️
It broke my heart to euthanize her this in July 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
I hate having an empty pasture, but I will wait for my Barn to be completed, before I even look at another horse in my future 💔

I have to euthanize my 32 year old best friend Breezy in July..my heart is still broken 💔

Do horses have emotions? If I would ask that question out loud, my volunteers would look at me like I needed a mental health check. Not only are their emotions raw and obvious but if you get tuned in, as our most avid volunteers do, the horses will not only tell you how they are feeling, but they will also tell you how YOU are feeling. Is your energy too high? Are you anxious? Are you calm and unthreatening.

We have been watching these two horses in this photo for weeks now as Carson follows Dante's band around and seems to be quite smitten with Dante and Willie's mare Guinevere. Even though Carson has a band of his own, with 7 lovely mares, he can't seem to keep his eyes off Guinevere. She encourages him with little flirtations. Dante and Willie seem to understand as they too are attracted to this pretty lady and they for some reason permit Carson to get close and sometimes even breed her. The three stallions were band brothers and raised together in Shorty's band. It is strongly suspected that Carson is Wee Willie's biological sire. They both are small but have beautiful well balanced conformation and if you ask the mares they will tell you that both Carson and Wee Willie have s*x appeal.

Over the past 11 years of observing these wild horses of the Fish Springs range we have seen every emotion imaginable. We watched extreme sadness and mourning as Rogue lost the mare Reba and he stood over her body for three days in extreme heat with his band as they mourned the loss of the bare they loved.

We watched sadness and sympathy when Blue lost his band and the bachelors stood with him to comfort him. Each standing quiet in a row surrounding him in solidarity for hours.

We watched pure Joy as we watched the filly Chelsea Ann run and buck in large circles around her family for no other reason than the light rain felt good on her and she insisted on all the other horses to join in the play.

We felt nervous concern as a foal was born and the mother didn't claim her so other mares all fought over her for two days until we could get close enough to get to her. The band stallions each supporting the effort of their mares.

We felt dramatic fear and concern as the BLM trapped 18 of our horses as they escaped the deep winter snow and came onto the plowed roads. Bodie chased Joan for the longest time to prevent her from getting to the trap as she watched her parents and the band she was born and the band members she was a member of get loaded into trailers. She cried as she watched Blondie's band and Blaze get pushed by BLM representatives. Once they were all in and being hauled away for forever, Bodie screamed in emotional pain and chased the trailers for over a mile down the dirt road as he called to them over and over. He returned to that same place with Joan every day for many many days mourning the loss of his friend Blaze and hoping he would return.

There was a love story between the band stallion Old Socks and his lead mare Old Momma. You could feel the connection similar to Blue and Lady, Mystique and Treasure and Jake and Wilma. Old Momma was stolen from Old Socks but escaped several days later and returned to him. They had a beautiful connection. But as the years went on and Old socks aged, Samson stole his band and Old Momma. Old Momma was very close to the band members, her daughter Apple and the foals in the band she helped to raise. She was torn between her love for her family and her love for Old Socks. Old Socks would follow the band from a distance and watch her for days. One day I saw her turn toward him and send him a sweet affectionate low nicker. He nickered back to her. I could tell they were saying "I love you." Samson heard the nicker and quickly pinned his ears and snaked his neck to put her in the middle of the band. She was torn but would not have left her family.

The stories go on and on in all our memories as we agree that horses feel real emotion, just like humans. All the volunteers have memories and stories to tell and all of us get tears in our eyes as we tell them.

Do horses feel real emotions? There is no doubt in my mind. What do you think?

Three noses, three nose boop requests! 🤩

Motivational Monday
“The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing that you’ll make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard

Embrace mistakes and allow them to teach you.
Join us and other like-minded horse people in the Excel With Horses Facebook Group for support as we all learn together. https://www.facebook.com/groups/794448714384018

She is blind, but he is her guide, her eyes, her way... her everything ❤

David Hampton planted douglas fir and larch trees in a forest in Oregon to resemble a face. Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.
The face is about 300 feet in diameter

HOMEMADE COUNTRY GRAVY
https://www.simplystacie.net/country-gravy/

🎉 **OktoberFest Weekend Fun at Remlinger Farms!** 🎉

Hello, Remlinger fans! 🌞 The OktoberFest party continues for **day two!** 🍻🎶

🎵 Today, our brewery stage will be grooving with the sounds of the **Bavarian Beer Garden Band** and the **Loose Cannons Band.** 🍻🎸 Get ready for a day filled with fantastic live music, delicious food, and cold drinks! 🌭🍻

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our **Pumpkin U-Pick** opening on September 23rd at 10 a.m. It's going to be a pumpkin-packed adventure! 🎃🌟

And guess what? Our **Fall Harvest Pumpkin Festival** is kicking off a week early! The fun is just around the corner. 🎉🍂

Join us for an incredible Sunday at Remlinger Farms, where memories are made. 🍻🎶

UPDATE: His new name is now Takini :) Thank you for all of the suggestions!

SNEAK PEEK: Here’s the one horse we didn’t have to put down due to health issues. He’s an approximately 20 y/o stallion. Help us give him a name, please 🙂 Whichever name suggestion has the most likes by 6pm PST will be his new name.

Good to know!

February is Veterinary Dental Health Month - here is your reminder about the importance of having a veterinarian check your horse’s teeth at least once a year!

Contrary to what you may think, equine dentistry is not just about “floating” teeth and dental diseases can have an impact on your horse's body that go beyond the mouth alone. Remember: just because your equine friend is not showing any obvious symptoms of dental disease, it does not automatically mean that all is well. Horses simply adapt to their discomfort and most horses with dental problems will show no noticeable signs at all, until the disease is a serious source of pain and infection that can affect the animal’s overall health.

If you don’t already have a plan in place, be sure to contact your veterinarian today to discuss your equine friend’s dental health and prevent more painful and costly problems later!

Coming up this February & March, Remlinger Brewing will host live music every Friday & Saturday!!! Stay tuned for the band schedule coming soon!🔥🎸 See you there, cheers!🍻

More ideas @ https://www.inspirationalz.com/crafts/best-and-creative-wood-log-crafts-ideas/

is hosting a Blood Drive in Memory of these beautiful souls, on March 3rd with at the Riverview school district office. Schedule an appt. at schedule.Bloodworksnw.org

The best way to get your horse in a trailer ever❣️
An oldie, but a goodie 😁

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Blessed - Everyday…

With these incredible animals. Without them I can’t imagine what life would be.

Happy Day of the Horse 🐴


📷 Ashley Cravatta

Santa’s reindeer cleared for flight after annual veterinary exam Children around the world received some good news today, with officials from the North Pole confirming that Santa’s reindeer have been approved for their Christmas Eve flight, following a health checkup from Santa’s veterinarian.

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We’ve all been there!

Another day protecting horses in the Pine Nut Mountains. Karen 'no-longer' Red Jeep was driving the area at 7 am to find the horses. The reports starting coming in of there location from local residents who strive to be sure they don't enter anyone's property that doesn't like them. There are not many who don't enjoy seeing the wild ones as they wander from hillside to hillside. But every once in a while. we bump into a person who makes it a point to refuse to call them wild, and be sure to stress that they consider them feral. Always make me giggle as this always clearly tells me their position on wild horses. I always stress that neither the horses or me cares what you call them.... as long as when you see them, you call me first.

Good morning from Geoffery, Mable, Dandy and Percy at Woods Farm! 😎🌞

Advice from an old farmer:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered . . . not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that aint' botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is top diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgement comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgement.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. speak kindly.

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