As a mom of a calf roper, I understand the difficulty in keeping roping calves healthy. I’d like to share … More
Category: farm school
Nov 17, 2020 – Learning Differently
I’d like to talk about true education. Not stuffing information into a student for regurgitation on a test, then forgetting … More
Nov 13, 2020 – Synchronization of Swine for Breeding
Today we have 3 sows in standing heat. We collect our own boar, or we ship semen in from a … More
Nov 7, 2020 – Glue-on Horseshoes / Equine Cushing’s
We have a 20 year old roping horse (named Greg) that has brittle feet. He is on pergolide for Cushing’s … More
Oct 29, 2020 – Dogs and Snake Bites
Our sweet miniature Australian Shepherd, Ellie Mae Rose, came in at lunch carrying her front right leg. It looked broken. … More
October 25, 2020 – Feeding Cattle through the Winter
It’s the end of October now, and winter is just around the corner. Summer grass is dying, which has been … More
October 22, 2020 – The Key to Writing is Reading
Why do so many people have trouble expressing themselves on paper? I am seeing so many parents struggling to help … More
October 20, 2020 – 30 is the New 20 for Horses
I would like to address some misconceptions about older horses. When I was a youth in the 1980s, a 20 … More
October 12, 2020 – Cattle Fencing
This morning we awoke to a crushed gate. The bull in the other side of the pasture decided to come … More