In November 2009, the Horse Committee made a last minute decision change about the wintering accommodations for our horses. Carl let us know about Nate who lives in Henefer, UT with his young family. They used to live in Salt Lake, but when the first couple of their four boys came along, they decided to move to the country where they could teach their sons to work. The keep horses, cows, chickens, goats, and thoroughly love their life there.
Nate knows our horses individually and told me about how each one was doing. He said he had never been around horses as old as Indy and Keena, but that he was doing his best to make sure they ate as much as they would. They were both skinny, but not nearly as bad as Spring 2009. Pare is being a pill whenever approached, but is in good health. Flint is the head honcho of the whole crew. He has cornered a couple of Nate's horses, causing them to jump the barbed wire fence and cut their legs, but Nate's assessment of the outcome was, "It happens." Flint is also hard to catch, but was a great ride once when they took him with their own horses and needed an extra horse.
Family house on the left, livestock behind house
Hay out in middle structure
From the livestock area, looking up at the family house
Beautiful view from their 5 acres
Hay for the horses
The family goat likes to climb up on the bales of hay...
...and then jump in the trough.
Keena & Pare
Indy
Flint
This little guy came up the hill to say good-bye when we left.
My overall assessment is that even though our horses are not being kept completely separate from other horses, they are being cared for individually and receiving very good care. I'm pleased that he has such a personal interest and that it's a good fit for his family to add our horses to their livestock. We'll see how they look in the Spring, but I feel like this is a good option not only for this year, but years to come.Happy Winter! And Happy 2010!
