I will be in and out for the next few days. To add to an already bloated schedule, the heaven on earth place that I have called “home” for the horses for almost seven years now has been sold. The fellow purchasing it is expressly using it for deer hunting. After considering the options, I decided to relocate for the winter with hopes of being able to return during the non-lethal seasons. I will be going from 389 acres of riding to ten. Ouch. I will have a barn to use, running water, electricity, a paved road, a real fence, all the modern conveniences. For the winter it will be so much easier, if less hidden and spiritual.
On the day the sale was to be finalized, the old mule, John, laid down and decided he was staying. I spent Sunday morning burying him. I was extremely thankful he was a small mule, since my back hoe was elsewhere and all I had was a shovel and a spade (and determination). There is enough about John for a full article, so I will just mention his passing for now and give him a better eulogy later. His owners had wanted him to be able to stay with the place and die there, and for probably the only time in his life, he obeyed their wish.
For the last two days I have been pulling up my electric fences. My hands are full of fiberglass and so are my gloves, so it seems I just have to endure.
Today I will be moving the corral gates and the things that need two people. Best bud, Norene, bless her heart, offered her afternoon to help. I offered to help her scope out a trail at her place tomorrow for the saddle club ride Sunday at her place. Not the fairest trade, but I will live with it until I can do better.
I will have the horses moved by the time shotgun season opens the first weekend in December. In the meantime, the weather is co-operating and I should be able to make an easy transition to the new location. The biggest chore is getting 34 large bales of hay moved and the back hoe home. Another good friend, Ron Collier, of the Moravia Mule Company is helping with the large items. Be sure to check out his website at MoraviaMule.com.
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