Daydream thread continues.....

Lotus-eater

If horses are so intelligent, how come you can't teach them to go in a corner?

Itismehonest

Well, they do try to keep it in fairly small areas. It's just that they have a few of those small areas dotted around :rotfl:

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

If horses are so intelligent, how come you can't teach them to go in a corner?

Well you can, but it takes a while, and i can teach my horses, but paying guests might not be keen and also, a bloddy paint to get them coming, trained and then go again! Also, there will always be times it fails.....e.g. When they are excited. Becuase of our grazing system they are often a long way from where they would need to poop.


Left unbothered they do go in set places, called roughs and the bits they graze are called lawns. That is fine if you have a lot of land (in fact, imo its preferable for many reasons, and i would also prefer mixed species grazing) but its just not great for most uk set ups where we generally overstock land.

If and when i win the lottery i will buy enough land to creat park type grazing with roughs and lawns in a parasite light way....you see this on th national parks, and indeed in many horse places, the ones where they do not poo pick.

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Well, they do try to keep it in fairly small areas. It's just that they have a few of those small areas dotted around :rotfl:

See, that was quicker than what i typed, lol

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

Also, there will always be times it fails.....e.g. When they are excited. Becuase of our grazing system they are often a long way from where they would need to poop.

Sounds like my kids :rotfl: I'd much prefer picking up the horse poo I wouldn't mind about the increased quantity. And at least you can put it on the compost heap :cool:

Seriously, thanks for the info you two.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

For the sake of peace, i would refence inside that bit, leaving them the old post. Its just not worth falling out or fueling dischord, or reason to leave dogs out.

Oh, it's not that neighbour!....:rotfl: and by 'negotiate' I was referring to the bit tangled in the leylandii, which is perfectly secure ATM.

We will indeed bang in a corner post next to the existing one and leave them the old fence, putting new strainers at each end of the leylandii bit. We can't go around the trees, as that would put us way off line,and that's what I meant. It's a few bob extra, but it will get us out of a difficult bit.

I just hope they don't set fire to the compost bin again!:(

These neighbours don't have dogs, though they have a cat which is not allowed out, and 3 kids who are restricted to the garden, although we've got them to run about in the field a bit for about 10 minutes before now.....but it's s-c-a-r-y....'cos sometimes the parents can't see them! :eek::rotfl:Not funny really, but if I didn't laugh, I might cry!

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

These neighbours don't have dogs, though they have a cat which is not allowed out, and 3 kids who are restricted to the garden, although we've got them to run about in the field a bit for about 10 minutes before now.....but it's s-c-a-r-y....'cos sometimes the parents can't see them! :eek::rotfl:Not funny really, but if I didn't laugh, I might cry!

is the world so different now? I don't think i would dream of giving children the liberty i had...in fact i think social services would be involved if i did, but some of the best days i had a a kid were me and a dog playing in the woods, orswimming in rivers and the sea. I got in ome near misses, but... Running in a well fenced field ....how old are they?

rozeepozee

Went up to the bungalow today. It was absolutely wonderful. Felt tearful as I looked upon it. I know I'm a sentimental old so and so. The land, not the building!

I sat in the dell and watched nuthatches do their thing as I listened to, well, not much really... the tinkling stream, a distant cockerel and the wind in the trees. Bliss.

I used my trowel for the first time. Just started clearing out the ancient green house so I can transfer my seedlings in due course. We're such a mismash right now. I salvaged some very old gear from the sheds that most people would call rubbish and then went to the local Ifor Williams dealership to research a new trailer. We're looking at a P6e, about £900 for a flat bed all purpose 6'6" x 4' trailer with some weld mesh panel sides. We can get a covered one that would be suitable for small livestock which is £1135 plus VAT. I've scoured the classifieds for a decent secondhand one but they don't seem much cheaper than a new one and if you factor in diesel when you collect it, probably the same. We've got the van being fitted with a tow bar on monday - can anyone see the need for a detachable tow bar? They're £100 more.

How do the Batesons compare Lucielle?

I've just realised, if we own a trailer, how close to steptoe and son I will become - I'll be giving alf a run for her money!

lostinrates

Oh rozee, i am so happy for you.



Today was a good weeding day, got some long runs of elder root out, the ground is jus the right amount of moisture for it.

rozeepozee

lostinrates wrote: »

is the world so different now? I don't think i would dream of giving children the liberty i had...in fact i think social services would be involved if i did, but some of the best days i had a a kid were me and a dog playing in the woods, orswimming in rivers and the sea. I got in ome near misses, but... Running in a well fenced field ....how old are they?

The reason we bought this land was so we could let the children free range with the chickens! I don't want to raise battery children