Feeding horses
With this little bit of snow, the horses out on pasture were asking for some hay this morning. My six year old and I fired up the old feed truck and tossed them a few flakes of hay. This group of horses were in the pasture to be on a "diet" because they were the fat ones. The other horses are in the corral on free-choice hay. The ones in the corral are the ones that get rode often enough to keep them slimmed down. The horses here, though, don't get rode that often, hence the weight issue, as seen easily by "Oreo" the pony in the front.
One of life's greatest pleasures is feeding animals in the winter. Yes, it's hard work, and there aren't too many beautiful days like today. I'm struggling to find words to describe how fulfilling it is to push some hay off the feed truck and watch the hungry horses nibble and chomp at the hay. It's just one of those things about the lifestyle of ranching.
This fills my soul and gladdens my heart to be a good steward of the animals in our care. I'm thankful for this opportunity to be involved in the daily ranchwork and especially for being able to feed the horses.
