We love horses! Currently we have four Tennessee Walking Horses, two mustangs adopted through the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, two Standardbreds we adopted after the Smith County Sheriff’s Department rescued them from certain starvation, a palomino Paso Fino cross rescued by Hope for Horses during a 72 horse seizure in Lewisville, and a stately white quarter horse with a crippled back leg we took in when his owner could no longer care for him. If you are counting, that’s ten horses. Several additional horses we took in from a seizure by the Smith County Sheriff's Department were eventually adopted from us by Caroline and Jay Yellot, at the Wicked Y Ranch, where they are pampered like royalty!
Our horses enjoy a great life. They all have access to pastures adjoining their barns, and their hay rings are filled with premium quality Tifton 85 hay produced here on the ranch. Since our horses are housed in three barn compounds on separate pastures, we produce a special 3X5 round bale for their hay rings. Smaller bales mean fresher hay as well as less waste and therefore less cleanup. Setting out a small bale frees us from hand feeding square bales morning and night for 10 horses in three separate barn areas. Each bale weights about 350 pounds, enough to feed four horses for about four days.
Horse trails are everywhere on the ranch, as well as a riding arena, and we love to get out and ride. We have more horses than riders, however, and recently we installed a Priefert Panel Walker to help keep our horses fit and well-toned. We really like the safety features this panel walker provides, and the horses really like the freedom of being untethered.
Our horses enjoy a great life. They all have access to pastures adjoining their barns, and their hay rings are filled with premium quality Tifton 85 hay produced here on the ranch. Since our horses are housed in three barn compounds on separate pastures, we produce a special 3X5 round bale for their hay rings. Smaller bales mean fresher hay as well as less waste and therefore less cleanup. Setting out a small bale frees us from hand feeding square bales morning and night for 10 horses in three separate barn areas. Each bale weights about 350 pounds, enough to feed four horses for about four days.
Horse trails are everywhere on the ranch, as well as a riding arena, and we love to get out and ride. We have more horses than riders, however, and recently we installed a Priefert Panel Walker to help keep our horses fit and well-toned. We really like the safety features this panel walker provides, and the horses really like the freedom of being untethered.