[Ag-eq] horse training

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody:

I have a hard time imagining all that rain.  It used to rain quite a lot when I
lived in Arkansas, but I've almost forgot what it is here in Arizona!

It sounds as if your soil is very rich.  I wonder if you will need much compost.

We have snakes and such here, so far the only snakes in the yard have been Bull
Snakes.  They are good since they eat mice and such, so I leave them alone. 
There seem to be a record amount of coyotes this year.  They have been all over
the neighborhood for months now.  So far they haven't bothered any of my
animals.  One chased a little dog that belongs to a neighbor, but that's all.

Nella
Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hi Nella,
>
> I am so glad this list got active again since I didn't have the contact
> email in this computer.
>
> I have wondered how you and everyone was doing.
>
> The house is finally unpacked but we have a lot to do on the property.  We
> have already cleared out a lot but lots more to do.  We are almost done
> fixing the round pen and we have to fix the paddock fence.  The whole
> property is fenced which is great although I only let the dogs in the
> smaller area.  The tall grass and over grown brush is not a good place to
> let them run because we have rattle snakes and other varmints here.
>
> We had a lot of rain with the hurricane and the water table rose so high the
> pond turned in to a lake and the yard was all boggy.
>
> I hoped to have the garden planted by now but the area is still too wet.  I
> composted the leaves I raked up last spring and I am moving them to the
> garden and adding some dirt too.  This area was once a lake bed and the soil
> is black and it smells swampy.  It is called muck soil.  It really needs
> peet moss but they want $10 a bag for it and that is why I decided to use
> the compost  even though it really isn't totally ready.
>
> I have been reading Barnyard in your Backyard from the Talking book library.
> I am on the section about chickens now.  We have to work on our chicken coop
> and replace the chicken wire and fix the nesting boxes.
>
> The pond is great and I hope we can stock it with fish.  I would especially
> like some fish that like to eat mosquitos and frog eggs.  hahahaha
>
> Daytime is still warm in the upper 80s and night time is in the 70s.  This
> is the time of year I miss New England for the autumn leaves and cool
> temperatures.  Everyone is tired of the heat.
>
> I am looking forward to cool days.  I think we will get a lot more done
> outside.
>
> How have you been?
>
> JODY
>
>
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