tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post3062037767597305269..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Sunday Reading - Recognizing ValuePioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35791872452205194932014-08-10T20:05:51.924-04:002014-08-10T20:05:51.924-04:00Rob - We have forgotten so much that used to well ...Rob - We have forgotten so much that used to well known too.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-74157321226344670672014-08-10T19:30:37.909-04:002014-08-10T19:30:37.909-04:00by golly, you can learn so much stuff can't ya...by golly, you can learn so much stuff can't ya.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-74514330521489225602014-08-10T15:17:10.973-04:002014-08-10T15:17:10.973-04:00Sf - ya know I couldn't really say why except ...Sf - ya know I couldn't really say why except I guess it has something to do with her riding although these days I think she just keeps him ready to ride because I haven't actually seen her ride him in almost a year now. All her riding buddies finally admitted they were too old for it. The Donkey I think develops hoof issues if not treated and shod often. That old donkey halter broke a PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-8369834543902663312014-08-10T15:11:40.610-04:002014-08-10T15:11:40.610-04:00Dan - That seems reasonable. I know I used to have...Dan - That seems reasonable. I know I used to have to work with my ex-grandfather in law a lot on road construction and he would always wear a full sleeve cotton shirt buttoned all the way up even in 100+ degree weather with high humidity. I would look at him and he wouldn't even be sweating and I would think he was like a reanimated corpse or something.<br /><br />I am sure a lot of it has PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-37844200309322113532014-08-10T14:27:51.902-04:002014-08-10T14:27:51.902-04:00We have oxen at work and they seem to be a lot eas...We have oxen at work and they seem to be a lot easier to handle than a huge horse and you train them to verbal commands from what I can tell. An ox doesn't require grain like a working horse does so they are low maintenance. Best to use steers as they have less hormone issues and are a lot calmer.<br />Why do you guys shoe your horses, doesn't sound like they do much that would require Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-72319996654650004872014-08-10T14:16:30.920-04:002014-08-10T14:16:30.920-04:00Im sure there is a lot of technique involved, howe...Im sure there is a lot of technique involved, however another factor is those old guys were accustomed to hard labor and much stronger than their physiques would leave you to believe. My great grandpa grew up plowing behind a horse in south texas and the earliest I can remember, when he was in his late 60's, he could flat out outwork almost anyone half his age. The same could be said for allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-28024046067359316992014-08-10T13:00:07.004-04:002014-08-10T13:00:07.004-04:00kymber - I know where the old guy lives now. I dou...kymber - I know where the old guy lives now. I doubt I would try and call on him though I have found these types can be quite friendly on neutral ground but not real happy about having outsiders enter their land. Actually the presence of women is sometimes a real factor. I have found it's also the easiest way to tell Mennonite from Amish as the Mennonite women can wear dresses with flower PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-13102645004315722692014-08-10T12:23:30.629-04:002014-08-10T12:23:30.629-04:00PP - this whole post is kinda' what i was refe...PP - this whole post is kinda' what i was referring to in my last comment about coming across information on the internet, such as plowing with a lead animal(s), printing it off, reading it until the comprehension is there and praying not to ever need to use that information. there are so many things that we don't think of and don't know how to do and have never done - it's kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.com