tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post2100186844054310249..comments2023-10-10T09:18:31.563-07:00Comments on Pony Girl Rides Again: The Wacky WeedsPony Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02464088874054923635noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-68838936383206552052009-07-16T00:53:27.160-07:002009-07-16T00:53:27.160-07:00Whooeee! Yes, you have been busy. Sounds like you ...Whooeee! Yes, you have been busy. Sounds like you earned that pizza and those cookies. What a dear friend to wait on you like that, too.<br />And now you deserve a relaxing fun ride, too.....My Boy payment for making his home so comfie :)<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-85054110302994722312009-07-07T08:49:16.353-07:002009-07-07T08:49:16.353-07:00Good job! I bet your boy loves you so much!
Food...Good job! I bet your boy loves you so much!<br /><br />Food sounds intriguing and delish!The Wadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805015528223049604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-26010234262264477262009-07-06T07:58:19.227-07:002009-07-06T07:58:19.227-07:00I'm pretty sure it's cury dock or bitter d...I'm pretty sure it's cury dock or bitter dock. Both are prevalant in the NW. Don't put too much credit into on line pics of weeds; there are so many variables that a 100% ID based on pictures is near impossible. Compare desriptions to your plant, and use a reputable source like USDA Plants database.<br /><br />Get as much detail as you can to compare; i.e. root type, leaf arrangement, leaf shape/size, flower arrangement, seed type, stem coloring and shape, special characteristics (latex, waxy coating, odor etc) etc. The more detail, the better chance of positive ID.Rude1http://therude1rampage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-48177529231689303712009-07-04T20:12:12.587-07:002009-07-04T20:12:12.587-07:00I so agree! To me working in the barns or with the...I so agree! To me working in the barns or with the cows and horses is therapy! Dirty...but it wouldnt be fun if you didnt get a little dirt under the nails when doing it all for those big 4-legged friends of ours now would it?! :-)Welcome To Wilmoth Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324148511238133892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-44034317082010073282009-07-03T15:57:34.944-07:002009-07-03T15:57:34.944-07:00Oz Girl, if you don't mind doing a tango with ...Oz Girl, if you don't mind doing a tango with your horse....keep spraying him until he stops moving his feet, then give him the release as soon as he does. He'll soon get the idea to stand still. Love what you said about those darned flies...hate it when they fly into their eyes and the horses roll their eyes back! Or into mine! Die suckers indeed....oh I'm a little nasty in my old age! LOL! LuanneLuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-40085323386699697092009-07-03T15:53:53.397-07:002009-07-03T15:53:53.397-07:00Good to hear from you, thanks for paying a visit! ...Good to hear from you, thanks for paying a visit! Funny you said I looked a little like Goldie Hawn, I have not heard that for years! The other day someone just said Farrah Fawcett...probably because she's so fresh in the mind right now with her passing or they need new glasses! LOL Heard that when I was REALLY young! Sorry, I have some of the same weeds sprouting, not much help! The new shed wonderful! Be prepared to pick off horse tail hairs from that one nice post in the middle and we even have a few nibbles out of ours here and there! LOL! Yup, I go every Sat. and scoop poop from our shed in the paddock! Guess it reminds them of their stall eh? Have a wonderful 4th! LuanneLuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-80555196408610182772009-07-03T11:34:19.742-07:002009-07-03T11:34:19.742-07:00Oh, I loved your stories and photos. No, taking c...Oh, I loved your stories and photos. No, taking care of horses is never really work although it is hard work.<br />We've got to mow down weeds to cause they are taking over.The Silver Age Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135538968544231161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-49166670689461476182009-07-02T23:43:35.989-07:002009-07-02T23:43:35.989-07:00Whew, it's a good thing your boy doesn't e...Whew, it's a good thing your boy doesn't eat these unknown weeds!! Typically most horses won't eat weeds that can be bad for them... Now having said that my SIL's 24 yr old gelding got into some bad weeds a couple of years ago and he colicked...BIG TIME!!! It was almost a full 24 hrs of hell to get him through it... Good luck on the weed search! Let us know what you figure out, could be very interesting...City girl turned Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136747291306184964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-14812315833323184632009-07-02T19:28:22.075-07:002009-07-02T19:28:22.075-07:00The only time the horsey chores are a bit 'cho...The only time the horsey chores are a bit 'chorey' are when it is about 100 degrees and humidity so thick you can eat it. But I love spending time with them. When I bought my first gelding 4 years ago after a 30 yr period without horses I spent hours and hours with him. In the barn, in his stall, just smelling that wonderful horsey smell.Trailbosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560979016510119034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-21273702157351566942009-07-02T18:24:07.997-07:002009-07-02T18:24:07.997-07:00That's a good day of work you put in. My Boy&#...That's a good day of work you put in. My Boy's shelter looks very comfy. Those are big gnarly lookin' weeds you've got. Nice that they came out so easily.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-37972770539743668472009-07-02T13:59:36.861-07:002009-07-02T13:59:36.861-07:00Love the new banner of your beautiful boy!!! Such ...Love the new banner of your beautiful boy!!! Such a handsome guy he is!! :-)<br />The weed looks like curly dock that is all over the place around here along with bur dock! Bur dock is nasty, Gilly and Pokey are full of burs come fall. Those weeds have roots that go to China, you can't pull them out, digging, lots of digging!<br />I too love horse work not house work, more fun to be outside with my horse then inside with the vacuum cleaner! :-(<br />~Jane and Gilly~jane augensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053766605374583376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-54523746210918558962009-07-02T13:50:31.490-07:002009-07-02T13:50:31.490-07:00That turn out looks very comfy. Who wouldn't p...That turn out looks very comfy. Who wouldn't poop in it?<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Great work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-31419399765494401022009-07-02T12:51:42.600-07:002009-07-02T12:51:42.600-07:00I agree... I kind of like doing horse work. That r...I agree... I kind of like doing horse work. That reminds me... I've got poop to scoop!Farmer Galhttp://www.farmergalsmarket.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-34710713124167462712009-07-02T11:52:28.108-07:002009-07-02T11:52:28.108-07:00The pizza and cookies sound great right about now,...The pizza and cookies sound great right about now, it's lunchtime! A little tip on the weeding work, it takes a lot longer if you have to take pictures of EVERYTHING Pony Girl! They are fun to look at and see how you spent your day though. I know I still owe you an email response, I've been lazy. I hope you have a great 4th if I don't talk to you before the weekend!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454925115428994669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-25709260903944012142009-07-02T10:19:27.403-07:002009-07-02T10:19:27.403-07:00{Paint Crazy & Melanie}~ I think you are right...{Paint Crazy & Melanie}~ I think you are right. Come to think of it, those weeds, bizarrely, are not growing elsewhere on the farm! And I don't recall seeing them in the native logging land that we ride in. They are not as common as the local bracken fern, horsetail, or foxtail. So my guess they are some kind of import from hay. Oddy though, the area they are growing in, is the one area we never feed hay. But like you said, seeds get "moved around." Also, the ground is pretty fertile there! <br /><br />{Andrea}~ There is still the buttercup weed in his pasture, but I'm thinking that would take a professional to manage. It is everywhere! My horse won't touch it, there will be a small plant of it it in a patch of clover and he'll eat his way around it. But I don't like it there! I am going to work on pulling some of the smaller plants this weekend.<br /><br />{Garlic Man}~ I read about Oz Girl's adventures in online dating! ;) I think Oprah recommended Equestrian Singles.com Well if Oprah says it's good...Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464088874054923635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-18115933581733277862009-07-02T10:05:37.352-07:002009-07-02T10:05:37.352-07:00I am always working when I am not at work! The goo...I am always working when I am not at work! The good news is that I am probably burning calories and preventing my bum from getting too big. <br />I love those pictures you have of the weeds (the goats scoffing at it cracked me up), and of paint Girl zooming around on her riding lawn mower! You have a little slice of paradise there.baystatebrumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157539477153261305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-59440628825427528972009-07-02T09:48:38.510-07:002009-07-02T09:48:38.510-07:00There's no doubt that horses are a lot of work...There's no doubt that horses are a lot of work any time of year. If I never see a weed again I would be a very happy person. <br />I love your picture banner up top, what a handsome guy.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-44396317655542489092009-07-02T09:26:27.341-07:002009-07-02T09:26:27.341-07:00{TCavanaugh}~ The best jobs have no salary because...{TCavanaugh}~ The best jobs have no salary because the benefits are so great!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Garlic Man<br /><br />PS to all you single horse gals:<br /><br />Read how Oz Girl met her man at<br /><br />http://oz-girl.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-heck-did-i-end-up-in-kansas.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-24478008417004946782009-07-02T08:30:04.837-07:002009-07-02T08:30:04.837-07:00Hey there!
We sometimes have those weeds in our pa...Hey there!<br />We sometimes have those weeds in our paddocks as well, and I have been told that they are non-native "dock" plants, that most likely took seed from non-local hay.<br /><br />Not sure if I have been properly informed or not, but I believe that they are fairly harmless to horses. Our's ignore them as well.....Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682815635702122191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-45892137283081861482009-07-02T08:19:14.691-07:002009-07-02T08:19:14.691-07:00I love my horsey chores! In fact, I'm so look...I love my horsey chores! In fact, I'm so looking forward to the time when all my other projects are done and I can *just* have maintenance. ;) I love having something to do...I'm usually out 'till dark. The other night, though, I was in 2 hours before dark to do my sister's hair and it felt WEIRD! ;) <br /><br />Sounds like a fun, hard-workin' day for you two. And to follow it up with BBQ pizza afterwards...perfect day! My neighbors make that sometimes and invite me over...I get to do the same thing. Kick back with a glass of wine, enjoy the sunset...can't get much better. Hope you have a GREAT Fourth! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795296228655624738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-47467680639604951892009-07-02T06:36:24.974-07:002009-07-02T06:36:24.974-07:00I love to get horse dirty!! There is just somethin...I love to get horse dirty!! There is just something about cleaning a stall that cleanses the soul!! Love it!! You are so good to go out and pull the weeds in the pasture!! Girl, I have 20 acres you can do here next!! LOL!!! Glad you had a productive day!!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155749395336824191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-7590685977544104582009-07-02T06:04:44.374-07:002009-07-02T06:04:44.374-07:00Oh yeah, our animals get better treatment than we ...Oh yeah, our animals get better treatment than we give ourselves, that is for sure! <br />We recently had a dinner at friends' and had the grilled flatbread pizza, too..you are right, totally awesome. I want to make it soon.Heart of a Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131600639744298923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-72279902039084021162009-07-02T06:00:07.009-07:002009-07-02T06:00:07.009-07:00Why is it that all the best jobs come with no sala...Why is it that all the best jobs come with no salary?TnTConnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868281033919053366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-26495626399418813712009-07-02T04:18:33.514-07:002009-07-02T04:18:33.514-07:00For the first 2 years we had our horse I'd spe...For the first 2 years we had our horse I'd spend hours and hours helping to clean stalls, paddocks, pastures, put up hay, bring in feed, etc. And hired a cleaning lady to do my house! Unfortunately I can't afford the cleaning lady any more but I'd still much prefer doing the horse chores than the house chores!<br /><br />While that weed might not be curly dock don't be surprised if its non-native to your area. I know folks in southern PA that got some hay from Canada that brought in weed seeds of the like they'd never seen before. Passing birds can do some interesting planting for us too.PaintCrazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296622156862591411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237219937417683108.post-37880080865162763362009-07-02T03:44:47.709-07:002009-07-02T03:44:47.709-07:00I don't mind horsey work either. I'm with ...I don't mind horsey work either. I'm with you on the weeds, but we have so many, I'd have to hire someone with an applicator's license to get rid of them. I'm afraid if the weeds are gone, I wouldn't have much. Better living thru chemistry. Maybe next year — after all the grass seed I bought this year, I'm tapped out.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.com