Meet The Tuff Stuff Farm Horse Family
MAC
Mac
(Macaroni). Mac is a 7year old Quarter
Horse Gelding. Mac is the barn greeter and loves to visit with visitors.
LADY
Meet
Lady Strider. Lady is a registered Standardbred. She had a short racing
career due to illness and has produced a few very nice foals.
She can be driven or taken for a ride. She prefers her exalted position as
pasture ornament. At 16:0 HH she is the
biggest beast in the barn. This mare was the subject of a Gaitpost article on
“What is Love”.
DUDER
This
is Duder. (Yes that’s the name on the papers!). Duder was our first
addition in 2005 and turned 6 in May, 2008. He is a registered Quarter Horse
who has become my designated current everyday ride.
Duder’s claim to fame is that he really does not give a hoot about
anything!
DUTCHESS
This
is Clover Dutchess. Dutchess
is the boss of the barn and has earned her position in life. Dutch is a
registered Standardbred with an illustrious race record as winner of the BC
Sires Stakes and she was also voted Aged Mare of the Year. Dutch has had
several foals and like Lady she can be driven or taken out for a ride. She may
look like a Thelwell pony but at the advanced age
of 232 she still has the spirit of a champion.
MISTER
Meet
Mister. He is Duder’s older full brother by one year. Like the guy who
liked his shaver so much he bought the company, I liked Duder so much we
bought his brother. Mister can be more forward moving than Duder and as a
result he is more of an English type ride than Duder, but he goes equally well
as a cow pony.
BURNIE
Barns are like purses. If there is room left
something else will get stuffed inside. Meet Shi Burner our Summer 2006
addition to the family. Burnie is a 14 year old
quarter horse with several AQHA championships to his credit. Burnie is the perfect balance between our older,
geriatric retirement crew and the 6 to 8 year old kids in the barn.
Snack
Time
We feed hay 365 days of the year,
including when the horses are out on pasture. Even when you think horses
would have no interest in eating dry forage because they have access to acres
of grass they still stop by for their daily fill of “dry matter”.
Having access to dry forage ensures an adequate intake of fiber which can be
difficult when grasses are lush.
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