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    motojobobo
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

    @jordanscollected how do the horses fare in this weather? Any special precautions for them?

    The journey is the objective.

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      jordanscollected
      啓蒙家
      @motojobobo
      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

      @motojobobo The horses eat hay to stay warm and we free feed them above the netting in their hay hut when it's this cold. They also grow really fluffy winter coats and that keeps them warm. Additionally they have 2 lean to's at our farm that they use to shelter out of the wind.

      This is our first winter at the new farm so it's been a massive goal reached to have them in the backyard so we can keep an eye on them without having to drive to their previous boarding facility.

      Last night I checked on them at 10 P.M. and it was -40F wind chill and neither of them were shivering.

      We have horse blankets for them but don't use them unless necessary. The most important thing for horses to stay warm is to have a dry coat. The worst time of year for them is in the spring when they have begun to shed their winter coat and we get a cold rainy day, like 35-45F degrees. When their coat is wet they can't stay warm and then the blankets come out, preferably before the rain comes.

      world tours:
      888 Fat guy chocolate WT
      Mad Red x2
      Wabidashery

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        tody
        啓蒙家
        @jordanscollected
        Joined: 24 Feb 2021

        @jordanscollected besides the freezing temperatures it still makes me smile seeing you write about your life on the farm. sounds a lot like ikigai

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          jordanscollected
          啓蒙家
          @tody
          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

          @tody I have my wife to thank for most of the purpose, joy and motivation to achieve this goal. I am "consistently content".

          Me: we have a farm, let's relax and enjoy it.

          My wife: let's gets goats and llamas and build an obstacle course for the horses and put in a sunken greenhouse to grow produce all year round and a big garden and an addition on the house to host larger events!

          keeps me young

          world tours:
          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
          Mad Red x2
          Wabidashery

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            Matt
            見習いボス
            Joined: 4 Oct 2011

            That sounds about right.

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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              Rebuilding my Scuba BCD.

              If yoiu dive, you will know what I am doing. If you don't, it would take me reams of paper to explain.

              I have no wire or crimps (well I do, but can't find the fucking stuff), so I am using Dyneema instead.......

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              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                goosehd
                Mod Squad
                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                Slammed with a snow squall yesterday and spent the afternoon moving quite a bit of snow. I’m tired…

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                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Cant see that you've moved any.....

                  Edit, oh, a tiny bit off the deck 🙂

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                  last edited by Giles 24 Jan 2025, 12:24 G 1 Reply Last reply 24 Jan 2025, 12:28 Reply Quote 1
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                    goosehd
                    Mod Squad
                    @Giles
                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                    @Giles That was the kids task so that they could ride their sleigh down the steps…

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      goosehd
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                      Better?

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                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Yeah, looks like you actually tried 🙂

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          Tago Mago
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                          @goosehd did your head hurt after so you had to lie down for a while?

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                            GraemeE
                            Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                            Being terrible parents and forcing our kids to go on a primarily flat "hike" on a sunny day

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                              Matt
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              Oh boy did my kids make hiking miserable.

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                                Bern
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                @Giles
                                Joined: 18 May 2020

                                @Giles I was actually just thinking the other day if IH would ever make anything stitched with dyneema! Strong stuff. I'm still holding on to an old post and saddle setup for my trail bike as a keepsake but it made me a little nervous riding around at 90kg on these super lightweight parts riding as hard as I do1000007665.jpg ...Darimo/speed needle

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                                  Brian
                                  Joined: 24 Nov 2022

                                  Trip to the Beach on the public holiday
                                  There was a sculpture festival on, this one was amazing

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                                    ARNC
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                    Weekend away with friends in the Cotswolds. Our walk today just happened to go past this place! Not a bad setup and the beer was perfectly fine, but not good enough for a mention in the beer thread.

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                                    “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      Chairman effing Clarkson......

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        ARNC
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                        @Giles he’s not exactly my favourite person but he knows how to do publicity!

                                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                          CosmoSix5
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          Joined: 4 Sept 2023

                                          Pinball and West Side Market in Cleveland today with the fam.

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                                          WTB Brund Flannel 2 or 3x

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