Construction Update

Run-in shed number two is currently under construction, hopefully to be completed either tomorrow or early next week. Moving day number two should be happening in the next few weeks. I hope it goes as smoothly as moving day number one! After the run-in is completed we will build some cross fencing and move another group of horses. I was thinking today about how much building we have left to do and it gets kind of depressing, especially since I know how much we've already spent. It is a lot more fun to think about what we've done so far.

When we bought the property earlier in the year it was a blank slate. There was absolutely nothing there except grass and trees. No perimeter fence, no old barn, not even a driveway. So far we have built:

- 6,000 feet of fence (only 24,000 feet to go!)
- 2 run-in sheds
- 1 barn
- about 1,000 feet of water lines
- we had to run about 1,500 feet of electric lines
- we put in 1,000 feet of driveway
- about 15 loads of gravel have been delivered and spread between the driveway and other areas

Jason has done a lot of this work himself. He installed all of the water lines by himself with no help. Our contractor built the shell of the barn but Jason has built out the interior of the barn himself with some invaluable help from my Dad on a few of the projects.

A picture of the back of the barn taken a few weeks ago

A close-up of my weather vane and cupola on top of the barn

Front of the barn; I want to put shutters around all of the windows. Jason did not give me a pleasant look when I mentioned this, and started grumbling something along the lines of we have plenty of things to do without worrying about shutters on a barn and never-ending projects.

Front doors of the barn, still in need of painting (as mentioned above the projects NEVER end!)

Door to the feed room/office inside the barn; it is fully insulated and has heat/air

a couple of the stalls; we are waiting for the grills to come in to put over the windows (did I mention the projects never end??)

Wash rack on the left and cross tie area on the right; excuse all of our construction paraphernalia - it has to go somewhere handy while we need it

On to some horse pictures; Justin and Boo

Wiz and Alex

Gus and Faune were keeping a close eye on me while waiting for dinner

Spike, Slinky, O'Reilly and Snappy

Lucky and Teddy

Asterik and Chimano

O'Reilly and Noble (Lucky and Slinky behind them)

Baby

Apollo, Homer and Thomas

Thomas was resting his head on Grand while they hung out

Elfin napping in the sun (a favorite activity of his) while Tony munches on some hay

new faces that I have not had time to introduce lately (bad me); Toledo and Rocky

Valentine ("Tiny") and Rampal