Corral Panels

I had a plan last night and I had exactly a half an hour to accomplish my goal. I needed to tear down the corral panels and put them up by the red shed so that I could put the ponies and mares there where there's grass instead of feeding hay to the ponies and letting the mares eat down the pasture.

Because there's a difference of opinion on what machinery I can use, I wasn't up for putting all the corral panels on my hay wagon like I did last time. That experience took a solid two hours to accomplish and I wasn't going to do that again (besides, I was still hurting a little and wasn't sure if I could lift too many panels).

I'd gone for a ride on Sunday and left the truck and trailer out. So I decided I'd be creative and load the panels in the trailer and haul them back. Worked like a dream. I'll remember that trick for the next time!

Lucky for me, Mom and Dad were here (Grandma and Grandpa Day!) so I was able to get their help in loading, unloading, and setting up the panels (all while watching the little Bear). It was a little tricky at times but we got it done! And got it done in a half an hour! So with some additional help, and the use of the stock trailer, what took me hours before alone with a wagon, took only a half an hour. I'm so tickled.

I also decided I would put the ponies in the pasture right away. I know, not a good move. But I didn't want to break open yet ANOTHER bale. The ponies did hot lapse around the pasture. It's not very big and with four mouths it won't last. But I'll take what I can get, when I can get it. I'll just have to move the panels around again when they eat it down. The goal is to pretty much have them eat the rest of the lawn down to nothing. I don't want to mow and it'll help keep the mosquitoes down. At least that's what I'm thinking.

I also put the mares in the little pasture as well. I'm not sure if they cared or not that they were in with the ponies. I couldn't read Rabbit well enough to know if she was pleased or disgruntled with them. We'll see. She's pretty tolerant of those ponies for some odd reason. It's a weird combination.

This morning when I went to check on them, they were all standing close to each other (within about 5 feet in fact). So I'm guessing that they are enjoying each others company once again.

Now to figure out where the ponies will move to for their next pasture in a week or so. Hopefully by then I'll be back to 100% and have this shoulder/back issue resolved. Just the little bit of lifting and hauling yesterday has me sitting in pain.  I have no idea what I did. Oh well. Onward and upward.