Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Horse poop

Bucky is growing more comfortable on the ranch. Last night I opened his gate and he went into his stall all by himself.

When I arrive at the barn in the morning, all nine of the horses are anxiously waiting for breakfast. I'm greeted with nine heads over stall walls, watching the feed room for me and a green bucket. I go down the row, dumping a scoop of grain into each feeder. My friend Y goes ahead of me and makes sure the feeders are up front. Jessie, a tall mare, is famous for filling her feeder with poop. I keep an extra for such a need. Do you know the average amount of poop produced daily from one horse is fifty pounds?

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