Winter Storms on the Ranch!

We've had a few nice winter storms, which are sometimes hard on the animals, but we are in desperate need of moisture, so we are thankful for any snow we can get! Luckily, some of the snow has stuck around and didn't "blow away!" The horses and cows faired well, though there was a pretty rough morning the night after the storm!

Vernon is a new addition to the ranch. He is full bred Haflinger, a small draft horse used for pulling carts and field work. He is quite possibly one of our most "photogenic" horses on the ranch as his mane is over 2 feet long! He can even make a blizzard look good!

She wasn't very happy to show off her horn icicles, but somewhat comical nonetheless. (They melted in less than 30 minutes after the photo was taken!)

This little guy was just wondering, "what happened?"

The comic relief of the ranch, Festus and Roper, our two donkeys! Despite the cold and the snow, they were still running around like normal, acting like two little kids on a snowday!

(Even Prince, a 29 year old Belgian draft horse, was feeling his "oats" on the morning after the blizzard!)

"Eyesicles"- enough said...

View from the riding arena... still snowing. So dreamy...