My Little 'Orses.RTF

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Summary

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I had been tasked to house and care for a herd of very small Horses. I had found the news quite exciting, as I had been reading the letter.

Checking up, on the size and needs of these Horses; I had instantly ordered a set of Dog houses, as silly as it may sound, to the uninitiated. I had also acquired the regular set of equipment I will need to house and care for my new friends.

Furthermore; I had hastily initiated the preparation, for the ground where the Horses were to live and spend most of their time.

I had ordered the lot excavated; in order to be able to prepare everything, to the best of my abilities. From there; I had spread Gravel to the depth of a foot, whereupon I had spread three inches of sand over the gravel to drain the ground. With that out of the way; I had spread a foot of earth over the sand; aside from where I place the Dog houses, where I replace the earth with peat for comfort.

I had also applied the gravel over the entrance to the pastures, in order to ascertain the entrance stays dry; both for my own comfort, and for the comfort of all the Horses. Trotting over mud is not fun, but rather a health issue in the long run.

Naturally; I have sand where I intend to feed them Hay, in the cold season. You don’t want to make the hay expire prematurely, after all. I had also dug a hole, in which to place a regular bath tub the Horse could drink from; only to draw water, in order to be able to keep the tub full at all times.

Each Horse will have a Salt Lick in their respective Dog house (or shelter), aside from the Salt lick I had placed in the larger wind shelter, of course.

I had planted a few trees along the line I intend to use for fence; stringing up the electrified fence around their entire enclosure. Some Horses seems to find it entertaining; to topple the fence for some reason. Try to topple the living tree, ten years old or more, if you like.

I had chosen to plant a selection of trees, friendly to Horses inside their enclosure, as well.

Furthermore; I had separated their pasture into a large, general area where they can Horse around to their hearts’ content; and a set of smaller pastures I can open to supply them with a full menu of everything a Horse needs to stay healthy. (Alot of effort. I know, but this is an initial investment; that will save me both time, money and work along the way.)

Naturally; I had placed a stable, a barn and a greenhouse on one side of their enclosure, so that I have everything available in a single place.

Once the Horses finally did show up, I had everything ready and prepared for them. I watch them, as they trot out of the trailer, out onto the pasture, I had already prepared for them.

I count a Stallion, three Mares and a Filly trotting out onto the pasture, slowly exploring their new home I had managed to prepare for them, before they had arrived.

A Dog house sounds like a strange idea, for Horses? But; when the horse is only two foot tall, the dog House proves to be just right, for them.

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Pass: Profoundly prophetic purple prose promptly proliferating profusely!

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