Just for clarification sakes for those of you reading the list. It is really hard to compare the price of hay across Canada as the type of hay, quality, and...
Yvonne: You've hit pretty close to the truth. If we can get our hay down to 10% moisture or less we bale a bit tighter, but most of the time that's not easy ...
Hi All It is with great distress that I tell you that Jen Waterston had a freak riding accident yesterday and was bucked off one of her mares ( not the...
Yvonne, You are absolutely right. Comparing hay prices from one region to another is very much an apple and orange comparison. It is like saying you feed 3...
Hi I have one of the Waterson's horse's Mercury who is by Gyco out of Micomet.. I live in Victoria and board Mercury near the hospital and will be going to see...
It is Vancouver General hospital, Janie. Mercury's dam will need to be rehomed and i will keep you posted. To all of you that have so quickly replied with...
Hi Lois, thanks.. I will try to help find a place for Micomet and please let me know what happens and that Mike and I have her in our prayers and please let us...
Hi Yvonne, I'm from Owen Sound (south western Ontario) and the square timothy/alfalfa/brome bales we produce here on our farm and buy and sell locally weigh...
Lois, thank you so much for sharing this tragic news with us. Jen has both her very well behaved mares listed for sale on the Mares page of my website and...
O my Gosh... This is really an unfortunate tragedy...very sobering. All of a sudden my problems seem so small. I seriously hope Gyco stays home, or at least...
Oh this is terrible news! I had a brief visit with the Watersons when my band was on tour out west a few years ago, and I got to meet Don and Jen and the...
Hi Roxanne It's worth it if I'm coming back from somewhere empty...Then I always fill my trailer with feed from somewhere along the way. To make a trip out...
Yes and when a horse starts bucking with absolutely no warnings, i.e. no ears back/tail swishing/pig rooting/trying to get out from under the bit/refusing to...
Jayme- I just posted a picture in the 2008 photo of Nabu folder. Thought you might like to see how well Mark's half brother is doing. He has been cleaning up...
Thanks, both of you for a really intelligent, well-thought out analysis. I'll add a "lighter" note - our neighbour in Peterborough, when asked why he made the...
Hi All First of all, Jen's parents Don and Pat Waterston have asked me to convey their thanks to all of you that have sent good wishes, support and offers of...
Too funny...when I lived in Ontario near Kemptville our wonderful hay man used to call the light ones 'lady bales'. Yup, his wife was the main farmhand. She...
My best wishes for a good recovery to Jen. I broke 3 vertebrae a year ago and know how scary it can be. I was lucky enough to not need surgery and had no...
This is probably not in Canada but may be of interest for those of you in the US: The recall is for Purina feeds likely produced between Nov10-07 and Mar 3...
A list for owners and fans of the Canadian Horse / Le Cheval Canadien, also known as the Little Iron Horse.Actually, it may also extend up into Canada. And...
Hi: I have found that bale size has a lot to do with who is making the hay, and how. When I purchased hay from a neighbour the bales were small, and as his...
For the last while, in NS (and maybe elsewhere also), we have had to give contact info as we buy many of the feedstuffs, specifically for this reason. At...
Hi Laurie. I top dress with kelp too. I like my supplier as he carries a lot of organic stuff. Both the horse and bovine minerals I feed are organic as well...
Thanks Katherine, I will get in touch with them. Laurie BTW our horses have dandruff plus so I mixed up my own treatment for dry manes and tails and it really...
