Farming can have good days and bad…

We all have our good days and bad. The same goes for farming. There are days that the cows get out, days that you might experience loss on the farm, days that you have extremely challenging tasks, battling the extreme cold or heat, the list goes on! Every day there are tasks that need done on the farm no matter the challenges that arise. Most days are pleasant and a huge blessing. I felt the need to share the story of my most difficult day of farming so far. There have been many gloomy days with unfortunate death and times that I felt so challenged to continue and had to dig deep to finish what needed to be done. This day was different. It was the day I sold my horse Jake. Jake was my dream horse. A 10 year old Clydesdale who I had the joy of owning for three years. He taught me a lot. He was my first horse and was so sweet and loved attention. He was definitely the highlight at the Ranch. I made the decision to sell Jake due to needing a more “handy” horse for using around the Ranch. As much as I would have loved to keep Jake AND get another horse, another part of farming is being practical. If I had every horse I ever wanted, I would have a LOT and not have the time to properly care for them. So, I listed him for sale on a few websites and didn’t expect to find a buyer so fast. Only one person made a serious inquiry and came to look at him. Of course they fell in love with Jake and their dream was to own a Clydesdale just like mine was. We arranged a date to haul Jake to his new owners and every day that passed I was such a wreck thinking I was making the wrong decision and giving up on my dream. I knew that I would break hearts if I backed out of the sale and trusted in God’s plan. The day came for us to deliver Jake. His last day at our farm, with all his buddies (other horses). I slowly took him around to each stall to say goodbye to the other horses and, of course, the entire time was sobbing with tears. This was the hardest day as a farmer for me. A little over two months have gone by and I still miss Jake. I am satisfied by the updates I get from his new lucky owner. Jake has new friends, a great setting, lots of green grass to graze and wonderful owners to look after him. We do struggle with the days of experiencing death and those bitter cold days that everything is frozen, but it was this day of making such a challenging decision that was the most difficult for me. We have since welcomed new members to the herd. If you follow us on social media, you might soon be introduced to them! Thank you for reading. We hope you enjoy our stories of life on the Ranch!