Long Shadows Farm & Cross Country

09/17/2024

09/17/2024

A good reason not to feed off bare ground WOW !!!

09/17/2024

Another reason not to feed off the bare ground !!! WOW

09/02/2024

08/12/2024

So true...

07/23/2024

07/21/2024

07/19/2024

NOOO DOGS TO BE BROUGHT ON PREMISES !!!! NONE, No Exceptions !!!!!

07/18/2024

Good information to keep in mind.

Sadly just heard about a horse drowning in SC. So tragic and very sad for the owner. The horse was not wearing a tie down, was in a popular horse swimming spot and currently there is no explanation. I thought it was a good time to put out some reminders as we are all looking for ways to beat the heat with out horses.
1. No tie downs. Period!! If riding with a tie down, I would even unhook it for water crossing where the depth is unknown.
2. Short split reins! If riding with English reins, unbuckle in the middle. For barrel racing reins, take an extra rein and use one on each side when going in water. Nothing that could create a loop to catch legs!
3. Please untack for swimming! A saddle pad can easily go from 5 to 200 lbs instantly soaking up water. Plus horse hooves are nothing like paddles. Lets don't make it harder.
4. If you want to ride into the water, be careful Not to use your reins for balance. You can easily pull a horse's nose under water with reins. A horse can come out of the water and drowned on land from inhaling water. Hold the mane for balance - even if your feet are floating out behind you. Don't pull reins back at all if horse is in over his head - only for slight direction to keep in safe area.
5. Don't overdo the swimming. Again, horses don't have paddles like ducks. Swimming is hard work and is used for conditioning top equine athletes (riderless and without tack). Especially remind kids that horses need a break. Just letting your horse stand in the water and jumping off them can be lots of fun.
6. Know your area! If you aren't familiar with the water, you don't know the footing, where rocks are or submerged logs or drop offs. Make sure you are with somebody who knows the area before getting too adventurous and then make sure to stay a safe easy distance from shore. If your horse sees a closer bank, they may head for that closer bank not knowing they wont be able to climb out there (and become exhausted).
As we see, terrible accidents can happen in the best of circumstances. Please be safe!! Please be conscientious! We want you and your horse to be on the trails this Fall.

07/12/2024

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06/27/2024

This.

06/08/2024

03/28/2024

There is one final public input drop-in session scheduled as part of the development process for DuPont State Recreational Forest’s master recreation plan. This session will showcase the data, research and changes being recommended by the project consultant.

📆Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
⌚️Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
👉Location: Glenn Marlow Elementary School Gym, 1985 Butler Bridge Road, Mills River, NC

Learn more about the DSRF Master Recreation Plan and the development process at https://bit.ly/41epQnd.

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03/28/2024

All horse people should attend this drop in. Trails and rules being changed and horseback riders are in danger of losing trails at DuPont. Things need to be made safer and more user friendly for ALL.
There is one final public input drop-in session scheduled as part of the development process for DuPont State Recreational Forest’s master recreation plan. This session will showcase the data, research and changes being recommended by the project consultant.

📆Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
⌚️Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
👉Location: Glenn Marlow Elementary School Gym, 1985 Butler Bridge Road, Mills River, NC

Learn more about the DSRF Master Recreation Plan and the development process at https://bit.ly/41epQnd.

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01/29/2024

Food for thought....

01/01/2024

A not so good look at the “good old days “.

The Horse Manure Problem of 1894
The 15 to 30 pounds of manure produced daily by each beast multiplied by the 150,000+ horses in New York city resulted in more than three million pounds of horse manure per day that somehow needed to be disposed of. That’s not to mention the daily 40,000 gallons of horse urine.
In other words, cities reeked. As Morris says, the “stench was omnipresent.” Here are some fun bits from his article:
Urban streets were minefields that needed to be navigated with the greatest care. “Crossing sweepers” stood on street corners; for a fee they would clear a path through the mire for pedestrians. Wet weather turned the streets into swamps and rivers of muck, but dry weather brought little improvement; the manure turned to dust, which was then whipped up by the wind, choking pedestrians and coating buildings. . . even when it had been removed from the streets the manure piled up faster than it could be disposed of . . . early in the century farmers were happy to pay good money for the manure, by the end of the 1800s stable owners had to pay to have it carted off. As a result of this glut . . . vacant lots in cities across America became piled high with manure; in New York these sometimes rose to forty and even sixty feet.
We need to remind ourselves that horse manure is an ideal breeding ground for flies, which spread disease. Morris reports that deadly outbreaks of typhoid and “infant diarrheal diseases can be traced to spikes in the fly population.”
Comparing fatalities associated with horse-related accidents in 1916 Chicago versus automobile accidents in 1997, he concludes that people were killed nearly seven times more often back in the good old days. The reasons for this are straightforward: . . horse-drawn vehicles have an engine with a mind of its own. The skittishness of horses added a dangerous level of unpredictability to nineteenth-century transportation. This was particularly true in a bustling urban environment, full of surprises that could shock and spook the animals. Horses often stampeded, but a more common danger came from horses kicking, biting, or trampling bystanders. Children were particularly at risk.
Falls, injuries, and maltreatment also took a toll on the horses themselves. Data cited by Morris indicates that, in 1880, more than 3 dozen dead horses were cleared from New York streets each day (nearly 15,000 a year).

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10/20/2023

https://ncforestservice.gov/DSRF_MasterRecPlan/

DuPont State Recreational Forest Share Your Opinion

Public Input Drop-In #3

Mark your calendar for the third Public Information Drop-In (PIDI) scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8:30 a.m. - noon at the Transylvania County Parks and Recreation Gym, 1078 Ecusta Road, Brevard, NC. The consultant team responsible for the DSRF master recreation planning effort has performed significant public outreach including PIDIs, online surveys, parking lot surveys and individual user group meetings/discussions to help inform recommendations regarding the ecological, social and financial sustainability of DSRF. Careful analysis of the information obtained through these public engagement efforts coupled with evaluation of other data sources and real world observations has led to development of preliminary recommendations for consideration. The third PIDI will provide a forum for the consultant team to share the results of their findings and allow the public to select their preferred recommendation(s) from a list of preliminary options. The results of the third PIDI will ultimately help shape the final recommendations that will become part of the DSRF master recreation plan.

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10/11/2023

So much work !!!

10/11/2023

Yes!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

09/16/2023

Time, understanding, patience, caring, love, these are the things that make you and are a lifeline to a happy healthy horse.

09/16/2023

National Day of The Cowgirl !!

// During a time when women were largely expected to tend to domestic responsibilities, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Johnson Williams (1840–1924) was making a name for herself in the Texas cattle industry.

Lizzie’s first vocation was teaching and she was a schoolteacher in and around Austin. To supplement her income, she kept the books for local cattlemen. Recognizing the profits that could be made in the beef trade, she started investing in cattle. On June 1, 1871, Lizzie registered a cattle brand—the CY—under her own name.

She had a keen eye for cattle, bought and sold strategically, and earned the respect of her cowhands. And when she married Hezekiah G. Williams in 1879, she took the same business-like approach to matrimony as she did to commerce. Lizzie insisted on a prenuptial agreement that guaranteed her sole ownership of her independently-acquired property and income.

It was a wise choice. As a cattleman, Hezekiah was prone to poor financial decisions and constantly had to be bailed out by his wife. Allegedly, Lizzie sometimes stole her husband’s cattle and branded them as her own, certain he’d lose them anyway. Despite their mismatch in business acumen, all signs indicated the two were very devoted to one another.

Together, Lizzie and Hezekiah drove their herds up the Chisholm Trail. Although they traveled as husband and wife, each managed their own herds under separate brands. So while Lizzie was not the first or only woman to brave the great cattle trail, she was the first to do so with her own cattle marked with her own brand, earning her the nickname “Cattle Queen of Texas.”

Lizzie repeated the journey several times—no small feat for even the handiest and hardiest of cowboys, and simply remarkable for a woman of that time.

𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦: americancowboy.com/people/lizzie-johnson-texas-cattle-queen