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This is madness. We rely on older cows to teach the younger ones the terrain, how to behave, where the good shelter is and what the crack is with life in general. Otherwise they wander too far, get in trouble in the bog lands and never get hefted. I hate fixing fences so I prefer them to have...

I've got 4. I've got a coloured mixed breed who I've had since I was a kid, he's the best, then there is mum's rescued pure bred Arab. The big lads are a KWPN dutch warmblood, Mr Toad and a thoroughbred x shire, Socks, my 2 hunters. We don't work the farm with horses though, we use quads and on...

I'm loving reading your replies here. It's really cool seeing what everyone's up to. It can be a lonely time of year. Our new bull arrived today and I've spent most the day checking boundaries and fence lines. My grandfather has been doing the firewood this year, he's 91, calls himself 'grandad...

It's just sunk in that 20 by 60 miles is absolutely massive ground. That's a huge gathering job on there! How do you manage that? Do you have stock split and gather in groups or bring it all down at the same time? Ahh that makes sense. We like the lambs at age and weight for back end of summer...

You lamb in December? I'm guessing you lamb indoors? How many have you got to lamb this year? We time lambing for when the weather starts picking up. We have them in groups and lamb in waves so the first lot will be lambed and kicked out to pasture, quick re-bedding of the shed and onto the...

So here stock has been brought into lower pastures or housing now to be fed each day. The horses are in stables with turn out rotations rather than living out 24/7. The snow will come soon, the rain is already here in abundance and I'm praying for a decent frost to refresh the grazing grounds...