tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post2421187555021958629..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Fourth draft: I should put so much thought into my blog postsStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73162762475285261292010-07-14T17:46:01.984-04:002010-07-14T17:46:01.984-04:00I think Riley needs some more supplements, ROFL. ...I think Riley needs some more supplements, ROFL. I hope you give your barn workers Xmas presents! ;-Peventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48049591975761329752010-07-14T09:42:04.116-04:002010-07-14T09:42:04.116-04:00Lunch? I know that you have mentioned it before, ...Lunch? I know that you have mentioned it before, but I am still drooling over three meals a day.<br /><br />My barn is small, but we still use a large grid on a white board to organize feeding. Each row is labeled with a horse name and the amount of grain, beet pulp, supplements, and hay they get for morning and evening feedings. Really important additions, like medications, get a separate Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77234322409939534762010-07-14T06:14:25.125-04:002010-07-14T06:14:25.125-04:00Wow, that sounds exactly like the kind of plan I w...Wow, that sounds <i>exactly</i> like the kind of plan I would execute flawlessly! I have finally learned to go and PUT IT IN THE CAR the moment I am done with whatever it is that needs to go with me somewhere. It may not be a foolproof plan, but it works 95% of the time anyway (the 5% represents those times I get sidetracked on my way to the garage...sad, but true :o)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-27013723100598147432010-07-14T04:12:46.521-04:002010-07-14T04:12:46.521-04:00You have no idea how much I can relate to this!
...You have no idea how much I can relate to this! <br /><br />With my mare it took me ages to figure out the right feed for her (Ulcers, chronic colics ect, ect.) Our barn owners were and are always willing to do "special needs" but with +40 horses to feed things can get just a little complicated.<br /><br />After a while I changed the plan and went Tupperware. That was one of the best AmityBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537632561573900898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22278833420612143222010-07-13T22:46:29.973-04:002010-07-13T22:46:29.973-04:00Hah! Sarah, I've worked at barns since 1996 (m...Hah! Sarah, I've worked at barns since 1996 (mostly on weekends), and have blogged extensively on the subject of barn work and labor and management. I'm paying less than a quarter of the board figure you give, and I don't pre-bag. I work at that barn on Saturdays and Sundays so I see both sides of the equation -- boarder and worker.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63940253985104091702010-07-13T22:42:24.437-04:002010-07-13T22:42:24.437-04:00You've clearly never worked in a barn. Instruc...You've clearly never worked in a barn. Instructions like yours mean that each meal has to be pre-bagged by you, the owner, if you want it done the way you want it (unless you're paying $2k/month for board). At any barn larger than 8 horses, it's unfair to expect the barn workers to do anything other than feed a set amount of grain and a single SmartPak/supplement ... anything beyond Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8345538538517191992010-07-13T21:40:41.193-04:002010-07-13T21:40:41.193-04:00Oh my goodness, does that look familiar! LOL I do...Oh my goodness, does that look familiar! LOL I don't do the SmartPaks, but Miles is now on 3 supplements plus beet pulp plus his regular grain and hay. oy oy oy...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665170020323796310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87956696402745163562010-07-13T17:42:00.799-04:002010-07-13T17:42:00.799-04:00Sometimes the easiest thing is to prepackage all h...Sometimes the easiest thing is to prepackage all his supplements--if you can...or even each of his feedings every day yourself. If you can't get there every day, then package what you can and leave the notes. <br /><br />You could do the supplements in baggies, each with a date and time. It can make is less complicated for whoever is doing the feed, at least until they get the hang of your Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com