What a Drag

I found myself speaking rather excitedly about last winter's manure pile; and I had to stop and laugh at how ridiculous I sounded. The truth of the matter is that as a horse owner I spend quite a bit of time thinking about cleaning, managing and recycling poop. Since I use peat moss on the wet spots, what I have left after composting is black gold.

My latest quest is for a used harrow to drag over the manure we haven't captured. I used to clean the pasture closest to the barn by hand but this is not very efficient and it was very hot this summer. A friend has offered to lend her harrow, but in the long run I think owning one is a good thing.

The marvel is that manure can be transformed into the most wonderful roses ,squash and herbs. Next years project will be an expanded fairy garden for my granddaughter, and the horses will have made their contribution.

Happy Trails, Kathy, horsedrivensite.net