MARTIN DRAFTS

WOW! The NEW YEAR of 2011 has been here almost an entire month I am already behind! So Happy Belated New Year!!!

This year has already started off with us busy ,busy ,busy. I guess that is a good thing. I would hate to be sitting here with nothing to do! We are getting ready for foaling season and have started bringing the mares in every night to get them on there feeding schedule and to be able to keep a close check on them. Good Lord willing, we should have 16 Draft mares to foal between now and March. That is not counting the quarter horses and all. We should have mule babies, Belgian babies And Percheron babies this time! I am really excited to have the draft babies born this year. If you remember, we had one "surprise" belgian born this year and she is a dream! I cannot believe her temperment and how much she wants to please.

We have had several "consultation" requests that are very exciting and I pray that they work out. They will be very good for our farm if they do. I'll not say more so that I do not jinx anything! We have also aquired some new members to our equine family! We have Agustus, a red mule and Jonsey, a red Mammoth jack! I have pictures of "Gus" but I haven't gotten  around to getting pictures of Jonsey, yet. We are also thinking of downsizing some of our quarter horses. If you know of anyone interested in any kind of quarter horse, from yearling to grown horse, to stud horse, let me know and we will see what we can work out!

I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but I have added a link where you can buy Martin Draft t-shirts, mugs, and stuff. I only have one design on there now, but I plan to add more as I can. If anyone has any ideas, I am always receptive!!! I always love feedback and others opinions and ideas! Ya'll are smarter than I am and have better ideas than I do alot of the time! I appreciate every response that I get, whether it is naming a horse, proofreading my pages to keep me straight, design ideas, or just to talk and tell me what is going on in your life!! Does anyone like the articles I have been posting? Is there something in particular you would like more info on? Does anyone even read them or are they a waste of time?I don't want to have things on here that are not of any interest to you..... What do you like most about this site?  What do you like the least? Or do I bore you to death and it is just another piece of junkmail in your mailbox? If that is so, you can unsubscribe at anytime and it will not hurt my feelings in the least!That will help give me a feel for what should be published.

I want to remind each of you that under your member page, you have your own place for blogs, upcoming events, and other stuff! You have to complete your registration, and have your own password and then you can tell all of us what is happening at your place! I am not sure if you can post it on the main calendar or not, but I wish someone would try and let me know. That would be wonderful feature of this site!

It is time to go feed up, so I'll let you get back to your chores! Happy Trails til next time!