September news!

It's been a busy month - and it's not over yet.

Dreamscape Acres welcomes Natalie and Gilligan (aka Gilly). Gilly is a very handsome gelding - at least that's what Soul and Scrappy say.

Jennifer G. has chosen to sponsor Delilah. Thank you, Jennifer G.!

Sponsors are always welcome to come out and pet, groom, and if the horse is broke and healthy, ride "their" horse. It's a great way to have the benefits of horse ownership without the unknown costs - you pay a fixed amount each month that goes to the care and feeding of that horse and frees up some more money for other rescues.


We picked up Dreamer (Dreamin' of Willy) on Friday. She was very pregnant - due anytime between now and the end of October. Her former owner, Caroline B. H., wasn't sure of her due date. This photo shows Dreamer's rear view - that bulging belly is all baby!

Dreamer has one and one half ears - no one knows quite how she lost the tip of her right ear. It could have been frostbite or an injury, but whatever it was, it's well healed and doesn't bother her at all.




Dreamscape Acres also welcomes Jennifer N. and Maggie. Maggie is a young Paint mare. Jennifer N. is also considering an on-property lease of Sneakers for her daughter to ride.

We got a great deal on a "floor model" wooden shed from Home Hardware. The shed will be our new tack room once it's insulated and we install saddle and bridle racks. That means that the tack will be close to the barn and I should be able to park my car in the garage this winter. Hurray!

Thank you to Mirka for donating (through FullCircles) several sheets of hardboard to finish the inside of the new tack room after it's insulated.

Thank you to Gabriel (Natasha's grandfather) for the round bale of straw that he delivered on Saturday - it came just in the nick of time!

The chicks will soon have all their adult feathers. As you can see, right now they're covered in fluffy down with their wing feathers. Some of the chicks have very tall tail feathers now, too. They love grasshoppers, leftover greens from dinner, and the chicken scratch that we give them every day. Daisy loves to stick her nose in the chicken pen as we feed and water them - we're not sure what she thinks they are, but she doesn't hurt them, not even when they get out of the pen.

Serge made great progress on the chicken coop - it's up, has a roof, walls and insulation, and even a trap door so the chickens will be able to go out into their run in the summer.

Thank you very much to John R., a certified electrician, for donating his time and some supplies to fix the electric in the barn, install lights in the outdoor arena, and wire the new tack room and chicken coop.

Jennifer L. brought us Levis - a 6-year old Quarter Horse gelding in need of some rest and relaxation to deal with some lameness issues. Natasha will do some light work with him on the trails.

The vet comes tomorrow to check Nikki to see if she's pregnant. While he's here, he'll check Gypsy, too. Elmer is coming to pick Gypsy up on Wednesday and mom would really like to know if she's pregnant before she goes.

Gypsy and Levis enjoyed riding on the new trail that goes around behind the race track. Gypsy is a kind, gentle mare - no saddle or bridle required with this horse! I hope she enjoys spending time with Queenie and Elmer at his place in Portland.









And finally, thank you to Dreamer for a beautiful palomino filly! Jigs Autumn Dream arrived this morning (Sept 22) about 2 am. She's gorgeous! She's about 6.5 hours old in this photo. Autumn, unlike Finn, had no problem finding the milk bar and needed a nap after a healthy drink.

Autumn will be registered as an International Spotted Horse. Although her mom is a registered Paint and it's obvious that Autumn is also a Paint, her sire is an unregistered cremello Quarter Horse stallion (Jigs). We plan to breed Soul to Jigs in the spring.


Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 26 - Halloween Fun Day

Everyone is invited!

Bring your kids and your spouses for a fun afternoon at the farm.

There will be games and prizes for all the kids and "kids at heart". You can dress up your horse/pony or one of ours. Prizes for costumes on kids and ponies - and even pony treats for our friends.
Let us know as soon as possible if you're able to come so we can plan the games.


We'll have a potluck dinner at the end of the day and a bonfire. If the weather is miserable, we'll postpone it to the next week. Hopefully we'll have a glorious fall day!


Parking:

Lastly, a quick note about parking. We love to have you visit, but find it difficult to get the farm chores done if you park in the laneway to the barn or in the driveway. Please park up by the house on the lefthand side under the trees - we'll make sure that area is plowed for parking in the winter, too.