Hilltoprunner

Diezel is going will with the animals. I don't let him in with the horse, at ALL, even though Jack is calm as you could wish, D is 100% goober still. The goats have shown him that they will not be chased. The goats are wethers, and they pack. I'm starting conditioning early, since the snow is hard enough for them to walk on.



At the creek behind our property



and the fields next to our home

GingerGunlock

Great pictures!

Your old black horse is gorgeous

So the goats just come for a walk with you? That's pretty rad!

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Hilltoprunner

Jack isn't too, too old he's 13 this may. Lotsa life left, but he's my senior critter. He's so fuzzy. Some of his winter coat is 3" long, no joke! The goats walk along just like the dogs. We do about a mile - two right now, as they've been enclosed since late october. When conditioned, they walk at about a little kids pace for miles, carrying about 30#. They stay right with you and never run away. They can easily go places horses have trouble and don't spit like llamas

EmilyB

That's it. I want a goat. I wonder what my neighbors would think.

GingerGunlock

That's awesome!

I've of course wanted a horse since I was 5, a dog my whole life, and I've recently come to think that goats are pretty cool.One of these days I'll have things like property and all kinds of animals. Once I make my first million, I guess....

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HarvestMoon

Beautiful pictures!

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dax0402

Jack is gorgeous! 13 is by far not old! I cried when I saw your photo of him because he looks just like my Misty. She was that black also. She was 37 1/2 when she died. I had her since she was 3 1/2 and I was riding her until she was at 30. Not far or long towards the end but still rode a little. After she hit 30 or so, she was just my retired friend. Thanks for posting those great photos.

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CalamitysHuckleberry

Love it! Love goats! Man I want goats!


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Hilltoprunner

[quote=CalamitysHuckleberry;1363338]Love it! Love goats! Man I want goats!


I think these are the best! You don't have to milk them, they don't stink, they are happy to see you and they get along with everyone. The only downside is, well, they are goats and they will eat your flowers, your $200 baby tree you just planted (it's not dead, just, well, very interestingly pruned), the ornamental shrubs, climb on your car if they get that far, eat the trim on the horse trailer, eat the stucco on the barn.... But, if you proof all those things, they're a hoot! Plus you never have to toss your christmas tree again...just feed it to the goats and chipper the leftover wood.

Horses? My dad's old appy mare lived to 38. She was a sweethart. Jack is still full of energy! He's a musclebound quarterhorse with a gorgeously long curly mane. He's previous owner didn't understand him well. He about lost an eye in a trailer "discussion" and both ears are notched, one from the trailer and one from barbed wire. He's got a lot of character and follows you around like a half ton puppy

Thank you for the kind words!

Paw Spa

Love these photos! And I am envious of your wide open spaces! I own a small farm in the city with two reining horses, two Merino sheep due with lambs soon, 3 cats (and about 30 feral cats! Haha!), two holland Lops, 4 toy poodles, and a soon to be Dobe puppy! Nubians are next on my list!

Shell81

13 is young. The youngest of any of ours that we've lost from old age have been well into their 20's (and we show/breed/train Morgans, so we've had A LOT come through our barn doors). We consider ours in their prime at from like 10-15. He's handsome. One of my very favorite show geldings will be 32 in May, and he still has spark in him. Of course he's been retired from the show ring since he was about 18, and retired from (very) light pleasure riding in his early 20s. He gets excited every time he watches the show horses get on a trailer though, his back is a bit swayed, and he is grey around the muzzle but otherwise don't tell him he's an old man. We love every horse we've produced (we have never bred on a huge scale though, quality not quantity), and always have a happy retirement paddock with a few oldies but goodies.

I also used to have goats, they were just like dogs...dogs that (broke loose and) ate my tulips EVERY spring lol.

Jhagman

love that scenery!! thanks for posting these.

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Patches Mom

I live in Tulsa a person in our neighbor hood use to have a full size goat use to walk it on a leash down the street had it for quite a few years in their back yard moved away a couple of years ago.

triciabri

beautiful pic. Is there a dobe breeder in idaho? My daughter goes for vacation, Loves it

Hilltoprunner

I think so, but my boy is from out of state

Ojai Sho-Shawnee

Holy cow! You live on Hoth! Do the Tauntauns stay in the barn or? (I'm a geek, I know)
What a great piece of land. Can you see your neighbors?

Goats are awesome. I had Nubians for my FFA project in high school. All pets and the bottle babies were so tame they came with us everywhere even long trail rides. Such sweet sweet critters.

Thanks for sharing your snow! =)

~Bev~

Hilltoprunner

Sorry, the Tauntaun ate too much hay, Lucas adopted 'em
As for neighbors, I can see their farms.....in the distance.

CourtneyJ

Beautiful. Goats and Dobermans, love it!

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