Poop Patrol.

Charlie testing the Italian grass

Written by Rachel Windchaser

June 15, 2015

The summer is beginning and the days are warming up, so it is an early morning start on the paddock maintenance. Many think by keeping horses outside, and not confined to stables, that there is no need to clean and maintain the ground.

This is absolutely wrong. Would you like to sleep and eat where you poop?… No. So poop patrol it is..

Charlie investigating the poop barrow.

Being Helpful.

The boys did do their best to help, but in the end I did have to distract them with some hay. Unfortunately they then proceeded to wander over with mouthfuls and drop it in the barrow.

Charlie in newly cleaned paddock

Happier with a clean paddock.

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