Comments on: When Visitors “Help” on the Horse Farm

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:57:50 +0000

Visitors always want to help groom the horses and milk the goats. Grooming means lightly brushing and milking means squeezing a few drops of milk out. Occasionally someone actually knows how to work!

By: PKL

PKL — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 06:21:30 +0000

Sounds like my everyday work.

By: Sami

Sami — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:32:21 +0000

Once they get to the farm, the enthusiasm is over. They wear white or light colored clothes, so do not want to get dirty. The cows poo and stink. The horses are not just for saddling and riding. The goats need milked and the eggs need collected. There is the feeding, watering and manure dispersement, of which they are all less than enthusiastic about. The hay makes them itch and they can’t remember how to run the lawn mower. Yup, I don’t mind the visit, but I’ll see you this winter.

By: Tams

Tams — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:02:37 +0000

I didn’t care for this article, seemed to be too much snobbery from the “farm folk”. I know a lot of “city people” who could out work any farm hand. I’m not from the city nor am I from the country, but a happy mix. We raise our cattle, horses and chickens plus full time jobs.

By: rochelle evans

rochelle evans — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:49:56 +0000

nothing like stacking 80 lb grain bags to make a grown man cry.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:29:49 +0000

I Love small farm life, not for someone that doesn’t want to work hard for long periods. Heck even I want to quit sometimes.