Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - August 2017

I ’ve put down the pitchfork and shovel, returning to the keyboard to update everyone about our Sanctuary progress.  Here ’s what’s happened over the past few weeks.As Kathy wrote on Facebook on July 25, Pippin, our 30 year old Welsh Pony passed away from cancer.  His last few months included daily play with three other ponies, walks in the woods, and generous servings of grain/treats.  He was the centerpiece of our horse work at the sanctuary and we miss him every day.  He ’s buried on a hill covered with oaks overlooking the barnyard marked by a large flat stone.The sanctuary volunteer program now includes over 20 people who feed, bathe, exercise, socialize and medicate all the inhabitants of the sanctuary.  We also have volunteers helping out with the agricultural duties - harvesting, planting, and weeding.  This amazing outpouring of support from the community enables Kathy and I to keep everything (well almost everything) on track.The new paddocks are almost done and we ’ve officially begun placing the half mile of fencing around the new run ins.   After Labor Day, we ’ll have enough capacity to take on a small herd of mini-horses, pictured below.  Between the sanctuary and farm we ’ll have 20 stalls and 10 paddocks.  With help from a local excavator, we ’ve dug the trenches and laid the pipe/wire so that each stall has heated buckets, lighting, and easy access to water. ...
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