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Happy New Years Chariot

December 31, 2022January 19, 2023 dalarnafarm

Happy New Year to me!   All week people kept asking the inevitable question lobbed at all and sundry during particular week of the year

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“Connecting” with Jacob

December 27, 2022January 19, 2023 dalarnafarm

Today I had a “moment of connection” with elderly Jake I really, really, REALLY wish I could take back. Jake has been suffering from random

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Looking for Love in All The Wrong Places…

April 6, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

The joys of mares with no known history. The white mare showing off her booty to the bay gelding is Angel.  Angel wasn’t supposed to

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PONY POWER!

March 22, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

My crazed pasture tilling yesterday was done so I could be seeding today before the rain comes. I was NOT looking forwarding to raking that

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Surprise, Surprise…

March 9, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

I’m not cut out for surprises. I like exact dates, known plans, precise facts. Therefore having a pony mare who may or may not have

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Farewell Dear Cody

February 8, 2021March 17, 2021 dalarnafarm

Today we unexpectedly had to say goodbye to our farm’s eldest resident, Cody. When I did morning chores, I found him peacefully lying in his

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#Horsemomming

January 22, 2021January 27, 2021 dalarnafarm

Yes Mimi, I know, I AM the worst! The worst! After elderly Cody’s colicky episode and then some other weird digestive juju this week, I

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The “Young and Stupid” Clause Has Expired

January 9, 2021January 27, 2021 dalarnafarm

I took this photo yesterday, prior to my riding lesson, with the intent of then writing some deeply meaningful post about deciding to really get

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Mimi the Draft Pony

January 4, 2021January 27, 2021 dalarnafarm

Before we took Mimi out for our “one pony open sleigh” ride yesterday, we actually had rigged up our hay sled to see if she

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Glenn Gets a Friend

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Sheep meets horse, horse meets sheep—joy ensues! Glenn has been a social outcast among our sheep ever since his separation from the herd last winter

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About Me

Former pro chislic judge, current farm blogger and (hopeful) future author, Heather Benson's official day job is as the Digital Strategy Manager for her home state's PBS/NPR member station, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Originally from Menno, SD and currently residing on a small farm in Western Minnesota, her official night job is shepherding her herd of Icelandic sheep, tending (an undisclosed number) of chickens and trying to convince her demented turkey Lloyd that he cannot, in fact, marry his favorite basketball. Her farm stories can be followed at Facebook.com/dalarnafarm and her first book is due to published in November of 2023.

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