Monday, July 28, 2008

My Partners





My partners have four legs and are fuzzy in the winter. They are my fjord horses. Tora, Alf and Freya have been with me on the farm for a long time. I have had Tora for 16 years and she is 21 years old. Always my steady friend, I don't know what I would do without her. Her son Alf is 15 years old. Right now he is retired from work because of a shoulder injury. Freya is Alf's daughter and Tora's granddaughter and she is a young 8 years old. Working horses is a wonderful, sometimes frustrating partnership. They do a better job the more you work them especially if its regular work. I use the horses to cultivate the fields and on the grain drill. I thank these wonderful old friends for all the work and patience. Pictures by my neighbor and farm helper, Macey Bundt.