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Ponies are awesome :love Would this be for the DD's to ride? Welsh Mountain ponies are awesome, awesome kid's ponies too and much friendlier (yeah, I got the crap kicked out of me by a Shetland pony once and got bit a few times lol)
 

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Lol DH had shetlands on his horse farm as a kid and they were great. They can be bad if not handled properly, but can be lovely if they are. His mom rescued one off a meat truck and he lived to be 42 years old.
 

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I was watching a show on TV this evening about people buying chateaus in France and relocating there and one couple had the coolest flock of sheep! I thought they were goats! I did some Googling, hoping to find them (I can't remember what they are called, sorry!) and found one pic:

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Wow they're cool looking! Those horns! They look like wild sheep, I don't know that I would want to keep sheep like that lol. There are a ridiculous number of sheep breeds in the world, fascinating really. I like to study breeds . I know a lot about goat breeds, pig breeds... But sheep, there's just too many!

DH said Charlotte does not have pronounced tear development. I might have to give up on her lol. She's lucky she's so friendly, butchering weather in the forecast!
 

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Wow they're cool looking! Those horns! They look like wild sheep, I don't know that I would want to keep sheep like that lol. There are a ridiculous number of sheep breeds in the world, fascinating really. I like to study breeds . I know a lot about goat breeds, pig breeds... But sheep, there's just too many!
I thought of you when I saw them last night. They are so cool looking! And apparently VERY friendly. The owner said the kids ride their ram like a pony. He's so chilled with them. They sound amazing :)
 

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Wow! That's crazy! Now I want some, lol!! Whatever they are, we don't have them in the states.

3-6" of snow forecasted tonight. I'm just over it. It's getting depressing. Maybe I'll start planning our mini vacation, that'll help.
 

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Ugh on more snow.... we're forecast for more rain. It's awful and I'm ready to move to the nearest desert!
 

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