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Shaun colouring One of our younger guests left us this very colourful version of Shaun the sheep and friends. All younger members of your party can have a Shaun activity pack from Farmstay UK, Just in case you need some rainy day entertainment. Remember to tell us you children’s ages when you book so we can make sure they get their fun pack...
We are used to seeing horses enjoying a stay at Hoe Grange and riding the trails in the Peak District, but recently we had some unusual visitors. Yorick and Borage two donkeys in training for a Lands end to John o'groats trek, recently bought thier owners for a intensive training sesion. Each day they went out with their packs and walked about 10 miles over varying terrain using some of the old pack horse route that criss cross the peak District. David...
After I had finished mowing the meadows the grass needed to wilt before Geof and his son came with their huge tractors and specialist equipment, including round baling machine and wrapper. The baler picks up the grass from the fields and forms the large compact round bales, which are dropped off all over the meadows. Round baler picking up grass fast rolling production line! wrapping up tight The wrapping machine then picks up the huge round bales, quickly and efficiently wrapping them in plastic film to preserve the grass ready fo...
One man went to mow…
July 9, 2011
Animals, Derbyshire, Farm, Harvest, Peak District, self catering holiday, Tractor,Man and machine in harmony! Every week throughout the summer there are lots of lawns to mow here at Hoe Grange, as all of our self catering log cabins have their own garden area. David spends several hours mowing on a Friday, but this week swopped his usual little lawn mower for something slightly bigger as "one man went to mow, went to mow a meadow"! David mowed the grass meadows on the top of Ballidon Moor, ready to be baled for silage for the beef cattle to eat during the winter months. The grass will be harvested into round bales w...
Our horses Oliver, Jessie and Robbie have all had a manicure and new shoes today. They have to have a new set of shoes every 6 to 8 weeks which cost nearly as much as mine! Oliver having his 'dinner plates' filed down by the farrier! There is a real art to being a good Farrier - Not only do they have to be skilled with the hammer to work and shape the metal shoes to the correct size for each hoof, but they also need an excellent knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the horse, so that they can trim the feet correctly enabling the hors...







