January 6th, 2011

Today was a relatively easy day at the horse rescue (despite the $204 to put a new tire on the tractor and a a large letter from Jim's attourney...). The weather was nice and dry, probably in the 40's. That's a much better temperature than the previous cold and wet and snowy weeks. In the warmer weather, Jim can feed less hay--although it's going to be tough making the current hay last until April.

While the horses in the big field ate their dinner, Jim found an unusual rock. It looks like it could possibly be handmade. Jim's found arrowheads before, but this object is a bit different.

An interesting find, for sure! The valley that Hytyme is located in was once home to a Northern Oregon Native American tribe, which was wiped out by measles in the early 1900's. Although this historical reference is tragic, it makes sense that various groups would want to live in the area. The land is quite gorgeous. Jim sent the pictures to Jodene, our webmaster and owner of one of the fillies, Abby. Jodene is an archaeologist, so it will be interesting to see what she has to say about this found object!

In some fun news, here are some pictures of our spokes-Percheron, Katie Mae, in the 2009 Estacada Fourth of July parade. Enjoy!