Author Archives: Lancer

About Lancer

The Weather Horse, Lancer; it is what it is. Lancer, is 17 years old, 15-3 hands and 1/4 Percheron and 3/4 Quarter Horse. His friends include Rev and Little John the dogs, Sterling the cat, Zito the horse amongst many other humans. He lives outside (in at night) and has become quite good at reporting the weather in Ashburnham, MA, Elevation 1200ft. He likes carrots and peppermints along with grain, grass and hay.

January Thaw

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Wind briskly cranking clouds across the blue pushing treetops and tail, ground with wounded grass appearing everywhere along with dog and horse sign, robins investigating, cat outside after self imposed imprisonment, lively, invigorating, lovely January thaw kind of day! Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Happy Warm Weekend!

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A mild and moisture laden morning – forming clouds upon the ground,
Southern winds across the field load warmth, swirling all around,
Lancer finds his way through icy patches – heading out for hay,
Chickens venturing outside to see if spring might have found its way,
Rooster crowing, hens are clucking, leaving a warm egg where they lie,
Mist rising from the hardened earth while also falling from the sky!
Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

A Milder Afternoon

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Snow this morning putting on a slippery coat and spitting again early this afternoon daring us to forget it, milder temps improving moods, a small flock of robins swinging through, a squirrel awakening in his race with winter to sprint across the icy yard and leap upon an oak, dogs obliviously fighting and chasing – neither to win as they both get fed (http://www.feedthewhitedog.com/) while Lancer looks on in peaceful, munching repose.
Check out our note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Cold Abating

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Cold abating under a crystal blue sky, sun smiling with slanting shadows, beside the driveway ice flow Rev has rediscovered the frozen rodent remains only to have Lancer obscure the prize under healthy black hooves, filled with snow making slippery footing – the potential ice skating must be grand with these favorable conditions – though not really perceptible yet the days are stretching light longer and the nights shrinking shorter.
Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Sharp Edge of Winter

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Crushing cold seeming to slow the rising sun, relenting winds slow to finger numbing from bone chilling, braving breakfast under clear bluing sky, the stark and sharp edge of winter – expected to dull in coming days – still honed for a biting morning of single digit temps stinging bare skin, punishing paws, merely fluffing a super insulated coat fueled by filling the tank with hay.
We offer note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Delivering an Icy Start

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Was it late last night – or early this morning – dogs stood alert on the bed and we listened to the eerie high pitched yipping screams that were brought forth with chilling winds ripping across the frozen reservoir, delivering the icy start to a cold that has spread an unmoving hardness deep into the ground and slickened, smoothing the water of yesterday into slippery sheets frosted with a light white coating; after a brief inspection, wind lifting mane, Lancer returns to the shelter of the stall to breakfast within.

Ghostly Winter Morning!

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Cloud of saturated air quieting the liquid sounds of water dripping from the roof, flowing into the full catch basin to the drain and filling the little pond, slippery paths and a wet sheet of ice over the driveway, sloppy slush mixing with manure in the pasture, ghostly fog misting contrast and temps gently releasing moisture from the ground, happy hay eating and welcoming a new week.
Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

A Cold Kiss

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Quite a wind under bright blue skies, the hay burner efficiently heating, a cold kiss from Winter leaves a bone chilling feel while the sunlight only suggests any warmth, chickens huddled in a pile overnight now clucking and crowing to bring in the morning.
Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Wicked Cold

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Finally out after spending the storm in the barn, eating lots of hay, fluffed fully against a frigid wind blasting, freezing paws and short black coats cannot contend with coercive cold driving dogs to lay in front of the stove, warm fresh water by sled from the kitchen will shortly harden to ice, a frozen egg cracked, patterns of powder like deserts as snow flies up in whirls spinning across the field.
Note cards featuring Lancer & Rev in all four seasons, on the Weather Horse website: http://theweatherhorse.com/four-seasons-note-cards/

Wintery

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Reporting snowfall, cold temps, water delivery and manure removal by sled over a building base of fresh powder, Winter’s clutching hands dragging us inside to fill the stove and savor our shelter, celebrating the New Year with a storm to challenge our will!