Farm Yama

2019.6 Orphan Titi, 3 months old. Fluffy coat. Still wanting to be spoilt by her mother.

2019.6 Titi, who contracted a skin fungal infection from a calf in the ward is undergoing treatment. We hope she gets well soon.

2019.6 Practicing eating foal feed for weaning 🙂

2019.6 Titi getting plenty of nutrients and water from horse milk powder.

2019.6 Titi travels by horse van for four hours to the ranch where she will be hosted.

2019.7 Titi is exploring with all her senses to feel/get to know what the new place is like.

2019.7 Will they get along? Little by little, she will live with other horses and they will learn a lot from each other.

2019.7　 It’s been a week since she moved. I wonder if she is still nervous.

2019.9 It’s nice to have friends.

2019.9 Titi looking through a small window at a big horse.

2019.9 Meeting the big horse face to face. Maybe they can play together someday?

2019.9 Napping is an important time for a foal.

2019.9 Six months old. Titi getting tougher and tougher.

2019.11 Titi practicing walking being led by person without jumping or running away.

2020.1 She is 10 months old. She already weighs about 400 kg.

2020.3 Happy birthday, Titi :)) we celebrated her first birthday with her. We celebrated Titi’s first birthday together.

2020.3 Happy birthday hug 😉

2020.3 Daily training to face the things that worry and scare horses to enable living side by side with people.

Can Titi walk through a puddle without taking flight?

Well done! She took a step forward.

It may seem a little scary, but…

She did well 🙂

2020.4 Ryunosuke, a stray cat, is a free spirit. He just woke up from a nap in the stall.

2020.4 Stray cats, Ryunosuke and Titi.

2020.5 Checking compatibility between horses. Will they get along?

2020.5 Titi leaves for the hospital because of her leg problem.

2020.5 It was a long day, going to an unknown place for clinical exams at the hospital and her journey home. She did well.

2020.7 Ryunosuke basking in the sun.

2020.8 Muscles are getting stronger. Her waist is higher than her shoulder, and she is still growing.

2020.9 Pleasant autumn weather. There are still a lot of insects and her tail is swishing.

2020.10 Titi spots a fox! She is staring at him with both eyes. Is she going to chase it?

2020.12 The horses’ favorite season winter has arrived at last ❄️

2020.12 A foal has arrived and a pampered Titi looks a bit like an older sister.

2020.12 Horses can be friends regardless of age, size, color, or species. A peaceful world. I want to learn from them.

2020.12 Titi is a little calmer now that she has more friends. I realize that living in a herd is a horse’s way of life.

2020.12 Titi and the foal are always side by side. They are happy to have someone who needs them. Titi also has that kind of happiness:)

2021.1 We have to say goodbye to a foal that has become a good friend with Titi. Both horses seem to be aware of something.

2021.4 his year we tried saddling her up to put a person on her back and put her through three different gaits. I’m sure Titi would have more chances if she had a good training, incase we had to move to another place and leave her behind.

Titi 2021.4

2021.8 Titi’s leg hurts again, as if her legs couldn’t handle the intense training. She is off to the hospital for a checkup. We wish her a safe examination.

2021.8 Sedative injection, gait check, palpation, and x-ray examination.

2021.8 Titi’s important joints are severely inflamed. She has pain in all four limbs. If the horse has pain from an exercise that is difficult for her, it is important to examine her first. I realized that there are many things that cannot be understood without x-rays.

2021.8 We returned from the hospital. Let’s take a good rest and think about how Titi and we will live from now on.

2021.9 Titi sleeping soundly in the pasture.

2022.1 The first sunrise with Titi. Wishing all creatures a peaceful and happy new year.

2022.1 Titi, New Year’s dance. Horses have great energy in winter.

2022.1 We decided to adopt a new training, natural therapy with herbs.

2022.1 Hokkaido, where the temperature can reach minus 20 degrees Celsius. Wearing horse winter coat in the cold hours.

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2022.1 Paths made for the horses to encourage them to travel long distances.

2022.1 Hokkaido’s Japanese breed, Dosanko, eat bamboo grass, and thoroughbred Titi also likes bamboo grass 😉

2022.2 I’m going for a short walk.

2022.2　They are munching together.

2022.5 Titi is smelling him to become familiar with children so not to push or chase them.

2022.5 Titi, age 3. Cute big baby forever.

2022.5 Titi, with a glimpse of the Pacific Ocean behind the Hidaka Mountains.

2022.5 Titi’s final home. Titi lives as she should. This is what makes everybody happy.

2022.6 Titi returns from pasture, which was supposed to be safe and fenced off. She has a wound on her leg. I have to wash her thoroughly with a brush. I’m sure she won’t like it because it hurts so much.

2022.6 Horses are attacked by horseflies and mosquitoes in summer. On days when there is nothing we can do, we put on the horse blanket.

2022.7 Titi is rather comfortable with just one horse, as long as there are people around. I’m going for a walk:)

2022.9 The autumn weather is soothing after a tiring summer. Everyone is taking a nap.

Titi 2022.9

Titi 2022.10

2022.11 Horses that live for 30 years. They all have different backgrounds. Many horses move from one place to another. Titi, too, has decided to move from this place that was promised to be her final home.

2022.12 When you put a whole roll of grass on the ground, the horses get creative with how to eat it.

2022.12 Horses that keep their gastric juices flowing 24 hours a day. It is important for them to be able to eat ruffage whenever they want.

2022.12 Eating a little at a time, starting from the top.

2022.12 Boldly putting her face in the round bale and taking a nap with her good friend Leon. Round bale is used in various ways.

2022.2 Keeping pace with the lead pony.

2023.2 Licking her lips 😛

2023.2 The horses seem aware of changes taking place.

2023.2　 Titi and Leon eating a treat together.

2023.2　The pasture has been cleared of snow so that the horses can walk freely even in winter.

2023.2　Titi has found something. The Hidaka Mountains are in the background.

2022.12　Clear skies in Tokachi, even in winter. Titi and Leon doze off in the warmth.

2023.4 With the deadline for the move approaching, we managed to prepare the next location. We are very happy to be able to move her with her friend Leon. I won’t let you feel lonely.

2023.4 Titi and Leon are gradually adjusting to their new environment.

2023.4 Titi and Leon eating fodder together.

2023.4 Titi drinks from the river and watches the horses.

2023.4 Titi seems to want Leon to wake up.

2023.7 Titi and Leon eat green grass with great gusto when we deliver it. Horses and people alike want to eat what is in season.

2023.10 Orphan Titi was raised by people without knowing how to interact with other horses, as her mother was supposed to teach her. Here she was surrounded by many older horses and at first she was scarred, but now she is magnificent!

2023.10 Looks like she has a friend to drink river water with 🙂