PUNCH LIST

Here are the projects completed since purchasing our spread in New Mexico in 2014:

• Fenced the perimeter of the two original parcels

• Drilled a well with a solar tracker

• Put up portable buildings for hay, feeding, storage and tack

• Constructed additional buildings for large hay bales and equipment

• Purchased and set up a used double-wide manufactured home

• Installed underground electric lines and a septic system

• Put up interior paddocks and fencing

• Invested in two tractors and an XTV to enable more

“do it yourself” projects and self-sufficiency

• Sold our Hondo, Texas ranch and moved our belongings—and horses—to our new place

• Trenched and installed a 1,500-foot water line from the well to multiple places on the ranch

• Painted the interior and exterior of our home

• Added solar power to the barn area

• Began organic gardening with an indoor hydroponic system and later added outdoor raised beds that produced all winter; soon we will begin building a greenhouse

• Constructed an enclosed dispenser (the “Hay-Pez”), for doling out individual flakes from 1,000-pound grass bales to the horses

• Purchased additional parcels of land for riding and enjoyment.