Inner Earth

24/05/2026

21/05/2026

Just posted a new article on the Inner Earth website.

have a look!

Here’s an anecdote from back in 2018 when we had first moved to the Philippines. The bull calf outgrew his halter. It was squeezing his head and face, and the only safe way to get it off was …

19/05/2026

Haircut day at the barn.

18/05/2026

Got a new blog post up over on the Cordillera Cowboy website.

One of the Filipino customs that seems strange to many westerners is pagkakamay, th epractice of eating with the hands instead of utensils. However, pagkakamy makes sense when you consider that Fil…

10/04/2026

A few weeks ago, one of our horses kicked a hole in the feedroom door.

With help from our caretaker, it was patched by sandwiching the broken panel between two squares of scrap plywood that we had in the chicken coop.

Gave it several coats of solignium anti termite solution, then the guys screwed it in place.

I gave it a couple coats of barn red paint this morning. It may need some more after it dries well.

I'll probably put an old horseshoe on it to commemorate the occasion.

03/04/2026

Took some squash to the NVAT!

19/03/2026

Poor Socks tried to catch one of those "spicy jalapeno" Flies. His snout is swollen from the sting. We gave him some anti-inflammatory this morning. He's doing better now.

21/12/2025

Our annual Christmas party for our workers and their families.