Farming In Scone

Farming in Scone

Quarantine has been an overly unexciting time for many but for me it has been quite the opposite. I am lucking enough to be living on a relatively large property in the Upper Hunter and this has afforded me some leisure’s.  Plenty of space for activity and no limit on the amount of time I can spend outside amongst them. 

My routine, admittedly, has not changed a great deal compared to what it was most holidays. There has always been plenty of work and fun to be had on my property; From constructing yet another of my father’s “necessary” sheds to enjoying the company of my more beastly friends, it has been an active and enjoyable time.

The one thing I must note about how lockdown has affected me is the way it has allowed me to rekindle my love for horse riding. As I am a full-time boarder, I have put very little effort into maintaining my equestrian skills and thus, ashamedly, came away saddle sore after my first few attempts whilst believing I was a professional horseman. In the end, lockdown has forced us to change the way we live and reconsider our goals; this time should be taken as a positive opportunity for personal and community improvement, not something to be dreaded.