Do you enjoy it? I have romantic ideals about living on a ranch, and working with the earth, but part of me knows that these are overinflated.
That was a good question.
I actually don't do much to the earth (we don't grow crops or anything) but taking care of animals itself is a bit of hard work. It's not as hard as it seems, but there are many things I don't like about it. Horses tend to be smelly, there are quite a few insects, and occassionaly I'll see a snake (not very often, where I live).
But I think overall I like being on a ranch. Everything is very calm and beautiful, and safe. The area is healthy, and since I only live on 2 acres, its not too much land at all.