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Mine was backed last spring as a two-year-old, turned out for the summer, and started "for real" under saddle in September. She was w/t/c with some basic lateral work and doing "courses" of ground...

Was this mare a show horse or kept in a stall primarily before you got her? I ask this because this behavior, along with the stall walking, sounds like a horse who has not had a lot of turnout in her...

Not at all. The spur sits on the spur rest, and the bottom of the half chap is just above that.

Since the half chap ends before the spur, I also don't have any problem with my spur being able to...

I always just put my spurs on before my half chaps. Problem solved!

Another advantage of shorter rails is that the jumps tend to look taller when they are narrower. So, when you go to the shows, the jumps will look lower and more inviting because of the longer poles....

I hope your horse just bruied his hoof and will be fine now. Definitely keep an eye out for signs of a brewing abcess.

On a side note, this is one of the reasons that I absolutely hate shoes with...

My older guy has been on a straight-load trailer exactly once in the ten years that I've owned him, but I have no doubt that he would self-load if asked. The baby has never seen a straight-load and...

In keeping with the original purpose of the division, I think "Non-TB" should be renamed "Nontraditional" or something like that - restrict it to horses that are not Thoroughbreds or warmbloods. That...

I'm dealing with a similar but slightly different problem with my sister's large pony (whom I'm trying to get prepped to sell). I think this is an issue that will crop up from time to time with any...

If he is truly bolting, there is nothing you can do to "control" it. Montana used to have a nasty bolt, and no amount of pulley rein/one rein stop in the world could stop him once he got going - he...

Triple W Arena in Cookeville, TN (10 miles from Baxter) has a horse sale every Tuesday night. It's your typical low-end horse sale - mostly sad/junk cases with a few diamonds in the rough.

Let...

Thanks, guys.

My biggest concern with turning him out is whether he will be able to even stay sound on pasture. If the leg keeps swelling, he could become pretty lame again. I'm not against bute...

I will have had my guy for ten years this spring. For nine years, he was as sound as they come. We injected his hocks a couple of times and that was it as far as maintenance goes.

He is a...

I have a Khartoon Khlassic filly who is shaping up to be a dynamite hunter. She's a pony, but most of his get are "average" sized arabs (15-ish hands). He is the sire of Picasso, who has two SHN...

You have nothing to be ashamed of! My best friend, ex-roomate, and another close friend are all virgins (at 25, 32, and 31, respectively).

I would agree, though, with the previous poster who...

Probably. It was a couple of years ago, before the new Nature's Essentials and Wellsolve lines came out, so I'm fuzzy on the details. Those guys have great prices and are good to deal with for...

Well, it they're listed as suppliers they must be able/willing to sell that particular product!

I know the first one was of no help to me when I was trying to find someone to carry feed Montana...

Just to save some time for anyone else who happens upon this thread in the future:



Will not order anything he doesn't carry regularly.



Will gladly order what he can but isn't...

I second the recommendation for Bonnie's Barnyard. I drive all the way from Cookeville to Triune to buy feed from her.

They're calling for 1-3" of snow on the plateau between tonight and Sunday morning, and it has been raining HARD all day. My guess it I-40 will be an absolute mess tomorrow from about Monterey...

This rule also applies to friends/coworkers, FYI. Only change "liverpool" to "back rail of oxer - not once, not twice, but THREE times!"

As SBT said, I've never been able to heal a case of scratches (or similar skin condition like rain rot) without removing the scabs, clipping the hair, and washing/drying the area thoroughly every...

My filly's sire is splash/sabino (there is some debate about whether he's one or the other, or both, within our breed) with a large belly spot. He has sired completely solid offspring, including my...

Poor pony! Does he have open sores or broken skin on his legs? I can't use ANYTHING on my horse if he has even the smallest break in the skin, except very mild ointments like nitrofurazone, Corona,...

This is the most recent conformation picture I have of her (it's not great because her head is stuck through the fence and the shadow is kind of weird, but it's the best I have). She was 30 months...