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No, not really bling. It's more along the lines of a ribbon browband.

My current Irish setter was raised on raw his first few months. I gradually added in home-cooked food and commercial kibble as he got a little older (because we show and go out & about so raw isn't...

You know, there are some horses that Just. Do. Not. Like. hacking out.

I own one. I've done all kinds of things that have helped improve his behavior (a lot of the methods have already been...

I had the same issue after I had all my hair cut off - bandana solves it perfectly, and much more cheaply than replacing helmet with a new one.

I agree.

My thought was that this rider wouldn't be able to just hop off cleanly, he sort of had to commit to sticking it out for a while because this horse was so focused on running the...

But...why are there even stumps? If it's modeled on the actual photo shown below the picture of the cake, there are no stumps in that... were there frosting trees at one point, which got cut down?

Giving the prescription diet a go seems like the least stress inducing of your options. If it doesn't work, you can go back to food you know she'll eat in the time she has left, and know that you at...

Can you not up the dose of the topical?

I would try that before I did nothing.

At 17, she's had a good long life and I don't think I'd have a go at any treatment the stress of which...

fordtraktor, I don't think we're fretting over the average bicycle encounter here. I agree that on the whole defensive riding (being prepared for the unexpected) is the way to go, since you can't...

Several years ago I encountered a cyclist (mountain bike) while riding along a narrow trail bordered entirely by very thick underbrush. We were in a long straight-away section of the trail, and the...

Sounds like whoever wrote that is speaking from experience that their brand of benign neglect isn't for everyone.

You get what you pay for...

Several years back now I participated in this study (details on it in this article: Retired Racehorses to Participate in Texas A&M Study ) by sending in blood samples from my Rasor D.

Supposedly...

She's super cute!

It's called pangare, or mealy mouthed.

Don't stop on my account. Do carry on! :lol:

My farrier breeds them. He does all kinds of stuff with his riding pony: trail, parades, ranch versatility, demos at fairs...

You can see his ponies in the photo montage here: Varney Hill Farm

Very few people in racing have attempted to alienate me as you have. If they had, I would not be a fan of the sport.

:winkgrin:

As I have written here previously, bring up my posting history from this forum. All of it.

You are quite wrong about me. On this we will have to agree to disagree.

In going forward, today's handling of the Dubai Gold Cup re-running could set a precedent for racing worldwide should a similar circumstance rise again, could it not?

Am I not allowed to ask...

Anyone who ever took exception to Calvin Borel's celebratory behavior with Rachel Alexandra must be aghast at Barzalona today.

Was it in the best interest of the horses and the sport itself to offer a re-run given the circumstances of the first go at it?

The Dubai Gold Cup is relevant because yet again we have catastrophic breakdown...the subject of the NYT article.

As I have stated, I have followed thoroughbred racing more closely over the last...

Please show me where I have said racing "is doing nothing". I have posted that the industry does not effectively police itself. This is distinctly different than saying racing has done nothing.

I...

A fact of which I am well aware. I currently have 2 OTTBs in my barn that I purchased from a well-respected trainer of primarily blue collar runners. He even comes and visits them from time to time....

The point was that the regular patrons and lifeblood of this sport (well, prior to slots & racinos) won't be turned off it by the sensationalism of the NYT article.

Better yet, how about you...

With all due respect to Ron McAnally and you, Linny, who didn't cry over Go For Wand?

How about the tears for the blue collar horses whose joints have been tapped so many times that they are...