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That's so true - to this day there are (human) cultures who readily eat insects. You haven't evolved from one single step! :D

apparently the "percieved snobbiness" of horse people varies around the country -
where I live, horses are considered 2nd class citizens compared to cows - worthless hayburners. Horse owners are...

IMHO - contact in of itself is NOT an aid/instruction. The contact I establish w/ my horse -whether doing trot sets, jumping a course, or schooling dressage - is simply - well - contact. We are "in...

This was so well said (as was the entire post).

I'd also add that if one did not "train contact", one would miss the feeling of a young horse who finally "gets" contact and starts allowing...

Oh dear - that was a sad read... it makes it more understandable for me where you are all coming from. Dogs are such an integral part of our family life, it's hard for me to imagine treating them...

You all make dog ownership seem really hard and onerous. I guess we lucked out w/ our dogs because I honestly feel like they've trained themselves - or at the very least required little work. We...

I understand and agree (totally) that dog and people aggression is bad. Small animal aggression - not bad. I live on a farm in a rural area. If my dogs neglected to chase and/or harass a varmint,...

IMHO AA opinion, as many have pointed out - horses are sometimes in pain and sometimes they say "I don't wanna" in their best 4 yr old kid whiney voice.

And sometimes it is personality of the...

AWESOME! I'm still laughing

Here in lies exactly the problem. The video made the local news HERE and we're 250 miles away. Lots of non-horse people saw the "abusive" video. WE - as horse people - can say her TIMING is bad. ...

I thought I heard the person (?Sally Oconnor?) doing the live broadcast mention yesterday that people were asking permission but were going to be inspected after their rides.

While I will say that the trainer's timing looked off and the wiffle bat was probably not the best public tool to use, and perhaps not the best horsemanship, I will ask a question of those who think...

Pssst. Sometimes "gently and kindly" doesn't work when the horse says "F--- U, I ain't gettin' on the trailer and YOU can't make me"...


and yes, horses DO say "F--- U" quite clearly...

why didn't someone just hand the lady w/ the wiffle bat a broom?....

The perfect rat "trap" was in my barn yesterday. Came home to find a 3'+ gray rat snake in my barn. I gently removed him w/ a plastic pitchfork to under the manure spreader. I hope he hangs out! ...

How do you know he hasn't injured his sacroilliac (sp?) joint or done some other damage?

FWIW - when my mare injured her sacroilliac joint - her symptoms were very similar. The vet recommended...

If i were looking, it would be a saddle I would be interested (says the owner of a brown, 17.5" narrow tree county)

Absolutely NOT. If I thought the dog would take offense to that, I would NOT HAVE THE DOG.

I guess my opinion comes from the idea that the baby did not/could not act in any way malicious towards...

I am not anti-pit/cross BUT I am disheartened by those blaming the mother of the infant child who was killed by the family pet. The baby was in a basinet - and 11 days old - the baby was hardly...

I felt this way too when we put down our beloved golden at age 13. She was crippled from hip displasia (we'd help her up/down stairs), started having seizures (severe) and became very cranky (!NOT...

hmmm. Then I don't really know. Hopefully someone w/ more bitting expertise will weigh in. You ride in the exact same bits I do... You are right in thinking about the different fits. I...

After reading your description, I wonder if your bit is hanging too low? If the bit is too low, horses will pick up the bit w/ their tongue. And because there is so much looseness to the whole set...

the published article (from the Horse) is a report from a research lecture given at a meeting. It is likely that the original results will be published somewhere soon in a peer reviewed journal - if...

Obviously my experience is biased - but a good reputable breeder will be able to tell you if their breed is a good match for your family or not. And since they should know their litters very well,...

We have two purpose-bred goldens from a reputable breeder.

Dog number 1: we asked for a family dog that would be a really good hunter. That is what we got.

Dog number 2: we asked for a family...