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Gunar is a very very sensitive horse across the board. Physically, he must have banamine with vaccinations because he will colic without it; his skin is sensitive and needs soft brushes and rubber...

I want to throw up now.

My gelding does this strange little head jerk every few minutes when he is hanging out relaxed. It is just one quick, small jerk; almost as if he got a very small shock. It is like the head jerk...

I was referring to horses in need of rescue from low end auctions, emphasis on "in need of rescue."

I'll just say a little prayer for that little roan mare that she goes to someone who has the skill set to work with her trailering issues without creating more problems and without anyone getting...

My guess is that she ended up at auction due to her severe trailering issue. Somebody got sick of it and dumped her. I wonder if she was in an accident or what happened to make her so phobic about...

Wonderful article! Thanks so much for posting. I would never have made the connection.

She is a gorgeous dog. Unfortunately I am on the other coast. Is there a GSD rescue that could take her and might have contacts to find her a great home?

Oh my God, I am so sorry for you, the poor horse and everyone involved. What a nightmare! It will be difficult, but just keep telling yourself that you did the best you could and that the horse is...

I got my first horse when I was 5. I loved him so much I took some manure and put it inside my pillow case so I could smell him when I went to sleep. :D

Sometime later I took his old horse...

Funny, I have been riding and around horses all of my life. I've certainly seen really big people riding horses where I cringed and felt very sorry for the horse. I have not, however, ever known of...

I was horrified that the HS had to wait to adjudicate the case to be able to put her down. That mare was suffering horribly and had been for many, many months. They said there were 3 holes where...

My youngest daughter and I are both horse crazy. I got her a pony about 3 years ago when I realized I had 2 horses and a pony and nothing she could ride. We now have 2 horses (one for each of us)...

I have a very, very sweet pony who is blind. I have thought I would keep him forever, but my horses are not very nice to him and he does not like being separated from them by himself. I would...

I'm not sure, but I think the rules are different for horses that are destined for slaughter. Perhaps someone can verify, but I believe that they "should" have Coggins, but killbuyers often have a...

A livestock dealer, Quesnel Livestock, out of Middlebury, Vermont is advertising Horses Wanted, will buy or "remove" in the newspapers in this part of Vermont. He wants them in good shape, i.e.,...

Oh my freaking word! They're going to take over the world.

The pony gets beet pulp to put his Thyro-L in. It would scatter to the wind if I sprinkled a tsp of powder on hay. It doesn't adhere to any kind of pellet either. Beet pulp, being wet, ensures he...

How much do your "scoops" weigh? It looks like you might be feeding less than the recommended amount for her. I would consider 45 min. of W/T/C and jumping 5 days a week to be at least a moderate...

I have found this thread very interesting and informative. It has, unfortunately, had some of the critical posts that seem to appear on most of the horse care threads. To the OP, I think you did a...

I don't know the cost, but if you are anywhere near Quebec, I understand there is a very good vet hospital there that does them for much, much less than you can get them done in the US for.
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Thanks, that's the article that I had read. I guess a lot of people are just still very misinformed about beet pulp. I still don't get why so many people see it as quite possibly more fattening...

Beet pulp (without molasses) is often recommended to get weight on, keep weight on, etc. How and why would beet pulp be so much better than anything else to put weight on? I have looked up the...

I have a 22 year old hard keeping TB mare, too. I live in Vermont, so I do blanket her. Just be careful when you get a blanket that it fits properly and if she has those shark fin withers, try a...

My gelding is growing out the same thing right now, but from an abscess that blew out through the coronet. It looks ugly, but he doesn't seem sore at all. I'm going with the leave it alone school...