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Set the standard of excepted behavior and stick to it. No room for errors. if the expectation is for him to stand quietly, after all he can do it in the pasture, then he should be and learn (again)...

I have to wonder about the hay issue. I live in "hay country" in upstate NY and most all of the barns around here, including ours have large mows with the barns usually 100 or so years old.
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okay you got me crying.

I did not used to blanket mine but in the past few years here in NY we've gotten rain/sleet etc, more often. I have all of mine blanketed except my older stallion-who's originally from Saranac lake....

Oh the stories I could tell. Once for a client we drove 4 hours one way to see a horse for their daughter, my student. Mom was told he's broke a 'bit over at the knees" and a good kids mount.

I...

It's not chasing them, it's moving them and making them work and if in a herd situation, keeping them away from their herd. A totaly different thing from "chasing them around the pasture".

We...

There's plenty of horses who have ridden in trailers that were not "comfortable" for them. If he's loaded on it before, it sounds more like a stubborness issue.

As another poster said, work on...

I agree with equidae 100% I could not say it better. She is trying to balance you and you are not balanced at all.

Plus I have to say too, you're riding on top of her, not WITH her. Slow her...

make her work, right there in turn out. Move her feet and keep her moving for a few minutes. After she's worked for a few minutes, try your approach again. Move towards her by stepping backwards,...

I did not read through all of the replies, but since living on o our farm we have had 7 dogs (some we had when we moved here).

One was a Great Dane (who was 34 inches at the shoulder) and the...

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My daughter's horse, whom i put on the ground is named Aurora. Her sire's name in French means "The Fire" her dam's name (She was an IrishSH) was Diamond in...

Mk, there's a lot of good hay produced in upstate (so above Westchester Co.) that will only run 2.50-3.50 (at most) a bale. Rarely does even second cut go for more than $3.50.

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When I had a set of shoulders, I could mount my 18.3 hand Clydesdale bareback and I was on a rubbermaid 2-step kitchen step stool. I am 5'5". No belly flopping either, I clean jump, grab some mane...

It's called the canine good citizen test. Our now deceased dog was a service dog (and previous to us owning him was a rescued dog from a prosecuted case in our county). One of our cats passed too!...

I have one named Tisdale, who goes Gaga over beating you to the bathroom sink so you'll run the water for him. If you're not careful he'll take out running to beat you to bathroom.

He also knows...

Keeping my fingers crossed all goes well. Waiting for an update too

I'll try to give you the quick and dirty. To be a NARHA certified facility the facility has to meet the benchmarks, set by NAHRA to become said certified facility. These certification benchmarks,...

I have not read through all of the postings but here goes. My mother raised 7 children. In fact my parents used to say the "raised 7 only children" b/c we were so different and INDIVIDUALS.

My...

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Lori, Lori, My heart goes out to you. When you can keep us posted please. I am sure all of us reading this wish we were closer to help.

I think paying it back is paying it forward in many way.

This year with our 4-H program we are starting here on the farm we are 'free leasing a number of our horses and ponies to the kids who's...

Gee, too bad I am so far away. I am set up for foaling have had had to care of 'winter' babies. Hope someone comes forth to help.

GCA, wishnwell is correct about the Ithaca area. I am 20 minutes, give or take, from Ithaca and there's nothing. I wish there was!

Bluey, beautifully said!!

Hey RAR, Having rehabbed several horses who sound like your boy, I think you are on the right track. As others said, SLOW in this case wins the race.

Often the process is rushed and then the...