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I LOVE my Treeless saddle. I do a LOT of trail riding. I ride in a Barefoot Sierra w/a Skito w/dryback. I do NOT tighten the girth very tight. It is snug, but I can get several fingers between the...

It is too rich for them if they eat too much. I give my horse alfalfa in my trailer, but that is it.

It is not good for their organs if that is all they are eating. I have heard that from vets for...

So, what are his accomplishments?? Please tell me that it is just not his color that makes him worthy to breed?!?!

If you havent noticed, w/hay being so expensive, the horse market is weak.
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My horse wind sucks. I have had him for over 5 yrs. He is mostly out on pasture 24/7 and rarely wind sucks.

During the winter, I do stally him for 3-4 months, depending on the weather. He will...

This type of thinking is pretty confusing to me. I asked before, so I will try again.

Why would you want to breed horses for food, but stop slaughter of the unwanted horses?? Just like cats and...

MYREALITY wrote:

"I am dead against slaughtering unwanted horses. I am FOR slaughtering horses if they are bred and farmed for meat, and the slaughtering facility is designed for horses."

I...

Yes, and I bet that horses will still be sent to Canada or Mexico.

According to that video, if stopped on the border, they just say that the horses are going to a FEEDLOT, and it a legal. Also,...

Well, I am in Illinois. They got our bill passed to shut down the Cavel plant. That shut down the last slaughter plant in the USA.

As far as I am concerned, that is what caused all the horses...

Like it or not, people eat horsemeat. I remember before the slaughter ban was actually law, I posted that the bill to ban slaughter would just make the horses face a worse death in Mexico and Canada....

See, I admitted that I didnt follow racing. I swear I heard a report on the TV that she was 17 hands. I was upfront that I could have had my facts wrong.

Laurierace, she was still a big horse. Do...

Also, I have to agree w/a earlier point. There is a 16 yr old girl that rides at my barn. She was into gymastics when she was very young. I think she did it for over 10 yrs. She grew too tall to...

Well, you only have to look at what TB's looked like a few decades ago. They had more bone, more durable. Now, they are bred to be lighter, more fragile.

I really am not "INTO" racing, so I could...

I watched the report on HBO. I thought it was done well. It hit some good points. They kept it pretty much about TB's. They showed the crowded pens at Sugarcreek. The procedure of what happens once a...

I LOVE Ariat boots. I have a high arch, and every pair of boots I have gotten fit me wonderfully. I could wear them all day!

The best tights I have found are actually Sportack's own brand.
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I ride in a Barefoot Sierra. I just rode at a State Park. It was in the 50's, so not real hot.

We rode for about 2 hours. There is a lot of sand paths, so the horses got a decent workout for them...

Perhaps it takes you a couple of rides to get used it a treeless. I have the Cheyenne and love it. I actually feel extremely secure. I did a weekend long De-Spooking clinic this summer. A horse in...

I understand what you are saying. I had just bought my FIRST horse when I was 32 yrs. old. I did use a very nice Wintec 2000AP for my first year. I probably had not been on a horse for a decade.

I...

OMG, I completely didnt even think of that. I have a Little Joe saddle. I bought it almost 4 yrs. I used it as my main saddle for over 3 years.

I can still remember how different my horse felt. I...

I think the saying "you get what you pay for" is a good one. I have heard of the cheap saddles actually falling apart when people ride.

$285 is really cheap for a saddle. I would recommend waiting...

Wow, I was bored at work. I read the entire thread. I cant believe that a rescue is refusing to adopt a horse to a good home, just out of spite.

She bought the horse. It was shown that she did...

I actually like Wildfire. I wouldnt call it a horsey show though. It is one of my guilty pleasure kind of shows.

I had already posted this, but my 2 cents is:

I watched a video on the different ways the USA, Canada, and Mexico slaughters horses.

The USA used a bolt gun. One hit, and the horse was gone. It...

Keep in mind that the kids have no idea on what is actually at stake in this. It is actually very stupid for EITHER side to care what the kids think or not. The results of these laws will not NOTHING...

OMG, I would be so upset if that was done to my horse. He has fairly tender feet after just a normal trim on the rocky drive. I could NOT imagine walking a horse on ANYTHING w/hooves like that after...