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This will have an effect on quite a few trainers in the industry. Rita employed a variety of trainers in several disciplines. I'm not sure whether she had a "primary" trainer that worked only (or...

The Chicago Tribune article states that townspeople assumed she funded her lavish lifestyle from making so much money on the horses.

Start with $80k/yr and end up with millions?! In the horse...

Slowest quarter horse
Not enough leg, little girl
S*&t! Chipped in again.

As a QH person by background, I'm used to horses being ridden/shown at 2 and practically old hat at going to the horseshows by the end of the 3yo year, but we still never started ours over fences...

We definitely got asked if my sister's Appendix junior hunter was a WB. She was a big mare, not stocky but definitely not TB-lean. Had plenty of step, a beautiful jump, and pinned well in the hack.

We learned to braid so that we could braid our own horses to avoid that fee, and sometimes braid a few other horses when our show schedule allowed.

We often shared hotel rooms, i.e. me and my mom...

Zip ties!

Words rarely said about Holly. :lol: Although I remember when they did the Fleur De Lis derby and GP on the same day, she did choose the wider turns in the jump-off because he was tired.

It is absolutely true that Holly and Triompf won the Derby and then did well in the Prix at Gulfport, and it's not the first time. There was an article in COTH awhile back about the pair winning the...

Maybe the trainers who are in the habit of doing something bad enough to get banned should just invest in a different set of curtains without the farm name to use when they're banned.

Excellent care and good quality feed, hay, and bedding goes without saying.
A turnout situation that meets my horse's needs (they aren't all one-size-fits-all).
A ring with good footing, preferably...

I used to have a tan show coat with a subtle windowpane, which I wore with a darker blue shirt with a tan windowpane. It was one of my favorite outfits and I thought it stood out in a good way,...

As a junior riding all the time, I would have agreed with BabyGreenTB: rather have a flat rate that covers everything, so I could lesson when I wanted, my parents didn't have to send me with a check...

Were I to be getting back into the western ring right now (pleasure, western riding, horsemanship, trail, etc.), if I had the pick of the litter, I'd go with a plain basketweave Blue Ribbon with no...

So cute, love the smiles, and the pony is adorable and does not appear to be evil as so many ponies are!

Obviously should have specified, duh! Pembroke.

Any suggestions?

Goodhors, there are quite a few generalizations in your post that probably do not even apply to all the participants in those clinics, and definitely do not apply to everyone who owns Quarter Horses....

MZM Farm, I guess if you're gonna completely part ways with your saddle over every single fence, you better be really good at recovering! That grey is a saint for not running for the hills every time...

I definitely talk to them. I think after awhile they can tell the difference between conversational babble and sounds that are actually supposed to elicit a response ("whoa," "easy," clucking, etc). ...

Load up the mare and drop her off. Pretty sure your aunt will get the message that way.

In the over fence classes at breed shows (my experience is AQHA), people have been using GPAs, IRHs, and the more "technical" helmets for years. You don't see many of the velvet ones these days. In...

It's certainly not professional to complain to one's customers. However, think about how isolated many BOs are. Unlike most people who go to work and see coworkers, friends, strangers on the...

I think a dark dappled grey is gorgeous - but the thing about greys is, they usually get lighter! I'd love to have an endless string of 4-7 year old greys, and sell them when they get too light. ...

Little-kid lessons usually about 4, more advanced students up to 6 or 8. With a barn full of mostly kids, most days there was only time for 2 lesson groups after school. The school horses would be...