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You might contact the Florida Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Assoc here in Ocala: http://www.ftboa.com/

I checked about the 10 before I posted; and again right now. not available.....

ANyway, I have been looking at ridersmall.com....... interesting, inexpensive...... anypne have experiences?

A simple google search showed some results. I know there are youtube vids as well. Might as well look at them,rather than just listening to folks who may or may not have actual experience, or may...

A stiffer plastic bristled grooming brush - love to scrub the shampoo in, especially in the winter with longer coats.
A small bucket, for mixing vetrolin in - because it is so nice to use in the...

I'm looking for new schooling boots. My trainer just got some Ariat H2O, but they are now longer available (in my size, 10). They are very cool looking - and I liked them because they are tall...

I just put down the mats with holes in them from tractor supply. The holes gradually fill with dirt, and no more mud. Put them down when the ground is (relatevly) stable and dry.
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Go to the driving forum and read about Sterling Grayburn's horse who died last week. He was being unblanketed and ran off, broke his neck.
Learn from this. You were lucky.
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There is another one.... not the "Brettina" which has a flash, but the..... ANKY? or is it named after a horse? I think it is in the Dover cat.

And I think there is one in DE, too.
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The channels in my barn are wood.... two 2x2 nailed side by side to the supporting beam. Works great, and I can slide the 2x10s out the top to enlarge the stall..... Probably much cheeper than...

I do the "surgicals" first, thenthe chest, then the leg straps. I know a horse, very solid citizen, who bolted out of his stall (door was closed but not latched) with only the chest done up. He...

Well, they get quality food (seminole brand,senior and ultra dynamix), salt, and lots of hay (coastal and O/A), and the older gelding gets a joint supplement. Here in Florida the pasture is grazable...

Well, last night it was about 45 here at 4pm, and the barn is 1/2 hour away, the wind was blowing (covered arena, but not indoor), and I know the temp would drop when the sun set.... I didn't go. My...

What about horses eating the bark from the trees? I have a 3 A pasture with a small area of woods... last year a mule taught my filly to strip the bark off the trees and eat it... now the woods area...

If it doesn't matter to the horse, why have my horses (over the years, a few different ones) been visibly unhappy when I find myself on the "wrong" diagonal on a circle? ... EQUALLY UNHAPPY on either...

You might also consider enteroliths. TWO friends lost horses in the past few years from this. Presentation seemed the same. Both horses had arab blood (I have heard arabs are predisposed to...

If you live in the south, I'd avoid anything neatsfoot based. No one I know has had positive experiences with it. It molds quickly in the summer... unless you are lucky enugh to have AC in the tack...

Thanks for all the input. I am looking for the new longer length because the giftee is very petite, and her horse is 16.2, and she rides my 17.2 guy.... so it would be nice to encourage him to use...

Thanks for all the input. I hadn't thought about the two-knobbed Fleck.... but I had thought about Flecks in general. The popper sounds interesting, also. Balance is important, and I have always...

I am thinking of buying a dressage whip for someone, in the new legal length. I know what I like, but not what she likes. What is your favorite type? Stiff or flexible? etc etc. All comments...

I'll second the tapping EFT technique. It has really helped me get past some big fear issues (complete with hair standing up/throat closing events) after a bad accident. I'm not ALL better, but a...

Well, not all the responses over on UDBB are this positive.

As far as "supporting" GMOs efforts at education, we have found that a bit iffy. For example, when we brought Dr. Gawhyler to Ocala a...

Get a tour of The Sanctuary, and equine health and rehab center. They have amazing therapies.... here is a link, watch the videos. They are out near HITS on 27....

You'll love Ocala. Horsin'Around is closed (the owner retired toother interests) but there are still some good tack shops - Winning Edge, and Tack Shack on 60th (near OBS).

I'll second SKY for...

I use one of those plastic sawhorses as a saddle rack. The bar is narrow so it is in the gullet, and when I go to shows, it collapses and goes along. The shelf is handy, too.

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Go to the aquarium in Ybor city, the historic district. Really nice. Also some nice cuban food restaurants there, like the Columbia (I think that's the name) which is really famous.
Here's a link...