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No solutions here...I leave my barn shoes outside on the porch for this reason.

The thing I don't Understand is how my shoes and, often, clothes smell so vile when my barn doesn't really...

if you hand feed and take muzzles off at night, of course they are not going to eat through the muzzle during the day. They will wait until it is easier. Put the muzzles on and leave them except...

Get a trusted builder or engineer to evaluate it. Lofts can hold different amounts depending on their support structures...some can hold as much as you can stack, others are not safe to hold any...

Op, I also get a few bags of Portland cement, and mix it in over the top after we level and tamp. It gives the crusher run a little more stability without being as hard as concrete, and you can get...

Beautiful, and love the name!

I don't think it is a balance issue -- he's naturally very well-balanced, as in gave perfect lead changes the first time I asked, and is very light in front. He sounds just like RunForIt's horse --...

He is a wonderful horseman and rider, in addition to being a wonderful person.

I have a lovely OTTB who I have owned for three years. He's been out of work for the last 2, first because I was pregnant and this year because I have a baby. I'm finally getting him started again....

This is perhaps implicit in some of the other comments, but:

1. Get fitter--extra time at the gym or in the saddle
2. Yes, keep your heels down and leg forward, but also squeeze with your legs in...

Thanks! Horse is doing great -- jogging perfectly with no pulses, on no meds. He's still out in the dry lot, but is wearing his muzzle for a few hours per day to get used to it. He's happy and...

As an update -- horse jogs totally sound this morning again, with no pulses. Vet doesn't think the horse has a metabolic problem other than the outrageously rich grass this year. He does not...

Thanks, this is helpful. He is definitely not going out without a muzzle (and not at all for several days, then only a little at a time). Introduction of grass will be very, very slow.

I will...

Quite possibly (hopefully!) not. we did walk, trot and turn him on concrete to check for soundness.

Only symptom was a pulse and later a little soreness. He was not rocking back, lying down, or...

So sorry about your horse, Diamondindykin. I'll have the vet out to do bloodwork and take Xrays.

So what do you do if it is confirmed? What's the initial treatment?

And to be clear, horse is totally sound today.

One of my horses came in from a night on spring grass with higher than normal pulsing in his front feet. After the day inside his pulse is much better but he was a little sore in front. BO thinks...

I agree that the boarders were probably concerned that they'd be thrown out of BO's barn before theirs was done -- which is a totally legitimate concern in my experience, particularly given the...

SMS, I think the theory is not whether they could hook a leg in a running, but what would happen if they did. If they hook a leg in a running, it would likely just rip the reins out of the rider's...

With the updated post, I take my former advice back. What you need is a trainer. And you need to pat horsey on the neck for being a good boy when you put him to a bad spot.

Back to square one:...

If I understand correctly, it's generally considered to be a safety issue abroad -- no jumping with a standing martingale. Horses can catch a foot in them and then be unable to unfold. And a...

Also, it depends on what part of "Bethesda" you are talking about. I live in a Bethesda zip code near the DC line/Friendship Heights. There are parts of "Bethesda" that are themselves half an hour...

The best fix for this is to keep him between your hand and leg on the approach and half-halt all the way to the base of the jump. Do tight gymnastics that teach him how to rock back and get...

A standing won't force your horse's head down, crazyhorses, unless it is adjusted improperly. It only comes into play if the horse raises its head extremely high or flips its head.

That said, i...

And don't worry about the black tack. There are several of us on here who ride nothing but H/J with black saddles. It has never made a difference in my pinnings as far as I can tell...and from 20...

I never buy one that is actually lame/sore at the time of purchase. Why buy a horse that you know is a problem? I like at least a 50/50 shot at soundness. :P