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Haha...loved your post! What a fun to make a new horse show friend and learn a new language at the same time. :-) In his own way, he was giving you a compliment about hiding behind the skinny pole,...

Prayers for everyone affected by such a terrible thing.

Thank you, everyone, for such helpful information. Plainandtall, you're not a debbie downer...you're giving it to me straight and I thank you for your candor. I have checked his feathers every day...

Sometimes it's planning for the right light, and sometimes it's just luck. Here is one that just happened. The first photo happened when I grabbed my camera because the early morning light was so...

Ugh. I have had the same problem with my neighbor and his German Shepherds. And when I lived in Maine, our neighbors' dirt bikes day and night almost drove me crazy. For you to have the double whammy...

My own horse, a registered TB. Who could look at a cute little filly and come up with the name, "Squig's Impudence"?? That's just cruel.

Another one: I was at a horse show a few years ago, and a...

Hi Marta, I don't mean to scare you with our pony's story, just give you hope! I agree with the 3 day rule, and if your pone is there or beyond, I think you can breathe a sigh of relief. I'm very...

marta, I just found this thread and I hope your pony is ok. The same thing happened with my pony about 4 years ago when someone at the barn turned her out on 4 hours of green grass after months on...

I am so very sorry for the loss of your mare, in such a needless and tragic way. My old neighbors in ME used to go wild with fireworks every year and I remember spending every 4th in the barn with my...

For an old, fat pony with IR, I'm doing pretty well. Got over my navicular with cortizone shots, my uveitis with some major pain killers and antibiotics....thankful for that.

I miss my old farm where my horses were out in the summer 24/7 with a huge carriage barn run in.
My routine in the morning is like a stealth mission, because if I make one wrong move, the mini...

I have heard of many Western horses losing part of their tongue from severe bits, but this is very bizarre. Did anyone go out to the pipe corral to look for the rest of his tongue? What a mystery. I...

7HL, I agree with you. The horse owners I interviewed made it clear to me that even though the government is supposed to be there to help us in an emergency, the bottom line is that each of us has to...

I just finished writing an article on this topic which will be out in a few months. In doing interviews and research, I realized that I am way behind on this, and most of my friends are, too. I think...

The very first time I saw that pony, I fell in love. How could you not, with that huge heart in such a game little body. This is a terrible loss for the entire horse world. My condolences to everyone...

No, I wouldn't do that. Horses have such amazing senses and I would be worried that my horse would hear, smell or just know the big cats were there even if they were kept at some distance. I couldn't...

this is a 'boundaries' issue. You made a deal with your mother to split the proceeds of the horse. She is pushing your boundaries by trying to take what is rightfully yours to give to your tick...

Cita, that's some crazy driving territory, too! I took my daughter to look at Williams College and we took the Mohawk Trail on our way east. It was like a roller coaster ride...really terrifying on...

Haha, twiceshy, welcome to MA, where driving is a full contact sport! Not only do we have rotaries, we have cahs, hosses, subs, soda and if something is really good, it is 'wicked'.

Me, too. I have a small farm on the North Shore.

What a terrible thing. My condolences to Lainey for the loss of Frodo and wishes for gentle healing for her in body and spirit. How sad.

Mod 1 Note: As per the sticky at the top of the forum, we're making this thread into a "Pro Spinoff" discussion of founder/laminitis, as the OP's query was long ago lost during the course of...

Wow. Vali, that was a gusty move...way to go you sassy thing. I didn't like A Thousand Acres or Barn Blind because the characters were so hard and unappealing. Kind of like her. She made money on the...

Shelbylou, it seems a little soon to be throwing in the towel. With my first horse, a little OTTB, the first year of showing was, well, I call it a learning experience because it was not pretty. But...

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"You take him firmly by the halter, look him square in the eye, and say BAD HORSE, BAD HORSE!!

but quietly enough so the owner doesn't hear......"

Snort! I'll have to remember that the...