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Your quote says it all. You are not in a place that is safe to let a horse loose while you ride. I did it years ago. I was on PRIVATE land that had water on all sides and no access except the road...

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The reason that were are as a country getting fatter is the fact that everyone sits at the da** computer, playing video games or watching 200+ channels.... It starts with kids and doesn't...

This is why I prefer to ride ALONE !!!!!!!!! If this guy or anyone else has a horse they know is going to act that way they should ride with people who have horses who go at their speed. It is like...

I personally wouldn't ride if I was 300 pounds. Not only would I fear of hurting any horse I know it would be so easy to be off balance.

Now for others It is their choice as long as they can do...

My horse had wind puffs and since it didn't cause him any pain I just ignored it. I was told by many that it was because of hard riding on harder surfaces. That was 25 years ago so I am sure that...

Are her current hoof issues due to your trimming her?? I would find a farrier who's work you can see in person. Go to a boarding/ training barn and se who they use and how the horses look. It is...

I don't know where you live but if it is wet, humid and moist it may be a fungus and she is rubbing patches off because of the itchy places? My mule has several places that all the hair is somehow...

After seeing the area in the light of day I could see grain spilled and ground into the dirt. Since they are all fine I am thinking that it was a short feeding frenzy and most of it was spilled in...

I am sorry for what you are going through. I personally would put the horse out of his misery. He is in pain. He CANNOT be turned out now. He has already had 2 surgeries that didn't work. He is...

Wow, She is doing great. Hope it continues and she will be sound to ride in the future.

I know a 5 gallon bucket isn't a lot and I know it looked like it was dragged all over in the quest to eat it. The dirt is deep and also lots of loose hay bits in it as well. My hope is in their...

They are outside standing in deep snow and being here in Minnesota it is like ice water. I am watching for any signs out of the ordinary. This happened sometime overnight and they were done eating...

So my mule pulled the gate open and let my 2 horses and himself into the area we keep the hay. In that area I had a 5 gallon bucket 3/4+ full with grain. They of course found that and helped...

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All the more reason to go with a solid and more traditional quiet type horse like a TWH or QH don't you think?? A TB would not be my choice for a trail ride after 40 years out of the...

After reading this whole saga my head is spinning. I have 34 years of horse ownership where horses were shod or barefoot using the NON Natural method as you call it. I never had a lameness issue they...

Hopefully a change in supplement will help her. I have been fortunate that all the mares I have owned have never been bad about being in season. A little touchy/ over sensitive to leg aids but that...

My appaloosa is like that too. Her white hair is slick and shiny and her spots look more raised and rough. That is before she sheds though. Could it be on the gray horses something in the water or...

DITTO !!

I have gone from 17 hands to a mare who is 15.1 and I love it. I am 5'9 and very leggy as well and with her build ( rounder) I don't feel like I am under mounted.

The problem is that some people idolize these trainers when in fact they are nothing special. Ordinary people have been training horses with just as good results since gentling horses started. No...

I owned a cribber for 21 years. He was in excellent ( too much at times) weight, never had a colic or any other problem. No one will ever know why they crib because they won't tell us!

I would suggest a Golden Retriever. We had one who grew up with our 3 kids and around our horses and other livestock. She protected the kids from other dogs, people and once a sick raccoon. She...

I love to sweat and would much rather have the heat than all this winter!! It won't be 60 degrees here till June, the way we are going !! OP I FEEL your pain because I am there too, except...

I would talk to her, but not about leaving. When I boarded I cleaned stalls 6 days a week in exchange for free board. There could be several responsible people who would do that in exchange for a...

Furthermore, they say that goats can be good companions for horses. The owner might even be able to find a freebie, or a pony needing a home.

Do these people have acres of land?? or do they have...

[QUOTE=Daydream Believer;5449437]That is funny...we did something similar with our horses first, then our dogs and now we are doing ourselves. We (Mr DDB and I) just started on the Paleo Diet...like...