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We've had a couple like this and we free-lunge them in the covered arena. Takes 2 people - 3 is better if it's a big arena. Tack on - including side reins. Lunge him first then position the people...

Chris what is the difference with where Scott is now as compared to his past association with Hilltop? Riveredge is owned by the Malones of Harmony Sporthorses in CO.

And I agree with the...

I wonder how the judges here would have scored the two horses that qualified in Europe for the US.

As far as this year - maybe they changed the rules because it was a little embarassing that the...

Well this isn't about fan clubs - it's about a selection process that is different than Europe, judges who clearly aren't consistently experienced in this type of competition and as stated earlier in...

I'm not placing the blame on the Coach - I'm just saying the current system isn't working. Tiki is right about logistics -it's completely lopsided. And actually many of the horses that just missed...

hshieffield - After all these training sessions and clinics - he had 1 rider in the top 5??? I honestly don't find that to be acceptable. And while diplomacy is necessary in any situation - these...

I just feel the process should be more transparent. Who are the people reviewing the tapes and what are their credentials with Young Horses? We've already seen here where many of the judges don't...

Well unfortuntely in their approach to "weed out" - they pulled alot of flowers in the process. What in God's name do they DO with all the money they take in to these organizations that sending our...

If a coach isn't going to be used by the competitors - it makes NO SENSE to waste the money to send the person there to be a spectator.

I don't think it's any secret that when the USA hired...

The process for the US selection is such a mess it's not surprising that they change the rules at the last minute. Good for Willy and Valeska. It's sad to look at the judging of the Young Horse...

I do believe statistically - you need to note how few offspring by him are in competition. If the goal is a foal that will end up a performance horse - the production of the stallion in that regard...

I do hope these Vets that are telling you to keep the mares on Regumate through the entire pregnancy are telling you there can be some side affects to doing this - specifically relating to the...

Trigger - growing up watching old westerns was the beginning of my goal to own horses.

We always keep a copy of every horse we've bred and/or owned. I thought every breeder did this.

I suppose some people assume all horses have the exact same ear set, head shape, etc. I know when I only had one or two horses I probably subscribed to that concept. After breeding over 35 horses...

I don't have any problem with this. There has been another bridle introduced (I believe it was in England) that had a cut out effect on the crown area to keep it from pressing against the horses...

Well if I had bred the mare I'd definitely contact her and send a copy of the registration papers - they show the pedigree. Then I would contact the USEF and send them a copy of the papers. You...

He's a nice looking GRP stallion and is obviously successful in his stallion testing, offspring production and performance. The only thing I would point out is that his sire is a Thoroughbred so...

Shakeytails -your seem to presume that if the birth was normal the IGG will be over 800 -that isn't always the case. Taking the risk of having a foal witout passive transfer ends up being a lot more...

Dune - I don't agree with you. We've bred to young stallions in the past and did so based on the stallion himself and the pedigree. We were never disappointed. If everyone took your position -...

Well we hope you will consider our GRP stallion Popeye - he stands at www.hilltopfarminc.com. Our filly Popstar - you can see her on his offspring page is out of a large pony mare that is 1/4 arab. ...

This is standard Vet care. And I feel it's a good thing you had the Vet administer the shots so they are documented. Also WNV is not supposed to be dispensed by anyone but a Vet. The exam and IGG...

We used 11 year old semen that was small straws - one dose on a maiden mare and she produced a premium colt.

We used 10 year old semen that was large straws - one straw on a maiden mare and she...

The Hunter performance people rarely care about bloodlines unless they see a solid producer like Popeye K. I sometimes wonder if the KWPN-NA didn't push to get him approved - it looked rather...

The JC would have blood samples on both parents if they were registered TB's - yes they started to do DNA later. If this mare's parents are known you an go on the Jockey Club website and look up...