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I'm considering taking my gelding Gooser to Congress '10 for Ammy Jumpers... does anyone know how wide the spreads generally are for that class?

Also, is the class run by clean round with seperate...

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I agree, there is no such thing as a "four beat lope". A lope is a THREE BEAT gait... therefore if a horse has four beats, it is not loping, period.

I don't ride WP horses...

There is a pad I use from "Lamicell"... but I don't know if it comes in english styles, just western and barrel racing. It basically has a suede top, a neoprene bottom, and in between are two panels...

Sounds like there is more than to problem than just thrush. Stonebruises, gimpy feet, and now thrush that pops up in only two or three days of wet weather... to me, that means someone has likely been...

I have a mare with some kind of pituitary gland issue (not Cushings, but very similar!) who has polydipsia (excessive water drinking). She suddenly started having diarrhea about 7 years ago now and...

Is it also possible that the riders ride similarly? (Ie, over-flexing, framing too-tight, false-frame without real movement from behind, bouncing in the sitting trots, etc?)

While my first thought...

Ohhhh yeaaah.

I will twist myself into some pretty pretzelly positions just to keep the horse comfortable while I'm trimming. They cooperate much better!

My yearling filly decided to try and...

Nice work. That would've been a tough one... Poor pony. :(

I own one and my mom's a sales rep in Ontario. Love the machine, although it's a pain to drag in and out of the barn every day- kinda heavy.

The pain relief is serious- I used it on myself when a...

I use a product called "Virkon"- a potent antibacterial/antifungal/antiviral. You can generally buy it from the feed or farm store. Mix the powder or tablet with water, and either use a spray bottle...

I would not even be considering jumping a horse who is known to have soundness issues, especially of the front hooves. Nor would I be exercising a horse who is living on bute to be comfortable- there...

Actually I thought "bloody stumps" was a fairly accurate description, was there not blood around the frog on the solar shots? Maybe it's just my eyes...

Awful trim. Done by a hack-job, literally.

It really depends on the horse and the environment. As a rule, I only remove whatever scrapes off with "barely there" pressure of the tip of the hoofknife. It's often not much, more in dry weather....

There are horses who are just plain lazy. I own a few. The difference is how you train them. A lazy horse can still learn to be "hot" off your legs (without spurring the bejeezus and sometimes even...

First, I'd like to say, that mare is STUNNING. Wow.

There are so many things wrong with the hooves I'm seeing in the video. The biggest being flares and long toes.... it doesn't appear the toe...

Handwalk or trot some serpentines on a level, flat surface. This will give you lots of time to cue him so he knows when a turn is coming, and the flat ground will not trip him up. Your options are a...

I use clippers and a VERY steady hand.... pulling always seems to give the mane a "frizzed" look. Of course, assuming the colts are used to clippers. lol

I would try out one of those mane pulling...

I agree. He's got some stiffnesses somewhere up higher in his body. It would be worth having a chiro/massage/Bowen (Muscle Release Therapist, they're fantastic) assess him.

JD, how old was the...

That horse ain't built to move like that. His pasterns are too short. He is an "ok" mover, but not floaty and not springy like an Arabian, Warmblood, or TB. He also looks kinda... old. Like late...

Hmm, afterthought... a sound barefoot horse with a good trim moves lighter and bigger than the average shod horse. In my experience.

Of course, here's the specifics:

A not-so-well shod horse...

JD: Great study. I would love to see it repeated on tons of horses.

I'm going to ignore the last..... 13 or so pages and just reply to your original post. :)

This is not what I would consider a...

While I agree that not two hooves are identical in shape and and size, horses can develop "high-low syndrome" where it's actually a huge difference in angle and height. This can be caused by injury,...

Hmm, I've noticed the discipline-related differences. To some english riders up here, it's almost a sin to tie the horse to the trailer. Actually, many say the horse doesn't know HOW to tie, period....

I live by one rule:

If the horse needs to be buted for any reason- soundness, sore muscle, inflammation, whatever- they do NOT compete. Not the barrel horses. Not the hunters. Not the western...

I figure if *I* can barely stay upright on it, then the horses won't either. If there is any significant amount of ice (such as with meltdowns, freezing rain, etc)... they stay in, period, until we...