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Mostly good advice, especially about being open, up front, and honest.

One other consideration not mentioned thus far - will the business fail with the loss of one more boarder? Will the barn...

My complements to the selectors. Based on public information, recent performance, historical perspective, and a little judgement, I believe the team and individuals selected are spot on.

Hoping...

Nope, lots of hidden commissions (agents taking commissions from both buyers and sellers, trainers getting finder's fees from students and commissions from sellers, etc).

Kentucky law requires all commissions of any kind involved in the transaction be specified in the sales contract, after legal actions in the Jackson thoroughbred litigation.

My eventing contact there is Jennifer Bodtmann. Her contact information is listed on USEA ICP directory.

It's a tough business, and typically "horse dealers" are thought to be universally dishonest.

In my experience, that's not the case. There may be a lot of dishonest ones out there, but there are...

Too late to spray, kills weeds that frost will kill anyway and the seeds are still there.

Bush hog to 6" or so. I agree that minimum height cutting is not desirable; you'll be amazed how well the...

I'm gonna get flamed for this, but this is my actual experience.

We do Rottweilers. IMO, best dogs in the world for farms, but they have some physical issues. We' ve had at least 6 in the last...

I've had two air-to-air systems, and now one geothermal for the past 20+ years. I confirm the $$ savings of about 50% in my area. Peak bills are about $180 for geothermal, $400 or so for...

Too cute, I loved it!!

On a serious note, tho, it emphasizes the need to keep feed locked up and inaccessible to "visitors," whether at home or at a show. We were at a show last year where a...

Legitimate inquiries are handled daily at the contact info on the web site.

If you have issues with those contacts, you may also call me - Howard Moore - at 606-922-6842.

1. Sample - agree, definitely, just our horses and that biases the population. But we select phenotype, and the analysis therefore correlates (on a small population) genotype.
2. Ribot is present...

Questions about TB pedigrees for eventing are frequently asked on this forum. And while I don't think pedigree is particularly critical (phenotype is much more important than genotype - when we're...

Good advice. I agree.

No hound experience, but several years ago my wife and I were trail riding in brushy country. Along a ridge, a deer jumped up perfectly underneath my wife's horses legs (a big, tall ASB); he knew...

Interesting rebuttals of my post. I respectfully disagree and suggest you research the topic further.

In 99.9% of the cases, it won't matter. The other 0.1% are the issue, IMO.

Best wishes.

I don't like to feed until 30 days after baling - not absolutely required, but hay can continue to dry/ferment depending on conditions. First cutting is more subject to damp baling than later.

Not east coast, but you can't beat the Lexington, KY, area for horse events. Just this weekend, NAYRC was at KHP along with "the biggest hunter-jumper show in years." A local H/J show was at...

More a "young dog" thing than a Rottie or Lab. I've got two young labs right now, and they're driving me nuts. I've always had Rotts before (since 1986). They all must be trained as to boundaries;...

I've had an MX-10 for 3-4 years now and it's an awesome machine. I've never had any issue with excess dust (anything will kick up dust in sparse cover, dry conditions and if they hit the ground) on...

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Excellent post and discussion - thanks!!

We've found ISR/Old NA to be very good to work with and professional in their horse inspections.

Try being a Working Student.

SevenDogs & Deltawave - I respect your opinions but disagree in context, guess I was being too subtle. My point is that USEA should be doing more for 11000 members than the other 1000 upper level...

We have a formal agreement.