I used to live and ride in the CD. It's been almost 11 years since I left. I have to agree with alot that has been said. The trainer that I was with up there was really bad but I just did not know...
Willow - please get your vet or farrier out to look at it. They may need to dig out the abcess so that it will drain. This has happened to my horse - he could barely stand - as soon as my vet dug a...
The NJPHA (New Jersey Professional Horsemans Assoc.) took a different approach. They allow all shows to count for points but you are allowed only ten shows from one series of shows. Let's say barn X...
Once worked for a trainer who insisted that
all of the winter blankets be taken off before
the horses were turned out. This was upstate NY
in the middle of winter; temperatures in the teens. ...
From the boarder perspective, it is frustrating to get nickel and dimed to death. I would not be happy to get charged if my horse broke his bucket. My horse literally wore out his grain bucket (loves...
Flash44 - Ask your local tack shop if they can order one for you. I ordered a leather girth lined with the sheepskin with elastic on both ends and rollers. Wasn't that much more expensive than a nice...
This whole situation just stinks! My heart goes out to all of those who spent all year qualifying and now have no show. I took a year and qualified for indoors (not the National) - it is not only...
Bopper - I don't think there is a "perfect" trainer out there. You have to decide what you can live with and what you cannot. The trainer I'm with now is great with the horses and lessons but...
