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[kande04]

I have a WB who does that (picks his hinds up more than his fronts), but he's done it since he was a foal. He also has a club foot, and plays hard. Not...

[kande04]

Most of us are DQ wannabes because we don't have enough money to be real DQs.

[kande04]

I was at Otter Creek (trail system in NY) with my very green mule when someone asked if he could ride with us, and then showed up with his dog. I told...

[kande04]

Wow! Lucky you! We just got 4 new ice shoes with clips, plus rim pads on the fronts. I think the farrier said that's normally a $250 job, but he charged...

[kande04]

We fed a pelleted complete feed that had both the hay and grain in it.

I feed it to one of my teeth challenged horses now. She was eating...

[kande04]

If you have any interest try clicker training. The "pressure" to comply is way lower, which means that an uncomfortable horse will decline...

[kande04]

I was able to arrange supplemental feeding with other pasture boarders. I liked mornings so went out and fed in the morning, and then they came out in...

[kande04]

First, are you sure O needs to be retired? Same with W, I wouldn't be counting him out, yet. You seem to be flexible when it comes to riding,so could...

[kande04]

If you feel that staying in the ring might be a safer option then maybe you could start there, and then if he was calm enough go out the gate, but stick...

[kande04]

I don't understand this. Are you saying they need a shoe or toe cap after the surgery until it heals, or forever?...

[kande04]

That's what we call our shallow ditches with sloping sides, too. Ours is right next to the barn though, and runs around the sides and off toward the...

[kande04]

I've been riding at home by myself, year 'round for decades now, and yes, staying motivated to get out there is a job in itself.

I did retire...

[kande04]

I collect boots and my fav winter ones are the Sorel Snow Lions with the shallow pattern soles and felt liners. I ride in them and they're tall enough...

[kande04]

I didn't say that we, nor anyone else has a lot of moldy bales, but we feed a lot of our own hay so have a pretty good idea how many bales are less than...

[kande04]

The real question isn't even whether there's a difference, but whether the judges would be able to see that difference if they didn't know which horses...

[kande04]

I've pulled shoes for various reasons and then put them back on before the hoof could change, and when I do that I just use the same nail holes, so I...

[kande04]

My horse, and a friend's horse both had the check ligament surgery when they were yearlings, but the whole problem with check ligament surgery is that...

[kande04]

Given the options available, I'd just do whatever I could to make her as comfortable as possible while she adjusts . In fact, I still go to a fair amount...

[kande04]

I've found that the cost of feeding a pelleted complete feed is not that much more than feeding hay. I have one horse who can't chew hay so eats a pelleted...

[kande04]

Drives me nuts, as my 10 year old really wants to believe what she sees on the shows she watches, so doesn't really believe me when I tell her that at...