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[kande04]

Cedar may be a "riding in lightness" trainer, which would explain why she didn't show until she got to the upper levels, as the "balance...

[kande04]

I have an indoor and apparently, they love to nest up in the top of it because it's warm up there. It wasn't a huge problem for me because I like pigeons...

[kande04]

Sorry I didn't post more info on the hoof pic I posted. It's a pic of a horse who does 100 mile endurance rides barefoot. I posted it to show what a...

[kande04]

I have a DH Walker western saddle (old bear trap 14" seat) that I'll probably never use because it's so heavy, another no name buck stitched narrow...

[kande04]

I gave away my Stubben Parzival and then regretted it, which is probably why I just keep collecting saddles, and everything else, now. Just as well too,...

[kande04]

And then more videos at the end of the shoeing cycle, and later, after the horse has been through multiple shoeing cycles.

I too, was thinking...

[kande04]

I only add shoes if I need more traction or protection and boots won't work. I'm also aware of how easy it is to think shoes helped a little because...

[kande04]

15 year old Trakehner, just under 17 hands, medium build, with a RF club. I don't ride him hard, but he's a maniac in pasture and runs the fence on firm...

[kande04]

Agree. It's just too difficult to up the reward value enough to overcome fear using CT (and often too easy to up it with pressure and release). So if...

[kande04]

Last fall we had winter shoes put on one of our horses. I called the farrier to have them reset at 6 weeks, and he said the hoof didn't have enough growth...

[kande04]

I'm a clicker trainer, but recognize that it's very hard to address anxiety/fear using treats, so while I still shovel treats when my horses are upset...

[kande04]

All 4 of mine have some degree of pigeon toed conformation, but they're all barefoot and have been for a long time, and they all self trim to at least...

[kande04]

This! You may own the horse when it comes to care, training, and vet bills, but if you want to pass it along at some point then it has to go back to...

[kande04]

I had the surgery done when mine was 11 months, and while it may have "worked" to stop the progression, I wouldn't say that it cured the club...

[kande04]

We drilled holes in all the water tanks so they only fill about 1/2 to 3/4 full so the birds (mostly pigeons) can't reach the water. We live right next...

[kande04]

Same here, and because I was older I was retired, so had plenty of time to handle him and truly prepare him for each step.

I taught him...

[kande04]

We expect our horses to work into their 30's, and so far, we haven't been disappointed. My granddaughter and I are currently trail riding a 24 and 28...

[kande04]

What I've found is that it's almost impossible to tell much from pix, and especially without being able to see the bottom of the hoof before and after...