New horse, possibly with copd

[kande04]

I'm convinced that it's the reason that the next ride (after one that I didn't feel good about) always seems so spectacular!

It's not that...

[kande04]

I too, used to worry about keeping the pastures pristine, but have gradually realized that the divots will heal, the grass will grow again, and as long...

[kande04]

This doesn't seem like a flare up, but I haven't had him long enough to know. Previous owner isn't aware of any incidents that looked like a flare up,...

[kande04]

I think it's hard to rehome a middle aged greenie if the owner is looking to recoup what they paid, or wants to get a good price so they can buy something...

[kande04]

If the horse was getting injections in his front legs there very well may have been problems with them that weren't fixed by the injections.
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[kande04]

It's possible, as I'm strongly right handed so the horse's left front is always the easiest for me. So I may hammer harder on the LF because I'm more...

[kande04]

It all depends on what's most important to *you*.

Because of my situation I was able to stick with my hot, spooky, athletic, 17 hand WB...

[kande04]

Do you know what she was given?

The previous owner said that she had heard him cough in turnout and had asked her vet about it and she said...

[kande04]

Thanks for this. The vet will be here in a few more weeks anyway, and I'd like to know more before I talk to her about options. This is an older, beginner...

[kande04]

I haven't trotted him for long enough to see if he might stop eventually, because my understanding is that the more they cough the more irritation/scar...

[kande04]

Several boot manufacturers sell ice studs to go in their boots. We use them in the winter, and they work quite well because the ice studs provide the...

[kande04]

All I have to do is get on and ride him down to the other end if I want to create drama! If he's okay at the walk then trot or canter will usually get...

[kande04]

I've had him a month or two and he almost never coughs at the walk, but does cough when he trots.

He's also either really out of shape and/or...

[kande04]

I just pay attention to how many "suggestions" are wrong, or too vague to be substantiated (how the horse *feels* about something, for example),...

[kande04]

I have trouble motivating myself to get the horse out and saddled, but once I get myself up there I go into "the zone" and soon become totally...

[kande04]

I don't do a lot of shoeing anymore, but my dh doesn't like messing with boots, so I put ice shoes on his horse's fronts so he only has to put boots on...

[kande04]

Yes, they'd be happy to do it anytime I'm willing to go in to have it done. But surgery always carries some risks so I'm going to live with it for n...

[kande04]

And even if it is behavioral, putting more pressure on him to do what you want him to do is, obviously, not working, because once a horse becomes convinced...

[kande04]

I was taking a lesson one time and noticed that the stirrup leather was almost worn through and looked like it could break, and OMG, they couldn't get...

[kande04]

Don't know about cost relative to number of lessons, but here in MA the low mileage discount for auto insurance is for less than 6000 miles/year, and...