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I stopped by the manufacturer for Shadow... They showed me their trailers and I thought they were very nice, reasonably priced trailers. Because of my...

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I think it is entirely possible the bucking is unrelated to the lameness. My paint mare was not even halter broke as a 2 yr old. She was basically wild....

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I didn't mean any offense to those of you who have nice minded Arabians. But I worked on an Arabian Breeding farm, and what they were breeding (for saddleseat...

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IF you can locate Perennial Peanut hay- it is similar to alfalfa and the horses love it. It's great for horses with dental issues. But there is a wide...

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What hay were you feeding prior to this? I've found that my old horse who can't eat standard hay, can eat hay if it is VERY carefully selected.
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My rescue horse is only okay with a syringe if you approach from the left side. If you approach with a syringe from the right side, he goes shooting backwards...

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What about perennial peanut hay? I feed Standlee alfalfa pellets and first cutting coastal hay to my old horse. She can only chew the first cutting...

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If i was breeding, this is what I would look for:

l like Welsh section Ds. Very nice looking! If a bit more chunky.

Knabstruppers-...

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My old trailer made it 20 years in hot humid Florida. It would have survived longer if i had kept it well painted. I do not have a storage area for my...

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I wish I had words of advice, but i have the same problem with one of our dogs. She doesn't like the cats at all. She is mostly okay in the house, in...

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The vet I use tries to charge a variable rate on certain things. A surgery that most places might charge $3000, he will do for $1500. A surgery that might...

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Why do all the horses have to be brought in daily? I have a small acreage (3 acres) with 4 horses. There's enough room that my old horse can be turned...

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I have two horses that nibble. One horse knows how to gorge no matter what net size. She is a little piggy....

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I have gaited horses but i would never purposefully ride on pavement for any great length of time. Most of my horses stay with me for life so i want to...

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My stalls are bare stall mats with no bedding. At the end of the mats is a 3 ft dirt section. Depending on the horse, most of the manure and pee ends...

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There's a small animal veterinarian who lives down the road from me. Her 3 dogs squeezed out and chased my dog 1/4th mile back to the car. My dog bolted...

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If you buy a saddle, you can always sell it. Just buy a nice used one and not a new one.

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The vet still doesn't like the look of Pounce's newest x ray. But there are several things that can cause x rays that look like that. So again not really...

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I have an appointment at 11am to take them both in. Pounce is still much improved. Caspian is about the same, except he did eat a couple kibbles, just...

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Pounce is doing much much better today. He is convinced he is starving and has been searching the house for food....