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[Wanderosa]

Overly simplistic. I'm also guessing from your user name you're a hunter....

[Wanderosa]

Ah, yes. Pole plowing. At my daughter's old barn they got a 14.3ish draft hony that had been an Amish plow horse. He'd been out of the Amish a...

[Wanderosa]

Oh, goodness! Carts terrify a lot of horses. We leased a medium pony whose owner had been competing her in combined driving after she got too big to ride...

[Wanderosa]

Didn't the accident that almost killed Courtney King-Dye happen at the walk? IIRC, Charlotte Dujardin had a serious accident at a low speed early on...

[Wanderosa]

I'm laughing because people yelling "Doooooor!" spooks ME! The horse, however, is totally cool with it.

RedHorses, you...

[Wanderosa]

See, the thing that pisses me off about people like this is that I effectively lost my entire income overnight. (industries non-related to horses.) I'm...

[Wanderosa]

The thing that I'm stuck on is that nowhere in OP's account did this "trainer" DISCUSS with the OP the best way to go about riding this horse....

[Wanderosa]

No. Because while at some point many riders will want to buy a green horse or one that's finished but complicated, few will be just hopping on that horse...

[Wanderosa]

I'm a former daredevil jumper who lost all nerve after having my children. Can I tell you that picture makes me want to high 5 you from the ground where...

[Wanderosa]

IME, it's not impossible to luck into a tremendous horse for next to nothing if you are a skilled and sympathetic rider/all around horse(wo)man and cultivate...

[Wanderosa]

To clarify, I'm value neutral on slaughtering horses for food. I AM, however, against the slaughter pipeline as it stands now. So, I'm a proponent of...

[Wanderosa]

No. Conversely, is it fair for the horse to suffer the fate of so many horses that are 'too much' for most humans? Years of neglect, inadequate food,...

[Wanderosa]

It just...eh, can I rant about the sheer suckatude of the situation for a minute? Was already dealing with the most ridiculous WTF situation involving...

[Wanderosa]

I'm wondering if the lack of contract might actually be a blessing in disguise for OP out in this case. I witnessed an argument between boarder and BO...

[Wanderosa]

Last winter I was having dinner in town with a friend who lives in WV. He started telling me how he was thinking about buying an undeveloped piece near...

[Wanderosa]

Did you get any feedback on whether they would be interested again depending on how long it takes for this to pass?

eta: For anyone who CAN...

[Wanderosa]

We looked at a fancy large for my daughter 3 weeks ago. Intention to lease, though after seeing the pony I asked the trainer to see what the hypotheticals...

[Wanderosa]

Profitable? More a question of how much do you enjoy standing in your yard setting fire to money?

Joking aside, it's very difficult to...

[Wanderosa]

I agree. IIRC, horses don't see all of the colors we do and their depth perception is more keen than ours and just different than ours - higher contrast....

[Wanderosa]

You've gotten some fantastic advice so far! This will sound silly and it's likely too simple to be the cause, but I'll throw it out there. Have you...