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[Groom&Taxi]

I am currently care leasing a horse where I pay for shoes and chiro/body work as needed. This mare's extra requirements as presented here wouldn't put...

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Some of the other posts got into different plusses and minuses, but I don't think anyone has said this: if you have a couple more years to continue riding...

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Similar to Katy Watts, the first mare we owned had a panic attack in a trailer - went down and seemed to have banged her stifle. If I am recalling...

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I have not been in the same position as you, but I think this time of year is hard on a lot of people - especially horse people - in areas where winter...

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I have no personal experience with them, but Mittleider Eventing is in the Boise area....

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You may be thinking longer term in your current search, but in most reputable programs, you are going to find that 8 years old is way too young to be...

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I think abequine is probably a high school age kid. In the thread she started to get feedback on her blog, she did seem to take suggestions to heart,...

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While teaching riding may not be be well suited to following a step by step formula, I do think within most disciplines, when it comes to teaching riding...

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My inclination would be to take out the divider and let the mare use the whole area available to her as a box stall. Since you do not normally haul her...

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I also know a good farrier who is really not very horsey at all; married a horsey gal whose father was a farrier and found his way into the profession...

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The piece of info that is missing from the original scenario is what would be the hope for the horse at the end of daughter's junior career. Keep forever?...

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Sure. Caveat emptor.

Your term tack is quite broad - spending in the low three digits for a bridle that turns out to be junk is painful...

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Could you possibly put the older, higher maintenance horse up for a care lease? You say she is sound and usable. The cost of 10 lbs of grain per day plus...

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I think the blogs that COTH features are generally well written and fairly compelling.

One of the keys I think to a successful blog is getting...

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I don't have anything to specifically add about your blog, OP, that hasn't already been mentioned. I personally feel like there are way too many blogs/bloggers...

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I know a girl who was a varsity equestrian at an NCEA school who did not have a super impressive resume from her pre-college years - she had fairly average...

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I know a few pretty good vets who would and will inject stifles and hocks without doing radiographs or ultrasounds. These are primarily "in the...

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A club which allows members to bring guests to enjoy the amenities of the club almost always requires that the member be present when the guest is visiting,...

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I just can't fathom how a very young adult with no status as a boarder, contractor, or employee at a barn can intimidate a woman who is successful enough...

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Build barns with stalls that can easily be converted into tiny apartments when equestrian use of the property is no longer feasible - so all the people...