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May. 24, 2013, 07:59 AM
However long you want it to be. I usually don't pull the forelock unless it becomes unmanageable to braid. If I'm not braiding I don't pull it until...
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May. 23, 2013, 12:39 PM
I agree you need to work on this - as you are planning on doing. However, if you absolutely must avoid a fight in a public place due to lack of help...
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May. 23, 2013, 12:23 PM
I learned by the John the Braider video. I watched it over. and over. and over. For days. Then I practiced for about 20 minutes every other day (four...
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May. 22, 2013, 11:10 AM
I often find myself singing (or thinking) the song I Can't Decide by the Scissors Sisters. The rhythm works for my mare, and the lyrics are...
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May. 21, 2013, 07:02 PM
I think modern pessoas tend to be more curved front to back than the average saddle. I know a gen x xch worked well for my Arab who was rather down...
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May. 21, 2013, 12:34 PM
I think what you are seeing has more to do with politics than what the breed standard says. Using a QH as an example, long forward strides with deep...
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May. 18, 2013, 11:29 PM
Southern WI, hay used to be $3-$3.50 or $3.75 per 35-50 pound bale for good to great quality grass and alfalfa mix (50 pound bales are unusually...
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May. 18, 2013, 12:58 PM
I agree sketcher, grain is a more concentrated form of calories but the horse may not be digesting the grain well at all. I had my 800lb arab on...
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May. 17, 2013, 11:06 PM
Feeding more hay is (in many places) less expensive per pound than feeding more concentrates. I would ask if he could go on free choice hay and a...
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May. 17, 2013, 11:33 AM
Not your horse so really not much you can do except maybe supplement with the owner's permission. We've had good luck adding oil - cold pressed soy...
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May. 14, 2013, 11:31 AM
I actually don't like the blocker rings - I have seen several horses learn how to just gently pull out of them and wander about on their own and...
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May. 14, 2013, 10:52 AM
I have yet to need a stud girth. But I do like shopping for horse stuff. :winkgrin:
For the price, Schneider's Joseph Sterling line is very nice....
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May. 14, 2013, 06:10 AM
He looks a little overwhelmed - I would suspect he doesn't have the muscle to canter properly yet. That is probably why he is fussy at the canter...
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May. 12, 2013, 09:51 PM
The most important thing is for YOU not to get worked up about it. Be as absolutely nonchalant about it as possible - go about everything with the...
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May. 12, 2013, 08:24 PM
Vetwrap around the hooks, and duct tape over the vetwrap. Then maybe wrap vet wrap around the handle with some sort of no chew stuff painted on so he...
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May. 12, 2013, 03:10 PM
Many of these open shows have no regulations, and often show management either will not or cannot kick anyone out (the people running the show may be...
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May. 6, 2013, 08:57 AM
You mentioned he was on an all-alfalfa diet before - why not just supplement his calories with alfalfa pellets if you need to? You can use a...
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May. 6, 2013, 08:10 AM
Tom is wonderful to work with. He can make just about any of his pads in any color and fabric combination. And I have one of those half pads posted...
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May. 5, 2013, 12:21 PM
It almost sounds like he's having some sort of mild reaction to something in the feed, although at only 4 lbs it seems a bit unlikely. That being...
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May. 5, 2013, 11:57 AM
If your saddle already fits well and you don't want to worry about it possibly becoming too tight, get a thinline or gel pad. Both will absorb at...
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May. 4, 2013, 06:32 PM
CatchMeIfUCan summed it up pretty well.
No judge will place a horse JUST because of turnout. But it might get you an extra few fractions of a...
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May. 4, 2013, 12:39 PM
I do the neck, but try not to give more than one shot per side if I'm giving more than one. I like it because it is easy to find and have yet to have...
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May. 2, 2013, 01:15 PM
Some tails actually are being made that have the hide still on them, or a synthetic version of that. The fake goes onto the horse's tailbone instead...
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Apr. 30, 2013, 03:48 PM
The bottom line is: if you don't feel that your horse is being maintained at an appropriate weight, then move him. State your reasons for leaving...
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Apr. 26, 2013, 08:51 AM
Oh, certainly. I completely agree. Judges catch that stuff right away. But it does help the student learn that they did wrong, and to fix it before...
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Apr. 24, 2013, 02:42 PM
I have seen this at the larger open shows and State 4H competitions in my area (not at over fences shows, just general pleasure/equitation classes)....
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