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May. 20, 2013, 10:15 PM
I use the insurance/unsuitable/liability excuse, then provide the name of a local barn with an excellent lesson program.
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May. 20, 2013, 10:14 PM
Awesome! Great work, everybody!
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May. 20, 2013, 09:49 PM
Put me in for $50!
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May. 20, 2013, 09:01 PM
Does he truly understand the horse's situation? Oftentimes when people are ignorant, elderly, or mentally ill they're not really "seeing" anymore...
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May. 20, 2013, 08:40 PM
There may not be any AC worthy of the name in that area. Also, usually the laws state that if there's feed or hay on the premises, they can't seize...
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May. 20, 2013, 08:30 PM
THIS! For many of us, our farms and horses are our lives and something like this is our worst nightmare; all too easy to imagine ourselves in these...
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May. 20, 2013, 08:21 PM
The thing that's odd is, his mane is combed out beautiful and silky, and he actually has a nice coat--leading me to believe he hasn't been neglected...
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May. 20, 2013, 05:34 PM
Cross-posting this here in the hopes that someone close to this guy can give him the upgrade he needs really fast--suspect the price is to avoid...
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May. 20, 2013, 05:08 PM
I've forwarded the link on to my friend in that part of the world who does TWH rescue; let's hope she knows somebody nearby who can get him out of...
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May. 20, 2013, 08:19 AM
My guy walks at least that well, sometimes bigger, out in his pasture and he's definitely the "modern" type. The u/s vid was interesting, too--esp....
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May. 19, 2013, 07:26 PM
Heh-heh; this is why I've learned to board mostly retirees. Horses are EASY--it's their PEOPLE who'll make you talk to yourself and take up drink! ...
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May. 19, 2013, 07:20 PM
That would be FUN! My little guy picked up jumping right away--I just plugged him in behind a friend's field hunter and had her give us a lead over...
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May. 19, 2013, 07:13 PM
Thank you for all this background, it's useful to know. My first Walker, a very old horse rescued by a friend from an auction, had an enormous RW, a...
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May. 19, 2013, 12:49 PM
It's funny, I feel like these guys are very complicated compared to "ordinary" horses; there's so much more going on in their bodies! Just the...
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May. 19, 2013, 08:06 AM
Wow, old-home week! Jay custom-made my Segunda! :lol:
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May. 19, 2013, 08:01 AM
Many thanks for answering my questions! Right now I'm more or less experimenting; trying things and then making them "keepers" when he responds. ...
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May. 18, 2013, 07:01 PM
THIS! :D I've always been fond of saying, LOOKING the part of competence and professionalism makes a great first impression even if you only half...
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May. 18, 2013, 06:55 PM
Zillions of 'em usually on Ebay--"NWT" means "new with tags."
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May. 18, 2013, 06:54 PM
I've used a Segunda for a horse like that; looks like a torture device but isn't. Once they have a place to put their tongue, it stays there pretty...
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May. 18, 2013, 06:42 PM
You want to REALLY go slumming, hit Unadilla, NY.
Friends of mine were up there last week and saw some mighty sad things. Suffice to say that...
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May. 18, 2013, 06:29 PM
OK, this is something my little guy has definitely got in his "gearbox." He'll hit this step-pace between canter transitions; it's like his back end...
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May. 16, 2013, 07:02 PM
E-mail, which this basically is, can be a very limiting medium. Even with emoticons, it's difficult to express irony, tongue-in-cheekiness or "just...
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May. 16, 2013, 06:45 PM
I doubt it's anything to do with the old fellow . . . horses have their own ways of holding "wakes" for a herd member but it wouldn't affect his way...
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May. 16, 2013, 06:37 PM
One thing it helps to be very much aware of is that often people don't read an entire thread, skimming at best. What results is that things can get...
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May. 16, 2013, 06:34 PM
You may not be aware of it, but when the movie was released there was this HUGE debate over whether or not the character was supposed to have been a...
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May. 16, 2013, 06:28 PM
Yep! We call it "Kickapoo Joy-Juice Season!" :D
When the heat and flies set in, he'll calm down . . .
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May. 16, 2013, 06:26 PM
Congratulations to you both! :)
And take yourself out for ice cream for being such a wonderful partner to him all these many years! :yes:
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May. 16, 2013, 06:12 PM
I'd also revisit that saddle!
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May. 16, 2013, 06:10 PM
My grizzly old owl of a farrier who spent 45 years shoeing on the A-circuit once said,
"The day you find a perfect one, call me, 'cause I want to...
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May. 16, 2013, 06:05 PM
You need to have a clear idea in your head, tailored to your own horse, of what the warm-up is designed to do. Then, do only what is necessary, at...
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