Horses

  • [Horses] Should the owner of this mare be prosecuted? Hits:91

    Last summer i went to a local stables i helped out at and was offered one of her breeding mares. She had 2, both in TERRIBLE condition. We took the chestnut home that night with her colt foal of 2 months age and nursed them back to health Th...

  • [Horses] Do you think it would be a silly idea to ...? Hits:106

    ... Use those plastic stools (that children usually use to reach the bathroom sink) (rectangle shape) as stepping stones in mounted games. It is the only thing sturdy enough, that i can think of, and will carry my weight (i mean im only 7.3s...

  • [Horses] How on earth do I teach a horse to lunge? Hits:114

    Hi guys, Yet another question about the Shetland stallion. Someone mentioned to me that I should work him by lunging, and I really like the idea - this is something I would have wanted to work with anyway - but he barely knows how to be led,...

  • [Horses] Are you allowed to sell Regu-mate? Hits:83

    http://louisville.craigslist.org/grd/202 ... I was just looking at this, so I was wondering, since it's something you get from your vet, isn't it? Could it be considered a 'Controlled Substance'? XD I just know that you have to use gloves w...

  • [Horses] Is Iron Bird A. Q. H. A. Stallion still alive? Hits:51

    if not when did he die? Just want to say, my mother's horse lived to 42. And I have a retired rodeo QH gelding that's 33 and the vet says hes one of the healthiest horses he ever seen. So there is a possibility. I searched, but I can't seem...

  • [Horses] How often do you deworm your horses? Hits:174

    Because everyone does it a little differently, I'm just curious: 1) How often do you deworm your horse (s)? 2) Do you do rotational worming? If so, what is the rotation and with with brands? 3) Have you ever have fecals taken? If so, what wh...

  • [Horses] Helping ear shy horse? Hits:78

    I am working with a mare who is extremely ear shy (you can touch the rest of her head just fine, not her ears though). How can I go about helping her get over this? I have a few theories as to why she is ear shy but none that I can confirm....

  • [Horses] New horse is dull to spurs? Hits:82

    I just bought a horse that is really well started, however she is dull! With and without spurs. She moves forward no problem, but when I ask for a sidepass for example she will just kind of "arc" into my leg cue and stand there, and I really...

  • [Horses] Any ideas, theories, opinions etc? Hits:127

    Recently, an almost two year old mare died out in her paddock near my farm, shared with a little old pony, next to a quiet lane. She was bought from an auction fairly cheap but had a lovely nature-seemed to be really kind, the owner had had...

  • [Horses] My horse is scared of people touching his nose and bites me Hits:145

    idk .. he just bites and i slap him (not hard,) but enough to get his attention .. he stops then when i try to touch his muzzle he lays back his ears and nips! To me, this does not sound like a scared horse, it sounds like a disrespectful ho...