Horses

  • [Horses] What should I do in this situation? ... Move or stay ...? Hits:54

    Should I move barn again? I have boared my mare at this new barn since the beginning of summer. I absolutely love it. It's only a 15 min bike ride to get there and they got more pasture and things like that compared to my old barn. Which is...

  • [Horses] STB symbol tattoo, where can i find info? Hits:101

    i brought a stunning stb mare today and cant find any info on her. her brand is symbols on her neck, right side. it starts with s ^=? (unsure?) underneath is=v (backwards L)=. im told she should be either 6 or 8 but the old owners were not s...

  • [Horses] Have you tried a treeless saddle? Hits:178

    Im after a new saddle. I cant make my mind up between a traditional saddle or a treeless saddle. Can you tell me your opinion especially if you have or have tried a treeless. The pros and cons would be gr8. Many thanks I don't like treeless...

  • [Horses] What do you think of these boots? Hits:188

    I ordered these boots off eBay a coupe of days ago: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mountain-Horse-Fus ... I just wondered what people thought of them if they have them? I was told they'd arrive yesterday although the delivery time on the item descrip...

  • [Horses] Box Rest hell, my pony has changed for the worse HELP!? Hits:164

    My pony has just been put out after 3 weeks box rest as he was going mental. before the box rest my pony was loving and well mannered in his stable. After Two weeks of box rest with boredom breakers, lick-its, toys and hay nets. He has devel...

  • [Horses] My recent riding lesson :*(....? Hits:96

    I recently started riding again, I've had 3 lessons after a year break, and i rode a little mix horse which i used to ride atleast every week. So, my usual riding instructor kind of quit, so now we have a new instructor. We were working on o...

  • [Horses] Throwing the reins? 20 characters ...? Hits:173

    We were barrel racing yesterday, and as i predicted, i was given Moo:) I had trouble getting him to canter in the small space we had between the 2 barrels, so we let another person go first before our 2nd go at the barrels. One of the other...

  • [Horses] Why would my horse get 2 absesses in her front feet in the s Hits:64

    No nasty comments please ... stone bruises. It happens. Keep them soaking Wet conditions where moisture, dirt and bacteria track up through tiny cracks in the hoof causing an infection. A stone or piece of wood gets trodden on and gets embed...

  • [Horses] my horse keeps falling on the forehand, how should i stop hi Hits:144

    hes 16.1, deep girthed and seven years old. prior to me owning him he was a bit of a paddock basher. i'm trying to turn him into an eventer, so dressage is needed. i can get him to stretch down and go into a prep frame, but as soon as i try...

  • [Horses] What color do you think my horse is ...? Hits:69

    Okay! Hey!!!:)) So I have a Dutch Warmblood mare ... She is about 8 years old and her name is Vienna ... She is a color I have not seen on any horse before ... She is a brownish chestnut .... I am hoping one of you will be able to tell me wh...