Horses

2007-12-26 06:13:49 · 2 answers · asked by Kevin Jonas 2

For christmas my husband bought me a 9 month old filly. She is a spotted saddle horse and so pretty. My husband has been around horses all his life. But I want to be able to have some knowledge when we are training/breaking her. She isn't wild now and she will come up to you for a few seconds. I think mostly she is just scared because she is at a new home. What are some tips you can give me on how to make it easy on her and me. Thanks, I appreciate all tips and advice.

2007-12-26 05:01:20 · 13 answers · asked by GreeneyedCowgirl 5

Need some new ideas. All I have done with horseshoes is make a great boot-puller with them and next spring, I hope to make a porch swing frame. As far as twine, a makeshift halter and temporary fencing is about all I've done with it. It is snowing where I live and I have time on my hands so if your creative side comes out and you have an idea for me that you liked, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

2007-12-25 12:58:58 · 19 answers · asked by Ayla B 4

I have a 4 year old mare that i wish to breed. We tried last breeding season, but she did not concieve and it was too late in the season to continue trying, so i decided to wait untill this spring. The thing i would like to know is If there is anything in particular i should do to prepare her, since she has never been in foal before? The stallion is fertile and he is at the barn i board at. Would it be easier to do in-hand breeding or pasture breeding and how often? Thanks so much...

2007-12-24 10:43:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I went on a trail ride yesterday with a couple people at the place where i board and during the ride one of the horses would trip every once in a while and the lady riding him would wack him really hard with a riding crop. She did that about 10 time throughout the ride. I mean sheeesh! someone should stand behing her and wack her every time she trips. Its not the horses fault. Tripping happens. And also, when a horse trips a lot that should be a hint to the rider to look at their hooves or shoes because something may be wrong. Do you think it was okay for her to wack the horse or do you agree with me?

2007-12-24 06:33:58 · 18 answers · asked by The Razzler 3

Why would you knowingly cut and paste, totally off the subject, offer no solution to the questioners actual question and then..

Chew someone out for bad spelling, referring to them being under 13 yrs old when you, yourself can't spell either?

Then give credentialing that we obviously can tell its not true?

Is this a troll?? LOL

2007-12-24 05:41:42 · 16 answers · asked by Mulereiner 7

Heyy there, so I bought my mule! :) His name is rockyy. he is adorable. Anyways, it is my first show, its a costume, walk trot canter, and a hunter show. Any advice? Also, any ideas for costumes would be great! this is just a schooling show, but we are moving him and what not.

2007-12-24 03:50:10 · 4 answers · asked by Emily J 6

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the forum,
Trolls were struggling with proper decorum,

Halters were hung by stalls with care,
in hopes that snow soon would be there.

Ponies in blankets and owners in mittens
Some of which were playing with kittens

When outside the barn arose such a din
everyone ran from the barn as ponies ran in

Their breathes came in gasps , eyes wide with fright,
each owner dashed from the barn ready to fight,
Whaever it was that had caused our babies to scare
looking around , we found no one was there.

Then from above we heard this call
On Slewer , On Stecth , On Razzmyass , On Harvey , On Bailey , On Blue Sage , On Oly , On Baby Doll

It was Santa! and inlew of the deer ,
he was pulling his sleigh with horses & mules of long ear.

We stood in wonder as he began to call
Presents abound for one and all!

To B_N_B he threw a coat rack made of old shoes
Mulereiner got a Pirate saddle for trail clss of course
You

2007-12-24 01:34:09 · 12 answers · asked by Biscuit_n_bailey1982 4

a friend of mine has a morgan cross in his mid teens,i was thinking of buying him until she told me he has string halt or spring halt i have no idea what this is except that she said it has something to do with his hind legs and stepping high when he backs out of trailer or straight stall,is it curable? is it a chronic lameness that will get worse over time,any information on this would be greatly appreciated,i tried to google it and didn't find much of anything except very old articles from the early 1800-1900s that weren't very informative

2007-12-23 23:45:01 · 7 answers · asked by onyxpryzm 4

Mulereiner's christmas wish got me to thinking. Do you believe the animals can relly talk at midnight on Christmas Eve as legend supports? When younger I used to always try and stay up and see if my dog would talk to me , the the anticipation of actual Christmas day and Santa coming always left me exhausted and I was snoozing longe before midnight. As i got older the appeal of trying to stay up late left me and I never bothered with trying to see if it wad true. Wouldn't it be cool if they could talk at midnight, If they did I wonder what our horses and other pets would say.

2007-12-23 22:04:24 · 26 answers · asked by Biscuit_n_bailey1982 4

she wont take off at a canter she slowly moves into a canter after a trot. She wont even start off in a trot have to kick her about 4 to 5 times to get her into a trot.

2007-12-23 15:43:44 · 13 answers · asked by Gezel 1

It's the night before Christmas, we're out in the barn,
Blanketing mules to keep them all warm,
They're eating their dinners, tucked in cozy stalls,
Not aware that it's Christmas, or any special day at all.

They can dream of spring pastures from their pine-scented beds,
No visions of sugarplums dance in their heads,
But we people are thinking of merry parties and such,
Maybe feeling a little sad at missing so much.

This season is special but the mules don't know,
We've got work to do before we can go,
We finish the chores and head on inside,
To get ready for dinner and our own yuletide.

It's nearly midnight, the carols are sung,
I remember a story I was told when I was young,
How at midnight on Christmas Eve,
The creatures of the barnyard can speak to us with ease.

I am called to the barn, I wade through the rain,
I know I must go, I can't really explain,
I slide open the door, pause for a while,
Then slowly walk down the dimly lit aisle.

2007-12-23 15:14:48 · 30 answers · asked by Mulereiner 7

I don't need the 'what happened' questions.....

But I have a gal in our trailriding club that was involved in a car wreck and is a quadrapalegic. *if you don't know what that is, please dont answer*

She went from trailriding to a electric chair, moving it with her mouth

She is wanting to of course get back into horses and all of us are racking our brains with ideas.

Of course driving is the only solution, she can't drive, it would be with a person at all times.

However, the wheelchair and her combined weighs 600lbs. Her wheelchair cost as much as my truck.

So for her to run up on a wagon, the suspension needs to be tremendous as to not raise the front up.

Does anyone know of any websites, contacts, advice for her family that they can check into wagons for this purpose?

I can find the teams, not a problem, but the wagon is.

Thanks to all the ones that are decent to answer ;)

2007-12-23 11:02:32 · 14 answers · asked by Mulereiner 7

are BLM round ups good options for first time horse ownership, or should i look elsewhere?

2007-12-23 07:01:36 · 20 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1

Here's what happened:
After our lesson in an outdoor ring, we trot the horses up a hill behind the paddocks and walk them back down and around the paddocks to cool them off. So the horse I was riding was really hyped up, and when he saw the other horses ahead of him start trotting, he decided to canter. So I thought, "Okay, where do you think you're going?" since there was another horse right in front of us (he closed the horse-length gap in like two strides of his canter). So since my horse was excited, so was the horse directly behind me. Well that horse bolted up to our left going up the hill, between the horses and the paddock fence (we were about 5 yards from the fenceline, plenty of room). So when my horse saw that other horse bolting, he decided to go along, too. So the four of us (horses and riders) were bolting up this hill and hollering to alert everyone in front of us.
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2007-12-22 16:32:31 · 14 answers · asked by Road Apples 6

My horse is great when she is in an arena but when you go somewhere out of it like riding down the road she will not stop When you pull back on the reins she tosses her head and tries to rear but in the arena she will stop on a dime. Why does she do this? I tried the one rein stop and next time i try to stop she does it again the next time and we ride down the road often. It has gotten so dangerous that one time she did not want to stop and almost bolted in front of an on-coming car. How can i get her to stop and stay stopped until I am ready to go again? and why wont she stop outside of the aren but does it perfectly in the arena?

2007-12-22 16:28:04 · 6 answers · asked by KylieR 2

he has diahria (mispell) what could u do for that and could there be any reasons for it thanks melissa

2007-12-22 10:11:19 · 9 answers · asked by missy_a_jesus_lover 2

2007-12-22 06:57:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not that I would ever do that. I don't even own a firearm.

I grew up in the city and suburbs and never really knew much about farming. I made a friend who lived out in the country and I went to go visit him. One time he has his farmer friend over so I asked him a lot of questions. Knowing people shoot regualr animals like deer and such for sport, I made a joke (and it was just a joke) asking what would happen if someone shot one of their cattle.

The guy immediately stopped smiling and started to look very serious. He told me there is an unwritten law that you just don't go and shoot another farmers cattle. I told him, maybe with no motive. Maybe it would be just a bunch of city kids driving through the country. They saw a cow and decided to shoot it.

He told me those types of occurences don't involve the local sheriff and the city folk would wind up missing and never be found.

What is he talking about? Why would farmers take it so personal if someone shot one?

2007-12-21 16:47:37 · 38 answers · asked by CuriousMaude 1

I might get a 6 year old Fox Trotter. I was taught English and hate western (No offense toward western riders) I fell in love with this sweet chestnut, but can he do English? HELP!

2007-12-21 14:51:05 · 7 answers · asked by Callie 1

I know I have heard that the better/true billy cook saddles are made at one factory and the cheap ones at another.. but which is which?

2007-12-21 01:17:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-20 12:17:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

D you guys know any Equine vets in Uxbridge Ontario Canada! Ive already looked it up on google so please dont ay look it up there will you please give me the website to thanks so much!! Also the horse im looking at has like a little bump on his sole of hs hoof is this bad? Will it affect him? Can the farrier or i do anything to take it off?!

2007-12-20 08:45:46 · 7 answers · asked by Jess 2

My horse (12 year old male QH) looks like he's stretching his mouth, but he'll do it for hours on end. He's also been a LITTLE bit more tempermental, but that could be because I couldn't ride him for a couple of days. When he does the aforementioned activity, his lips are covered with thick, white, foamy saliva.

Is he okay?

2007-12-20 04:09:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have always been told (and i always have) that you should alternate the side of your horse on which you mount because it is better for your horse's back. There is a new trainer at my barn that watched me get on from the right side and exploded on me. I couldn't even believe the way she was speaking to a customer let alone another adult, so I didn't even get a chance to open my mouth. I just stood there and watched her walk away. I wanted to rip her a new one but I was in shock lol so here are my questions:

1)Have you ever heard the mounting thing and do you agree or disagree?

2)How should I handle the situation with this new trainer? She is the owner's niece and I can't decide how it should be handled.

thanks

2007-12-20 01:30:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you do, how much do you feed your horse at each feeding, mine will not be worked hard just used for the kids and how much alfalfa? Thanks in advance...I'm a newcomer to the horse life, but eager to learn.

2007-12-19 09:22:01 · 9 answers · asked by bic 3

So as the Derby approaches (yeah I know it's still 6 months away) I like to prepare early. I haven't missed a derby since 2000. my question is this do any of you Ya'ers our there plan on going or wanna go? Seeing thos ehorses in person is sooooooo awesome and they are so gorgeous to watch run.

2007-12-19 08:37:49 · 14 answers · asked by Biscuit_n_bailey1982 4

I have just been given my horse who is a veteran, the problem is he doesn't seem to want to spend time with me and just likes to be left alone to do his own thing. He's a loner in the field too and seems to like his own space. He's a pleasure to ride but with my other pony we had a great connection and I'd like to build the same thing up with my new horse. Does anyone know of any in-hand excercises or similar that may help us get closer?? Links to any relevant websites would be great also. Thanks!

2007-12-19 08:08:59 · 20 answers · asked by clairey_dee 3

She is an registered Arabian broodmare and she had a baby a few months ago, if I got her really fit and worked with her every day would it be okay for her to barrel race? I don't want to hurt her if she is too old. She doesn't look like shes 21. But I would like to do somthing in rodeos or somthing, I would also like to try pole bending if barrel racing doen't work and If pole bending is not to harsh for her either. I just want to know if It would hurt her if I did any of thoes. Sorry if thats confusing. Thanks!

2007-12-18 06:19:31 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

there are many registered breed auctions killer buyers don't get many slaughter bound horses, some high quality horse auctions killer buyers don't attend at all. Because an inexperienced or distressed owner sells a horse at auction does not reflect on the horse at all. I go to lots of auctions, practically every weekend, and have for a lot of years. I've bought more than several horses at auction, most were/are very good horses with zero permanent problems. "dealer" is another word that seems to have negative connotations here. I know several people who used to make a good living relocating horses, most add value thru training or feed. I've never considered myself a dealer because of volume of sales only, not that i'd be insulted. My father and many of his friends were considered horse dealers and saved many horses from slaughter. Most of those "killer buyers" also buy sound horses to sell privately or take to places local markets are better. i see no shame involved.

2007-12-18 02:44:54 · 16 answers · asked by Michael 2