Corporal

Anytime!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Well I ride at a private residence most of the time. I have boarded at Swan Creek Stables in Avon IL though, and have taken a few lessons there. I also am in the Equestrian Club for Western Illinois University. But mostly I hack out in the fields behind my horse's pasture. I have heard that Argyle State Park's horse trails are decent, but I have never been there.

I live nearer to Havana actually, but a little further northwest. Macomb, IL, I'm about 3 hours from you :) Hannah

Chaser79, I am SO sorry for your loss. **hugs**
Corporal and Ro Go Bar were 27 when each passed away. Corporal had a stroke, and I got to watch him die. (NOT fun, when it's your favorite horse.)
We put Ro Go Bar down, since he had arthritis, stiff stifles, painful feet, and THEN, he, the ultimate "Pig", was losing weight, even when I threw food at him all of the time--the ULTIMATE indignaty. I wasn't going to watch him starve to death.

It doesn't matter how they go, it still hurts. Again, I am truly sorry.

Corporal, I feel as if you hit the nail on the head! I am just going to take longer with her. Beau159 she doesn't act well when she gets to that point. And it take a few mins to get there, I have vet...

This^^^ I don't think you could get your money back on her with the way she is. I'd be tempted to give her a chance and send her to a trainer for a couple of months and see if they can iron the...

Really depends what horses are selling for in your area. You must be honest with selling her, or be willing to have your name tarnished. Can you afford to keep her till you can ride? Or possibly have...

He sounds like a great horse with an amazing past, but his age severely lowers his value. In my area, he'd go for free or dirt cheap and be a pasture puff or a tiny kids riding horse. Posted via...

He is worth giving a great retirement too, or gifting him to a kind person who will let him live his life out. To me he has no monetary value, because of his age, but he probably is a gem without...

What is going on with all of this now?? Would seem if the new owners wanted their land they would move the fence.

You found the metal boundary stakes in the ground? If you found the physical boundary stakes - that is what a surveyor is going to go with. Time and time again it has been shown that the physical...

Why don't you teach him to drop his head? With a horse of that size, I feel that is pretty much a necessity for anything (haltering, bridling, trimming a bridle path, brushing the mane, etc). Do you...

Nothing wrong at all with being nervous! THAT will keep you safe because you won't let your guard down. Versus someone who's going about it not paying attention and doesn't see the wreck coming.... ...

I trained my guys to load up themselves. That way I have a straight escape out if they do freak. So I'll flip the lead over their back, tell them "load up" then follow behind to close the divider. ...

Have your property surveyed. The owner of the land can do whatever they'd like.... so if you don't own what you think you do, you are out of luck. NEVER put up structures, roads, fencing, etc......

If he does own it, he can do as he pleases. I would get the land surveyed again and make sure! I bought a rental property last year, there is the neighbors' driveway running through the front of...

This is why I have to have horses that will self load. Too many things can happen when you're in the trailer and there's no room to escape easily. If I need to be in there with a horse, I'm as fast...

Many of the posts asking for help are about horse's taking advantage of the green owner. What many owners do not realise is the importance of correcting the slightest misdemeanour the horse tries...

I can do some work here at home but the training ground is the trail. Fun, interesting and no end of obstacles! :-)